Illinois · Census place 11592
Cary, IL population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Cary, Illinois (Cary, IL — Census place “Cary village”) is 17,875 residents, ranking #143 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $109,790, the median home is worth $287,000 and median gross rent runs $1,456 a month. Looking for the Cary Illinois ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Cary, IL: 60013.
- Population
- 17,875Cary village residents
- Median household income
- $109,790Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $287,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,456Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 85.7%Owner-occupied households
Cary ZIP codes (Illinois)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Cary.
The Cary IL ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Cary village
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Cary village median would spend about 15.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.6% of residents and 85.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Cary village, IL in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Cary village is a mid-size town in Illinois, with 17,875 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #143 of 1,462 ranked by population — larger than 90% of them. The median age here is 38.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Cary village earn a median of $109,790 a year, 39.8% above the national figure of $78,538 and 48% above the $74,244 median for the 698 Illinois cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 4.6% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Cary village is valued at $287,000, 5.4% below the national figure and 60% above the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,456 a month, 3.6% above the national figure, or roughly $17,472 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 85.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Illinois.
- Godfrey village 17,743
- Bourbonnais village 18,109
- Lemont village 17,643
- Palos Hills city 18,139
- Jacksonville city 17,490
- Shorewood village 18,218
- Charleston city 17,212
- Franklin Park village 18,233
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Cary village?
- Cary village has 17,875 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #143 of 1,462 in Illinois.
- What is the median household income in Cary village?
- Median household income in Cary village is $109,790 a year, 39.8% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Cary village?
- Median gross rent is $1,456 a month and the median home value is $287,000, so rent absorbs about 15.9% of median household income.
- Is Cary village affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Cary village is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Cary village data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.