Round Lake Heights

Population: 2,585
Median household income: $75,556
Median home value: $196,100

Round Lake Heights is a community in Lake County, Illinois, home to 2,585 residents. Its median household income of $75,556 runs below the Lake County figure of $108,917.

Between 2019 and 2023, Round Lake Heights's population declined 18.7% from 3,179 to 2,585, while its median home value rose 16.4% from $168,500 to $196,100.

17.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 80.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,585
Median age: 29.6 yrs
Median household income: $75,556
Median home value: $196,100
Median gross rent: $1,435
Housing units: 850
Homeownership rate: 80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,1792,585

Median household income

$78,950$75,556

Median home value

$168,500$196,100

Median gross rent

$1,470$1,435

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,179	$78,950	$168,500	$1,470
2020	3,009	$74,286	$164,600	$1,293
2021	2,791	$73,807	$167,900	$1,211
2022	2,687	$77,174	$194,900	$1,233
2023	2,585	$75,556	$196,100	$1,435

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1727.6%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4417.1%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 744.7%

75 and over3.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	134	5.2%
5 to 17	714	27.6%
18 to 24	271	10.5%
25 to 34	316	12.2%
35 to 44	443	17.1%
45 to 54	247	9.6%
55 to 64	256	9.9%
65 to 74	121	4.7%
75 and over	83	3.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	954	36.9%
Black or African American	320	12.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.2%
Asian	125	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	9	0.3%
Two or more races	77	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,096	42.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.6%

High school graduate38.0%

Some college or associate's25.6%

Bachelor's degree11.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	273	18.6%
High school graduate	557	38.0%
Some college or associate's	376	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	161	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	99	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone74.3%

Carpooled16.0%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.0%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	924	74.3%
Carpooled	199	16.0%
Public transit	6	0.5%
Walked	13	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	99	8.0%
Other means	3	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	203	17.7%
15 to 29 min	259	22.6%
30 to 44 min	408	35.6%
45 to 59 min	123	10.7%
60+ min	152	13.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.11
Poverty rate: 15.7% (406 of 2,583)

	Count	Share
Family households	641	77.2%
Nonfamily households	189	22.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	830	97.6%
Vacant	20	2.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	670	80.7%
Renter-occupied	160	19.3%

1-unit, detached94.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units3.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	802	94.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16	1.9%
5 to 19 units	32	3.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1766053
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.58 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 42.3846, -88.1059