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Illinois·Kane County
31 tracts·91K people·$273K median·2,386/mi²
Hispanic 49 · White 35 · Asian 7 · Black 5 · Multiracial 4 · Other 1
Married couple 51 · Other 27 · Living alone 23
Health 31 · Professional 22 · Manufacturing 17 · Retail 17 · Leisure 7 · Public admin 2 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 31 · Sales · office 22 · Production · transport 20 · Service 18 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 71 · Carpool 21 · Work from home 12 · Transit 2 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Elgin is $273,000 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Elgin has 114,934 residents across 20 census tracts and 18 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 36.7; the population is 48.7% Hispanic or Latino, 34.9% White, 6.6% Asian, 5.2% Black, 3.9% Multiracial and 0.8% Other; the average household has 2.9 people; 27.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.8% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Country Trails Elem (50%), Hilltop Elementary School (36%) and Elgin Math and Science Acad Chtr (26%) lead the elementary schools; Prairie Knolls Middle Sch (56%), Ellis Middle School (19%) and Larsen Middle School (17%) lead the middle schools; Elgin High School (11%) and Larkin High School (9%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,361/month, 14% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Elgin is $90,282 a year, 5% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Elgin, median rent is $1,361/month and the median home value is $273,000 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Elgin reported 2.2 violent crimes and 8.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 17°F; there are 79 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 39 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Elgin are cold wave (99), heat wave (94) and tornado (92), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Elgin, 0.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).