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.

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.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

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×

60050 to 60051

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.1×

60050 to 60051

Poverty-rate spread
2.2 points

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 .

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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 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
60050 31,620 $88,812 903 436
60051 25,192 $100,762 448 304

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, .