Channel Lake

Population: 1,988
Median household income: $63,958
Median home value: $210,400

Channel Lake is a community in Lake County, Illinois, home to 1,988 residents. Its median household income of $63,958 runs below the Lake County figure of $108,917.

Between 2019 and 2023, Channel Lake's population grew 19.7% from 1,661 to 1,988, while its median home value rose 21.0% from $173,900 to $210,400.

The median resident is 34.8 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 19.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,988
Median age: 34.8 yrs
Median household income: $63,958
Median home value: $210,400
Median gross rent: $1,526
Housing units: 853
Homeownership rate: 78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6611,988

Median household income

$49,926$63,958

Median home value

$173,900$210,400

Median gross rent

$1,106$1,526

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,661	$49,926	$173,900	$1,106
2020	1,784	$51,875	$171,700	$1,308
2021	1,742	$53,969	$166,900	$1,305
2022	1,784	$57,930	$199,500	$1,462
2023	1,988	$63,958	$210,400	$1,526

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

Age distribution

Under 512.3%

5 to 1714.6%

18 to 243.8%

25 to 3419.8%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 546.5%

55 to 6417.5%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	245	12.3%
5 to 17	290	14.6%
18 to 24	76	3.8%
25 to 34	393	19.8%
35 to 44	229	11.5%
45 to 54	129	6.5%
55 to 64	347	17.5%
65 to 74	196	9.9%
75 and over	83	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,728	86.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	12	0.6%
Two or more races	157	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	91	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.2%

High school graduate38.9%

Some college or associate's36.0%

Bachelor's degree16.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	71	5.2%
High school graduate	536	38.9%
Some college or associate's	496	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	230	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	44	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone75.2%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	659	75.2%
Carpooled	78	8.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	127	14.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	194	25.9%
15 to 29 min	131	17.5%
30 to 44 min	275	36.7%
45 to 59 min	38	5.1%
60+ min	111	14.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 19.4% (385 of 1,988)

	Count	Share
Family households	509	64.8%
Nonfamily households	276	35.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	785	92.0%
Vacant	68	8.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	618	78.7%
Renter-occupied	167	21.3%

1-unit, detached98.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	840	98.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1712489
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.8 sq mi
Water area: 0.6 sq mi
Center point: 42.4827, -88.1471