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Elgin, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $263,500 (it was $138,500 in 2000)
Elgin:

$263,500
Illinois:

$251,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $197,400 - $355,300

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $300,989
Here:

$300,989
State:

$310,164

Townhouses or other attached units: $213,893
Here:

$213,893
State:

$286,230

In 2-unit structures: $193,338
Here:

$193,338
State:

$299,638

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $216,848
Here:

$216,848
State:

$330,907

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $849,211
Here:

$849,211
State:

$318,887

Mobile homes: $72,798
Here:

$72,798
State:

$78,855

Total population: 111,117 (Urban population: 93,880, Rural population: 15 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 38,965 (38,350 occupied: 28,776 owner occupied, 9,574 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

25%
State:

33%

Housing density: 1,558 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $351,985.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,007 (lower quartile is $782, upper quartile is $1,324)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,548


Median gross rent in Elgin, IL in 2022: $1,120

Housing units in Elgin with a mortgage: 18,472 (1,395 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 1,154 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 281

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $112,893

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $79,833

Median monthly housing costs: $1,412

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Elgin, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1980

Median year apartment built: 1970

Household type by relationship:

Households: 109,634
  • Male householders: 19,072 (3,589 living alone), Female householders: 19,278 (4,529 living alone)
  • 18,921 spouses (18,825 opposite-sex spouses), 3,368 unmarried partners, (3,368 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 36,297 children (34,095 natural, 986 adopted, 1,216 stepchildren), 3,163 grandchildren, 1,458 brothers or sisters, 2,236 parents, 393 foster children, 2,067 other relatives, 1,742 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,639

Size of family households: 10,340 2-persons, 5,499 3-persons, 6,766 4-persons, 3,839 5-persons, 1,167 6-persons, 369 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,118 1-person, 2,021 2-persons, 69 3-persons, 124 4-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons.

15,413 married couples with children.
8,064 single-parent households (1,929 men, 6,135 women).

52.7% of residents of Elgin speak English at home.
38.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
4.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (62% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 26,625 (24.3%)
(43.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.6
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.9
State:

4.1

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Elgin, Illinois
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Elgin, Illinois
  • 0no bedroom
  • 8741 bedroom
  • 5,8302 bedrooms
  • 12,7783 bedrooms
  • 7,9474 bedrooms
  • 1,3475+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elgin, Illinois
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elgin, Illinois
  • 1,300no bedroom
  • 2,0741 bedroom
  • 4,3112 bedrooms
  • 1,4973 bedrooms
  • 2974 bedrooms
  • 955+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Elgin in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Elgin in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 719no vehicle
  • 7,7091 vehicle
  • 12,5852 vehicles
  • 5,0823 vehicles
  • 1,9994 vehicles
  • 6825+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Elgin in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Elgin in renter-occupied apartments
  • 2,047no vehicle
  • 3,2601 vehicle
  • 3,1142 vehicles
  • 8873 vehicles
  • 1644 vehicles
  • 1025+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Elgin, Illinois
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Elgin, Illinois
  • 01 room
  • 2782 rooms
  • 1,1023 rooms
  • 2,0524 rooms
  • 4,0125 rooms
  • 6,2146 rooms
  • 4,8767 rooms
  • 4,4718 rooms
  • 5,7719+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elgin, Illinois
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elgin, Illinois
  • 1,2221 room
  • 1,0442 rooms
  • 1,5793 rooms
  • 2,6454 rooms
  • 1,4985 rooms
  • 9566 rooms
  • 2887 rooms
  • 1378 rooms
  • 2059+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 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
  • Elgin, IL household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Elgin, IL in 2022
  • 1,606Less than $10,000
  • 1,704$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,863$20,000 to $29,999
  • 3,038$30,000 to $39,999
  • 2,035$40,000 to $49,999
  • 2,714$50,000 to $59,999
  • 4,243$60,000 to $74,999
  • 5,237$75,000 to $99,999
  • 5,381$100,000 to $124,999
  • 3,326$125,000 to $149,999
  • 3,222$150,000 to $199,999
  • 3,981$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Elgin, IL

  • Distribution of house value in Elgin, IL in 2022
  • 248Less than $10,000
  • 383$10,000 to $14,999
  • 158$15,000 to $19,999
  • 99$20,000 to $24,999
  • 90$25,000 to $29,999
  • 102$30,000 to $34,999
  • 27$35,000 to $39,999
  • 113$40,000 to $49,999
  • 43$50,000 to $59,999
  • 83$60,000 to $69,999
  • 71$70,000 to $79,999
  • 71$80,000 to $89,999
  • 278$90,000 to $99,999
  • 807$100,000 to $124,999
  • 541$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,759$150,000 to $174,999
  • 2,696$175,000 to $199,999
  • 5,699$200,000 to $249,999
  • 4,614$250,000 to $299,999
  • 5,632$300,000 to $399,999
  • 2,413$400,000 to $499,999
  • 564$500,000 to $749,999
  • 157$750,000 to $999,999
  • 69$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 48$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 94$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Elgin, IL

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Elgin, IL in 2022
  • 161Less than $100
  • 237$100 to $149
  • 148$150 to $199
  • 47$200 to $249
  • 167$250 to $299
  • 180$300 to $349
  • 30$350 to $399
  • 159$400 to $449
  • 151$450 to $499
  • 134$500 to $549
  • 96$550 to $599
  • 271$600 to $649
  • 122$650 to $699
  • 596$700 to $749
  • 937$750 to $799
  • 1,016$800 to $899
  • 1,236$900 to $999
  • 2,512$1,000 to $1,249
  • 1,470$1,250 to $1,499
  • 1,497$1,500 to $1,999
  • 152$2,000 to $2,499
  • 107$2,500 to $2,999
  • 212No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 59.3%
Number of people working at home: 6,534 (11.5% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 607
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2,690
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 8,534
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 5,869
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 7,485
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 2,648
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 7,964
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1,620
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 2,366
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 5,051
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 4,039
  • 90 or more minutes: 794
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Elgin

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 44,376 (75.1%)
  • Carpooled: 5,661 (9.6%)
  • Bus: 498 (0.8%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 8 (0.0%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 124 (0.2%)
  • Ferryboat: 58 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 903 (1.5%)
  • Bicycle: 184 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 630 (1.1%)
  • Worked at home: 6,534 (11.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.6%Males
  • 9.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 7.0%Males
  • 6.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 6.1%Males
  • 25.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 3.1%Males
  • 5.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 7.3%Males
  • 2.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 3.7%Males
  • 13.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 6.4%Males
  • 10.0%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Elgin, Illinois
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Elgin, Illinois
  • 5,8912010 or later
  • 7,4982000 to 2009
  • 8,6851990 to 1999
  • 6,3541980 to 1989
  • 3,0031970 to 1979
  • 1,512Before 1970
Ancestries in Elgin, IL

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 3,362 (5.3%)
  • Polish: 2,172 (3.4%)
  • American: 1,971 (3.1%)
  • Italian: 1,880 (3.0%)
  • Irish: 1,522 (2.4%)
  • English: 1,167 (1.8%)
  • European: 1,010 (1.6%)
  • Russian: 746 (1.2%)
  • Swedish: 345 (0.5%)
  • Norwegian: 219 (0.3%)
  • Albanian: 206 (0.3%)
  • Hungarian: 190 (0.3%)
  • Greek: 182 (0.3%)
  • Ukrainian: 177 (0.3%)
  • Romanian: 169 (0.3%)
  • Assyrian: 168 (0.3%)
  • Dutch: 157 (0.2%)
  • Scottish: 135 (0.2%)
  • Croatian: 127 (0.2%)
  • French: 103 (0.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 95 (0.1%)
  • Czech: 88 (0.1%)
  • Serbian: 87 (0.1%)
  • Ghanaian: 80 (0.1%)
  • Bulgarian: 76 (0.1%)
  • Kenyan: 65 (0.1%)
  • Welsh: 57 (0.09%)
  • African: 54 (0.08%)
  • Australian: 53 (0.08%)
  • Danish: 52 (0.08%)
  • Canadian: 47 (0.07%)
  • Eastern European: 43 (0.07%)
  • Jamaican: 38 (0.06%)
  • Slovene: 35 (0.06%)
  • Syrian: 34 (0.05%)
  • Scandinavian: 33 (0.05%)
  • Swiss: 30 (0.05%)
  • Turkish: 27 (0.04%)
  • French Canadian: 26 (0.04%)
  • Lithuanian: 26 (0.04%)
  • Nigerian: 24 (0.04%)
  • Haitian: 24 (0.04%)
  • Egyptian: 19 (0.03%)
  • West Indian: 19 (0.03%)
  • Belgian: 18 (0.03%)
  • British: 17 (0.03%)
  • Finnish: 16 (0.03%)
  • Austrian: 15 (0.02%)
  • Luxembourger: 13 (0.02%)
  • Somali: 13 (0.02%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 13 (0.02%)
  • Lebanese: 13 (0.02%)
  • Yugoslavian: 12 (0.02%)
  • Northern European: 9 (0.01%)
  • Slovak: 8 (0.01%)
  • Bahamian: 7 (0.01%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 6 (0.01%)
  • Barbadian: 6 (0.01%)
  • U.S. Virgin Islander: 4 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Elgin:

67.0% (19,652)
Illinois:

34.7% (626,958)

India
Elgin:

5.2% (1,510)
Illinois:

9.2% (166,409)

Philippines
Elgin:

3.8% (1,111)
Illinois:

5.2% (93,003)

Laos
Elgin:

2.3% (663)
Illinois:

0.2% (3,512)

Colombia
Elgin:

2.3% (663)
Illinois:

0.9% (16,553)

Poland
Elgin:

2.2% (646)
Illinois:

6.9% (124,474)

Pakistan
Elgin:

1.7% (489)
Illinois:

1.6% (29,519)

Venezuela
Elgin:

1.6% (470)
Illinois:

0.5% (9,688)

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

  • This state: 69,430
  • Other state: 11,029
  • Northeast: 921
  • Midwest: 4,900
  • South: 2,641
  • West: 2,567

86.5% of Elgin residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29.0% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 75.7% lived in Illinois.


Elgin:

86.5%
State average:

88.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,910
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 260
  • 5th and 6th grade: 604
  • 7th and 8th grade: 710
  • 9th grade: 298
  • 10th grade: 596
  • 11th grade: 188
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,644
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 9,558
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,256
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,910
  • Associate degree: 2,874
  • Bachelor's degree: 6,818
  • Master's degree: 1,579
  • Professional school degree: 313
  • Doctorate degree: 165
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,143
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 598
  • 5th and 6th grade: 771
  • 7th and 8th grade: 855
  • 9th grade: 677
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 616
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 800
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 8,766
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,735
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,439
  • Associate degree: 3,442
  • Bachelor's degree: 6,231
  • Master's degree: 3,833
  • Professional school degree: 485
  • Doctorate degree: 315
Educational Attainment for Females
Elgin marital status for males
Elgin marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 24,734
  • One, attached: 5,105
  • Two: 722
  • 3 or 4: 2,404
  • 5 to 9: 1,517
  • 10 to 19: 1,077
  • 20 to 49: 1,507
  • 50 or more: 1,173
  • Mobile homes: 726

Median worth of mobile homes: $44,200

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.2%

House/condo owner moved in on average 10 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Elgin
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Elgin, IL
  • 93.1%Utility gas
  • 5.0%Electricity
  • 0.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%Other fuel
  • 0.4%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Elgin, IL
  • 67.5%Utility gas
  • 26.5%Electricity
  • 3.9%No fuel used
  • 1.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 711
Here:

6.2%
Illinois:

13.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 497
Here:

8.1%
Illinois:

9.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,103
Here:

21.9%
Illinois:

27.4%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability