Volo

Population: 6,398
Median household income: $145,906
Median home value: $293,800

Located in Lake County, Illinois, Volo is a community with a population of 6,398. Its median household income of $145,906 runs above the Lake County figure of $108,917.

Between 2019 and 2023, Volo's population grew 22.4% from 5,229 to 6,398, while its median home value rose 41.8% from $207,200 to $293,800.

Households average 2.84 people. The median gross rent is $2,229.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,398
Median age: 34.3 yrs
Median household income: $145,906
Median home value: $293,800
Median gross rent: $2,229
Housing units: 2,267
Homeownership rate: 81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,2296,398

Median household income

$92,500$145,906

Median home value

$207,200$293,800

Median gross rent

$1,600$2,229

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,229	$92,500	$207,200	$1,600
2020	5,498	$103,264	$212,200	$1,708
2021	5,929	$109,778	$216,400	$1,773
2022	6,368	$128,389	$273,300	$1,858
2023	6,398	$145,906	$293,800	$2,229

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1722.5%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 3418.5%

35 to 4416.5%

45 to 5416.1%

55 to 644.1%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over3.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	492	7.7%
5 to 17	1,440	22.5%
18 to 24	271	4.2%
25 to 34	1,183	18.5%
35 to 44	1,056	16.5%
45 to 54	1,028	16.1%
55 to 64	261	4.1%
65 to 74	460	7.2%
75 and over	207	3.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,218	81.6%
Black or African American	195	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	390	6.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	208	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	387	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.3%

High school graduate14.9%

Some college or associate's33.2%

Bachelor's degree34.6%

Graduate or professional degree12.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	223	5.3%
High school graduate	625	14.9%
Some college or associate's	1,391	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,450	34.6%
Graduate or professional degree	506	12.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone76.5%

Carpooled3.1%

Public transit1.2%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,696	76.5%
Carpooled	110	3.1%
Public transit	43	1.2%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	673	19.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	141	4.9%
15 to 29 min	1,237	43.4%
30 to 44 min	815	28.6%
45 to 59 min	304	10.7%
60+ min	352	12.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 1.9% (119 of 6,398)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,913	85.1%
Nonfamily households	336	14.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2009

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,249	99.2%
Vacant	18	0.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,829	81.3%
Renter-occupied	420	18.7%

1-unit, detached57.8%

1-unit, attached40.1%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,311	57.8%
1-unit, attached	908	40.1%
2 to 4 units	36	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	12	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1778227
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 4.12 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 42.3303, -88.1587