McHenry County, Illinois (IL)

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• • 241,38277.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 45,80814.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 9,1002.9%Asian alone
  • 8,8282.8%Two or more races
  • 4,1861.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,6140.5%Some other race alone
  • 2040.07%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $283,998

Here:	$283,998
State:	$285,490

Townhouses or other attached units: $196,266

Here:	$196,266
State:	$267,853

In 2-unit structures: $242,805

Here:	$242,805
State:	$305,909

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $169,989

Here:	$169,989
State:	$356,547

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $131,618

Here:	$131,618
State:	$327,261

Mobile homes: $92,229

Here:	$92,229
State:	$69,530

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $96,282

Here:	$96,282
State:	$206,363

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 21
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 44
• Burglaries: 58
• Thefts: 162
• Auto thefts: 19

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 17
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 44
• Burglaries: 63
• Thefts: 179
• Auto thefts: 15

Health of residents in McHenry County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $6,530 (2.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $5,833 (2.3%)

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.

2019 air pollution in McHenry County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.039 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 9.0 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Cook County , Jerome County, Idaho , Oneida County, Idaho , Lake County , Racine County, Wisconsin , Story County, Iowa .

Current college students: 12,583
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 35.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 28,543 (59.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3,2352010 or later
• 6,8612000 to 2009
• 7,2291990 to 1999
• 4,1191980 to 1989
• 2,1311970 to 1979
• 3,900Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.2 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 94,033
• One, attached: 12,509
• Two: 1,441
• 3 or 4: 3,360
• 5 to 9: 4,206
• 10 to 19: 1,807
• 20 to 49: 1,034
• 50 or more: 1,206
• Mobile homes: 567
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 73

Housing units in McHenry County with a mortgage: 69,445 (7,688 second mortgage, 71 home equity loan, 6,732 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,992

Religion statistics for McHenry County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in McHenry County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Illinois Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4489, Natural disaster type: Other
• Illinois Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding, Incident Period: April 16, 2013 to May 05, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4116: May 10, 2013, FEMA Id: 4116, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
• Illinois Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 03, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1960: March 17, 2011, FEMA Id: 1960, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Illinois Snow, Incident Period: February 05, 2008 to February 06, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3283: March 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 3283, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Illinois Snow, Incident Period: November 30, 2006 to December 01, 2006, Emergency Declared EM-3269: December 29, 2006, FEMA Id: 3269, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Illinois Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3230: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3230, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Illinois Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2000 to December 31, 2000, Emergency Declared EM-3161: January 17, 2001, FEMA Id: 3161, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Illinois Winter Snow Storm, Incident Period: January 01, 1999 to January 15, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3134: January 08, 1999, FEMA Id: 3134, Natural disaster type: Storm, Snow
• Illinois Flooding, Severe Storms, Incident Period: April 13, 1993 to October 22, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-997: July 09, 1993, FEMA Id: 997, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Illinois SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: September 21, 1986 to October 15, 1986, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-776: October 07, 1986, FEMA Id: 776, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.83% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($74,827 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.27% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($55,604 average AGI)
1.57% relocated from other states ($19,223 average AGI)

McHenry County:	1.57%
Illinois average:	2.01%

from Cook County, IL	2.12% ($73,626 average AGI)
from Lake County, IL	1.14% ($83,934)
from Kane County, IL	1.11% ($65,598)
from DuPage County, IL	0.40% ($70,344)
from Walworth County, WI	0.11% ($49,190)
from Winnebago County, IL	0.10% ($64,256)
from Boone County, IL	0.08% ($48,110)

6.72% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($80,532 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.58% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($32,663 average AGI)
3.15% relocated to other states ($47,869 average AGI)

McHenry County:	3.15%
Illinois average:	3.06%

to Cook County, IL	1.10% ($59,368 average AGI)
to Lake County, IL	0.88% ($65,388)
to Kane County, IL	0.75% ($63,910)
to DuPage County, IL	0.21% ($67,119)
to Walworth County, WI	0.18% ($194,547)
to Boone County, IL	0.16% ($53,098)
to Winnebago County, IL	0.16% ($46,241)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 14.1
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 10.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 5.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 6.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 4.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2018: 3.1

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in McHenry County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 60,156 (12,660 living alone), Female householders: 56,612 (14,523 living alone)

• 67,983 spouses (67,524 opposite-sex spouses), 7,116 unmarried partners, (7,033 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 101,101 children (94,861 natural, 1,939 adopted, 4,301 stepchildren), 3,175 grandchildren, 1,658 brothers or sisters, 4,191 parents, 59 foster children, 2,527 other relatives, 4,748 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,796

Size of family households: 34,514 2-persons, 18,897 3-persons, 18,912 4-persons, 8,746 5-persons, 2,349 6-persons, 1,442 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 27,183 1-person, 4,194 2-persons, 240 3-persons, 238 4-persons, 53 5-persons.

54,306 married couples with children.
12,458 single-parent households (4,998 men, 7,460 women).

86.1% of residents of McHenry speak English at home.
8.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $750,571,000 ($2,532 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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

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)

• Year house built in McHenry County, Illinois
• 1312020 or later
• 5,0612010 to 2019
• 25,2742000 to 2009
• 27,4671990 to 1999
• 16,6471980 to 1989
• 13,7451970 to 1979
• 8,3331960 to 1969
• 10,4531950 to 1959
• 3,6121940 to 1949
• 9,5131939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in McHenry County, Illinois

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in McHenry County, Illinois
• 01 room
• 1382 rooms
• 9543 rooms
• 6,6584 rooms
• 16,3475 rooms
• 16,5116 rooms
• 18,4907 rooms
• 14,6788 rooms
• 23,7299+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in McHenry County, Illinois
• 7831 room
• 1,8922 rooms
• 2,3683 rooms
• 4,6294 rooms
• 3,8945 rooms
• 2,3796 rooms
• 1,1937 rooms
• 1,1298 rooms
• 9969+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in McHenry County, Illinois

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in McHenry County, Illinois
• 0no bedroom
• 1,7901 bedroom
• 16,0592 bedrooms
• 44,4083 bedrooms
• 30,0444 bedrooms
• 5,2045+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in McHenry County, Illinois
• 783no bedroom
• 3,8291 bedroom
• 8,3462 bedrooms
• 4,9913 bedrooms
• 1,2124 bedrooms
• 1025+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in McHenry County, Illinois in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in McHenry County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,920no vehicle
• 23,5081 vehicle
• 43,7292 vehicles
• 18,8783 vehicles
• 7,3614 vehicles
• 2,1095+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in McHenry County in renter-occupied apartments
• 2,391no vehicle
• 7,5721 vehicle
• 6,6752 vehicles
• 2,1353 vehicles
• 2084 vehicles
• 2825+ vehicles

89.8% of McHenry County 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, 70% lived in Illinois.

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

• This state: 225,833
• Other state: 54,683
• Northeast: 7,158
• Midwest: 29,535
• South: 10,219
• West: 7,771

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,264
• Number of aged recipients: 187
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,077
• Number of recipients under 18: 226
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 783
• Number of recipients older than 64: 255
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 393
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 542

McHenry County on our top lists:

• #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"
• #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
• #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #66 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
• #78 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"