Lake in the Hills

Population: 28,853
Median household income: $113,491
Median home value: $296,400

Lake in the Hills is a community in McHenry County, Illinois, home to 28,853 residents. The median household income of $113,491 is above the McHenry County median ($102,836).

From 2019 to 2023, Lake in the Hills's population held roughly steady from 28,759 to 28,853, while its median home value rose 30.5% from $227,100 to $296,400.

The median gross rent is $1,634. 36.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,853
Median age: 36.6 yrs
Median household income: $113,491
Median home value: $296,400
Median gross rent: $1,634
Housing units: 10,150
Homeownership rate: 84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,75928,853

Median household income

$92,872$113,491

Median home value

$227,100$296,400

Median gross rent

$1,409$1,634

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,759	$92,872	$227,100	$1,409
2020	28,617	$96,470	$236,000	$1,487
2021	29,024	$102,106	$247,400	$1,572
2022	28,958	$110,988	$280,000	$1,579
2023	28,853	$113,491	$296,400	$1,634

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1720.8%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4415.9%

45 to 5415.2%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 745.9%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,846	6.4%
5 to 17	6,014	20.8%
18 to 24	2,717	9.4%
25 to 34	3,072	10.6%
35 to 44	4,592	15.9%
45 to 54	4,383	15.2%
55 to 64	3,506	12.2%
65 to 74	1,688	5.9%
75 and over	1,035	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19,356	67.1%
Black or African American	837	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.0%
Asian	1,954	6.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	46	0.2%
Two or more races	864	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,791	20.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate24.6%

Some college or associate's34.3%

Bachelor's degree26.4%

Graduate or professional degree10.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	807	4.4%
High school graduate	4,497	24.6%
Some college or associate's	6,267	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	4,834	26.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,871	10.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone73.0%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.7%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,161	73.0%
Carpooled	1,515	9.9%
Public transit	93	0.6%
Walked	24	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,397	15.7%
Other means	94	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,840	22.0%
15 to 29 min	3,277	25.4%
30 to 44 min	2,896	22.5%
45 to 59 min	1,838	14.3%
60+ min	2,036	15.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.92
Poverty rate: 3.9% (1,129 of 28,781)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,760	78.4%
Nonfamily households	2,138	21.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,898	97.5%
Vacant	252	2.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,364	84.5%
Renter-occupied	1,534	15.5%

1-unit, detached73.6%

1-unit, attached18.0%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units4.4%

20 or more units2.4%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,466	73.6%
1-unit, attached	1,828	18.0%
2 to 4 units	154	1.5%
5 to 19 units	447	4.4%
20 or more units	247	2.4%
Mobile home & other	8	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1741183
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 10 sq mi
Water area: 0.23 sq mi
Center point: 42.1794, -88.3155