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Lake County, IL

718,604 Population
443.7 square miles 1,619.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$57,921 ±$1,768 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $46,937 ±$406
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$107,758 ±$4,010 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Illinois: $83,211 ±$898
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

7.8% ±0.9% (54,536  ±6,333) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Illinois: 11.6% 1,438,470 (±0.3% / ±31,443)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

28.8 minutes ±0.7 (8,713,940  ±278,613) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 28.3 154,658,770 (±0.2 / ±1,330,777)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

261,032 ±2,376 Number of households
  • Illinois: 5,105,448 ±12,305
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0 (698,296  ±234) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.4 12,417,746
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.4% ±1.2% (8,737  ±1,964) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 4.6% 138,998 (±0.2% / ±6,570)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

271,862 ±97 Number of housing units
  • Illinois: 5,482,133 ±1,080
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$368,400 ±$8,333 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Illinois: $280,700 ±$1,768
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.1% ±0.9% (64,813  ±6,283.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 10.2% 1,289,197 (±0.3% / ±31,884.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90.5% ±2.2% (437,189  ±10,682.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 90.7% 8,028,089 (±0.5% / ±45,818.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
49.1% ±1.4% (237,196  ±6,997.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 39.2% 3,471,705 (±0.3% / ±28,867)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

31.8% ±1.2% (216,530  ±8,170) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Illinois: 24.5% 2,953,673 (±0.3% / ±32,334.2)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

19.8% (142,301  ±6,916) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Illinois: 15.4% 1,957,482
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3.8% ±0.4% (20,925  ±2,092) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 4.5% 452,391 (±0.1% / ±11,018)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
20,925 Total veterans ±2,092 18,774 Male ±2,022 2,151 Female ±605

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