Gurnee

Population: 30,486
Median household income: $121,410
Median home value: $331,100

Located in Lake County, Illinois, Gurnee is a community with a population of 30,486. Its median household income of $121,410 runs above the Lake County figure of $108,917.

Between 2019 and 2023, Gurnee's population held roughly steady from 30,671 to 30,486, while its median home value rose 27.6% from $259,500 to $331,100.

Owners occupy 74.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 30,486
Median age: 40.4 yrs
Median household income: $121,410
Median home value: $331,100
Median gross rent: $1,594
Housing units: 12,055
Homeownership rate: 74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,67130,486

Median household income

$96,104$121,410

Median home value

$259,500$331,100

Median gross rent

$1,210$1,594

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,671	$96,104	$259,500	$1,210
2020	30,519	$100,892	$269,000	$1,252
2021	30,826	$102,140	$276,300	$1,371
2022	30,629	$112,633	$314,600	$1,535
2023	30,486	$121,410	$331,100	$1,594

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 2411.1%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5415.4%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,018	3.3%
5 to 17	5,316	17.4%
18 to 24	3,395	11.1%
25 to 34	3,679	12.1%
35 to 44	3,743	12.3%
45 to 54	4,702	15.4%
55 to 64	4,237	13.9%
65 to 74	2,953	9.7%
75 and over	1,443	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,323	60.1%
Black or African American	2,249	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.1%
Asian	3,829	12.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	108	0.4%
Two or more races	925	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,033	16.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate13.8%

Some college or associate's27.2%

Bachelor's degree33.2%

Graduate or professional degree21.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	967	4.7%
High school graduate	2,867	13.8%
Some college or associate's	5,640	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	6,881	33.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4,402	21.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone72.2%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit1.1%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.8%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,094	72.2%
Carpooled	1,306	7.8%
Public transit	190	1.1%
Walked	46	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,978	17.8%
Other means	128	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,862	20.8%
15 to 29 min	5,475	39.8%
30 to 44 min	3,081	22.4%
45 to 59 min	1,091	7.9%
60+ min	1,255	9.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 5.5% (1,675 of 30,461)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,016	68.5%
Nonfamily households	3,682	31.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,698	97.0%
Vacant	357	3.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,702	74.4%
Renter-occupied	2,996	25.6%

1-unit, detached60.1%

1-unit, attached14.6%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units9.7%

20 or more units11.8%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,249	60.1%
1-unit, attached	1,756	14.6%
2 to 4 units	456	3.8%
5 to 19 units	1,168	9.7%
20 or more units	1,419	11.8%
Mobile home & other	7	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1732018
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 42.3701, -87.9368