Lake Catherine

Population: 1,091
Median household income: $94,821
Median home value: $237,100

Lake Catherine, a community in Lake County, Illinois, has 1,091 residents. At $94,821, its median household income sits below Lake County's $108,917.

From 2019 to 2023, Lake Catherine's population declined 25.0% from 1,454 to 1,091, while its median home value rose 26.0% from $188,100 to $237,100.

The largest age group is 55 to 64, 23.4% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 91.7% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,091
Median age: 50.5 yrs
Median household income: $94,821
Median home value: $237,100
Median gross rent: $1,250
Housing units: 667
Homeownership rate: 78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.9%
Unemployment rate: 10.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4541,091

Median household income

$78,063$94,821

Median home value

$188,100$237,100

Median gross rent

$1,285$1,250

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,454	$78,063	$188,100	$1,285
2020	1,289	$78,889	$193,200	$1,295
2021	1,328	$81,364	$202,600	$958
2022	1,311	$91,667	$233,200	$1,156
2023	1,091	$94,821	$237,100	$1,250

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

Age distribution

Under 50.6%

5 to 179.4%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6423.4%

65 to 7413.2%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7	0.6%
5 to 17	103	9.4%
18 to 24	100	9.2%
25 to 34	145	13.3%
35 to 44	101	9.3%
45 to 54	140	12.8%
55 to 64	255	23.4%
65 to 74	144	13.2%
75 and over	96	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,000	91.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	13	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	65	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.6%

High school graduate33.3%

Some college or associate's37.2%

Bachelor's degree16.5%

Graduate or professional degree9.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	32	3.6%
High school graduate	293	33.3%
Some college or associate's	328	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	145	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	83	9.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone77.6%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.5%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	429	77.6%
Carpooled	42	7.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	69	12.5%
Other means	6	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	169	34.9%
15 to 29 min	47	9.7%
30 to 44 min	75	15.5%
45 to 59 min	139	28.7%
60+ min	54	11.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 7.2% (79 of 1,091)

	Count	Share
Family households	247	48.7%
Nonfamily households	260	51.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	507	76.0%
Vacant	160	24.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	397	78.3%
Renter-occupied	110	21.7%

1-unit, detached91.3%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units7.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	609	91.3%
1-unit, attached	7	1.0%
2 to 4 units	51	7.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1740988
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.91 sq mi
Water area: 0.54 sq mi
Center point: 42.4834, -88.1254