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Lake County, Illinois
At a Glance
Population 714,342 County Seat Lake County Courthouse State FIPS 17 County FIPS 097 Num Towns 55 Census-Designated Places 9 Total Town Population 619,355 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 713,159 Median Age 38.7 Veterans 29,346 Housing Units 269,416 Uninsured 6,128 Net Migration (recent) -10,629 Growing No
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 20,002 Total Employees 316,448 Avg Annual Pay $91,042 Median Household Income $104,553 Poverty Rate 7.8% Unemployment Rate 4.9% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $143,679 Federal Spending FY2024 $4,931,141,414 Federal Spending Per Capita $6,903
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $313,700 Median Rent $1,382 FMR Studio $1,458 FMR 1BR $1,560 FMR 2BR $1,761 FMR 3BR $2,262 FMR 4BR $2,657
Health & Safety
Hospitals 385 EMS Stations 165 Fire Stations 165 Police Stations 165 Adult Smoking 11.9% Adult Obesity 31.2% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 24.1 Air Quality Good Days 201
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 15.87 Electric Customers 5392477 Towns with Broadband Data 55 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 55
Community
Churches 334 Libraries 59 Historic Places (NRHP) 96 Homeless Population 705 Schools 586 SNAP Stores 387 Bank Branches 134
Agriculture
Total Farms 6 Land in Farms (acres) 458 Avg Farm Size (acres) 76.3 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-26 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 DR SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING 2013-05-10 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM 2011-03-17 DR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING 2008-06-24 EM RECORD SNOW AND NEAR RECORD SNOW 2008-03-13 DR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING 2007-09-25 EM HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION 2005-09-07 EM ILLINOIS WINTER SNOW STORMS 2001-01-17 EM IL-WINTER STORM 1/1/99 1999-01-08
Detailed Topics
Communities in Lake County
Waukegan — pop 89,321Mundelein — pop 31,560North Chicago — pop 30,759Gurnee — pop 30,706Highland Park — pop 30,176Round Lake Beach — pop 27,252Vernon Hills — pop 26,850Zion — pop 24,655Grayslake — pop 21,248Libertyville — pop 20,579Lake Zurich — pop 19,759Lake Forest — pop 19,367Round Lake — pop 18,721Antioch — pop 14,622Lindenhurst — pop 14,406Beach Park — pop 14,249Wauconda — pop 14,084Fox Lake — pop 10,978Gages Lake — pop 10,637Hawthorn Woods — pop 9,062Lake Villa — pop 8,741Long Grove — pop 8,366Island Lake — pop 8,051Lincolnshire — pop 7,940Park City — pop 7,885Round Lake Park — pop 7,680Winthrop Harbor — pop 6,705Lakemoor — pop 6,182Volo — pop 6,122Lake Bluff — pop 5,616Grandwood Park — pop 5,297Lake Barrington — pop 5,100Highwood — pop 5,074Fox River Grove — pop 4,702Green Oaks — pop 4,128Kildeer — pop 4,091Riverwoods — pop 3,790Long Lake — pop 3,663Hainesville — pop 3,546Wadsworth — pop 3,517
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
