Gages Lake

Population: 10,706
Median household income: $105,114
Median home value: $291,200

Located in Lake County, Illinois, Gages Lake is a community with a population of 10,706. Its median household income of $105,114 runs in line with the Lake County figure of $108,917.

Between 2019 and 2023, Gages Lake's population grew 5.4% from 10,161 to 10,706, while its median home value rose 25.6% from $231,800 to $291,200.

Owners occupy 83.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,706
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $105,114
Median home value: $291,200
Median gross rent: $1,741
Housing units: 4,206
Homeownership rate: 83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,16110,706

Median household income

$96,123$105,114

Median home value

$231,800$291,200

Median gross rent

$1,449$1,741

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,161	$96,123	$231,800	$1,449
2020	9,939	$93,837	$242,700	$1,476
2021	10,445	$98,009	$246,200	$1,541
2022	10,897	$104,273	$276,200	$1,743
2023	10,706	$105,114	$291,200	$1,741

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6418.3%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	617	5.8%
5 to 17	1,736	16.2%
18 to 24	897	8.4%
25 to 34	1,470	13.7%
35 to 44	1,143	10.7%
45 to 54	1,422	13.3%
55 to 64	1,962	18.3%
65 to 74	979	9.1%
75 and over	480	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,517	70.2%
Black or African American	753	7.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	617	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	11	0.1%
Two or more races	639	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,169	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate23.0%

Some college or associate's31.2%

Bachelor's degree26.9%

Graduate or professional degree13.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	399	5.4%
High school graduate	1,714	23.0%
Some college or associate's	2,323	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	2,005	26.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,015	13.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone68.7%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit2.3%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.7%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,002	68.7%
Carpooled	356	6.1%
Public transit	134	2.3%
Walked	164	2.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,148	19.7%
Other means	24	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,087	23.2%
15 to 29 min	1,791	38.3%
30 to 44 min	1,138	24.3%
45 to 59 min	394	8.4%
60+ min	270	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 5.2% (553 of 10,702)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,997	74.0%
Nonfamily households	1,052	26.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,049	96.3%
Vacant	157	3.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,377	83.4%
Renter-occupied	672	16.6%

1-unit, detached77.6%

1-unit, attached10.7%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units7.1%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,262	77.6%
1-unit, attached	451	10.7%
2 to 4 units	98	2.3%
5 to 19 units	85	2.0%
20 or more units	298	7.1%
Mobile home & other	12	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1728248
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.98 sq mi
Water area: 0.19 sq mi
Center point: 42.3516, -87.9824