Deer Park

Population: 3,711
Median household income: $160,750
Median home value: $636,200

Deer Park is a community in Lake County, Illinois, home to 3,711 residents. At $160,750, its median household income sits above Lake County's $108,917.

From 2019 to 2023, Deer Park's population declined 4.5% from 3,884 to 3,711, while its median home value rose 15.1% from $552,800 to $636,200.

The median resident is 43.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 21.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,711
Median age: 43.7 yrs
Median household income: $160,750
Median home value: $636,200
Median gross rent: $2,389
Housing units: 1,415
Homeownership rate: 78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 71.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,8843,711

Median household income

$167,448$160,750

Median home value

$552,800$636,200

Median gross rent

$1,302$2,389

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,884	$167,448	$552,800	$1,302
2020	4,005	$161,422	$550,600	$2,337
2021	3,638	$165,625	$553,800	$2,383
2022	3,694	$172,586	$619,700	$2,362
2023	3,711	$160,750	$636,200	$2,389

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1721.9%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 345.1%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	217	5.8%
5 to 17	811	21.9%
18 to 24	203	5.5%
25 to 34	188	5.1%
35 to 44	528	14.2%
45 to 54	482	13.0%
55 to 64	545	14.7%
65 to 74	412	11.1%
75 and over	325	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,074	82.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	272	7.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	10	0.3%
Two or more races	226	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	129	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.6%

High school graduate12.1%

Some college or associate's14.4%

Bachelor's degree40.1%

Graduate or professional degree31.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	39	1.6%
High school graduate	301	12.1%
Some college or associate's	356	14.4%
Bachelor's degree	994	40.1%
Graduate or professional degree	790	31.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone53.8%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit5.8%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home33.8%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	922	53.8%
Carpooled	97	5.7%
Public transit	99	5.8%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	579	33.8%
Other means	16	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	247	21.8%
15 to 29 min	406	35.8%
30 to 44 min	239	21.1%
45 to 59 min	107	9.4%
60+ min	135	11.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.79
Poverty rate: 1.4% (51 of 3,655)

	Count	Share
Family households	957	73.0%
Nonfamily households	354	27.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,311	92.7%
Vacant	104	7.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,025	78.2%
Renter-occupied	286	21.8%

1-unit, detached69.2%

1-unit, attached4.7%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units23.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	979	69.2%
1-unit, attached	66	4.7%
2 to 4 units	19	1.3%
5 to 19 units	20	1.4%
20 or more units	331	23.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1719083
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 3.67 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 42.1663, -88.0862