Illinois · Census place 45694
McHenry city, IL
Quick answer
McHenry city has 27,774 residents, ranking #74 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $86,865, the median home is worth $244,900 and median gross rent runs $1,508 a month.
- Population
- 27,774McHenry city residents
- Median household income
- $86,865Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $244,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,508Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in McHenry city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the McHenry city median would spend about 20.8% 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 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4% of residents and 73.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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