People QuickFacts South Elgin Illinois Population, 2011 estimate 22,198 12,859,752 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 21,985 12,830,632 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 1.0% 0.2% Population, 2010 21,985 12,830,632 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.6% 6.5% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 31.7% 24.4% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 6.9% 12.5% Female persons, percent, 2010 50.6% 51.0%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 81.3% 71.5% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 3.4% 14.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.4% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 7.0% 4.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 3.0% 2.3% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 15.5% 15.8% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 72.5% 63.7%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 90.9% 86.7% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 12.2% 13.7% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 17.9% 22.0% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 91.7% 86.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 35.0% 30.7% Veterans, 2007-2011 859 770,388 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 32.8 28.1  Housing units, 2010 7,472 5,296,715 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 89.9% 68.7% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 16.0% 32.9% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $231,100 $198,500 Households, 2007-2011 6,934 4,773,002 Persons per household, 2007-2011 3.08 2.62 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $30,726 $29,376 Median household income, 2007-2011 $81,553 $56,576 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 2.8% 13.1%     Business QuickFacts South Elgin Illinois Total number of firms, 2007 1,582 1,123,817 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 9.5% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 5.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.3% 5.0% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 30.5%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 310,757 257,760,713 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 115,189 231,082,768 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 255,247 165,450,520 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $12,331 $12,947 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 41,966 25,469,026     Geography QuickFacts South Elgin Illinois Land area in square miles, 2010 6.99 55,518.93 Persons per square mile, 2010 3,146.1 231.1 FIPS Code 70720 17 Counties Kane County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts