North Chicago vs Round Lake Beach

A side-by-side comparison of North Chicago and Round Lake Beach: population, income, housing, and more.

North Chicago and Round Lake Beach are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Chicago has the higher population (30,772 vs 27,081 in Round Lake Beach). Round Lake Beach has the higher median household income ($86,632 vs $56,815 in North Chicago). Round Lake Beach has the higher median home value ($191,200 vs $147,800 in North Chicago).

Population, income & housing

	North Chicago	Round Lake Beach
Population	30,772	27,081
Median age	23.6 yrs	34.1 yrs
Median household income	$56,815	$86,632
Median home value	$147,800	$191,200
Median gross rent	$1,392	$1,382
Housing units	8,085	8,996
Homeownership rate	33.3%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Chicago	Round Lake Beach
Population	29,971 → 30,772 (+2.7%)	27,507 → 27,081 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$43,094 → $56,815 (+31.8%)	$70,474 → $86,632 (+22.9%)
Median home value	$108,100 → $147,800 (+36.7%)	$142,900 → $191,200 (+33.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,193 → $1,392 (+16.7%)	$1,334 → $1,382 (+3.6%)

North Chicago

Population

29,97130,772

Median household income

$43,094$56,815

Median home value

$108,100$147,800

Median gross rent

$1,193$1,392

Round Lake Beach

Population

27,50727,081

Median household income

$70,474$86,632

Median home value

$142,900$191,200

Median gross rent

$1,334$1,382

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Chicago	Round Lake Beach
Under 5	5.5%	6.4%
5 to 17	12.5%	21.0%
18 to 24	37.0%	9.1%
25 to 34	18.8%	14.8%
35 to 44	8.4%	15.0%
45 to 54	5.5%	13.9%
55 to 64	5.5%	10.8%
65 to 74	4.5%	5.8%
75 and over	2.3%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Chicago	Round Lake Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	28.5%	35.5%
Black or African American	23.3%	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	4.9%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	38.6%	54.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Chicago	Round Lake Beach
No high school diploma	18.9%	23.0%
High school graduate	29.9%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Chicago	Round Lake Beach
Drove alone	45.3%	75.0%
Carpooled	9.7%	14.1%
Public transit	1.4%	3.0%
Walked	21.7%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	20.0%	6.8%
Other means	1.7%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Chicago	Round Lake Beach
1-unit, detached	36.7%	76.1%
1-unit, attached	12.4%	10.2%
2 to 4 units	22.3%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	18.9%	5.9%
20 or more units	9.3%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	North Chicago	Round Lake Beach
Poverty rate	21.9%	10.6%
Average household size	2.66	3.15
Mean commute (minutes)	17	31
Median year structure built	1972	1987