Kendall County, IL

Welcome to Kendall County.

Kendall County has a population of 132.8 thousand and a total area (land and water combined) of 322.2 square miles.

Total GDP for the county increased 24%, in the five years ending in 2022, to reach $4.4 billion.

Between 2000 and 2024 presidential elections, Kendall County voted four out of six times for Republicans and two times for Democrats.

The largest city in the county is Oswego.

🔵 Democrat 🔴 Republican

Election Year Candidates (Party)*	Votes (% Total)		Landslide Scale**
	🔵	🔴
2000 🔴George W. Bush 🔵Al Gore	37.09%	60.12%	++
2004 🔴George W. Bush 🔵John Kerry	38.19%	61.03%	++
2008 🔵Barack Obama 🔴John McCain	53.06%	45.85%	+
2012 🔵Barack Obama 🔴Mitt Romney	47.51%	50.84%	+
2016 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Hillary Clinton	46.56%	46.7%	+
2020 🔵Joe Biden 🔴Donald Trump	51.85%	46.1%	+
2024 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Kamala Harris
Notes: Presidential Tickets 2000 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D) Al Gore & Joe Lieberman 2004 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D)John Kerry & John Edwards 2008 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) John McCain & Sarah Palin 2012 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan 2016 (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence; (D) Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine 2020 (D) Joe Biden & Kamala Harris; (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence 2024 (R) Donald Trump & JD Vance; (D) Kamala Harris & Tim Waltz *Landslide Scale (county) + Victory margin was less than 20 percent ++ Victory margin was between 20 to 49 percentage points of more votes +++ Victory margin was more than half but below three quarters ++++ Victory margin was three quarters or more

Key Industry	As % County GDP	GDP Growth*
County GDP¹	100%	24%

Government Enterprises	14%	19%
Private Industries	86%	25%
Agriculture	1%	0%
Mining	<1%	0%
Utilities	9%	0%
Construction	6%	25%
Manufacturing	13%	15%
– Durable	7%	6%
– Nondurable	6%	29%
Trade	<1%	0%
– Wholesale	<1%	0%
– Retail	9%	49%
Transportation	5%	56%
Information	1%	127%
Finance & Insurance	3%	23%
Real Estate	19%	0%
Professional & Business Services	6%	18%
Educational Services	1%	41%
Healthcare & Social Services	3%	19%
Arts, Recreation & Entertainment	1%	50%
Accommodation & Food Services	3%	32%
Other Services²	3%	35%
Notes: *Growth rates are based on most recent five-year value available and are updated dynamically ^1. All industry total. ^2. Includes various repairs, maintenance, personal care, religious organizations, social and professional organizations etc.

	Total*	Vibrancy Indicator (1-100)**
🚙 Automobile Dealers	9	67
🪑 Furniture & Home Furnishings	3	32
📺 Electronics & Appliance	4	52
🛒 Grocery Stores	21	80
🍾 Beer, Wine & Liquor Stores	16	82
⚕️ Health & Personal Care	25	81
⛽ Gasoline Stations	27	81
👕 Clothing Stores	16	70
👠 Shoe Stores	5	55
🧳 Luggage, Leather Goods & Jewelry
🏸 Sporting Goods
📚 Book Stores & News Dealers
🏬 Department Stores	23	86
💐 Florists	3	56
🎁 Gift, Novelty & Souvenir Shops
🐕 Pet & Pet Supplies	6	66
🍺 Bars & Taverns	13	78
🍽️ Full-service restaurants	78	87
🍔 Limited-service restaurants	105	88
🏠 Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers	47	81
🛏️ Traveler Accommodation	6	56
Notes: * Total counts of establishments are places of business. ** Vibrancy score is based on comparisons of relevant establishments per square mile of land area among all counties and county equivalents in the United States; A score of 100 means the county is in the top one percentile.

Household Income by Distribution
	As % County’s Total Household Income	Average Household Income	Maximum Household Income
Top 5%¹	18%	$312,800	N/A
Top 20%	47%	$198,600	$205,900
Next highest 20%	25%	$105,900	$131,700
Middle 20%	16%	$65,900	$81,800
Second lowest 20%	9%	$39,800	$51,900
Bottom 20%	3%	$14,800	$28,500
Notes: ^1. Households with aggregate income above 95% of all households in the county

		% Total Households	Average Household Income*
Wages & Salaries		73%	$86,500
Self-Employment		8%	$32,300
Investment Income¹		15%	$19,400
Social Security		34%	$22,400
Supplemental Security		6%	$11,000
Public Assistance		3%	Below $10,000
Retirement		24%	$28,800
Notes: * Calculation based on households claim to have specific source of income; Households may have more than one source of income ¹Includes interest, dividends, and net rental income

	Under 25*	Age 25 to 49*	Age 50 to 64*	Age 65 & Older*
Below $25K	<1%	2%	2%	3%
$25K – $49K	<1%	2%	2%	4%
$50K – $99K	<1%	12%	11%	7%
$100K – $199K	<1%	17%	19%	4%
$200K & more	<1%	5%	7%	2%
Notes: * Age of heads of households

Median Earnings by Worker Characteristics

Race/Ethnicity	Male	Female
Non-Hispanic White	$52,200	$33,900
African-American	$36,500	$26,100
Hispanic	$35,700	$27,600
Asian	$19,300	$37,900

Level of Education	Male	Female
Below Highschool	$31,900	$20,300
Highschool & GED	$49,500	$28,100
Some College to Associate’s	$57,100	$35,800
College/Bachelor’s Degree	$75,000	$55,500
Graduate Degree	$93,700	$72,400

Occupation	Male	Female
White-Collar¹	$72,000	$52,600
STEM²	$82,200	$34,900
Gray-Collar³	$75,700	$73,800
Pink-Collar⁴	$12,800	$18,500
Sales⁵	$46,800	$23,700
Blue-Collar⁶	$47,500	$30,500
Notes: ^1. Management, business, science, and arts occupations ^2. Computer, engineering, and science occupations ^3. Protective service occupations including firefighters and law enforcement ^4. Personal care and service occupations ^5. Sales and sales related ^6.Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

Disaster Category	Natural Hazard Risk Rating	Annual Loss Per Capita
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Notes: Locations with insufficient data or not rated are left blank. +: Very low to Relatively low risk ratings ++: Relatively moderate +++: Relatively high ++++: Very high $: Expected per capita annual loss from the natural disaster is below $100 $$: $100-499 $$$: $500-999 $$$$: $1,000 and more

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