Deerfield

Population: 19,185
Median household income: $189,705
Median home value: $608,600

Deerfield is a community in Lake County, Illinois, home to 19,185 residents. The median household income of $189,705 is above the Lake County median ($108,917).

From 2019 to 2023, Deerfield's population held roughly steady from 19,006 to 19,185, while its median home value rose 17.4% from $518,500 to $608,600.

2.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.57 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,185
Median age: 44.5 yrs
Median household income: $189,705
Median home value: $608,600
Median gross rent: $2,345
Housing units: 7,705
Homeownership rate: 83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 82.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,00619,185

Median household income

$153,431$189,705

Median home value

$518,500$608,600

Median gross rent

$1,875$2,345

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,006	$153,431	$518,500	$1,875
2020	19,030	$162,064	$521,100	$1,889
2021	19,228	$168,568	$529,600	$2,028
2022	19,173	$185,762	$594,000	$2,225
2023	19,185	$189,705	$608,600	$2,345

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 347.5%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5416.0%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	837	4.4%
5 to 17	3,822	19.9%
18 to 24	1,281	6.7%
25 to 34	1,443	7.5%
35 to 44	2,383	12.4%
45 to 54	3,068	16.0%
55 to 64	2,973	15.5%
65 to 74	1,794	9.4%
75 and over	1,584	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,640	86.7%
Black or African American	52	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.0%
Asian	1,116	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	63	0.3%
Two or more races	358	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	951	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.3%

High school graduate3.8%

Some college or associate's12.1%

Bachelor's degree41.6%

Graduate or professional degree41.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	177	1.3%
High school graduate	505	3.8%
Some college or associate's	1,609	12.1%
Bachelor's degree	5,509	41.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5,445	41.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone62.4%

Carpooled3.8%

Public transit7.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home25.2%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,222	62.4%
Carpooled	382	3.8%
Public transit	699	7.0%
Walked	75	0.8%
Bicycle	7	0.1%
Worked from home	2,511	25.2%
Other means	73	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,715	23.0%
15 to 29 min	2,613	35.0%
30 to 44 min	1,596	21.4%
45 to 59 min	642	8.6%
60+ min	892	12.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 2.5% (468 of 19,094)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,621	75.5%
Nonfamily households	1,822	24.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,443	96.6%
Vacant	262	3.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,199	83.3%
Renter-occupied	1,244	16.7%

1-unit, detached76.8%

1-unit, attached3.6%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units13.7%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,919	76.8%
1-unit, attached	277	3.6%
2 to 4 units	181	2.3%
5 to 19 units	257	3.3%
20 or more units	1,055	13.7%
Mobile home & other	16	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1718992
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 5.54 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 42.1661, -87.8525