Housing density: 1,572 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2016: $98,058.
Median contract rent in 2016: $611 (lower quartile is $507, upper quartile is $709)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2016: $1,266
Median gross rent in Elgin, IL in 2016: $675
Housing units in Elgin with a mortgage: 18,670 (327 second mortgage, 1,454 home equity loan, 55 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 6,718
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $90,092
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $56,969
18,159 married couples with children.
8,422 single-parent households (2,453 men, 5,969 women).
53.6% of residents of Elgin speak English at home.
38.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 32,869 (28.7%)
(41.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Elgin, Illinois:
2161 room
532 rooms
6883 rooms
2,1894 rooms
3,9665 rooms
4,4706 rooms
4,2357 rooms
4,1278 rooms
5,4449+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Elgin population
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elgin, Illinois:
5381 room
4312 rooms
1,6063 rooms
4,1824 rooms
1,8575 rooms
1,2156 rooms
1,0467 rooms
4218 rooms
2859+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Elgin population
Year house built
Median 2016 house/condo value by year built ($)
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit ($)
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Elgin, IL household income distribution
2,495Less than $10,000
903$10,000 to $14,999
1,406$15,000 to $19,999
1,274$20,000 to $24,999
1,857$25,000 to $29,999
1,933$30,000 to $34,999
2,011$35,000 to $39,999
1,784$40,000 to $44,999
1,067$45,000 to $49,999
3,178$50,000 to $59,999
4,226$60,000 to $74,999
4,382$75,000 to $99,999
3,769$100,000 to $124,999
1,806$125,000 to $149,999
2,722$150,000 to $199,999
2,156$200,000 or more
Home value of owner-occupied houses in 2016 in Elgin, IL
155Less than $10,000
149$10,000 to $14,999
62$20,000 to $24,999
167$30,000 to $34,999
92$35,000 to $39,999
123$40,000 to $49,999
109$50,000 to $59,999
282$60,000 to $69,999
296$70,000 to $79,999
674$80,000 to $89,999
634$90,000 to $99,999
2,486$100,000 to $124,999
2,987$125,000 to $149,999
4,099$150,000 to $174,999
2,291$175,000 to $199,999
3,844$200,000 to $249,999
2,382$250,000 to $299,999
3,584$300,000 to $399,999
523$400,000 to $499,999
118$500,000 to $749,999
291$750,000 to $999,999
40$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
Rent paid by renters in 2016 in Elgin, IL
68Less than $100
38$100 to $149
158$150 to $199
334$200 to $249
146$250 to $299
42$300 to $349
15$350 to $399
76$400 to $449
114$450 to $499
333$500 to $549
353$550 to $599
623$600 to $649
366$650 to $699
535$700 to $749
623$750 to $799
2,496$800 to $899
1,499$900 to $999
2,512$1,000 to $1,249
1,404$1,250 to $1,499
641$1,500 to $1,999
165$2,000 to $2,499
8$2,500 to $2,999
306No cash rent
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
3,5012010 or later
8,9452000 to 2009
8,7581990 to 1999
6,3541980 to 1989
3,0031970 to 1979
1,512Before 1970
Note: State values scaled to Elgin population
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 614
5 to 9 minutes: 3,382
10 to 14 minutes: 7,549
15 to 19 minutes: 8,777
20 to 24 minutes: 5,810
25 to 29 minutes: 3,300
30 to 34 minutes: 5,679
35 to 39 minutes: 2,478
40 to 44 minutes: 2,437
45 to 59 minutes: 6,349
60 to 89 minutes: 4,020
90 or more minutes: 1,351
Percentage of workers working in this county: 55.3% Number of people working at home: 2,144 (4.0% of all workers)
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 43,817 (84%)
Carpooled: 4,704 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 460 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 85 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 124 (0%)
Railroad: 123 (0%)
Taxi: 450 (1%)
Bicycle: 49 (0%)
Walked: 479 (1%)
Worked at home: 1,834 (4%)
First ancestries reported:
German: 4,635
American: 1,666
Italian: 1,591
Polish: 1,517
Irish: 1,476
English: 774
European: 756
African: 437
Greek: 344
Ukrainian: 319
Swedish: 246
Belizean: 222
Scottish: 214
Norwegian: 209
Lithuanian: 205
Bulgarian: 202
French (except Basque): 166
Czech: 140
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 126
Dutch: 111
Yugoslavian: 105
Scandinavian: 97
Welsh: 94
Danish: 94
Eastern European: 88
Turkish: 81
Hungarian: 80
French Canadian: 78
Russian: 71
Slovak: 61
Ghanaian: 56
British: 56
Swiss: 53
Northern European: 53
Scotch-Irish: 52
Armenian: 51
Finnish: 50
Portuguese: 45
Slavic: 36
Canadian: 36
Nigerian: 31
Austrian: 27
Latvian: 23
Ethiopian: 19
Serbian: 18
Brazilian: 18
South African: 18
Cypriot: 14
Pennsylvania German: 14
Barbadian: 13
Luxemburger: 12
Egyptian: 12
Moroccan: 12
Syrian: 12
Belgian: 10
Albanian: 8
Croatian: 7
West Indian: 6
Haitian: 4
Slovene: 4
Czechoslovakian: 3
Icelander: 2
Sudanese: 1
Palestinian: 1
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
67%Mexico
5%India
5%Philippines
2%Laos
2%Guatemala
1%Ghana
1%Poland
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 66,509
Other state: 12,317
Northeast: 1,810
Midwest: 5,351
South: 3,486
West: 1,670
89% of Elgin residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Illinois.
Elgin:
88.5%
State average:
86.9%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 1,354
Nursery to 4th grade: 1,512
5th and 6th grade: 2,108
7th and 8th grade: 457
9th grade: 1,278
10th grade: 172
11th grade: 572
12th grade, no diploma: 1,110
High school graduate (or equivalency): 9,641
Less than 1 year of college: 1,639
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,040
Associate degree: 2,237
Bachelor's degree: 5,281
Master's degree: 2,828
Professional school degree: 135
Doctorate degree: 605
Educational Attainment for Males (%)
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 612
Nursery to 4th grade: 1,447
5th and 6th grade: 1,827
7th and 8th grade: 322
9th grade: 674
10th grade: 736
11th grade: 821
12th grade, no diploma: 1,308
High school graduate (or equivalency): 8,486
Less than 1 year of college: 2,076
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,358
Associate degree: 3,658
Bachelor's degree: 5,208
Master's degree: 3,642
Professional school degree: 259
Doctorate degree: 152
Educational Attainment for Females (%)
Class of Workers in 2016 (%)
Unemployment by race in 2016
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
8.6%Males
3.5%Females
Unemployment rate for Black residents
15.0%Males
15.7%Females
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
6.2%Males
18.6%Females
Unemployment rate for Asian residents
4.4%Males
1.3%Females
Unemployment rate for other race residents
6.3%Males
6.7%Females
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
5.1%Males
8.8%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
9.3%Males
4.9%Females
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 23,798
One, attached: 4,946
Two: 1,806
3 or 4: 1,714
5 to 9: 2,755
10 to 19: 1,820
20 to 49: 1,060
50 or more: 658
Mobile homes: 740
Median worth of mobile homes: $38,200
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2016: 1.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2016: 4.0%
House/condo owner moved in on average 12 years ago
German: 4,635
