McHenry County

McHenry County has 312,591 residents across 18 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $104,802, 26% above the Illinois figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $308,100, and 35% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

312,591residentsACS 2020–2024

$104,802median household incomeIllinois: $83K

$308,100median home valueowner-occupied homes

95%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

McHenry County in IllinoisZIP codes in McHenry County highlighted; the rest of Illinois in grey

Map of Illinois with McHenry County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 18 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
60012	12,368	$159K	$417K	97%	59%	99%	31 min
60013	26,694	$121K	$314K	88%	45%	98%	33 min
60014	48,590	$109K	$324K	80%	42%	96%	32 min
60021	4,996	$119K	$293K	88%	43%	97%	36 min
60033	12,999	$69K	$203K	70%	20%	87%	30 min
60034	2,033	$87K	$254K	74%	22%	96%	32 min
60050	31,781	$89K	$264K	75%	25%	96%	31 min
60051	24,621	$101K	$278K	86%	30%	95%	37 min
60071	3,851	$74K	$331K	65%	28%	94%	35 min
60072	870	$119K	$414K	94%	39%	99%	31 min
60081	9,088	$117K	$355K	93%	34%	98%	37 min
60097	11,983	$93K	$230K	89%	16%	95%	35 min
60098	33,130	$91K	$277K	76%	32%	94%	29 min
60102	32,286	$133K	$350K	88%	43%	95%	34 min
60142	29,692	$90K	$340K	89%	42%	90%	32 min
60152	12,417	$98K	$300K	75%	26%	97%	35 min
60156	28,800	$117K	$322K	84%	36%	97%	35 min
60180	1,831	$110K	$349K	79%	20%	93%	32 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

312,591 residents in 117,594 households, next to the Illinois figure.

23%

under 18

20%

aged 18–34

17%

aged 65 and over

23%

of households are people living alone

57%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

121,329 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $308,100 (±$3,743).

83%

of households own their home

77%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,401

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20194%

2000–200920%

1990–199923%

1980–198913%

1970–197914%

1960–19697%

1950–19597%

1940–19493%

1939 or earlier8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$2,178.

$104,802

median household income

6.2%

of people live below the poverty line

4.7%

unemployment rate

35%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

33 min

average commute to work

26%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

81%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

16%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

95%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near McHenry County, Illinois, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.