Fox Lake

Population: 10,872
Median household income: $69,896
Median home value: $219,300

Fox Lake is a community in Lake County, Illinois, home to 10,872 residents. At $69,896, its median household income sits below Lake County's $108,917.

From 2019 to 2023, Fox Lake's population grew 1.4% from 10,721 to 10,872, while its median home value rose 36.1% from $161,100 to $219,300.

The largest age group is 55 to 64, 15.7% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 76.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,872
Median age: 43.3 yrs
Median household income: $69,896
Median home value: $219,300
Median gross rent: $1,059
Housing units: 5,692
Homeownership rate: 66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,72110,872

Median household income

$60,230$69,896

Median home value

$161,100$219,300

Median gross rent

$1,058$1,059

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,721	$60,230	$161,100	$1,058
2020	10,739	$62,615	$174,100	$1,079
2021	10,945	$64,221	$187,300	$1,049
2022	10,798	$65,528	$211,200	$1,041
2023	10,872	$69,896	$219,300	$1,059

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

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1712.0%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	405	3.7%
5 to 17	1,308	12.0%
18 to 24	1,051	9.7%
25 to 34	1,390	12.8%
35 to 44	1,474	13.6%
45 to 54	1,152	10.6%
55 to 64	1,708	15.7%
65 to 74	1,339	12.3%
75 and over	1,045	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,305	76.4%
Black or African American	439	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	44	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	14	0.1%
Some other race	29	0.3%
Two or more races	235	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,806	16.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate34.7%

Some college or associate's34.1%

Bachelor's degree15.8%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	650	8.0%
High school graduate	2,810	34.7%
Some college or associate's	2,763	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,283	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	602	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone72.5%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit2.1%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.3%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,017	72.5%
Carpooled	549	9.9%
Public transit	118	2.1%
Walked	79	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	627	11.3%
Other means	154	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	890	18.1%
15 to 29 min	1,012	20.6%
30 to 44 min	1,523	31.0%
45 to 59 min	784	15.9%
60+ min	708	14.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 12.6% (1,363 of 10,810)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,837	55.2%
Nonfamily households	2,298	44.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,135	90.2%
Vacant	557	9.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,399	66.2%
Renter-occupied	1,736	33.8%

1-unit, detached47.9%

1-unit, attached20.0%

2 to 4 units8.2%

5 to 19 units16.4%

20 or more units7.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,724	47.9%
1-unit, attached	1,141	20.0%
2 to 4 units	466	8.2%
5 to 19 units	933	16.4%
20 or more units	428	7.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1727442
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 7.83 sq mi
Water area: 1.6 sq mi
Center point: 42.4282, -88.1839