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McHenry County
McHenry County, Illinois
At a Glance
Population 310,229 County Seat McHenry County Courthouse State FIPS 17 County FIPS 111 Num Towns 35 Census-Designated Places 13 Total Town Population 194,162 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 311,133 Median Age 40.5 Veterans 13,870 Housing Units 119,985 Uninsured 2,045 Net Migration (recent) 2,456 Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 8,082 Total Employees 85,659 Avg Annual Pay $55,107 Median Household Income $100,101 Poverty Rate 6.0% Unemployment Rate 4.9% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $93,804 Federal Spending FY2024 $1,718,832,277 Federal Spending Per Capita $5,541
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $270,600 Median Rent $1,310 FMR Studio $1,458 FMR 1BR $1,560 FMR 2BR $1,761 FMR 3BR $2,262 FMR 4BR $2,657
Health & Safety
Hospitals 0 EMS Stations 105 Fire Stations 105 Police Stations 105 Adult Smoking 12.9% Adult Obesity 30.2% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 26.9 Air Quality Good Days 245
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 15.87 Electric Customers 5392477 Towns with Broadband Data 35 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 35
Community
Churches 108 Libraries 36 Historic Places (NRHP) 13 Homeless Population 160 Schools 495 SNAP Stores 127 Bank Branches 65
Agriculture
Total Farms 7 Land in Farms (acres) 579 Avg Farm Size (acres) 82.7 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-26 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 DR SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING 2013-05-10 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM 2011-03-17 EM RECORD SNOW AND NEAR RECORD SNOW 2008-03-13 EM SNOW 2006-12-29 EM HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION 2005-09-07 EM ILLINOIS WINTER SNOW STORMS 2001-01-17 EM IL-WINTER STORM 1/1/99 1999-01-08 DR SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING 1993-07-09
Detailed Topics
Communities in McHenry County
Crystal Lake — pop 40,269Lake in the Hills — pop 28,982McHenry — pop 27,135Woodstock — pop 25,630Cary — pop 17,826Harvard — pop 9,469Marengo — pop 7,568Johnsburg — pop 6,355Spring Grove — pop 5,487Lakewood — pop 4,283Wonder Lake — pop 3,973Pistakee Highlands — pop 3,237Richmond — pop 2,089Oakwood Hills — pop 2,076Prairie Grove — pop 1,963Hebron — pop 1,368Bull Valley — pop 1,128McCullom Lake — pop 988Ringwood — pop 844Holiday Hills — pop 618Union — pop 551Trout Valley — pop 515Greenwood — pop 324Chemung — pop 276Burtons Bridge — pop 226Lawrence — pop 220Ridgefield — pop 210Hartland — pop 157Solon Mills — pop 133Alden — pop 113Big Foot Prairie — pop 65Franklinville — pop 38Harmony — pop 20Coral — pop 16Riley — pop 10
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
