Lake Zurich

Population: 19,727
Median household income: $139,959
Median home value: $418,300

Located in Lake County, Illinois, Lake Zurich is a community with a population of 19,727. At $139,959, its median household income sits above Lake County's $108,917.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lake Zurich's population held roughly steady from 19,915 to 19,727, while its median home value rose 24.0% from $337,300 to $418,300.

61.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 80.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,727
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $139,959
Median home value: $418,300
Median gross rent: $1,782
Housing units: 7,621
Homeownership rate: 80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 61.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,91519,727

Median household income

$119,349$139,959

Median home value

$337,300$418,300

Median gross rent

$1,562$1,782

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,915	$119,349	$337,300	$1,562
2020	19,912	$113,467	$341,900	$1,618
2021	19,807	$118,139	$351,600	$1,673
2022	19,749	$135,211	$396,200	$1,693
2023	19,727	$139,959	$418,300	$1,782

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5416.2%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,061	5.4%
5 to 17	3,456	17.5%
18 to 24	1,647	8.3%
25 to 34	2,076	10.5%
35 to 44	2,784	14.1%
45 to 54	3,196	16.2%
55 to 64	2,891	14.7%
65 to 74	1,734	8.8%
75 and over	882	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,350	82.9%
Black or African American	42	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.0%
Asian	1,838	9.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	69	0.3%
Two or more races	666	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	756	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.8%

High school graduate12.2%

Some college or associate's23.8%

Bachelor's degree37.3%

Graduate or professional degree23.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	378	2.8%
High school graduate	1,656	12.2%
Some college or associate's	3,232	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	5,054	37.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3,243	23.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone73.2%

Carpooled3.8%

Public transit2.7%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.5%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,967	73.2%
Carpooled	410	3.8%
Public transit	291	2.7%
Walked	102	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,015	18.5%
Other means	93	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,769	20.0%
15 to 29 min	2,603	29.4%
30 to 44 min	2,880	32.5%
45 to 59 min	836	9.4%
60+ min	775	8.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.66
Poverty rate: 2.8% (537 of 19,493)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,645	77.0%
Nonfamily households	1,684	23.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,329	96.2%
Vacant	292	3.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,879	80.2%
Renter-occupied	1,450	19.8%

1-unit, detached77.2%

1-unit, attached5.9%

2 to 4 units0.6%

5 to 19 units7.5%

20 or more units8.4%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,881	77.2%
1-unit, attached	446	5.9%
2 to 4 units	43	0.6%
5 to 19 units	568	7.5%
20 or more units	640	8.4%
Mobile home & other	43	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1741742
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 6.92 sq mi
Water area: 0.41 sq mi
Center point: 42.1950, -88.0877