| | People QuickFacts | Kane County | Illinois |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 12,869,257 |
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Population, 2010 | 515,269 | 12,830,632 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | 27.5% | 3.3% |
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Population, 2000 | 404,119 | 12,419,293 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.7% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 29.0% | 24.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 9.6% | 12.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.2% | 51.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 74.6% | 71.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 5.7% | 14.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.6% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 3.5% | 4.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.6% | 2.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 30.7% | 15.8% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 59.0% | 63.7% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 87.6% | 86.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 17.9% | 13.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 30.1% | 21.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 83.2% | 86.2% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 31.8% | 30.3% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 25,397 | 795,806 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 29.0 | 28.1 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 182,047 | 5,296,715 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 77.6% | 69.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 20.5% | 33.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $245,000 | $202,500 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 168,980 | 4,769,951 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.94 | 2.61 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $29,480 | $28,782 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $67,767 | $55,735 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 9.1% | 12.6% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Kane County | Illinois |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 12,262 | 314,9771 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 174,964 | 5,120,9701 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | -3.6% | -6.9%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 28,858 | 869,266 |
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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, 2010 | 565 | 12,318 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 2,698,842 | 109,278,6501 |