Waukegan

Population: 88,919
Median household income: $70,578
Median home value: $177,600

Waukegan, a community in Lake County, Illinois, has 88,919 residents. The median household income of $70,578 is below the Lake County median ($108,917).

Between 2019 and 2023, Waukegan's population grew 1.9% from 87,297 to 88,919, while its median home value rose 34.3% from $132,200 to $177,600.

The median resident is 34.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 88,919
Median age: 34.6 yrs
Median household income: $70,578
Median home value: $177,600
Median gross rent: $1,163
Housing units: 32,842
Homeownership rate: 50.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

87,29788,919

Median household income

$49,803$70,578

Median home value

$132,200$177,600

Median gross rent

$960$1,163

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	87,297	$49,803	$132,200	$960
2020	87,157	$53,778	$140,300	$976
2021	89,751	$58,844	$146,900	$1,023
2022	89,435	$66,077	$164,400	$1,132
2023	88,919	$70,578	$177,600	$1,163

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,932	5.5%
5 to 17	16,499	18.6%
18 to 24	9,623	10.8%
25 to 34	13,888	15.6%
35 to 44	11,972	13.5%
45 to 54	11,201	12.6%
55 to 64	10,287	11.6%
65 to 74	6,740	7.6%
75 and over	3,777	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,084	18.1%
Black or African American	13,989	15.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	0.0%
Asian	5,258	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	777	0.9%
Two or more races	2,110	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	50,686	57.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.5%

High school graduate30.0%

Some college or associate's25.4%

Bachelor's degree14.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13,618	23.5%
High school graduate	17,360	30.0%
Some college or associate's	14,715	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	8,248	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3,924	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone69.9%

Carpooled17.2%

Public transit2.5%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home6.7%

Other means2.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	30,566	69.9%
Carpooled	7,501	17.2%
Public transit	1,088	2.5%
Walked	338	0.8%
Bicycle	87	0.2%
Worked from home	2,931	6.7%
Other means	1,196	2.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,452	20.7%
15 to 29 min	16,318	40.0%
30 to 44 min	9,613	23.6%
45 to 59 min	3,152	7.7%
60+ min	3,241	7.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 15.3% (13,412 of 87,497)

	Count	Share
Family households	20,836	66.3%
Nonfamily households	10,570	33.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	31,406	95.6%
Vacant	1,436	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	15,972	50.9%
Renter-occupied	15,434	49.1%

1-unit, detached51.4%

1-unit, attached7.0%

2 to 4 units13.6%

5 to 19 units14.7%

20 or more units13.1%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,895	51.4%
1-unit, attached	2,314	7.0%
2 to 4 units	4,458	13.6%
5 to 19 units	4,826	14.7%
20 or more units	4,302	13.1%
Mobile home & other	47	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1779293
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 24 sq mi
Water area: 0.26 sq mi
Center point: 42.3694, -87.8709