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Lake Forest, IL

19,416 Population
17.2 square miles 1,128.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.1 ±2.3 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 38.6 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$109,918 ±$7,583 Per capita income
  • more than double the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: $49,513 ±$260
  • more than double the amount in Illinois: $46,406 ±$212
$235,081 ±$24,243 Median household income
  • more than double the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: $90,887 ±$454
  • more than double the amount in Illinois: $83,390 ±$362

3.5% ±1.4% (637  ±251) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 11.2% 1,032,570 (±0.2% / ±15,833)
  • about one-third of the rate in Illinois: 11.8% 1,464,937 (±0.2% / ±18,161)

31.3 minutes ±5.6 (187,080  ±39,032) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 30.3 115,653,336 (±0.1 / ±501,154)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 27.8 143,793,920 (±0.1 / ±595,293)

Families

6,900 ±264 Number of households
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 3,643,783 ±5,293
  • Illinois: 5,036,449 ±8,009
2.6 ±0.1 (18,129  ±561) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 2.5 9,219,341
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,405,980

2.1% ±1.6% (80  ±62) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 4.8% 108,184 (±0.1% / ±3,055)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 4.9% 147,208 (±0.1% / ±3,564)

Housing

7,282 ±297 Number of housing units
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 3,900,420 ±495
  • Illinois: 5,457,452 ±471

$938,300 ±$36,426 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: $323,000 ±$1,010
  • more than double the amount in Illinois: $263,300 ±$797

15.6% ±4% (3,019  ±775.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 10.9% 1,009,281 (±0.1% / ±13,353.6)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Illinois: 11.1% 1,396,426 (±0.1% / ±14,640.6)

Social

98.1% ±4.6% (13,048  ±760.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 89.8% 5,823,631 (±0.3% / ±20,216.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 90.5% 7,931,250 (±0.3% / ±22,974.6)
80.5% ±4.3% (10,706  ±682.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • nearly double the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 41.6% 2,696,647 (±0.2% / ±12,947.4)
  • more than double the rate in Illinois: 37.9% 3,318,149 (±0.2% / ±14,295.2)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

10.8% ±1.9% (2,093  ±365) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 18.6% 1,744,561
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Illinois: 14.8% 1,872,449

2.7% ±0.7% (426  ±109) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 3.9% 282,963 (±0.1% / ±4,136)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 4.8% 478,196 (±0.1% / ±4,766)
426 Total veterans ±109 388 Male ±106 38 Female ±38

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