Old Mill Creek

Population: 131
Median household income: $71,875
Median home value: $525,000

Old Mill Creek is a community in Lake County, Illinois, home to 131 residents. The median household income of $71,875 is below the Lake County median ($108,917).

Between 2019 and 2023, Old Mill Creek's population declined 32.5% from 194 to 131, while its median home value fell 3.1% from $541,700 to $525,000.

Households average 2.18 people. The median gross rent is $1,596.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 131
Median age: 42.9 yrs
Median household income: $71,875
Median home value: $525,000
Median gross rent: $1,596
Housing units: 77
Homeownership rate: 40.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 72.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

194131

Median household income

$97,870$71,875

Median home value

$541,700$525,000

Median gross rent

$1,214$1,596

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	194	$97,870	$541,700	$1,214
2020	200	$100,648	$575,000	$1,205
2021	191	$105,417	$450,000	$1,193
2022	122	$69,688	—	$1,469
2023	131	$71,875	$525,000	$1,596

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

Age distribution

Under 59.2%

5 to 1713.0%

18 to 243.8%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 545.3%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7421.4%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	12	9.2%
5 to 17	17	13.0%
18 to 24	5	3.8%
25 to 34	15	11.5%
35 to 44	19	14.5%
45 to 54	7	5.3%
55 to 64	20	15.3%
65 to 74	28	21.4%
75 and over	8	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	113	86.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.8%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	2	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	11.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.2%

High school graduate5.2%

Some college or associate's17.5%

Bachelor's degree44.3%

Graduate or professional degree27.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5	5.2%
High school graduate	5	5.2%
Some college or associate's	17	17.5%
Bachelor's degree	43	44.3%
Graduate or professional degree	27	27.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone60.7%

Carpooled5.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked19.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	34	60.7%
Carpooled	3	5.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	19.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	14.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	16	33.3%
15 to 29 min	21	43.8%
30 to 44 min	2	4.2%
45 to 59 min	6	12.5%
60+ min	3	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 6.1% (8 of 131)

	Count	Share
Family households	34	56.7%
Nonfamily households	26	43.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1946

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	60	77.9%
Vacant	17	22.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	24	40.0%
Renter-occupied	36	60.0%

1-unit, detached98.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	76	98.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1755639
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.17 sq mi
Center point: 42.4331, -87.9822