Elgin, IL

Elgin, IL: Marketing for Dental & Medical Practices

Public data on Elgin, and what we would do first for a practice there because of it.

115,476residents (2025 estimate)
96NPI-registered dentists
$90,282median household income
Residents

Elgin at a glance

Furthest from the US: share of residents who speak Spanish at home (39.8% against 13.6%), then share with a bachelor's degree or higher (27.0% against 35.7%).

  • Residents, July 2025 estimate115,476Up 0.6% from the April 2020 base of 114,819
  • Median household income$90,282Above both Illinois ($83,390) and the US ($80,734)
  • Median age36.7Below both Illinois (39.0) and the US (38.9)
  • Residents 65 and older13.5%Well below both Illinois (17.0%) and the US (17.2%)
  • Bachelor's degree or higher (residents 25+)27.0%Well below both Illinois (37.9%) and the US (35.7%)
  • Speak Spanish at home (residents 5+)39.8%Well above both Illinois (14.0%) and the US (13.6%)

The share who speak Spanish at home is where Elgin and Hoffman Estates (9 miles apart) differ most: 39.8% against 13.3%, then the share with a bachelor's degree or higher (27.0% against 48.5%).

Local context

Local healthcare landscape in Elgin

Advocate Sherman Hospital describes itself as a nonprofit, acute care community hospital in Elgin that has provided health care to Chicago's northwest suburbs since 1888, and it lists its address as 1425 N. Randall Road. Saint Joseph Hospital, at 77 N. Airlite Street, was founded in 1902 and describes itself as located in Elgin and dedicated to providing specialized and emergency care around the clock to the Fox River Valley community. On the city side, Elgin's historic preservation page says efforts began in the early 1980s as a grassroots movement by residents of an eastside neighborhood known as the Gifford Park Neighborhood. The city's historic districts page lists the Spring / Douglas, Elgin National Watch Factory and D.C. Cook / Lovell Area historic districts, and its Neighborhood Officer Program assigns officers to designated areas that include Belmont, Buena Vista and Preston.

Neighborhoods and areas

  • Gifford Park
  • Spring / Douglas
  • Elgin National Watch Factory
  • D.C. Cook / Lovell Area
  • Belmont
  • Buena Vista
  • Preston

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Providers

Who practices in Elgin

NPI-registered providers with a practice address in Elgin, by primary specialty (people, not offices). Per resident, Elgin is furthest above the US among podiatrists (2.3 times the US rate) and lowest among plastic surgeons (none registered).

SpecialtyIn ElginResidents per providerUSAgainst the US
Dentists961 per 1,2031 per 1,340Above
Chiropractors341 per 3,3961 per 3,311Close
Dermatologists111 per 10,4981 per 17,857Well above
Physical therapists881 per 1,3121 per 1,181Below
Optometrists141 per 8,2481 per 5,291Well below
Podiatrists181 per 6,4151 per 14,706Well above
Plastic surgeons0–1 per 58,824Well below
Employers

Private-sector health care employers in Kane County, 2024

2024 annual averages for the whole county. Offices of other health practitioners are 37.1% of them, well above the US share of 27.8%.

  • Ambulatory health care establishments770Average employment 8,324
  • Offices of physicians191
  • Offices of dentists187
  • Offices of other health practitioners286
Our plan

What we'd prioritize for a Elgin practice

Chosen by fixed rules from the figures above.

  1. Room to stand out for plastic surgeons

    No NPI-registered plastic surgeons list a practice address in Elgin (nationally there is one for every 58,824 residents). Fewer local competitors in search for a plastic surgeon. See our marketing for plastic surgeons.

  2. Spanish-language service pages

    39.8% of Elgin residents speak Spanish at home (US 13.6%). Main service pages, forms and review requests get a Spanish version on the website.

  3. A crowded field for podiatrists

    2.3 times the US number of NPI-registered podiatrists per resident (one per 6,415 residents). A podiatrist here needs a clear focus and real reviews: see our marketing for podiatrists.

  4. Stand out among the dental offices nearby

    Dentist offices make up 24.3% of the private-sector ambulatory health care establishments in Kane County, against 18.5% nationally. A dental practice here needs one thing it is known for. See our dental practice marketing.

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Sources

Provider counts use each NPI record’s practice ZIP code, split between places by where the ZIP’s 2020 census residents live.

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