Lake Forest, IL

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2021 Population
19,450
0.241% 1-year decline
US Senator
Dick Durbin
Democratic Party
US Senator
Tammy Duckworth
Democratic Party
2021 Median Age
46.4
2.11% 1-year decrease
2021 Poverty Rate
3.07%
5.49% 1-year increase
2021 Median Household Income
$194,267
2.72% 1-year growth
2021 Median Property Value
$812,900
0.623% 1-year decline
2021 Employed Population
8,480
1.01% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Lake Forest, IL had a population of 19.5k people with a median age of 46.4 and a median household income of $194,267. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Lake Forest, IL declined from 19,497 to 19,450, a −0.241% decrease and its median household income grew from $189,118 to $194,267, a 2.72% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Lake Forest, IL are White (Non-Hispanic) (82.1%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (7.2%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.61%), White (Hispanic) (2.74%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.06%).

None of the households in Lake Forest, 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.

95.9% of the residents in Lake Forest, IL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Lake Forest, IL are Lake Forest College (462 degrees awarded in 2021) and Lake Forest Graduate School of Management (122 degrees).

In 2021, the median property value in Lake Forest, IL was $812,900, and the homeownership rate was 86.7%.

Most people in Lake Forest, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Lake Forest, IL was 2 cars per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Lake Forest, IL is home to a population of 19.5k people, from which 95.9% are citizens. As of 2021, 12.4% of Lake Forest, IL residents were born outside of the country (2.42k people).

In 2021, there were 11.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16k people) in Lake Forest, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.4k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 703 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

95.9%
2021 Citizenship
96.9%
2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 95.9% of Lake Forest, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Lake Forest, IL was 96.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lake Forest, IL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    16k ± 898
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    1.4k ± 404
  3. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    703 ± 331
5.15%
Hispanic Population
1k people

In 2021, there were 11.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16k people) in Lake Forest, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.4k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 703 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

5.15% of the people in Lake Forest, IL are hispanic (1k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Lake Forest, IL as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    630,004 ± 19,002 people
  2. India
    162,094 ± 9,822 people
  3. Poland
    126,931 ± 8,704 people

In 2021, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 630,004 Illinois residents, followed by India with 162,094 and Poland with 126,931.

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Foreign-Born Population

12.4%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
2.42k people
12.4%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
2.41k people

As of 2021, 12.4% of Lake Forest, IL residents (2.42k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lake Forest, IL was 12.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    299 ± 83
  2. Korea
    103 ± 65
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    40 ± 37

Lake Forest, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.9 times greater than any other conflict.

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briefcaseEconomy

The economy of Lake Forest, IL employs 8.48k people. The largest industries in Lake Forest, IL are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,577 people), Educational Services (1,028 people), and Manufacturing (996 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($250,001), Wholesale Trade ($214,531), and Manufacturing ($188,438).

Males in Illinois have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $61,278. The income inequality in Illinois (measured using the Gini index) is 0.478, which is higher than than the national average.

Occupations

8.48k
2021 Value
± 687
1.01%
1 Year growth
± 11.5%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Lake Forest, IL grew at a rate of 1.01%, from 8.4k employees to 8.48k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lake Forest, IL, are Management Occupations (1,857 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,280 people), and Legal Occupations (832 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lake Forest, IL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

8.48k
2021 Value
± 687
1.01%
1 Year growth
± 11.5%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Lake Forest, IL grew at a rate of 1.01%, from 8.4k employees to 8.48k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lake Forest, IL, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,577 people), Educational Services (1,028 people), and Manufacturing (996 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lake Forest, IL, though some of these residents may live in Lake Forest, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$139,306
Median earning men ± $16,480
$56,846
Median earning women ± $10,113

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Wholesale Trade ($214,727), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($209,018), and Manufacturing ($189,010).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Manufacturing ($181,518), Wholesale Trade ($136,806), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($79,219).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.75%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Illinois to other states, or from other states to Illinois.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $134B
  2. $110B
  3. $86.9B

In 2020, the top outbound Illinois product (by dollars) was Electronics with $134B, followed by Pharmaceuticals ($110B) and Mixed freight ($86.9B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Illinois products.

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$1T
2020 Value in Illinois
$1.94T
Projected 2050 Value in Illinois
93.1% growth

In 2020, total outbound Illinois trade was $1T. This is expected to increase 93.1% to $1.94T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Illinois trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Illinois to other states, or from other states to Illinois.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $79.7B
  2. $55.8B
  3. $41.4B

In 2020, the top outbound Illinois domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Indiana with $79.7B, followed by Wisconsin with $55.8B and Michigan and $41.4B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Illinois shares with each state (excluding itself).

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In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 57.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (40.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.1%).

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.

US Senators from Illinois

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Dick Durbin
Senator from Illinois2
Assumed office on January 3, 1997
Tammy Duckworth
Senator from Illinois3
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.

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US Representatives from Illinois

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Illinois have changed over time starting in 2008.

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In 2021, universities in Lake Forest, IL awarded 584 degrees. The student population of Lake Forest, IL in 2021 is skewed towards women, with 877 male students and 1,207 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Lake Forest, IL are White (325 and 59.9%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (67 and 12.3%), Asian (54 and 9.94%), and Unknown (38 and 7%).

The largest universities in Lake Forest, IL by number of degrees awarded are Lake Forest College (462 and 79.1%) and Lake Forest Graduate School of Management (122 and 20.9%).

The most popular majors in Lake Forest, IL are General Business Administration & Management (122 and 20.9%), General Business (64 and 11%), and Other Research & Experimental Psychology (46 and 7.88%).

The median tuition cost in Lake Forest, IL for private four year colleges is $50,100.

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2021 in Lake Forest, IL, the percentage of applicants admitted was 64.4%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 14.9%. The number of students enrolled in 2021 was 2,084 (42.1% men and 57.9% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2021 there were 2,084 students enrolled in Lake Forest, IL, 42.1% men and 57.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,027 records, of which 53.1% were women and 46.9% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 32 degrees awarded
  2. 64 degrees awarded
  3. 46 degrees awarded

In 2021, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Lake Forest, IL was Econometrics & Quantitative Economics with 32 degrees awarded.

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

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. 462 degrees awarded
  2. 122 degrees awarded

In 2021, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Lake Forest College with 462 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2021, 253 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Lake Forest, IL, which is 0.764 times less than the 331 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2021 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 325 degrees mean that there were 4.85 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 67 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($50,100) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2021.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($902) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2021.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2021, 0.977% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.946% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (2.61M), Some college (2.19M), and Bachelors Degree (2.07M).

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The median property value in Lake Forest, IL was $812,900 in 2021, which is 3.32 times larger than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $818,000 to $812,900, a 0.623% decrease. The homeownership rate in Lake Forest, IL is 86.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Lake Forest, IL have an average commute time of 34.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lake Forest, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Lake Forest, IL is $194,267. In 2021, the place with the highest median household income in Lake Forest, IL was Census Tract 8650 with a value of $250,001, followed by Census Tract 8646.02 and Census Tract 8634, with respective values of $222,969 and $217,795.

Property

$812,900
Median Property Value 2021
±$41,314
$6,081
Median Property Taxes
±$444

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 Forest, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

86.7%
Homeownership
2021
63%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2021

In 2021, 86.7% of the housing units in Lake Forest, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 87.2%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 8650
  2. Census Tract 8646.02
  3. Census Tract 8634

In 2021, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Lake Forest, IL was Census Tract 8650 with a value of $250,001, followed by Census Tract 8646.02 and Census Tract 8634, with respective values of $222,969 and $217,795.

The following map shows all of the places in Lake Forest, IL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$194,267
Median Household Income
± $19,849
7.01k
Number of Households
± 503

In 2021, the median household income of the 7.01k households in Lake Forest, IL grew to $194,267 from the previous year's value of $189,118.

The following chart displays the households in Lake Forest, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lake Forest, IL is from Illinois.
0.478
2021 Wage GINI in Illinois
0.479
2020 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2021, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.478 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0522% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021
  1. Drove Alone (51.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (23.6%)
  3. Public Transit (14.2%)

In 2021, 51.9% of workers in Lake Forest, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (23.6%) and those who used public transit to get to work (14.2%).

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.

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Commute Time

34.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lake Forest, IL have a longer commute time (34.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 5.89% of the workforce in Lake Forest, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty & Diversity

3.07% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lake Forest, IL (561 out of 18.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lake Forest, IL is White, followed by Asian 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.

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98% of the population of Lake Forest, IL has health coverage, with 63.8% on employee plans, 2.73% on Medicaid, 18.5% on Medicare, 12.7% on non-group plans, and 0.294% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Lake County, IL see 881 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.11% decrease from the previous year (900 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 835 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 316 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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881 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Lake County, IL

Primary care physicians in Lake County, IL see an average of 881 patients per year. This represents a 2.11% decrease from the previous year (900 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.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.8% under 18 years, 18.1% between 18 and 34 years, 34.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.9% were men and 52.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

2.03%
Uninsured
63.8%
Employer Coverage
2.73%
Medicaid
18.5%
Medicare
12.7%
Non-Group
0.294%
Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lake Forest, IL grew by 21.6% from 1.67% to 2.03%.

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