County profile
McHenry County, IL
United States · GDP 2024
#314 of 3,127 US counties by GDP52nd-percentile growthmore diversified than 89% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$16.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
87,684
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
8,140
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$53.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
317,751
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.9%
Median HH income
$104.8k±$2.2k
Bachelor's degree+
35.2%±1.0%
Poverty rate
6.2%±0.6%
Business applications
3,764 · 2025
Retail establishments
817
25.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1AptarGroup, Inc.Healthcare$3.8B87AHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing22%
Retail trade21%
Health care20%
Food & accommodation17%
Construction11%
Wholesale trade9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
317,751
residents · 2025 · +2.5% since 2020
Income per capita $72.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+3,769
International migration+1,655
Natural change+2,243
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$12.2B2019
$11.8B2020
$13.3B2021
$14.4B2022
$15.3B2023
$16.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$308.1k±$3.7k
Median gross rent
$1.4k/mo±$41/mo
Vacancy rate
3.1%±0.5%
Affordability
5.8× wages
Residential permits
$291.3M
1,393 units · 4.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
90.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.8k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 97Tornado 96Strong wind 85
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3882016
4082017
4262018
4382019
4462020
4922021
5642022
6172023
6632024
7022025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 1% since 20211,3742021
9002022
1,1692023
1,5652024
1,3932025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
20.5 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
0.3 km
UP
Nearest port
51.7 km
WAUKEGAN HARBOR PUBLIC DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
55.0 km
CHICAGO/ROCKFORD INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$53.5k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of McHenry?
McHenry's economy produced $16.0B in 2024, growing 4.6% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.