Kane County, Illinois

Kane County is a county located in the United States of Illinois. The population of the county was 404119 as per the 2000 census data. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 507579, giving it the fifth largest population among Illinois's county. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 524.08 square miles (1357.36 kmē), of which, 520.44 square miles (1347.93 kmē) of it is land and 3.64 square miles (9.43 kmē) of it is water, it is the 51st largest in terms of geographical size.

Kane County Illinois
Map of Kane County, Illinois

As of the census of 2000, there were 404119 people in the county, organized into 133901 households, and 101454 families living in the county. The population density was 776.5 people per square mile (299.81/kmē), making it the fourth most densely populated county in Illinois. There were 138998 housing units at an average density of 267.1 per square mile (103.13/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.97 persons, and the average family size was 3.43 persons. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 30.3% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 507579, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 89.59% White, 5.55% Black or African American, 0.4% American Indian, 3.16% Asian, 0.07% Native Hawaiian, and 1.23% from two or more races.

Kane County Illinois Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Kane County Illinois School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Kane County Illinois GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $59351, it is Illinois's sixth wealthiest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $66558, making it the sixth wealthiest county by median family income among the Illinois. The per capita income for the county was $24315, making it the sixth wealthiest county by per capita income among the Illinois.

In 2000, 114833 pupils and students, of which 50.18% are male and 49.82% are female, 28.42% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 8% nursery or pri school, 6.52% kindergarten, 47.02% elementary school, 21.26% high school and 17.2% College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Barrington Hills VillageCook County, Kane County, Lake County, McHenry County28.427.880.523915140.473629145330
2Hoffman Estates VillageCook County, Kane County19.8719.710.16494952511.22666965937
3Aurora CityKane County, DuPage County, Kendall County, Will County39.4238.530.891429903711.52213154861
4Batavia CityKane County, Dupage County9.199.050.14238662638.42778368656
5Burlington VillageKane County0.350.3504521277.22534953438
6Carpentersville VillageKane County7.67.450.15305864105.41742454526
7East Dundee VillageKane County2.912.680.2329551103.13169561219
8Elburn VillageKane County2.732.73027561010.52678167788
9Elgin CityKane County25.39250.39944873779.12111252605
10Geneva CityKane County8.588.410.18195152321.43302677299
11Gilberts VillageKane County3.223.21012793983189887847
12Hampshire VillageKane County4.884.8802900594.72214358519
13Lily Lake VillageKane County2.252.250825367.32961177139
14Montgomery VillageKane County, Kendall County6.616.410.25471852.92339551028
15North Aurora VillageKane County5.315.160.15105852051.82555258557
16Pingree Grove VillageKane County0.620.620124201.32339645313
17Sleepy Hollow VillageKane County2.032.010.0135531766.33100591279
18South Elgin VillageKane County6.416.290.12161002560.52567667323
19St. Charles CityKane County, DuPage County14.1513.990.16278961993.93396969424
20Sugar Grove VillageKane County6.466.450.023909606.13029975856
21Virgil VillageKane County1.881.880266141.32688178252
22West Dundee VillageKane County2.742.660.0854282040.53067462540
YearPopulation
April 2000 census404119
April 2000 Estimate404114
July 2000 Estimate407520
July 2001 Estimate423969
July 2002 Estimate440584
July 2003 Estimate454661
July 2004 Estimate468212
July 2005 Estimate477214
July 2006 Estimate487279
July 2007 Estimate498142
July 2008 Estimate507579
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school478044049184
Kindergarten391335757488
Elementary school275682643153999
High school123841202424408
College or graduate school89791077519754
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Kane County, Illinois$59351$66558$24315
Illinois, United States$46590$55545$23104
United States$41994$50046$21587