Cary is a city located in McHenry County Illinois. Cary has a 2020 population of 17,738. Cary is currently declining at a rate of -0.25% annually and its population has decreased by -0.49% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 17,826 in 2010.
The average household income in Cary is $117,397 with a poverty rate of 3.37%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $1,286 per month, and the median house value is $243,400. The median age in Cary is 40.5 years, 39 years for males, and 42.2 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Carywas:
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 16,654 | 92.90% |
Black or African American | 41 | 0.23% |
Asian | 199 | 1.11% |
Some Other Race | 312 | 1.74% |
Two or More Races | 720 | 4.02% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 6,459 | 2.77 | 86.7 |
Married | 3,973 | 3.16 | 96.6 |
Male | 107 | 3.29 | 90.7 |
Female | 828 | 3.48 | 72.9 |
Non Family | 1,551 | 1.35 | 68.7 |
3.16
Average Family Size
2.77
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 223 | 1.80% |
9th to 12th Grade | 113 | 0.91% |
High School Graduate | 2,109 | 17.04% |
Some College | 3,007 | 24.29% |
Associates Degree | 1,049 | 8.47% |
Bachelors Degree | 3,970 | 32.07% |
Graduate Degree | 1,907 | 15.41% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
2+ Races | 289 | 275 | 216 |
Asian | 187 | 187 | 126 |
White | 11,153 | 11,065 | 5,413 |
Hispanic | 766 | 527 | 122 |
Other Race | 171 | 93 | 9 |
Black | 41 | 32 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among asian people with a rate of 100.00%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among 2+ races people with a rate of 74.74%.
$51,792
Average Earnings
$67,308
Average Male
$40,457
Average Female
90.27% of Cary residents speak only English, while 9.73% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 6.13% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Black | 41 | 19 | 46.34% |
Hispanic | 1,658 | 108 | 6.51% |
Multiple | 720 | 46 | 6.39% |
Asian | 199 | 8 | 4.02% |
White | 15,365 | 430 | 2.80% |
Other | 88 | NaN% |
3.37%
Overall Poverty Rate
2.65%
Male Poverty Rate
4.08%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Cary is Black, with 46.34% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Cary is Other, with NaN% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 0.44%. Among those working part-time, it was 5.24%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 7.28%.
56.4%
Overall Marriage Rate
56.4%
Male Marriage Rate
56.5%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is 55-64, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 707 | 5.41% |
Black | 13 | 31.71% |
2+ Races | 13 | 3.45% |
Hispanic | 37 | 3.73% |
1.36%
Veteran Poverty Rate
24.83%
Veteran Disability Rate
78.5%
Labor Force Participation
75.1%
Employment Rate
4.3%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
78.12%
Born in Cary
93.23%
Native Born
6.77%
Foreign Born
2.97%
Non Citizen
3.79%
Naturalized
93.23% of Cary residents were born in the United States, with 78.12% having been born in Illinois. 2.97% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1960 | 2,530 | 0.00% | |
1970 | 4,358 | 1,828 | 5.59% |
1980 | 6,640 | 2,282 | 4.30% |
1990 | 10,043 | 3,403 | 4.22% |
2000 | 15,531 | 5,488 | 4.46% |
2010 | 18,271 | 2,740 | 1.64% |
2011 | 18,227 | -44 | -0.24% |
2012 | 18,183 | -44 | -0.24% |
2013 | 18,139 | -44 | -0.24% |
2014 | 18,095 | -44 | -0.24% |
2015 | 18,051 | -44 | -0.24% |
2016 | 18,007 | -44 | -0.24% |
2017 | 17,963 | -44 | -0.24% |
2018 | 17,919 | -44 | -0.24% |
2019 | 17,875 | -44 | -0.25% |
2020 | 17,826 | -49 | -0.27% |
2021 | 17,782 | -44 | -0.25% |
2022 | 17,738 | -44 | -0.25% |