Beach Park

Population: 13,988
Median household income: $83,069
Median home value: $223,600

Located in Lake County, Illinois, Beach Park is a community with a population of 13,988. The median household income of $83,069 is below the Lake County median ($108,917).

Between 2019 and 2023, Beach Park's population grew 6.1% from 13,181 to 13,988, while its median home value rose 48.2% from $150,900 to $223,600.

67.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1987.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,988
Median age: 36.2 yrs
Median household income: $83,069
Median home value: $223,600
Median gross rent: $1,235
Housing units: 4,880
Homeownership rate: 84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
Unemployment rate: 8.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,18113,988

Median household income

$71,867$83,069

Median home value

$150,900$223,600

Median gross rent

$1,482$1,235

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,181	$71,867	$150,900	$1,482
2020	13,433	$71,250	$156,800	$1,179
2021	13,634	$75,968	$173,700	$996
2022	13,995	$79,402	$205,300	$1,189
2023	13,988	$83,069	$223,600	$1,235

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 2411.7%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 447.0%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	930	6.6%
5 to 17	2,450	17.5%
18 to 24	1,639	11.7%
25 to 34	1,772	12.7%
35 to 44	975	7.0%
45 to 54	1,852	13.2%
55 to 64	2,133	15.2%
65 to 74	1,067	7.6%
75 and over	1,170	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,446	31.8%
Black or African American	1,755	12.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	598	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	23	0.2%
Two or more races	141	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,025	50.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.3%

High school graduate30.8%

Some college or associate's34.4%

Bachelor's degree9.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,735	19.3%
High school graduate	2,760	30.8%
Some college or associate's	3,083	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	865	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	526	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone77.2%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.4%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,798	77.2%
Carpooled	656	10.6%
Public transit	40	0.6%
Walked	15	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	648	10.4%
Other means	57	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,165	20.9%
15 to 29 min	2,553	45.9%
30 to 44 min	963	17.3%
45 to 59 min	485	8.7%
60+ min	400	7.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.93
Poverty rate: 11.8% (1,646 of 13,988)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,565	74.7%
Nonfamily households	1,206	25.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,771	97.8%
Vacant	109	2.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,021	84.3%
Renter-occupied	750	15.7%

1-unit, detached67.9%

1-unit, attached14.5%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,315	67.9%
1-unit, attached	706	14.5%
2 to 4 units	134	2.7%
5 to 19 units	29	0.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	696	14.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1704303
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 7.08 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.4423, -87.8754