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    South Elgin, IL
    Demographic Data



    South Elgin Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    South Elgin Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    24,921

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    4.4%
    5 - 17:
    18.5%
    18 - 24:
    7.8%
    25 - 34:
    12.7%
    35 - 54:
    33.1%
    55 - 64:
    11.2%
    Over 65 Years:
    12.3%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    4.1%
    4.1%
    91.7%
    91.7%
    37.7%
    37.7%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    South Elgin
    USA
    $52,103
    $52,103
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    South Elgin
    USA
    $127,203
    $127,203
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    6.4%

    Employment Industries

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    Manufacturing
    Healthcare
    Education
    Retail
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Finance
    Transportation
    Construction
    Accommodation
    Other
    Wholesale
    Administration
    Information Technology
    Public Service
    17.7%
    17.7%
    13.3%
    13.3%
    8.9%
    8.9%
    8.4%
    8.4%
    8.3%
    8.3%
    7.8%
    7.8%
    7.5%
    7.5%
    6.6%
    6.6%
    3.8%
    3.8%
    3.8%
    3.8%
    3.5%
    3.5%
    2.5%
    2.5%
    2.1%
    2.1%
    2.1%
    2.1%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    White
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Asian
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Black or African American
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    57.4%
    57.4%
    20.3%
    20.3%
    10.9%
    10.9%
    6.6%
    6.6%
    4.7%
    4.7%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    German
    Irish
    Polish
    Italian
    English
    Swedish
    Scottish
    French
    Norwegian
    Czech
    European
    Russian
    Greek
    Eastern European
    Lithuanian
    Hungarian
    Ukrainian
    Dutch
    Luxemburger
    Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac
    20.1%
    20.1%
    11.3%
    11.3%
    10.1%
    10.1%
    7.2%
    7.2%
    5.7%
    5.7%
    2.7%
    2.7%
    2.2%
    2.2%
    1.6%
    1.6%
    1.4%
    1.4%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Spanish
    Tagalog
    Langs. of India
    Urdu
    Chinese
    German/Yiddish
    Slavic languages
    Italian
    Greek
    Other Asian languages
    Laotian
    West Germanic languages
    Pacific Island languages
    Other Indo-European
    Arabic
    Polish
    Korean
    Vietnamese
    Hungarian
    74.7%
    74.7%
    13.5%
    13.5%
    1.2%
    1.2%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born South Elgin Residents

    16.7%

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