Population

115,476

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$273,000

Owner-occupied units

Elgin, IL

Illinois · 42.039° N, 88.326° W · 38 sq mi

Elgin is a city in Illinois, with a population of 115,476 and about 3,019 residents per square mile. The median household earns $90,282 a year, and the median home is worth $273,000.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

38 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

3,019

People per square mile

Rank by population

#278

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#346

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$90,282

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,361

Per month

Homeownership

71.9%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

28.2 min

One way

People

Median age

36.7

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

27%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

26.4%

Households

39,317

2.88 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 18.7^%

Manufacturing 18.1^%

Professional & business services 13.2^%

Retail trade 10.7^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Illinois

Name

Lukas Walton

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$39B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Chicago

Source of wealth

Walmart

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Illinois · private sector

Employer

Advocate Health Care

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Illinois

Company

Archer Daniels Midland

Revenue

$85.5B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Chicago

Ticker

ADM

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Illinois

State bird

Northern Cardinal

State flower

Violet

State capital

Springfield

Nickname

The Prairie State

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