• Kendall County is in close proximity to Chicago and its regional assets such as interstate systems, airports, and rail

State of the County

April 23, 2013

April 23, 2013

State of the County

Kendall County Fair

Farnsworth House

Marge Cline Whitewater Course, Bicentennial Riverfront Park in Yorkville

Silver Springs State Park

Fox River

Outdoor RecreationKendall County offers some great outdoor recreation opportunities

Kendall County Forest Preserve District

Historic Courthouse

15 Forest Preserves totaling more than2,600 acres of scenic land

The Ellis House & Equestrian Center at Baker Woods Forest Preserve

The Meadowhawk LodgeAt Hoover Forest Preserve

HealthcareHealthcare

Education

Transportation

Downtown Shopping

Quality of Life

Access to quality healthcare including Rush Copley Emergency Center, Presence Health, Dreyer Medical, Kish Health, Edward Urgent Care, and John Wentworth Cancer Center

Wide variety of shopping, dining, and entertainment with unique historic downtown communities

Higher education presence with the new Waubonsee Community College Campus in Plano

Amtrak provides daily service at the Plano stop for residents to take advantage of the Carl Sandburg Route and the Illinois Zephyr route connection to the west coast

Source: U.S. Census Bureau: Decennial Census – 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010, 2012,; American Community Survey – 2012

• Kendall County has experienced remarkable growth over the last 30 years, with over 50% of its current population inhabiting Kendall County in the last 12 years.

• During the last decade, Kendall County was considered the fastest growing county in the nation with a growth rate of 110%.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey 2000, 2005, 2011

• Kendall County’s median age became younger with the housing boom in the 2000’s and remains slightly below age 35.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• Compared to surrounding counties, Kendall County has the highest percentage of the population with a bachelor’s degree, demonstrating a highly skilled workforce

Source: Tax Foundation; U.S. Census Bureau

• Kendall County’s median household income remains near the top for the Chicagoland region

• This can be viewed as a strength for Kendall County as it attracts retail development interested in locating in areas with higher disposable income

Source: U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey 2011

• When compared to the surrounding area, Kendall County residents typically travel further to work

• The median travel time to work for Kendall County residents remains slightly over 35 minutes

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Since 2009, the unemployment rate has dropped roughly half a percentage point each year.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

• At the beginning of 2010, more Kendall County residents entered the workforce and are employed.

• The employment level has climbed by 9,120 people in the last three years while unemployed persons declined by 2,805.

Source: Illinois Department of Employment Security

Source: Illinois Department of Employment Security

• Since 2010, the total number of jobs in Kendall County has reached its highest peak ever, while the number of private sector jobs has nearly reached peak level

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

While employment for Kendall County residents has shifted over the past decade, the area of Education still remains the highest, followed by Manufacturing and Professional.

Worker Commute PatternsU.S. Census 2006-2010 5-Year Survey – Released March 2013

Where do Kendall County workers live?

Kendall County 14,583 54%Kane County 3,926 15%Will County 2,271 8%LaSalle County 2,029 7%DuPage County 1,296 5%DeKalb County 1,272 5%Cook County 830 3%Grundy County 396 1%Lee County 74 0.3%Lake County 50 0.2%Other IL County 193 0.7%Out of State 138 0.5%Total 27,058

Where do Kendall County residents work?

Kendall County 14,583 28%DuPage County 13,626 26%Kane County 10,242 20%Cook County 6,429 12%Will County 4,687 9%DeKalb County 777 1%Grundy County 394 0.8%Lake County 222 0.4%LaSalle County 205 0.4%McHenry County 186 0.3%Other IL County 168 0.3%Out of State 355 0.6%Total 51,874

• 54% of Kendall County workers also live in Kendall County• 28% of Kendall County residents work in Kendall County• 67% of Kendall County residents work in DuPage, Kane, Cook, or Will

CountiesSource: Illinois Department of Employment Security; U.S. Census Bureau

Kendall Economic Development AllianceKendall County Montgomery EDCVillage of Oswego Plano EDCSandwich EDC Yorkville EDCWaubonsee C.C.

The Kendall Economic Development Alliance is made up of Kendall County, the Village of Oswego’s Economic Development Department, and the local EDC’s of Yorkville, Montgomery, Sandwich, and Plano.

Waubonsee Community College has become an important part of the group during the last year.

GRANDOPENINGS!

• The local EDC’s are constantly active in their communities to bring in new business

• These are some of the major new businesses that have either opened or have been announced in Kendall County in the past year

• Advertisement created as a collaboration between the County, the local economic development corporations, and other communities within Kendall County.

• To be published within the first Illinois Economic Development Guide, due for distribution in May

• This is a great way for Kendall County to market itself to site selectors and businesses who may be interested in pursuing an opportunity in Illinois

Kendall County is always working to upgrade and improve the County Highway System Orchard/Minkler/

Collins/GroveConnection – Preliminary Engineering (2016)

Grove Road Realignment – Construction

Grove RoadImprove from Sherrillto Route 52 – Preliminary Engineering (2014)Sherrill Road

Improve from Ashleyto O’Brien – Land Acquisition

Source: Kendall County Highway Department: 5-Year Surface Transportation Program 2013-2017

Ridge Road Connection (New Major North-South Thoroughfare) – Land Acquisition

Eldamain Road• Improve from Menard’s to

Galena – Land Acquisition• Extend from Route 34 across

Fox River to Walker – Phase II Engineering

Source: IDOT FY13 Illinois Highways Program

The Illinois Department of Transportation has several projects in Kendall County

There are four major IDOT projects in various stages

Source: Kendall Area Transit

Since 2010, Kendall Area Transit (KAT) has provided 37,527 rides for seniors and other transit-dependent individuals within Kendall County as part of Kendall County’s “dial-a-ride” para-transit service.

In January of 2013, KAT began service between the Village of Oswego ‘Park N Ride’ lot and the Aurora Transportation Center

KAT is a excellent example of public private partnership and intergovernmental cooperation with participation at the federal, state, county and municipal level

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