Round Lake Park

Population: 7,833
Median household income: $57,486
Median home value: $157,900

Round Lake Park is a community in Lake County, Illinois, home to 7,833 residents. The median household income of $57,486 is below the Lake County median ($108,917).

Between 2019 and 2023, Round Lake Park's population held roughly steady from 7,817 to 7,833, while its median home value rose 29.5% from $121,900 to $157,900.

The typical home was built around 1995. 11.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,833
Median age: 46.4 yrs
Median household income: $57,486
Median home value: $157,900
Median gross rent: $1,320
Housing units: 3,351
Homeownership rate: 86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
Unemployment rate: 8.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,8177,833

Median household income

$47,179$57,486

Median home value

$121,900$157,900

Median gross rent

$1,198$1,320

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,817	$47,179	$121,900	$1,198
2020	7,744	$48,809	$120,100	$1,139
2021	7,559	$52,604	$125,000	$1,291
2022	7,778	$56,097	$151,100	$1,306
2023	7,833	$57,486	$157,900	$1,320

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 2411.5%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 447.9%

45 to 548.6%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 7414.9%

75 and over18.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	370	4.7%
5 to 17	1,102	14.1%
18 to 24	904	11.5%
25 to 34	716	9.1%
35 to 44	619	7.9%
45 to 54	676	8.6%
55 to 64	829	10.6%
65 to 74	1,168	14.9%
75 and over	1,449	18.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,600	46.0%
Black or African American	144	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	62	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	515	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,509	44.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.2%

High school graduate34.1%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,103	20.2%
High school graduate	1,860	34.1%
Some college or associate's	1,603	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	605	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	286	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone77.1%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit2.8%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.7%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,351	77.1%
Carpooled	291	9.5%
Public transit	84	2.8%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	297	9.7%
Other means	28	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	592	21.5%
15 to 29 min	706	25.6%
30 to 44 min	701	25.5%
45 to 59 min	241	8.8%
60+ min	514	18.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 11.5% (897 of 7,807)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,875	61.0%
Nonfamily households	1,200	39.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,075	91.8%
Vacant	276	8.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,659	86.5%
Renter-occupied	416	13.5%

1-unit, detached69.4%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units0.3%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other24.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,324	69.4%
1-unit, attached	49	1.5%
2 to 4 units	127	3.8%
5 to 19 units	10	0.3%
20 or more units	10	0.3%
Mobile home & other	831	24.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1766066
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.07 sq mi
Water area: 0.19 sq mi
Center point: 42.3407, -88.0812