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Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL

139,480 Population
77.2 square miles 1,807.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.4 ±1.8 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Illinois: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$30,436 ±$2,371 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Illinois: $46,937 ±$406
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$62,846 ±$6,627 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Illinois: $83,211 ±$898
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

16.2% ±2.5% (22,210  ±3,492) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Illinois: 11.6% 1,438,470 (±0.3% / ±31,443)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

26.7 minutes ±0.8 (1,623,595  ±65,885) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little less than the figure in Illinois: 27.8 143,793,920 (±0.1 / ±595,293)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

51,126 ±2,643 Number of households
  • Illinois: 5,105,448 ±12,305
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0.2 (137,062  ±2,447) 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

7.6% ±3.5% (2,599  ±1,209) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 4.6% 138,998 (±0.2% / ±6,570)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

52,920 ±2,695 Number of housing units
  • Illinois: 5,482,133 ±1,080
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$227,200 ±$9,817 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Illinois: $280,700 ±$1,768
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

7.6% ±1.9% (10,411  ±2,583.2) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Illinois: 10.2% 1,289,197 (±0.3% / ±31,884.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

74.3% ±4.9% (69,146  ±5,077.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 90.7% 8,028,089 (±0.5% / ±45,818.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
17.3% ±2.3% (16,115  ±2,220.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 39.2% 3,471,705 (±0.3% / ±28,867)
  • about half the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

47.3% ±1.9% (62,283  ±2,532.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about double the rate in Illinois: 24.1% 2,886,369 (±0.1% / ±15,830.2)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

24.9% ±3% (34,726  ±4,167) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 15.4% 1,957,482
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4% ±1.1% (4,373  ±1,173) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 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)
4,373 Total veterans ±1,173 4,047 Male ±1,132 326 Female ±251

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