Census tracts · Elgin, IL

Census tracts in Elgin, Illinois

22 census tracts lie mostly within Elgin, and 15 more reach into it, by the 2020 census blocks they share. Median household income runs from $57,981 in Tract 8549 to $174,773 in Tract 8519.11, against $90,282 for Elgin as a whole (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates).

Which census tracts of Elgin earn the most and the least?

The five tracts with the highest and the lowest median household income among those mostly within Elgin and with a reliable estimate.

Tract 8519.11 $174,773
Tract 8507.11 $156,786
Tract 8519.09 $117,619
Tract 8519.13 $110,865
Tract 8519.04 $98,750
Tract 8515 $72,083
Tract 8516 $70,964
Tract 8514 $69,564
Tract 8546 $68,868
Tract 8549 $57,981

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

Every census tract in Elgin

Sort by any column; the share column is how much of each tract's land (by 2020 census blocks) lies inside Elgin.

Census tracts in or partly in Elgin, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Distance and direction from the Census Bureau's internal point of Elgin (2024 Gazetteer), which is not always its downtown

Tract 8511.0117089851101	1.2 mi east	Kane County	3,679±396	$91,466	$235,300	$1,122	100%
Tract 8511.0217089851102	1.2 mi east	Kane County	4,118±1,012	$93,266	$243,300	$1,611	100%
Tract 8513.0117089851301	2.7 mi east	Kane County	3,983±584	$74,186	$197,300	$1,305	100%
Tract 8513.0217089851302	2.6 mi east	Kane County	3,295±541	$77,045	$192,100	$1,553	100%
Tract 851417089851400	3.1 mi east	Kane County	6,729±705	$69,564	$202,700	$1,443	100%
Tract 851617089851600	2.0 mi southeast	Kane County	6,007±704	$70,964	$209,100	$899	100%
Tract 854617089854600	2.0 mi east	Kane County	4,190±619	$68,868	$281,600	$1,181	100%
Tract 850817089850800	2.9 mi northeast	Kane County	6,841±1,028	$87,247	$236,100	$1,479	99%
Tract 8519.1117089851911	1.9 mi west	Kane County	5,155±540	$174,773	$441,800	not published	92%
Tract 851017089851000	2.1 mi northeast	Kane County	6,116±797	$72,115	$173,300	$1,397	89%
Tract 8519.0917089851909	0.6 mi north	Kane County	4,271±400	$117,619	$291,000	$1,573	87%
Tract 851517089851500	2.6 mi east	Kane County	1,053±184	$72,083	$193,800	$1,125	87%
Tract 8044.0417031804404	4.2 mi east	Cook County	5,399±893	$86,546	$275,600	$1,767	85%
Tract 8044.0617031804406	3.9 mi southeast	Cook County	5,465±811	$75,305	$223,200	$1,847	83%
Tract 8519.1317089851913	2.3 mi southwest	Kane County	5,581±579	$110,865	$378,300	$1,889	82%
Tract 8519.0817089851908	1.3 mi south	Kane County	5,913±1,137	$96,433	$248,700	$1,640	79%
Tract 8044.0517031804405	4.3 mi east	Cook County	3,643±585	$76,906	$281,300	$1,169	77%
Tract 8519.1017089851910	1.7 mi northwest	Kane County	3,862±551	$89,375	$296,100	$1,273	74%
Tract 8519.0417089851904	0.9 mi west	Kane County	6,783±908	$98,750	$354,600	$1,152	69%
Tract 8507.1117089850711	4.7 mi west	Kane County	4,303±483	$156,786	$504,400	not published	59%
Tract 8044.0317031804403	4.4 mi east	Cook County	7,194±1,042	$87,445	$275,100	$1,549	55%
Tract 854917089854900	2.3 mi southeast	Kane County	5,720±796	$57,981	$259,000	$1,231	51%
Tract 8043.1317031804313	4.7 mi east	Cook County	6,563±1,230	$130,869	$332,800	$2,336	49%
Tract 8519.0717089851907	3.0 mi south	Kane County	9,048±1,277	$126,767	$338,800	$1,928	48%
Tract 8507.0917089850709	5.8 mi southwest	Kane County	4,362±448	$169,615	$454,600	not published	41%
Tract 850617089850600	3.5 mi north	Kane County	7,763±798	$100,815	$357,100	$1,752	28%
Tract 8045.1217031804512	5.5 mi east	Cook County	3,739±497	$156,106	$331,400	$2,085	22%
Tract 8519.1217089851912	3.4 mi southwest	Kane County	3,217±383	$114,773	$301,900	$1,869	17%
Tract 8045.1317031804513	5.6 mi east	Cook County	3,747±512	$123,385	$362,100	$2,100	13%
Tract 8524.0617089852406	7.4 mi southwest	Kane County	2,826±410	$163,050	$492,500	not published	9%
Tract 850517089850500	4.4 mi northeast	Kane County	4,135±503	$100,534	$301,900	$1,668	7%
Tract 8507.0717089850707	6.6 mi northwest	Kane County	8,723±809	$135,029	$400,900	$1,505	7%
Tract 8045.1417031804514	5.6 mi southeast	Cook County	5,353±1,059	$115,995	$384,400	$1,236	7%
Tract 8507.1017089850710	6.2 mi northwest	Kane County	7,116±564	$145,234	$321,400	not published	4%
Tract 8518.0117089851801	3.6 mi southeast	Kane County	8,789±702	$116,563	$323,700	$1,484	3%
Tract 8501.0317089850103	5.2 mi north	Kane County	6,378±867	$113,771	$351,100	$1,825	3%
Tract 8043.1417031804314	6.3 mi east	Cook County	1,322±229	$101,635	$315,200	not published	3%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files · Census block assignment files

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