What is the population of McHenry city?

McHenry city has 27,774 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #74 of 1,462 in Illinois.

What is the median household income in McHenry city?

Median household income in McHenry city is $86,865 a year, 10.6% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in McHenry city?

Median gross rent is $1,508 a month and the median home value is $244,900, so rent absorbs about 20.8% of median household income.

Is McHenry city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so McHenry city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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McHenry, IL population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of McHenry, Illinois (McHenry, IL — Census place “McHenry city”) is 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. Looking for the McHenry Illinois ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve McHenry, IL: 60050.

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

McHenry ZIP codes (Illinois)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps McHenry.

The McHenry IL ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

60050

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

McHenry city, IL in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

McHenry city is a small city in Illinois, with 27,774 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #74 of 1,462 ranked by population — larger than 95% of them. The median age here is 43.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older 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 McHenry city earn a median of $86,865 a year, 10.6% above the national figure of $78,538 and 17% 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% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in McHenry city is valued at $244,900, 19.3% below the national figure and 37% above the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,508 a month, 7.3% above the national figure, or roughly $18,096 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 73.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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.

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What is the population of McHenry city?: McHenry city has 27,774 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #74 of 1,462 in Illinois.
What is the median household income in McHenry city?: Median household income in McHenry city is $86,865 a year, 10.6% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in McHenry city?: Median gross rent is $1,508 a month and the median home value is $244,900, so rent absorbs about 20.8% of median household income.
Is McHenry city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so McHenry city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this McHenry city 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.