Grayslake

Population: 20,707
Median household income: $113,697
Median home value: $293,900

Grayslake, a community in Lake County, Illinois, has 20,707 residents. At $113,697, its median household income sits above Lake County's $108,917.

Between 2019 and 2023, Grayslake's population held roughly steady from 20,720 to 20,707, while its median home value rose 24.9% from $235,400 to $293,900.

Owners occupy 76.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 35.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,707
Median age: 35.9 yrs
Median household income: $113,697
Median home value: $293,900
Median gross rent: $1,434
Housing units: 8,268
Homeownership rate: 76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 59.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,72020,707

Median household income

$97,265$113,697

Median home value

$235,400$293,900

Median gross rent

$1,160$1,434

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,720	$97,265	$235,400	$1,160
2020	20,482	$99,583	$241,800	$1,153
2021	20,827	$109,975	$247,900	$1,276
2022	20,801	$110,662	$278,600	$1,389
2023	20,707	$113,697	$293,900	$1,434

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 2411.0%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,394	6.7%
5 to 17	3,441	16.6%
18 to 24	2,273	11.0%
25 to 34	3,025	14.6%
35 to 44	2,793	13.5%
45 to 54	2,463	11.9%
55 to 64	2,765	13.4%
65 to 74	1,565	7.6%
75 and over	988	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,515	70.1%
Black or African American	1,773	8.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.1%
Asian	800	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	20	0.1%
Two or more races	1,032	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,551	12.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.8%

High school graduate11.2%

Some college or associate's26.8%

Bachelor's degree36.8%

Graduate or professional degree22.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	387	2.8%
High school graduate	1,518	11.2%
Some college or associate's	3,651	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	5,006	36.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3,037	22.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone70.2%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit2.2%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.3%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,156	70.2%
Carpooled	1,004	8.6%
Public transit	251	2.2%
Walked	90	0.8%
Bicycle	5	0.0%
Worked from home	2,012	17.3%
Other means	97	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,984	20.7%
15 to 29 min	3,790	39.5%
30 to 44 min	2,304	24.0%
45 to 59 min	777	8.1%
60+ min	748	7.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 5.6% (1,152 of 20,643)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,414	68.2%
Nonfamily households	2,525	31.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,939	96.0%
Vacant	329	4.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,056	76.3%
Renter-occupied	1,883	23.7%

1-unit, detached56.7%

1-unit, attached21.5%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units12.7%

20 or more units6.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,684	56.7%
1-unit, attached	1,774	21.5%
2 to 4 units	258	3.1%
5 to 19 units	1,051	12.7%
20 or more units	501	6.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1731121
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.22 sq mi
Center point: 42.3408, -88.0336