Kane County (West) PUMA, IL

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2023 Population
132,607
0.665% 1-year growth
US Senator
Dick Durbin
Democratic Party
US Senator
Tammy Duckworth
Democratic Party
2023 Median Age
42.8
1.18% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
4.57%
0.454% 1-year increase
2023 Median Household Income
$127,879
0.0633% 1-year decline
2023 Median Property Value
$372,900
4.89% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
63,995
0.498% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Kane County (West) PUMA, IL had a population of 133k people with a median age of 42.8 and a median household income of $127,879. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Kane County (West) PUMA, IL grew from 131,731 to 132,607, a 0.665% increase and its median household income declined from $127,960 to $127,879, a −0.0633% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL are White (Non-Hispanic) (79.3%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (5.02%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (3.28%), Other (Hispanic) (3.17%), and White (Hispanic) (2.67%).

11.9% of the households in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. 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.

97.1% of the residents in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL are Waubonsee Community College (1,547 degrees awarded in 2023) and Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Elgin (100 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL was $372,900, and the homeownership rate was 90.7%.

Most people in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Kane County (West) PUMA, IL is home to a population of 133k people, from which 97.1% are citizens. As of 2023, 8.48% of Kane County (West) PUMA, IL residents were born outside of the country (11.2k people).

In 2023, there were 15.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (105k people) in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.65k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 4.35k Two Races Including 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 (West) PUMA, IL are Spanish (7,097 households), Polish (1,140 households), and Tagalog (Incl. Filipino) (1,113 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY
66,270
Women
50%
66,296
Men
50%

The resident population of United States in 2023 was 132,566 inhabitants, with 50% men, and 50% women.

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Citizenship

97.1%
2023 Citizenship
98%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 97.1% of Kane County (West) PUMA, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL was 98%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    105k ± 2.06k
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    6.65k ± 829
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    4.35k ± 1.04k
9.49%
Hispanic Population
12.6k people

In 2023, there were 15.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (105k people) in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.65k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 4.35k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

9.49% of the people in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL are hispanic (12.6k people).

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Global Diversity

Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    2,723 ± 1,268 people
  2. Philippines
    1,474 ± 937 people
  3. India
    1,386 ± 909 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kane County (West) PUMA, IL was Mexico, the natal country of 2,723 Kane County (West) PUMA, IL residents, followed by Philippines with 1,474 and India with 1,386.

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Foreign-Born Population

8.48%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
11.2k people
7.25%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
9.55k people

As of 2023, 8.48% of Kane County (West) PUMA, IL residents (11.2k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL was 7.25%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    7,097 households (5.66%)
  2. Polish
    1,140 households (0.909%)
  3. Tagalog (Incl. Filipino)
    1,113 households (0.888%)

11.9% of the households in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22%. 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 2023, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL was Spanish. 5.66% of the households in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,942 ± 387
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    871 ± 194
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    813 ± 215

Kane County (West) PUMA, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.23 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Kane County (West) PUMA, IL employs 64k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL were Elementary & secondary schools (5,555 people), Construction (5,126 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,558 people), and the highest paying industries were Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing ($539,975), Business support services ($299,034), and Automotive parts, accessories, & tire stores ($226,193).

Males in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $87,842. The income inequality in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL (measured using the Gini index) is 0.475, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
29,608
Women
46.3%
34,387
Men
53.7%

The workforce of Kane County (West) PUMA, IL in 2023 was 63,995 people, with 46.3% woman, and 53.7% men.

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Occupations

64k
2023 Value
−0.498%
1 Year decline
± −0.498%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL declined at a rate of −0.498%, from 64.3k employees to 64k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL, are Other managers (2,787 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (2,076 people), and Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing (1,978 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kane County (West) PUMA, IL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

64k
2023 Value
−0.498%
1 Year decline
± −0.498%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL declined at a rate of −0.498%, from 64.3k employees to 64k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL, are Elementary & secondary schools (5,555 people), Construction (5,126 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,558 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kane County (West) PUMA, IL, though some of these residents may live in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$87,337
Median earning men ± $4,587
$55,644
Median earning women ± $4,504

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($124,524), Public Administration ($109,006), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($108,522).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($90,268), Information ($83,245), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($72,454).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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%.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (54.4%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (43.5%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.43%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

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Dick Durbin
Senator from Illinois2
Assumed office on January 3, 1997
Tammy Duckworth
Senator from Illinois3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Illinois

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL awarded 1,647 degrees. The student population of Kane County (West) PUMA, IL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 3,744 male students and 4,734 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL are White (856 and 52.3%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (588 and 35.9%), Black or African American (81 and 4.95%), and Asian (58 and 3.54%).

The largest universities in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL by number of degrees awarded are Waubonsee Community College (1,547 and 93.9%) and Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Elgin (100 and 6.07%).

The most popular majors in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (430 and 26.1%), Biological & Physical Sciences (287 and 17.4%), and Automobile Mechanics Technology (133 and 8.08%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 8,478 students enrolled in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL, 44.2% men and 55.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 3,709 records, of which 60.3% were women and 39.7% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    430 degrees awarded
  2. Biological & Physical Sciences
    287 degrees awarded
  3. Registered Nursing
    78 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 430 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Waubonsee Community College
    1,547 degrees awarded
  2. Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Elgin
    100 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Waubonsee Community College with 1,547 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 725 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL, which is 0.786 times less than the 922 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 856 degrees mean that there were 1.46 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 588 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($11,177) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($192) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,600) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2023, 0.449% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.463% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Kane County (West) PUMA, IL in 2023 were Bachelors Degree (30.5k), Some college (21k), and High School or Equivalent (20k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL was $372,900 in 2023, which is 1.23 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $355,500 to $372,900, a 4.89% increase. The homeownership rate in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL is 90.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL have an average commute time of 32.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$372,900
Median Property Value 2023
±$6,260
$44,058
Median Property Taxes
±$1,653

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 (West) PUMA, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

90.7%
Homeownership
2023
59.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 90.7% of the housing units in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 90.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$127,879
Median Household Income
± $4,778
48.6k
Number of Households
± 2,032

In 2023, the median household income of the 48.6k households in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL declined from $127,879 from the previous year's value of $127,960.

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Wage Distribution

0.475
2023 Wage GINI in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL
0.477
2022 Wage GINI in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL

In 2023, the income inequality in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.475% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kane County (West) PUMA, IL was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (70%)
  2. Worked At Home (22.2%)
  3. Carpooled (4.23%)

In 2023, 70% of workers in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (22.2%) and those who carpooled to work (4.23%).

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Commute Time

32.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL have a longer commute time (32.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.65% of the workforce in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.57% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL (6.06k out of 132k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 45 - 54.

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

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.

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Health

97.3% of the population of Kane County (West) PUMA, IL has health coverage, with 66.3% on employee plans, 5.3% on Medicaid, 15.6% on Medicare, 9.4% on non-group plans, and 0.647% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Illinois see 1,264 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.6% increase from the previous year (1,232 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1189 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 318 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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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 2.6% increase from the previous year (1,232 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.1% under 18 years, 14.8% between 18 and 34 years, 41.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

2.74%
Uninsured
66.3%
Employer Coverage
5.3%
Medicaid
15.6%
Medicare
9.4%
Non-Group
0.647%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Kane County (West) PUMA, IL grew by 1.62% from 2.69% to 2.74%.

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