Island Lake vs Lakemoor

A side-by-side comparison of Island Lake and Lakemoor: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Island Lake has the higher population (8,023 vs 5,878 in Lakemoor). Island Lake has the higher median household income ($98,125 vs $96,929 in Lakemoor). Lakemoor has the higher median home value ($261,300 vs $241,900 in Island Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Island Lake	Lakemoor
Population	8,023	5,878
Median age	39.5 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$98,125	$96,929
Median home value	$241,900	$261,300
Median gross rent	$1,855	$1,711
Housing units	3,045	2,520
Homeownership rate	81.7%	60.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.6%	39.7%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Island Lake	Lakemoor
Population	8,035 → 8,023 (-0.1%)	5,756 → 5,878 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$83,292 → $98,125 (+17.8%)	$80,258 → $96,929 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$171,100 → $241,900 (+41.4%)	$182,000 → $261,300 (+43.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,388 → $1,855 (+33.6%)	$1,368 → $1,711 (+25.1%)

Island Lake

Population

8,0358,023

Median household income

$83,292$98,125

Median home value

$171,100$241,900

Median gross rent

$1,388$1,855

Lakemoor

Population

5,7565,878

Median household income

$80,258$96,929

Median home value

$182,000$261,300

Median gross rent

$1,368$1,711

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Island Lake	Lakemoor
Under 5	7.2%	9.7%
5 to 17	14.9%	14.6%
18 to 24	8.6%	6.9%
25 to 34	12.4%	14.9%
35 to 44	13.4%	12.2%
45 to 54	14.7%	14.2%
55 to 64	15.4%	17.8%
65 to 74	10.1%	6.2%
75 and over	3.2%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Island Lake	Lakemoor
White (non-Hispanic)	74.0%	76.7%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	2.7%	7.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	21.0%	13.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Island Lake	Lakemoor
No high school diploma	9.2%	6.5%
High school graduate	29.4%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	28.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Island Lake	Lakemoor
Drove alone	76.3%	81.3%
Carpooled	9.9%	1.4%
Public transit	0.1%	0.5%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.9%	15.4%
Other means	1.4%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Island Lake	Lakemoor
1-unit, detached	74.1%	50.4%
1-unit, attached	21.5%	23.1%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	20.7%
20 or more units	0.8%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Island Lake	Lakemoor
Poverty rate	6.5%	6.1%
Average household size	2.75	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	32	34
Median year structure built	1989	1997