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Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

City in Kane County, Illinois · ZIP 60120, 60123, 60124

  • Kane County
  • Within Elgin Township
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 30 public schools
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  • 114,701 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 38,846Households
  • $88,316Median household income
  • $252,400Median home value
  • 30Public schools
  • 4ZIP codes

About Elgin

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Population, 2000 to 2020+21.5%
90k100k110k120k2000: 94,48720002010: 108,18820102020: 114,797202094,487114,797
Population of Elgin at each census
CensusPopulation
200094,487
2010108,188
2020114,797

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 Elgin
Under $50k26.7%
$50k to $100k30.6%
$100k to $150k22.1%
$150k to $200k10.8%
$200k and over9.8%

Median household income $88,316 · 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 Elgin
Owner occupied
27,755 units
Renter occupied
11,091 units
Vacancy rate
3.2%

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.

Elgin compared with its county and state
Elgin compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureElginKane CountyIllinois
Population114,106516,09712,692,653
Median household income$88,316$100,678$81,702
Median age36.338.638.9
Median home value$252,400$303,000$250,500
Bachelor’s degree or higher26.0%37.5%37.2%
Foreign-born residents26.5%17.2%14.4%
Owner-occupied homes71.4%75.7%66.8%
Mean commute to work27.8 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 Elgin30
Public schools in Elgin, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
Illinois Park Elem SchoolPublicPre-KSD U-46
Century Oaks Elem SchoolPublicPre-K–6SD U-46
Channing Memorial Elem SchoolPublicPre-K–6SD U-46
Coleman Elem SchoolPublicPre-K–6SD U-46
Country Trails ElemPublicPre-K–5Central CUSD 301
Creekside ElemPublicPre-K–6SD U-46
Elgin Math and Science Acad ChtrCharterK–8Elgin Math and Science Acad Chtr
Harriet Gifford Elem SchoolPublicPre-K–6SD U-46
Highland Elem SchoolPublicPre-K–6SD U-46
Hillcrest Elem SchoolPublicK–6SD U-46
Hilltop Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–6SD U-46
Huff Elem SchoolPublicPre-K–6SD U-46
Lords Park Elem SchoolPublicPre-K–6SD U-46
Lowrie Elem SchoolPublicPre-K–6SD U-46
McKinley Elem SchoolPublicK–6SD U-46
Otter Creek Elem SchoolPublicK–6SD U-46
Ronald D O NealPublicK–6SD U-46
Washington Elem SchoolPublicPre-K–6SD U-46
Abbott Middle SchoolPublic7–8SD U-46
Ellis Middle SchoolPublic7–8SD U-46
Kimball Middle SchoolPublic7–8SD U-46
Larsen Middle SchoolPublic7–8SD U-46
Prairie Knolls Middle SchPublic6–7Central CUSD 301
Central School ProgramAlternative7–12SD U-46
Dream AcademyAlternative7–12SD U-46
DREAM AcademyAlternative7–12Kane ROE
Elgin High SchoolPublic9–12SD U-46
Larkin High SchoolPublic9–12SD U-46
New Beginnings Regnl Safe Sch PgmAlternative6–12Kane ROE
PhoenixAlternative9–12SD U-46

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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