Kane County, Illinois
Kane County, Illinois · ZIP 60102, 60109, 60110
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 520,997 (2024 estimate)Population
- 183,196Households
- $100,678Median household income
- $303,000Median home value
- 40Towns with a page
- 30ZIP codes
Kane County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 404,119 |
| 2010 | 515,269 |
| 2020 | 516,522 |
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, county level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $100,678 · 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, county level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 138,755 units
- Renter occupied
- 44,441 units
- Vacancy rate
- 3.5%
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, county level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.
194,921 employees in 13,537 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Kane County | Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 516,097 | 12,692,653 |
| Median household income | $100,678 | $81,702 |
| Median age | 38.6 | 38.9 |
| Median home value | $303,000 | $250,500 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 37.5% | 37.2% |
| Foreign-born residents | 17.2% | 14.4% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 75.7% | 66.8% |
| Mean commute to work | 28.3 minutes | 28.1 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Kane County40 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora | City | 180,710 | 45.2 sq mi |
| Aurora Township | Township | 126,608 | 34.5 sq mi |
| Elgin | City | 114,701 | 38.3 sq mi |
| Elgin Township | Township | 105,129 | 31.9 sq mi |
| Dundee Township | Township | 64,114 | 35.0 sq mi |
| St. Charles Township | Township | 52,511 | 34.6 sq mi |
| Carpentersville | Village | 37,144 | 7.86 sq mi |
| Batavia Township | Township | 35,849 | 18.3 sq mi |
| St. Charles | City | 33,482 | 14.5 sq mi |
| Rutland Township | Township | 28,665 | 36.1 sq mi |
| Batavia | City | 26,555 | 11.0 sq mi |
| Geneva Township | Township | 26,255 | 16.1 sq mi |
| South Elgin | Village | 24,921 | 7.32 sq mi |
| Montgomery | Village | 21,957 | 10.0 sq mi |
| Geneva | City | 21,168 | 10.1 sq mi |
| Sugar Grove Township | Township | 21,150 | 35.2 sq mi |
| North Aurora | Village | 19,329 | 7.58 sq mi |
| Blackberry Township | Township | 17,761 | 34.9 sq mi |
| Campton Township | Township | 17,234 | 34.3 sq mi |
| Pingree Grove | Village | 11,512 | 4.04 sq mi |
| Campton Hills | Village | 10,894 | 16.9 sq mi |
| Hampshire Township | Township | 9,945 | 35.9 sq mi |
| Sugar Grove | Village | 9,339 | 11.7 sq mi |
| Plato Township | Township | 9,215 | 33.5 sq mi |
| Gilberts | Village | 9,075 | 5.49 sq mi |
| Hampshire | Village | 8,864 | 10.1 sq mi |
| West Dundee | Village | 7,906 | 4.02 sq mi |
| Elburn | Village | 6,826 | 3.75 sq mi |
| Sleepy Hollow | Village | 3,137 | 1.98 sq mi |
| East Dundee | Village | 3,116 | 3.02 sq mi |
| Prestbury | Census designated place | 2,174 | 0.63 sq mi |
| Virgil Township | Township | 1,903 | 35.0 sq mi |
| Burlington Township | Township | 1,777 | 33.8 sq mi |
| Big Rock Township | Township | 1,748 | 35.1 sq mi |
| Kaneville Township | Township | 1,133 | 35.1 sq mi |
| Big Rock | Village | 1,086 | 4.32 sq mi |
| Lily Lake | Village | 1,059 | 2.72 sq mi |
| Burlington | Village | 526 | 6.85 sq mi |
| Kaneville | Village | 447 | 0.29 sq mi |
| Virgil | Village | 284 | 2.18 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 17 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Cook CountyPopulation 5,182,617 (2024 estimate)
- DeKalb CountyPopulation 101,335 (2024 estimate)
- DuPage CountyPopulation 937,142 (2024 estimate)
- Kendall CountyPopulation 143,171 (2024 estimate)
- McHenry CountyPopulation 315,959 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.