| | People QuickFacts | Kane County | Illinois |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 522,487 | 12,875,255 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 515,269 | 12,830,632 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 1.4% | 0.3% |
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Population, 2010 | 515,269 | 12,830,632 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 7.5% | 6.4% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 28.7% | 24.1% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 10.0% | 12.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 50.1% | 50.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 87.4% | 78.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 6.1% | 14.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.0% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 3.7% | 4.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.7% | 1.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 31.1% | 16.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 58.6% | 63.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 87.8% | 86.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 18.1% | 13.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 30.7% | 22.0% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 83.1% | 86.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 31.8% | 30.7% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 25,408 | 770,388 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 29.2 | 28.1 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 183,179 | 5,297,318 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 76.6% | 68.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 20.3% | 32.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $241,600 | $198,500 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 169,528 | 4,773,002 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.97 | 2.62 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $29,864 | $29,376 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $69,496 | $56,576 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 10.1% | 13.1% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Kane County | Illinois |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 12,199 | 314,1711 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 170,329 | 4,980,0111 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -6.2 | -9.51 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 30,236 | 903,025 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 38,586 | 1,123,817 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 4.1% | 9.5% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 4.5% | 5.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 7.6% | 5.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 29.9% | 30.5% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 9,879,494 | 257,760,713 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 9,589,573 | 231,082,768 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 5,688,267 | 165,450,520 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $11,482 | $12,947 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 680,888 | 25,469,026 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 477 | 11,809 |