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Illinois·McHenry County
7 tracts·16K people·$267K median·1,079/mi²
White 79 · Hispanic 16 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 2 · Black 1 · Other 0
Married couple 48 · Living alone 31 · Other 21
Health 33 · Retail 21 · Professional 15 · Manufacturing 13 · Leisure 13 · Public admin 2 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 37 · Sales · office 21 · Production · transport 17 · Service 16 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 75 · Carpool 16 · Work from home 13 · Walk 2 · Transit 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 McHenry is $266,500 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
McHenry has 28,074 residents across 3 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 43.9; the population is 79.1% White, 15.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% Multiracial, 1.7% Asian, 0.6% Black and 0.1% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 25.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 4.7% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Landmark Elem School (39%), Valley View Elem School (38%) and Hilltop Elem School (34%) lead the elementary schools; McHenry Middle School (35%) and Parkland School (34%) lead the middle schools; McHenry Community High School is the high school with reported scores (24%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,553/month, 2% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in McHenry is $86,315 a year, in line with the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In McHenry, median rent is $1,553/month and the median home value is $266,500 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
McHenry reported 0.5 violent crimes and 5.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 17°F; there are 80 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 37 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in McHenry are inland flooding (98), cold wave (93) and tornado (92), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.09g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In McHenry, 1.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).