Round Lake Beach

Population: 27,081
Median household income: $86,632
Median home value: $191,200

Round Lake Beach, a community in Lake County, Illinois, has 27,081 residents. At $86,632, its median household income sits below Lake County's $108,917.

Between 2019 and 2023, Round Lake Beach's population declined 1.5% from 27,507 to 27,081, while its median home value rose 33.8% from $142,900 to $191,200.

76.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1987.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,081
Median age: 34.1 yrs
Median household income: $86,632
Median home value: $191,200
Median gross rent: $1,382
Housing units: 8,996
Homeownership rate: 79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

27,50727,081

Median household income

$70,474$86,632

Median home value

$142,900$191,200

Median gross rent

$1,334$1,382

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	27,507	$70,474	$142,900	$1,334
2020	27,313	$77,207	$149,000	$1,255
2021	27,412	$79,837	$158,700	$1,331
2022	27,229	$83,293	$172,000	$1,410
2023	27,081	$86,632	$191,200	$1,382

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1721.0%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4415.0%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 745.8%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,733	6.4%
5 to 17	5,675	21.0%
18 to 24	2,452	9.1%
25 to 34	4,003	14.8%
35 to 44	4,056	15.0%
45 to 54	3,762	13.9%
55 to 64	2,928	10.8%
65 to 74	1,571	5.8%
75 and over	901	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,605	35.5%
Black or African American	1,230	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.1%
Asian	631	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	230	0.8%
Two or more races	667	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14,701	54.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.0%

High school graduate31.5%

Some college or associate's28.7%

Bachelor's degree12.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,963	23.0%
High school graduate	5,430	31.5%
Some college or associate's	4,942	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,095	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	791	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone75.0%

Carpooled14.1%

Public transit3.0%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home6.8%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,309	75.0%
Carpooled	1,939	14.1%
Public transit	406	3.0%
Walked	34	0.2%
Bicycle	14	0.1%
Worked from home	929	6.8%
Other means	122	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,854	14.5%
15 to 29 min	4,504	35.1%
30 to 44 min	3,247	25.3%
45 to 59 min	2,140	16.7%
60+ min	1,079	8.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.15
Poverty rate: 10.6% (2,855 of 26,837)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,540	76.4%
Nonfamily households	2,025	23.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,565	95.2%
Vacant	431	4.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,768	79.0%
Renter-occupied	1,797	21.0%

1-unit, detached76.1%

1-unit, attached10.2%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units5.9%

20 or more units4.1%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,844	76.1%
1-unit, attached	914	10.2%
2 to 4 units	258	2.9%
5 to 19 units	532	5.9%
20 or more units	366	4.1%
Mobile home & other	82	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1766040
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 5.05 sq mi
Water area: 0.16 sq mi
Center point: 42.3824, -88.0807