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McHenry city, Illinois

IL · population 28,074 · GEOID 1745694

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Unemployment (mchenry county) is better than the national figure. Median gross rent is worse than the national figure.

U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 5-Year · B01003 · 2020-2024 · ±41 · pulled 2026-10-31

data 2026.10 · built 2026-10-31 · pulled 2026-10-31

Population

28,074

0.22% of Illinois · 28,074 of 12,694,798

Receipt U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 5-Year · B01003 · 2020-2024 · ±41 · pulled 2026-10-31

Unemployment (McHenry County)

3.8%

−0.2 pts below the United Statesbetter

2024-012026-09

This placeUnited States

Table, 32 periods
Unemployment (McHenry County), against United States
PeriodThis placeUnited StatesMargin
2024-014.4%4.1%—
2024-024.9%4.2%—
2024-034.5%3.9%—
2024-044.1%3.5%—
2024-054.3%3.7%—
2024-065.3%4.3%—
2024-075.1%4.5%—
2024-084.7%4.4%—
2024-094.3%3.9%—
2024-104.3%3.9%—
2024-114.1%4.0%—
2024-124.0%3.8%—
2025-014.7%4.4%—
2025-024.9%4.5%—
2025-034.6%4.2%—
2025-044.1%3.9%—
2025-053.7%4.0%—
2025-064.1%4.4%—
2025-074.1%4.6%—
2025-083.7%4.5%—
2025-093.4%4.3%—
2025-114.1%4.3%—
2025-124.1%4.1%—
2026-014.9%4.7%—
2026-025.2%4.7%—
2026-034.8%4.3%—
2026-044.5%4.0%—
2026-054.4%4.1%—
2026-064.9%4.4%—
2026-074.4%4.4%—
2026-084.7%4.3%—
2026-093.8%4.0%—

Receipt U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · Local Area Unemployment Statistics · LAUCN171110000000003 · 2026-09 · pulled 2026-10-31

Median gross rent

$1,553

worse than the United States

This place $1,553
Illinois $1,274
United States $1,413

Receipt U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 5-Year · B25064 · 2020-2024 · pulled 2026-10-31

Output (McHenry County)

$16.0B

+4.6% vs 2023

20162024
Table, 9 periods
Output (McHenry County)
PeriodOutput (McHenry County)Margin
2016$11.7B—
2017$11.8B—
2018$12.0B—
2019$12.2B—
2020$11.8B—
2021$13.3B—
2022$14.4B—
2023$15.3B—
2024$16.0B—

Illinois $1148.1B · this place is 1.39% of the state

This measure has no national series.

Receipt U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · BEA Regional, CAGDP2 · CAGDP2-1 · 2024 · pulled 2026-10-31

Federal obligations (McHenry County)

$87.0M

−2.7% vs FY2025

FY2021FY2026
Table, 6 periods
Federal obligations (McHenry County)
PeriodFederal obligations (McHenry County)Margin
FY2021$49.0M—
FY2022$88.9M—
FY2023$95.8M—
FY2024$85.9M—
FY2025$89.3M—
FY2026$87.0M—

This measure has no state or national series.

Receipt USAspending.gov · Federal award obligations by county · spending_by_geography · FY2026 · pulled 2026-10-31

More about this place

Median age 43.9 U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Bachelor's degree or higher 25.7% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Poverty rate 4.7% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Labor force participation 70.0% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Median home value $266,500 U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Median household income $86,315 U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Unemployment rate, five-year average 3.6% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Consumer price index (United States) 336 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2026-09-01
30-year fixed mortgage rate (United States) 7.2% Freddie Mac · 2026-10-29
Share of Illinois 0.22% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024