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Batavia, Kane County, Illinois

City in Kane County, Illinois · ZIP 60510, 60539

  • Kane County
  • Within Batavia Township
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 10 public schools
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  • 26,555 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 10,378Households
  • $119,167Median household income
  • $358,000Median home value
  • 10Public schools
  • 2ZIP codes

About Batavia

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Population, 2000 to 2020+9.4%
23k24k25k26k27k2000: 23,86620002010: 26,04520102020: 26,098202023,86626,098
Population of Batavia at each census
CensusPopulation
200023,866
201026,045
202026,098

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Batavia
Under $50k20.7%
$50k to $100k21.5%
$100k to $150k22.2%
$150k to $200k13.6%
$200k and over21.9%

Median household income $119,167 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Batavia
Owner occupied
8,060 units
Renter occupied
2,318 units
Vacancy rate
2.2%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Batavia compared with its county and state
Batavia compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureBataviaKane CountyIllinois
Population26,730516,09712,692,653
Median household income$119,167$100,678$81,702
Median age41.238.638.9
Median home value$358,000$303,000$250,500
Bachelor’s degree or higher55.1%37.5%37.2%
Foreign-born residents5.8%17.2%14.4%
Owner-occupied homes77.7%75.7%66.8%
Mean commute to work28.9 minutes28.3 minutes28.1 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Public schools in Batavia10
Public schools in Batavia, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
Alice Gustafson Elem SchoolPublicPre-K–5Batavia USD 101
Grace McWayne Elementary SchoolPublicK–5Batavia USD 101
H C Storm Elem SchoolPublicPre-K–5Batavia USD 101
Hoover Wood Elem SchoolPublicK–5Batavia USD 101
J B Nelson Elem SchoolPublicK–5Batavia USD 101
Louise White Elem SchoolPublicK–5Batavia USD 101
PAWS AcademyAlternative6–8Kane ROE
Sam Rotolo Middle SchPublic6–8Batavia USD 101
Batavia Sr High SchoolPublic9–12Batavia USD 101
PAWSAlternative9–12Kane ROE

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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