Elgin, Illinois Demographics

Elgin is 2nd in Illinois out of 342 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Elgin is 8th in Illinois out of 338 other cities in Current population (2012)

Elgin is 8th in Illinois out of 342 other cities in Households

Elgin is 8th in Illinois out of 342 other cities in Housing units

Elgin is 9th in Illinois out of 342 other cities in Size in square miles

Elgin is 12th in Illinois out of 324 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Elgin is 15th in Illinois out of 342 other cities in Race - Two or More

Elgin is 17th in Illinois out of 342 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Elgin is 20th in Illinois out of 342 other cities in Residents younger than 5

Size Demographics
	Elgin	Rank	Illinois	US
Current population (2012)	109,927	8th	12,875,255	313,914,040
Size in square miles	37.2	9th	55,518.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	2,911.2	127th	231.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Elgin	Rank	Illinois	US
Residents younger than 5	8.8%	20th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	28.5%	75th	23.8%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	8.6%	278th	13.2%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Elgin	Rank	Illinois	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	77.3%	311th	86.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	23.6%	183rd	30.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Elgin	Rank	Illinois	US
Race - White	65.9%	285th	77.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	7.4%	102nd	14.8%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.4%	2nd	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	5.4%	76th	5.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	73rd	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.6%	15th	1.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	43.6%	17th	16.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	42.6%	295th	63.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Elgin	Rank	Illinois	US
Female residents	50.2%	269th	50.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	26.2%	39th	13.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Elgin	Rank	Illinois	US
Housing units	37,848	8th	5,297,318	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	27.4%	105th	32.9%	25.9%
Households	35,837	8th	4,773,002	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	71.6%	200th	68.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$203,400	155th	$198,500	$186,200
People per household	3.0	56th	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics
	Elgin	Rank	Illinois	US
Income per capita	$23,682	224th	$29,376	$27,915
Income per household	$59,032	169th	$56,576	$52,762
Income below poverty line	12.3%	123rd	13.1%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Elgin	Rank	Illinois	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	7,933	12th	1,123,817	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,099,166	23rd	$165,450,520	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$10,673	209th	$12,947	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$106,301	34th	$25,469,026	$613,795,732