McHenry County, Illinois (IL)

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% of renters here:	17%
State:	33%

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Races in McHenry County, Illinois:

Median resident age:	34.2 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 130,474	(50.2%)
Females: 129,603	(49.8%)

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McHenry County:	2.9 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

This county:	$73,286
Illinois:	$54,123

This county:	$817
State:	$669

McHenry County:	$262,100
Illinois:	$208,800

Detached houses: $323,524

Here:	$323,524
State:	$269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $206,454

Here:	$206,454
State:	$258,887

In 2-unit structures: $265,831

Here:	$265,831
State:	$320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $192,977

Here:	$192,977
State:	$330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $127,404

Here:	$127,404
State:	$275,408

Mobile homes: $79,501

Here:	$79,501
State:	$35,670

McHenry County:	5.7%
Illinois:	11.9%

Area name: Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in McHenry County is $802 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $901 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1102 a month.

Cities in this county include: Crystal Lake, Algonquin, Lake in the Hills, McHenry, Woodstock, Cary, Harvard, Wonder Lake, Marengo, Huntley.

2005 air pollution in McHenry County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.102 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.087 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 13.9 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 38 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Boone County , Cook County , DeKalb County , Kenosha County, Wisconsin , Kane County , Lake County , Walworth County, Wisconsin .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in McHenry County: Crystal Woods Golf Club (A), Pike Marsh Day Use Area (B), Hickory Ridge Day Use Area (C), Pine Hills Day Use Area (D), Pleasant Valley Camp (E), Plum Tree Country Club (F), Kettle Woods Day Use Area (G), Lake Defiance Day Use Area (H), Whitetail Prairie Day Use Area (I), Chapel Hill Country Club (J), Northern Lakes Day Use Area (K), Wilderness Lake Day Use Area (L), McHenry - Nunda Township Public Library (M), McHenry Township Fire Station Number 3 (N), Illinois Railway Museum (O). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Cary Commons Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in McHenry County include: Lord and Savior Evangelical Lutheran Church (A), Saint Patricks Church (B), Saint Marys Chapel (C), First Church of Christ Scientist (D), Fox Valley Christian Reformed Church (E), Crystal Lake Christian Church (F), McHenry County Jewish Congregation (G), Ridgefield-Crystal Lake Presbyterian Church (H), Nativity Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: South Hebron Cemetery (1), South Dunham Cemetery (2), Solon Mills Cemetery (3), Alden Cemetery (4), Memorial Park Cemetery (5), Barber Cemetery (6), Scandinavian Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Killarney, Lake (A), Griswold Lake (B), Tomahawk Lake (C), Defiance Lake (D), Wilderness Lake (E), Wold Lake (F), Fox River Reservoir (G), Eddy Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Mokeler Creek (A), North Branch Kishwaukee River (B), North Branch Nippersink Creek (C), South Branch Kishwaukee River (D), West Branch Piscasaw Creek (E), Rush Creek (F), Lawrence Creek (G), Spring Creek (H), Dutch Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in McHenry County include: Exner Marsh Nature Preserve (1), Windwood Park (2), Moraine Hills State Park (3), Elizabeth Lake Nature Preserve (4), Nippersink Canoe Base County Park (5), Della Park (6), Prairie Ridge Conservation Area (7), Indian Ridge Park (8), Indian Ridge County Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	10.5%
Illinois:	9.9%

Current college students: 12,583
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 27.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 18,764 (39% naturalized citizens)

McHenry County:	7.2%
Whole state:	12.3%

Mean travel time to work: 32.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 51.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 74,149
• One, attached: 6,225
• Two: 2,271
• 3 or 4: 2,225
• 5 to 9: 3,802
• 10 to 19: 1,843
• 20 or more: 1,720
• Mobile homes: 658
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 15

Housing units in McHenry County with a mortgage: 55,950 (5,697 second mortgage, 8,957 home equity loan, 234 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11,939

Here:	82.4% with mortgage
State:	69.8% with mortgage

McHenry County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 2.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 30 fatalities and 526 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/21/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 24 people and injured 450 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

McHenry County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 64.3 miles away from McHenry County center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 68.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 109,858 (82%) Carpooled: 11,426 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 402 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 4 (0%) Subway or elevated: 72 (0%) Railroad: 3,657 (3%) Ferryboat: 7 (0%) Taxi: 53 (0%) Motorcycle: 37 (0%) Bicycle: 250 (0%) Walked: 1,694 (1%) Other means: 741 (1%) Worked at home: 5,056 (4%)

7.68% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($60,200 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.68%
Illinois average:	5.66%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($255 average AGI)

McHenry County:	0.04%
Illinois average:	0.19%

5.81% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($44,243 average AGI)
1.83% relocated from other states ($15,701 average AGI)

McHenry County:	1.83%
Illinois average:	2.13%

from Cook County, IL	2.75% ($61,625 average AGI)
from Lake County, IL	1.11% ($60,755)
from Kane County, IL	0.87% ($55,269)
from DuPage County, IL	0.52% ($58,719)
from Walworth County, WI	0.12% ($43,623)
from Boone County, IL	0.10% ($38,028)
from Oakland County, MI	0.10% ($153,250)

6.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($57,289 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.52%
Illinois average:	5.99%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($166 average AGI)

McHenry County:	0.04%
Illinois average:	0.07%

3.93% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($33,861 average AGI)
2.55% relocated to other states ($23,262 average AGI)

McHenry County:	2.55%
Illinois average:	2.58%

to Cook County, IL	1.27% ($50,092 average AGI)
to Lake County, IL	0.85% ($54,236)
to Kane County, IL	0.65% ($52,469)
to DuPage County, IL	0.24% ($45,885)
to Boone County, IL	0.23% ($50,329)
to Winnebago County, IL	0.21% ($35,760)
to Walworth County, WI	0.20% ($44,310)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 5.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 28,118 (24,935 aged, 3,183 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 234,346 (58,929 male householders, 10,865 female householders)

  61,147 spouses, 91,052 children (84,666 natural, 2,035 adopted, 4,351 stepchildren), 2,191 grandchildren, 1,561 brothers or sisters, 1,389 parents, 3,482 other relatives, 3,730 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 24,210 (9,649 male householders (7,364 living alone)), 9,934 female householders (8,593 living alone)), 4,627 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,521 (1,135 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 24,140 2-persons, 15,329 3-persons, 17,484 4-persons, 8,582 5-persons, 2,908 6-persons, 1,351 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 15,957 1-person, 3,082 2-persons, 273 3-persons, 169 4-persons, 80 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

89.1% of residents of McHenry County speak English at home.
6.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
3.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $750,571,000 ($2532 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $25,004,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $455,171,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $161,219,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,996,000
Federal grants: $63,624,000
Federal procurement contracts: $23,285,000 ($13,390,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $37,276,000 ($318,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,104,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $352,340,000
Federal Government insurance: $235,677,000

Here:	71 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	28 per 1000 residents
State:	43 per 1000 residents

Here:	+14 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Here:	+83 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 20.66 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.8
State:	6.1

Here:	4.3
State:	4.1

57% of McHenry County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Illinois.

McHenry County:	56.9%
State average:	58.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 185802
• Northeast: 8298
• Midwest: 28843
• South: 10335
• West: 6260

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $153,300

Here:	9.3%
Illinois:	13.4%

Here:	6.9%
Illinois:	11.1%

Here:	13.4%
Illinois:	25.8%

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