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Elgin, IL
114,701 people, 2024 · Census GEOID 1723074 · Census profile · mayors: being verified
Overall in 2023, Elgin ranked #96 of 340 cities and 5th of 14 in its peer group, on 9 of 9 measures. Weigh the measures yourself · how ranks are made
Its peer group is Elgin and the 13 cities most like it in 2005 (size, income, poverty, industry, growth, density, place), fixed since: Joliet IL, Brockton MA, Lakewood CO, Mesquite TX, Broken Arrow OK, Lewisville TX, Rialto CA, Manchester NH, Kent WA, West Valley City UT, Sparks NV, Federal Way WA, Aurora IL · on the map, and why
| Topline | 2005–2024 | Latest rank | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Overall rankamong all cities with a score that year | #96 of 340 cities · 5th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | #20 | #24 | #31 | #52 | #110 | #89 | #68 | #94 | #129 | #43 | #109 | #153 | #136 | #41 | #68 | #28 | #47 | #75 | #96 | #60 | |
| people · size, not ranked | 103,574 | 104,583 | 105,859 | 106,920 | 107,746 | 108,388 | 109,225 | 109,710 | 110,149 | 111,059 | 111,992 | 112,265 | 112,103 | 111,490 | 110,849 | 114,645 | 114,093 | 113,392 | 113,922 | 114,701 | ||
| net movers per 100 residents · estimate · higher is better | #156 of 340 cities · 7th of 14 in its peer group | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.0 | — | -0.3 | -0.5 | -0.4 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.8 | -0.4 | -0.2 | |
| new homes per 1,000 residents · higher is better | #121 of 271 cities with data · 5th of 12 in its peer group with data | — | 11.2 | — | 3.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | — | 1.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | — | 1.2 | — | — | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.5 | |
| rent as % of income · lower is better | #27 of 340 cities · 3rd of 14 in its peer group | 19.0% | 19.7% | 18.6% | 18.8% | 18.5% | 19.0% | 18.7% | 19.6% | 19.4% | 20.2% | 21.4% | 20.4% | 17.3% | 17.5% | 16.7% | — | 17.4% | 15.8% | 20.8% | 18.8% | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #164 of 304 cities with data · 11th of 13 in its peer group with data | — | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | — | 2.6 | 5.3 | 6.1 | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #109 of 295 cities with data · 2nd of 13 in its peer group with data | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.5 | 31.6 | 34.9 | |
| jobs · size, not ranked | 57,199 | 59,405 | 60,831 | 60,456 | 55,368 | 54,873 | 57,829 | 58,430 | 57,492 | 59,021 | 60,435 | 56,861 | 54,960 | 57,068 | 56,722 | 54,228 | 54,584 | 57,339 | 57,521 | — | ||
| points ahead of the metro · higher is better | #280 of 329 cities with data · 10th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | +9.4 | +2.4 | +0.1 | -0.8 | -4.8 | -1.3 | +3.1 | +0.0 | -2.8 | +1.2 | +0.9 | -7.8 | -3.6 | +3.0 | -0.9 | +2.4 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -2.0 | — | |
| people · size, not ranked | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54,742 | 51,000 | 53,034 | 58,709 | 54,201 | 55,384 | 56,509 | 55,101 | 54,354 | — | 61,275 | 57,378 | 61,255 | 59,642 | ||
| % of workforce · lower is better | #99 of 340 cities · 8th of 14 in its peer group | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.8% | 10.9% | 10.0% | 6.4% | 5.5% | 7.0% | 7.5% | 5.2% | 4.0% | — | 5.7% | 6.8% | 5.0% | 4.0% | |
| % of promises funded · not ranked: 38 cities report | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| surplus as % of revenue · higher is better | #134 of 314 cities with data · 8th of 13 in its peer group with data | 28% | 27% | 26% | 32% | 27% | 22% | 17% | 21% | 21% | 29% | 14% | 11% | 19% | 11% | 19% | 17% | 16% | 22% | 31% | 27% | |
| dollars per resident · lower is better | #23 of 314 cities with data · 4th of 13 in its peer group with data | $1,991 | $1,955 | $1,907 | $1,708 | $1,704 | $1,500 | $1,373 | $1,324 | $1,218 | $1,219 | $1,040 | $873 | $999 | $865 | $746 | $711 | $617 | $570 | $578 | $476 |
Click a row for its source and its rank in every year. 1st is best whichever way the measure points. A rank is out of all 340 cities, or out of its peer group of 14; where some had no value that year it says “with data” and counts only those. An em dash is a year the source does not hold for Elgin. A greyed homicide figure is a year the FBI holds as a transition year for this department. What each row is, and is not, is on the main page, with a link to every source in Sources.