Green Oaks

Population: 4,085
Median household income: $133,472
Median home value: $653,500

Green Oaks, a community in Lake County, Illinois, has 4,085 residents. At $133,472, its median household income sits above Lake County's $108,917.

Between 2019 and 2023, Green Oaks's population grew 6.2% from 3,846 to 4,085, while its median home value rose 12.1% from $583,200 to $653,500.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 78.7% of the population. 69.2% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,085
Median age: 48.8 yrs
Median household income: $133,472
Median home value: $653,500
Median gross rent: $1,300
Housing units: 1,636
Homeownership rate: 70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 57.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,8464,085

Median household income

$165,625$133,472

Median home value

$583,200$653,500

Median gross rent

$1,200$1,300

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,846	$165,625	$583,200	$1,200
2020	3,882	$119,625	$588,000	$742
2021	4,067	$98,056	$593,400	$1,075
2022	4,096	$135,217	$649,400	$1,361
2023	4,085	$133,472	$653,500	$1,300

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 345.0%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5414.8%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over13.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	213	5.2%
5 to 17	757	18.5%
18 to 24	286	7.0%
25 to 34	205	5.0%
35 to 44	429	10.5%
45 to 54	604	14.8%
55 to 64	480	11.8%
65 to 74	560	13.7%
75 and over	551	13.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,214	78.7%
Black or African American	26	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.1%
Asian	418	10.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	14	0.3%
Two or more races	60	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	347	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.2%

High school graduate17.2%

Some college or associate's17.6%

Bachelor's degree29.6%

Graduate or professional degree28.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	204	7.2%
High school graduate	487	17.2%
Some college or associate's	499	17.6%
Bachelor's degree	838	29.6%
Graduate or professional degree	801	28.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone69.2%

Carpooled4.6%

Public transit5.2%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.9%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,105	69.2%
Carpooled	74	4.6%
Public transit	83	5.2%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	318	19.9%
Other means	17	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	463	36.2%
15 to 29 min	309	24.2%
30 to 44 min	344	26.9%
45 to 59 min	67	5.2%
60+ min	96	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 7.6% (311 of 4,085)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,005	63.6%
Nonfamily households	576	36.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,581	96.6%
Vacant	55	3.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,114	70.5%
Renter-occupied	467	29.5%

1-unit, detached68.2%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units11.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units19.8%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,115	68.2%
1-unit, attached	4	0.2%
2 to 4 units	187	11.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	324	19.8%
Mobile home & other	6	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1731446
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 3.99 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 42.3000, -87.9110