Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL

Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

2024 Population

126,432

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

34.3

1.18% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

12.1%

7.8% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$76,459

4% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL is home to a population of 126k people, from which 85.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 25.5% of Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL residents were born outside of the country (32.3k people).

In 2024, there were 1.22 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (40.6k people) in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 33.2k White (Non-Hispanic) and 23.1k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL are Spanish (58,786 households), Tagalog (Incl. Filipino) (635 households), and Urdu (388 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

63,015

Women

49.8%

63,575

Men

50.2%

The resident population of Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL in 2024 was 126,590 inhabitants, with 50.2% men, and 49.8% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL.

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Citizenship

85.1%

2024 Citizenship

85.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 85.1% of Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL was 85.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
40.6k ± 2.62k
White (Non-Hispanic)
33.2k ± 1.39k
Other (Hispanic)
23.1k ± 2.54k

59.7%

Hispanic Population

75.4k people

59.7% of the people in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL are hispanic (75.4k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Mexico
25,375 ± 3,497 people
Philippines
679 ± 638 people
India
428 ± 507 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL was Mexico, the natal country of 25,375 Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL residents, followed by Philippines with 679 and India with 428.

Foreign-Born Population

25.5%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

32.3k people

25.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

32k people

As of 2024, 25.5% of Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL residents (32.3k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL was 25.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
58,786 households (49.6%)
Tagalog (Incl. Filipino)
635 households (0.536%)
Urdu
388 households (0.327%)

53.2% of the households in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 22.3%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL was Spanish. 49.6% of the households in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,163 ± 229
Gulf War (2001-)
1,018 ± 286
Gulf War (1990s)
340 ± 140

Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.14 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL.

Health

86.5% of the population of Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL has health coverage, with 43.2% on employee plans, 24% on Medicaid, 9.94% on Medicare, 8.62% on non-group plans, and 0.71% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Illinois see 1,264 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,264 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1189 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 297 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

1,264 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Illinois

Primary care physicians in Illinois see an average of 1,264 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,264 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Illinois in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.5% under 18 years, 24.5% between 18 and 34 years, 36.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

13.5%

Uninsured

43.2%

Employer Coverage

24%

Medicaid

9.94%

Medicare

8.62%

Non-Group

0.71%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL grew by 2.67% from 13.1% to 13.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL employs 64.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL were Restaurants & Food Services (5,125 people), Construction (3,546 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (2,980 people), and the highest paying industries were Architectural, engineering & related services ($213,367), Furniture & home furnishings retailers ($140,753), and Legal services ($124,967).

Males in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL have an average income that is 1.16 times higher than the average income of females, which is $53,764. The income inequality in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL (measured using the Gini index) is 0.417, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

30,557

Women

47.5%

33,739

Men

52.5%

The workforce of Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL in 2024 was 64,296 people, with 47.5% woman, and 52.5% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

64.3k

2024 Value

2.25%

1 Year growth

± 2.25%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL grew at a rate of 2.25%, from 62.9k employees to 64.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL, are Miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors (2,591 people), Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand (1,905 people), and Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,771 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

64.3k

2024 Value

2.25%

1 Year growth

± 2.25%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL grew at a rate of 2.25%, from 62.9k employees to 64.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL, are Restaurants & Food Services (5,125 people), Construction (3,546 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (2,980 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL, though some of these residents may live in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$42,739

Median earning men ± $1,693

$35,393

Median earning women ± $1,456

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($71,089), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,788), and Wholesale Trade ($51,951).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($61,611), Construction ($53,275), and Information ($49,178).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

Y-Axis

2.47%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Illinois.

Education

The student population of Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 1,671 male students and 4,252 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL are White (1,111 and 50.6%), Hispanic or Latino (706 and 32.2%), Black or African American (164 and 7.47%), and Unknown (101 and 4.6%).

The largest universities in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL by number of degrees awarded are Aurora University (2,209 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL are Social Work (749 and 33.9%), General Business Administration & Management (313 and 14.2%), and Registered Nursing (192 and 8.69%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $28,800.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL, the percentage of applicants admitted was 80.9%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 15.6%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 5,923 (28.2% men and 71.8% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 5,923 students enrolled in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL, 28.2% men and 71.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,650 records, of which 70.3% were women and 29.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
210 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
192 degrees awarded
Social Work
192 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL was General Business Administration & Management with 210 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Aurora University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

2,209 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Aurora University with 2,209 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 624 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL, which is 0.394 times less than the 1,585 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,111 degrees mean that there were 1.57 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 706 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($28,800) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($370) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2024, 4.51% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.88% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL in 2024 were High School or Equivalent (28.5k), Some college (19.2k), and Secondary Education (18.7k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL was $233,900 in 2024, which is 0.703 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $223,100 to $233,900, a 4.84% increase. The homeownership rate in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL is 62%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL have an average commute time of 24.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$233,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$4,180

$26,400

Median Property Taxes

±$1,157

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

62%

Homeownership

2024

63.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 62% of the housing units in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 61.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$76,459

Median Household Income

± $3,246

42.6k

Number of Households

± 1,664

In 2024, the median household income of the 42.6k households in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL grew to $76,459 from the previous year's value of $73,518.

The following chart displays the households in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

0.417

2024 Wage GINI in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL

0.417

2023 Wage GINI in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL

In 2024, the income inequality in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL was 0.417 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.119% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (72.8%)
Carpooled (13.6%)
Worked At Home (8.94%)

In 2024, 72.8% of workers in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.6%) and those who worked at home (8.94%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL have a shorter commute time (24.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.99% of the workforce in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL (15.1k out of 124k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kane County (Southeast)--Aurora Township PUMA, IL is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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