| ECONOMY | McHenry | Chicago | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 8.90% | 10.30% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | -0.48% | -0.38% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 30.14% | 28.94% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 6.50% | 9.00% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 5.00% | 5.00% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $29,002 | $25,219 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $66,088 | $45,393 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 6.11% | 17.11% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 7.10% | 10.92% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 9.63% | 10.99% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 12.63% | 15.06% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 22.66% | 18.95% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 17.67% | 10.67% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 16.97% | 9.72% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 5.76% | 4.57% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 1.35% | 1.84% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.12% | 0.16% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 13.95% | 14.34% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 17.35% | 21.14% | 20.61% |
| Service | 12.04% | 15.78% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 29.02% | 26.63% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.16% | 0.09% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 11.31% | 6.50% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 16.18% | 15.53% | 14.05% |
