Cary, Illinois Population History 1990 - 2017

Quick Facts

Cary, Illinois is the 1,993rd largest city in the United States as of 2017.

Cary, Illinois is a village.

Cary, Illinois is currently 2.1% smaller than it was in 2010, the year of its peak recorded population.

Cary, Illinois is growing somewhat quickly. It is growing faster than 66% of similarly sized cities since 2000.

Similarly Sized Cities In US

US Rank	Name	Population	Growth 2000-2017
1983	Franklin Park, Illinois	18,012	-7.5%
1984	Steubenville, Ohio	18,003	-9.3%
1985	Arcata, California	18,000	8.3%
1986	Dumont, New Jersey	17,998	2.8%
1987	Santa Fe Springs, California	17,980	9.2%
1988	Lenoir, North Carolina	17,943	-1.0%
1989	Gretna, Louisiana	17,935	2.2%
1990	Lackawanna, New York	17,934	-5.7%
1991	Marco Island, Florida	17,904	19.7%
1992	Mattoon, Illinois	17,886	-1.8%
1993	Cary, Illinois	17,885	14.6%
1994	Takoma Park, Maryland	17,885	3.1%
1995	Sheridan, Wyoming	17,860	12.3%
1996	Amsterdam, New York	17,844	-2.5%
1997	Safety Harbor, Florida	17,844	2.7%
1998	Terrell, Texas	17,842	29.4%
1999	Colonial Heights, Virginia	17,830	5.4%
2000	White Settlement, Texas	17,828	20.0%
2001	Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin	17,806	-3.7%
2002	Fayetteville, Georgia	17,802	56.2%
2003	Tinton Falls, New Jersey	17,789	6.3%

Similarly Sized Cities In Illinois

US Rank	Name	Population	Growth 2000-2017
1104	Oswego	34,833	150.6%
1124	Glendale Heights	34,058	6.4%
1140	Woodridge	33,598	7.9%
1145	Northbrook	33,400	-0.4%
1169	Elk Grove Village	32,776	-5.6%
1170	Pekin	32,731	-3.4%
1172	St. Charles	32,714	15.7%
1209	Danville	31,424	-8.6%
1211	Mundelein	31,385	0.8%
1227	Algonquin	31,017	33.4%
1235	Galesburg	30,769	-8.7%
1236	Gurnee	30,767	6.2%
1268	Chicago Heights	29,901	-8.7%
1270	North Chicago	29,842	-17.0%
1273	Highland Park	29,767	-1.8%
1286	Niles	29,482	-1.8%
1294	O'Fallon	29,272	31.4%
1307	Lake in the Hills	28,936	20.2%
1311	Burbank	28,793	3.1%
1315	Granite City	28,746	-9.9%
1340	Glen Ellyn	28,045	2.9%
1342	Lansing	27,962	-1.2%
1356	Oak Forest	27,685	-1.8%
1360	Round Lake Beach	27,607	5.5%
1370	Wilmette	27,418	-0.6%
1376	Huntley	27,207	337.5%
1377	West Chicago	27,182	13.8%
1392	McHenry	26,911	23.3%
1400	Alton	26,725	-12.2%
1407	East St. Louis	26,662	-15.5%
1413	New Lenox	26,575	44.6%
1414	Batavia	26,563	8.8%
1433	Vernon Hills	26,253	28.8%
1434	Kankakee	26,216	-5.1%
1447	Carbondale	25,899	-1.3%
1472	Lockport	25,434	61.9%
1481	Woodstock	25,286	24.4%
1487	Melrose Park	25,197	8.7%
1488	Belvidere	25,181	18.7%
1506	Edwardsville	24,967	11.5%
1512	Harvey	24,908	-16.8%
1522	Westmont	24,756	-0.6%
1529	Collinsville	24,703	-0.9%
1531	Homer Glen	24,591	9.5%
1533	Elmwood Park	24,537	-3.3%
1565	Freeport	24,091	-8.7%
1573	Rolling Meadows	23,988	-2.6%
1574	Zion	23,952	4.1%
1590	Maywood	23,640	-12.3%
1601	Loves Park	23,387	15.0%
1604	Blue Island	23,361	-0.4%
1618	Morton Grove	23,142	3.2%
1630	Lisle	22,912	1.3%
1635	Roselle	22,794	-2.2%
1636	Dolton	22,793	-10.9%
1641	East Peoria	22,739	0.2%
1642	Machesney Park	22,733	9.2%
1654	South Elgin	22,549	36.3%
1677	Darien	22,061	-3.9%
1679	Bloomingdale	22,016	1.1%
1680	Geneva	22,010	11.3%
1688	Villa Park	21,836	-2.2%
1701	South Holland	21,732	-2.2%
1703	Park Forest	21,682	-7.7%
1728	Crest Hill	21,175	55.2%
1736	East Moline	21,109	-1.6%
1744	Charleston	20,996	-0.7%
1750	Grayslake	20,957	11.8%
1784	Libertyville	20,490	-1.5%
1800	Mokena	20,293	37.6%
1827	Lake Zurich	19,903	7.2%
1846	Montgomery	19,701	251.5%
1856	Lake Forest	19,612	-2.7%
1863	Evergreen Park	19,542	-6.0%
1870	Matteson	19,418	48.9%
1872	Yorkville	19,388	194.3%
1892	Homewood	19,089	-2.2%
1893	Alsip	19,079	-3.1%
1900	Bellwood	19,019	-7.2%
1901	Frankfort	19,009	77.7%
1906	Deerfield	18,946	2.2%
1926	Brookfield	18,694	-1.9%
1949	Jacksonville	18,454	-7.6%
1950	Round Lake	18,444	205.9%
1952	Bourbonnais	18,420	19.9%
1957	Bensenville	18,330	-11.6%
1964	Macomb	18,267	-0.9%
1966	North Aurora	18,245	66.5%
1970	Ottawa	18,180	-2.0%
1981	Sycamore	18,022	45.0%
1983	Franklin Park	18,012	-7.5%
1992	Mattoon	17,886	-1.8%
1993	Cary	17,885	14.6%
2005	Marion	17,762	9.5%
2012	Hinsdale	17,705	1.3%
2017	Godfrey	17,650	5.0%
2043	Palos Hills	17,358	-1.7%
2053	Shorewood	17,249	112.8%
2062	Lemont	17,075	26.2%
2083	Washington	16,811	43.2%
2104	Fairview Heights	16,588	10.6%
2107	Country Club Hills	16,564	2.3%
2122	Westchester	16,461	-2.0%
2133	Bridgeview	16,335	6.4%
2139	Morton	16,301	5.4%
2153	Prospect Heights	16,180	-5.0%
2217	La Grange	15,581	0.0%
2243	Bradley	15,344	17.8%
2256	Dixon	15,202	-5.0%
2277	Mount Vernon	14,956	-8.5%
2297	Sterling	14,766	-6.5%
2304	Morris	14,651	21.8%
2307	Midlothian	14,634	2.0%
2326	Lindenhurst	14,467	12.9%
2330	Norridge	14,437	-0.8%
2349	Antioch	14,235	57.6%
2353	Chicago Ridge	14,186	0.5%
2359	Cahokia	14,151	-13.5%
2380	Beach Park	13,995	37.7%
2387	Forest Park	13,951	-10.9%
2388	Hickory Hills	13,950	0.2%
2400	Canton	13,865	-9.4%
2402	Hazel Crest	13,837	-6.6%
2406	Lincoln	13,816	-10.0%
2408	Wood Dale	13,798	1.4%
2420	Wauconda	13,737	42.2%
2455	Swansea	13,518	22.9%
2456	Richton Park	13,505	7.4%
2461	Western Springs	13,479	7.3%
2467	La Grange Park	13,433	1.1%
2472	Riverdale	13,352	-11.1%
2481	Warrenville	13,269	-0.6%
2502	Streator	13,135	-7.3%
2510	Shiloh	13,090	50.4%
2523	Glen Carbon	12,985	22.3%
2542	Herrin	12,880	12.2%
2550	Justice	12,836	5.2%
2555	Channahon	12,805	61.3%
2563	Rantoul	12,769	-1.2%
2586	Chatham	12,624	45.4%
2590	Effingham	12,589	1.6%
2595	Markham	12,538	-1.5%
2604	Lincolnwood	12,483	1.0%
2606	Winnetka	12,480	0.0%
2607	Kewanee	12,473	-3.8%
2613	Centralia	12,452	-13.4%
2620	Palos Heights	12,403	9.5%
2630	Northlake	12,364	4.0%
2719	Pontiac	11,809	-1.2%
2751	Schiller Park	11,640	-1.0%
2761	Plano	11,588	102.8%
2807	Minooka	11,307	175.3%
2810	Campton Hills	11,282	23.0%
2813	Summit	11,278	6.0%
2842	River Forest	11,132	-4.2%
2882	Crestwood	10,846	-3.6%
2886	Burr Ridge	10,818	0.4%
2917	Worth	10,661	-3.4%
2920	Taylorville	10,650	-15.8%
2934	Lyons	10,585	3.3%
2942	Fox Lake	10,554	14.3%
2951	Roscoe	10,505	65.4%
2964	Sauk Village	10,452	0.3%
2989	Waterloo	10,355	26.4%
3005	Barrington	10,297	1.0%
3012	Columbia	10,274	28.5%
3014	Wood River	10,263	-9.1%
3029	Troy	10,176	18.9%
3046	River Grove	10,093	-5.2%
3102	Peru	9,834	-0.1%
3105	Highland	9,830	15.1%
3106	Sugar Grove	9,830	139.5%
3130	Winfield	9,685	9.5%
3176	Itasca	9,416	12.6%
3179	Steger	9,411	-3.0%
3193	Flossmoor	9,332	-0.1%
3194	Bethalto	9,327	-2.5%
3205	Lynwood	9,279	16.0%
3224	Harvard	9,180	12.7%
3232	Rochelle	9,159	-5.3%
3241	LaSalle	9,120	-7.8%
3246	Monmouth	9,091	-7.3%
3258	Manteno	9,021	37.8%

Demographics

• Demographics For Cary, Illinois
  • Age
  • Education
  • Housing
  • Income
  • Race

Population History

Year	Population	Rank in US
2017	17,885	1,993
2016	17,840	1,993
2015	17,965	1,972
2014	17,991	1,950
2013	18,025	1,939
2012	18,139	1,924
2011	18,189	1,903
2010	18,271	1,875
2009	19,651	1,729
2008	19,531	1,727
2007	19,498	1,724
2006	19,374	1,710
2005	18,928	1,720
2004	18,533	1,737
2003	18,017	1,753
2002	16,975	1,846
2001	15,614	1,952
2000	15,600	1,936
1990	10,099	2,422