Lake County, Illinois

54 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 711,885
Median household income: $108,917
Median home value: $326,600

Lake County is a county in Illinois with a population of 711,885. 54 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $108,917 runs above the Illinois figure of $81,702.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lake County's population grew 1.5% from 701,473 to 711,885, while its median household income rose 21.8% from $89,427 to $108,917.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 57.1% of the population. 68.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 711,885
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $108,917
Median home value: $326,600
Median gross rent: $1,434
Housing units: 270,083
Homeownership rate: 74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

701,473711,885

Median household income

$89,427$108,917

Median home value

$265,100$326,600

Median gross rent

$1,197$1,434

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	701,473	$89,427	$265,100	$1,197
2020	699,682	$92,654	$271,700	$1,216
2021	714,484	$97,127	$279,500	$1,286
2022	713,159	$104,553	$313,700	$1,382
2023	711,885	$108,917	$326,600	$1,434

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	38,458	5.4%
5 to 17	129,640	18.2%
18 to 24	72,327	10.2%
25 to 34	80,228	11.3%
35 to 44	91,348	12.8%
45 to 54	95,022	13.3%
55 to 64	96,038	13.5%
65 to 74	65,908	9.3%
75 and over	42,916	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	406,806	57.1%
Black or African American	45,108	6.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	450	0.1%
Asian	59,534	8.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	232	0.0%
Some other race	4,022	0.6%
Two or more races	21,937	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	173,796	24.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.4%

High school graduate19.7%

Some college or associate's24.0%

Bachelor's degree27.4%

Graduate or professional degree19.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	44,377	9.4%
High school graduate	92,684	19.7%
Some college or associate's	113,030	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	129,372	27.4%
Graduate or professional degree	91,997	19.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone68.0%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit2.8%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home17.3%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	245,071	68.0%
Carpooled	30,265	8.4%
Public transit	9,949	2.8%
Walked	7,301	2.0%
Bicycle	502	0.1%
Worked from home	62,393	17.3%
Other means	5,014	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	63,389	21.3%
15 to 29 min	105,202	35.3%
30 to 44 min	69,741	23.4%
45 to 59 min	29,117	9.8%
60+ min	30,653	10.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.70
Poverty rate: 8.1% (55,934 of 693,133)

	Count	Share
Family households	183,939	71.7%
Nonfamily households	72,721	28.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	256,660	95.0%
Vacant	13,423	5.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	190,963	74.4%
Renter-occupied	65,697	25.6%

1-unit, detached66.4%

1-unit, attached10.4%

2 to 4 units5.8%

5 to 19 units8.1%

20 or more units7.7%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	179,407	66.4%
1-unit, attached	27,962	10.4%
2 to 4 units	15,688	5.8%
5 to 19 units	21,817	8.1%
20 or more units	20,687	7.7%
Mobile home & other	4,522	1.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 17097
State: Illinois
Land area: 444 sq mi
Water area: 925 sq mi
Center point: 42.1860, -87.8059

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