Mchenry, IL
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mchenry, IL: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 56,812. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet MCHENRY-IL · Mchenry, IL 2 ZIPs · 56,812 pop · #5362/25278 · McHenry County
INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID
- INC-HIGH $94,787
- RANK-UPPER #5362/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Wonder Lake
- BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
- OWN-MID 81% owners
- POP-SMALL 56,812
- SPREAD-TIGHT 60050→60051
- HOME-MID $271,050
Nearest income peer: Wonder Lake, IL ( $1,390 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Mchenry
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Mchenry on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Harvard · lowest
Harvard · lowest
$68,633 median HH income
- Huntley · near
Huntley · near
$89,735 median HH income
- Woodstock · near
Woodstock · near
$91,062 median HH income
- Wonder Lake · near
Wonder Lake · near
$93,397 median HH income
- Mchenry · this city
Mchenry · this city
$94,787 median HH income
- Marengo · near
Marengo · near
$98,451 median HH income
- Crystal Lake · highest
Crystal Lake · highest
$134,196 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Mchenry, IL sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 21%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 56,812
- city population (Census)
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $94,787
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
High-income footprint on only 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $94,787 and home value $271,050 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 27.8%.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Mchenry as a pure owner town.
Within Illinois, Mascoutah is the closest lower-income city and Seneca the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Mchenry.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Mchenry differ
The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Mchenry: $88,812 in ZIP 60050 to $100,762 in 60051. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.1×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.1×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 2.2 points
60050 to 60051
60050 to 60051
60050 to 60051
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lead ZIP 60050 skews compact Mchenry
In this 2-ZIP cluster, 60050 covers about 56% of Mchenry's 56,812 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Mchenry
Citywide ZBP: 1,351 establishments, 19,531 employees , annual payroll $1,064,312k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 60050 (903 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (206) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .
ZIP Codes in Mchenry, IL
These ZIP codes sit in McHenry County, which covers 19 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Mchenry. See the McHenry County roll-up →
Mchenry sits in the lower half of McHenry County on income: Crystal Lake, Algonquin and Lake In The Hills report more, Woodstock, Huntley and Harvard report less. Crystal Lake marks the far end of that range at $134,196, 42% above Mchenry.
Side-by-side: Compare 60050 vs 60051 →
Mchenry roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Mchenry, .