Lake County, IL

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2024 Population

714,223

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

39.1

0.514% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

8.34%

3.3% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$110,416

1.38% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$345,700

5.85% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

357,378

0.0109% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Lake County, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

90.4% of the residents in Lake County, IL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Lake County, IL are College of Lake County (4,814 degrees awarded in 2023), Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (588 degrees), and Lake Forest College (496 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Lake County, IL was $345,700, and the homeownership rate was 74.8%.

Most people in Lake County, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Lake County, IL was 2 cars per household.

Lake County, IL borders Cook County, IL, McHenry County, IL, Allegan County, MI, Berrien County, MI, Van Buren County, MI, and Kenosha County, WI.

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Population & Diversity

Lake County, IL is home to a population of 714k people, from which 90.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 19.7% of Lake County, IL residents were born outside of the country (141k people).

In 2024, there were 6.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (401k people) in Lake County, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 65.8k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 61.5k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.4%

2024 Citizenship

90.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90.4% of Lake County, IL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lake County, IL was 90.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lake County, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lake County, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
401k ± 956
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
65.8k ± 3.59k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
61.5k ± 905

24.9%

Hispanic Population

178k people

24.9% of the people in Lake County, IL are hispanic (178k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lake County, IL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Illinois.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
633,244 ± 19,044 people
India
161,770 ± 9,812 people
Poland
119,556 ± 8,449 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 633,244 Illinois residents, followed by India with 161,770 and Poland with 119,556.

Foreign-Born Population

19.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

141k people

19.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

138k people

As of 2024, 19.7% of Lake County, IL residents (141k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lake County, IL was 19.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Lake County, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
7,586 ± 669
Vietnam
7,488 ± 522
Gulf War (1990s)
3,586 ± 499

Lake County, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.01 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Lake County, IL.

Economy

The economy of Lake County, IL employs 357k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lake County, IL were Manufacturing (55,333 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (42,575 people), and Retail Trade (39,238 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($126,500), Finance & Insurance ($102,777), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($101,567).

Employment

Occupations

357k

2024 Value

± 4,853

0.0109%

1 Year growth

± 1.88%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lake County, IL grew at a rate of 0.0109%, from 357k employees to 357k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lake County, IL, are Management Occupations (50,186 people), Sales & Related Occupations (36,717 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (34,983 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lake County, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

357k

2024 Value

± 4,853

0.0109%

1 Year growth

± 1.88%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lake County, IL grew at a rate of 0.0109%, from 357k employees to 357k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lake County, IL, are Manufacturing (55,333 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (42,575 people), and Retail Trade (39,238 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lake County, IL, though some of these residents may live in Lake County, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$70,080

Median earning men ± $1,574

$48,240

Median earning women ± $975

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($120,924), Information ($103,554), and Public Administration ($95,324).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($68,981), Wholesale Trade ($68,662), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($67,006).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

Y-Axis

2.47%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Illinois.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

2,249
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
1,496
Construction
1,186
Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$6.16M
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$4.74M
Wholesale Trade
$4.43M
Management of Companies and Enterprises

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Lake County, IL. Showing the available data for Illinois.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (54.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (43.5%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (1.43%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Illinois for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

Dick Durbin

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 1997

Tammy Duckworth

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Illinois over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Lake County, IL awarded 6,555 degrees. The student population of Lake County, IL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 7,853 male students and 9,924 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Lake County, IL are White (2,709 and 42.4%), Hispanic or Latino (2,304 and 36.1%), Asian (477 and 7.47%), and Black or African American (415 and 6.5%).

The largest universities in Lake County, IL by number of degrees awarded are College of Lake County (4,814 and 73.4%), Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (588 and 8.97%), and Lake Forest College (496 and 7.57%).

The most popular majors in Lake County, IL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (1,856 and 28.3%), Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (489 and 7.46%), and Information Technology (336 and 5.13%).

The median tuition cost in Lake County, IL for private four year colleges is $32,530.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Lake County, IL, the percentage of applicants admitted was 61.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 14.4%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 17,777 (44.2% men and 55.8% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 17,777 students enrolled in Lake County, IL, 44.2% men and 55.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 6,655 records, of which 60% were women and 40% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
66 degrees awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
874 degrees awarded
Biological & Physical Sciences
119 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Lake County, IL was Registered Nursing with 66 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Lake County, IL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

College of Lake County
4,814 degrees awarded
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
588 degrees awarded
Lake Forest College
496 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was College of Lake County with 4,814 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 3,049 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Lake County, IL, which is 0.87 times less than the 3,506 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 2,709 degrees mean that there were 1.18 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 2,304 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($32,530) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($731) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,260) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lake County, IL was $345,700 in 2024, which is 1.04 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $326,600 to $345,700, a 5.85% increase. The homeownership rate in Lake County, IL is 74.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lake County, IL have an average commute time of 28.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lake County, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 14.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Lake County, IL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.57%.

Housing

Property

$345,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$3,502

$193,403

Median Property Taxes

±$2,565

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lake County, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lake County, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

74.8%

Homeownership

2024

61%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 74.8% of the housing units in Lake County, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lake County, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$110,416

Median Household Income

± $1,747

258k

Number of Households

± 3,821

In 2024, the median household income of the 258k households in Lake County, IL grew to $110,416 from the previous year's value of $108,917.

The following chart displays the households in Lake County, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lake County, IL is from Illinois.

0.474

2023 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.477

2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2023, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.554% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Illinois across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (65.7%)
Worked At Home (19.5%)
Carpooled (8.45%)

In 2024, 65.7% of workers in Lake County, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19.5%) and those who carpooled to work (8.45%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lake County, IL have a longer commute time (28.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.62% of the workforce in Lake County, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lake County, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lake County, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lake County, IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 14.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Lake County, IL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.57%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

8.34% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lake County, IL (57.9k out of 695k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lake County, IL is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 10.5% of the children was living in poverty in Lake County, IL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.8%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 154 in Lake County, IL. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 11.1 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

93.1% of the population of Lake County, IL has health coverage, with 57% on employee plans, 11.8% on Medicaid, 12.4% on Medicare, 10.7% on non-group plans, and 1.1% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Lake County, IL see 940 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (940 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 846 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 266 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

940 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Lake County, IL

Primary care physicians in Lake County, IL see an average of 940 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (940 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Lake County, IL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.5% under 18 years, 18.6% between 18 and 34 years, 40.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.91%

Uninsured

57%

Employer Coverage

11.8%

Medicaid

12.4%

Medicare

10.7%

Non-Group

1.1%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lake County, IL declined by 0.0228% from 6.92% to 6.91%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Lake County, IL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 35.2 in Lake County, IL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Lake County, IL.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 31.9% in Lake County, IL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Lake County, IL.