Kane County, Illinois

Kane County has a population of 517,255 and has grown 1.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $327,000, about 3.2 times the county's median household income of $103,163.

Home price
$327,000
Income
$103,163
Population
517,255
Unemployment
4.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$327,000county
Median gross rent$1,453county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198045.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile0.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant3.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.3%county
Typical monthly rent$2,123county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,781county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,581county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,294county
Home insurance / yr$2,643(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living94.7(statewide)
Median household income$103,163county
Family health premium / yr$24,993(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,107(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.250(statewide)
Poverty rate7.9%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home15.9%county
Unemployment rate4.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force69.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.9%county
Share of workers employed by government11.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.1%county
Economic output per resident$71,644county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate2.26%county
Top state income tax4.95%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.95%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.98%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time27.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service22 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport38575693county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station14 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.7%county
Traffic deaths13.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.4(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher38.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.4%county
Public schools in the county127county
Public school enrollment86999county
Students per full-time teacher14.9county
Free lunch eligible47.9%county
Elementary schools85county
Middle schools25county
High schools13county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above2county
Share of local colleges that are public50.0%county
Two-year institutions2county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution9.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians40county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county6county
Hospitals here with an emergency department6county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter8.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.6%county
Frequent mental distress14.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity21.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.3%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population517,255county
Land area in square miles519county
People per square mile of land996.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores85county
Convenience stores28county
Share living far from a food store30.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract5.7%county
Population change since 2020+1.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age38.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.5%county
Share of households that are one person22.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States17.2%county
Second languages31.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls56.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents61county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in12,944county
Households that moved away13,918county
Average income of arriving households$77,362county
Average income of departing households$79,716county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes9county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,629county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings14.7%county
Violent crime rate289(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature50.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation30.5 incounty
Annual snowfall31.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.87 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F16 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing119 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days173 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 27county
Average first fall frostOct 17county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$96county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh14.7¢county
Household electricity use698 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.00(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity11.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas86.1%county
Homes heated by propane1.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband93.3%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk95.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk65.7county
Landslide risk51.1county
Hail risk63.6county
Earthquake risk86.4county
Tornado risk98.6county
Tropical cyclone risk21.2county
Extreme heat risk90.0county
Winter weather risk77.4county
Strong wind risk77.3county
Wildfire risk32.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Kane County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Illinois figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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