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Population (year 2000): 6,355. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,381 (+16.1% change)
Males: 3,118 (49.1%), Females: 3,237 (50.9%)
McHenry County
Zip code:
60152
Median resident age: 33.5 years
Median household income: $50,214 (year 2000)
Median house value: $140,400 (year 2000)
Races in Marengo:
- White Non-Hispanic (85.6%)
- Hispanic (13.0%)
- Other race (5.5%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (38.3%), Irish (12.6%),
Polish (12.0%), Italian (8.9%), United States (6.3%), Swedish
(5.1%).
Elevation: 837 feet
Land area: 4.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Marengo
- High school or higher: 85.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
- Unemployed: 4.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Marengo city
- Never married: 19.7%
- Now married: 61.5%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 6.2%
- Divorced: 11.0%
7.0% Foreign born (4.9% Latin America, 1.6%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,491 (+30.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Marengo:
- HARVARD COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles;
HARVARD, IL)
- MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; WOODSTOCK,
IL)
- NORTHWEST SUBURBAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 17
miles; BELVIDERE, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Marengo:
- GREATER ROCKFORD (about 34 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; ID:
RFD)
- ROCK CO (about 39 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; ID: JVL)
- CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 53 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: ORD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Marengo:
- DACY (about 11 miles; HARVARD, IL; ID: 0C0)
- POPLAR GROVE (about 17 miles; POPLAR GROVE, IL; ID:
C77)
- BIG FOOT AIRFIELD (about 19 miles; WALWORTH, WI; ID:
7V3)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Marengo:
- MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; CRYSTAL
LAKE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,707)
- ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; ELGIN, IL;
FT enrollment: 5,077)
- NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; DeKalb,
IL; FT enrollment: 19,477)
- ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; ROCKFORD, IL;
FT enrollment: 4,200)
- KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 30 miles; MALTA, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,289)
- WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; SUGAR
GROVE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,834)
- WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER COLLEGE (about 40 miles;
PALATINE, IL; FT enrollment: 8,229)
Public high school in Marengo:
- MARENGO HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 748; Location:
816 E GRANT HWY; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Marengo:
- LOCUST ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 557; Location:
539 S LOCUST ST; Grades: 05 - 08)
- HAWTHORN ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 399;
Location: 1913 HAWTHORN RD; Grades: 02 - 04)
- RILEY COMM CONS SCHOOL (Students: 336;
Location: 9406 RILEY RD; Grades: KG - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Marengo:
- ZION LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 296;
Location: 408 JACKSON ST; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Marengo:
- MARENGO P.L.D. (Operating income: $380,043;
Location: 200 S. STATE STREET; 42,037 books; 1,713 audio
materials; 1,471 video materials; 91 serial
subscriptions)
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