Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL

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2024 Population

139,942

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

35.9

1.7% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

15.4%

1.92% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$69,507

1.14% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$195,500

6.71% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

66,522

1.67% 1-year growth

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47.3% of the households in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, 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.

84% of the residents in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL was $195,500, and the homeownership rate was 58%.

Most people in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL was 2 cars per household.

Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL borders Kenosha County PUMA, WI, Cook County (Northeast)--Northfield & New Trier Townships PUMA, IL, Lake County (Northwest)--Avon, Lake Villa, Grant & Antioch Townships PUMA, IL, Lake County (East Central)--Warren, Shields & Libertyville (North & West) Townships PUMA, IL, Lake County (Southeast)--Vernon, Moraine & West Deerfield Townships PUMA, IL, Allegan County PUMA, MI, Van Buren & Cass Counties PUMA, MI, and Berrien County PUMA, MI.

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Population & Diversity

Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL is home to a population of 140k people, from which 84% are citizens. As of 2024, 26.1% of Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL residents were born outside of the country (36.5k people).

In 2024, there were 1.13 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (32.1k people) in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 28.4k Other (Hispanic) and 26.9k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL are Spanish (57,033 households), Tagalog (Incl. Filipino) (1,674 households), and French (Incl. Cajun) (609 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

69,964

Women

50%

69,981

Men

50%

The resident population of United States in 2023 was 139,945 inhabitants, with 50% men, and 50% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL.

With the upper buttons you can add a filter by race.

Citizenship

84%

2024 Citizenship

84.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 84% of Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, 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 (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL was 84.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
32.1k ± 1.54k
Other (Hispanic)
28.4k ± 2.3k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
26.9k ± 2.56k

54.3%

Hispanic Population

76k people

54.3% of the people in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL are hispanic (76k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Mexico
23,192 ± 3,415 people
Honduras
3,295 ± 1,393 people
Philippines
1,600 ± 976 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL was Mexico, the natal country of 23,192 Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL residents, followed by Honduras with 3,295 and Philippines with 1,600.

Foreign-Born Population

26.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

36.5k people

25.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

35.5k people

As of 2024, 26.1% of Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL residents (36.5k 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 (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL was 25.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
57,033 households (43.3%)
Tagalog (Incl. Filipino)
1,674 households (1.27%)
French (Incl. Cajun)
609 households (0.462%)

47.3% of the households in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 22.3%. 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.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL was Spanish. 43.3% of the households in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,898 ± 352
Gulf War (2001-)
1,271 ± 275
Gulf War (1990s)
882 ± 237

Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.49 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL.

Economy

The economy of Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL employs 66.5k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL were Restaurants & Food Services (5,224 people), Construction (4,145 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (3,532 people), and the highest paying industries were Legal services ($151,264), Soap, cleaning compound, & cosmetics manufacturing ($146,562), and Agencies, brokerages, and other insurance related activities ($122,929).

Males in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL have an average income that is 1.18 times higher than the average income of females, which is $48,533. The income inequality in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL (measured using the Gini index) is 0.418, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

30,955

Women

46.5%

35,567

Men

53.5%

The workforce of Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL in 2023 was 66,522 people, with 46.5% woman, and 53.5% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

66.5k

2023 Value

1.67%

1 Year growth

± 1.67%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL grew at a rate of 1.67%, from 65.4k employees to 66.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL, are Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,913 people), Miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors (1,710 people), and Janitors & building cleaners (1,704 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, 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

66.5k

2023 Value

1.67%

1 Year growth

± 1.67%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL grew at a rate of 1.67%, from 65.4k employees to 66.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL, are Restaurants & Food Services (5,224 people), Construction (4,145 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (3,532 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL, though some of these residents may live in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$42,992

Median earning men ± $2,195

$36,478

Median earning women ± $976

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($95,125), Public Administration ($85,335), and Information ($63,301).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($52,113), Wholesale Trade ($48,488), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($44,406).

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.

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 (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, 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

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2023, 2.71% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 3.52% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (36.8k), Some college (23.9k), and Secondary Education (20.8k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL was $195,500 in 2024, which is 0.588 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $183,200 to $195,500, a 6.71% increase. The homeownership rate in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL is 58%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL have an average commute time of 26.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$195,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$4,074

$29,224

Median Property Taxes

±$1,348

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 (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

58%

Homeownership

2024

63.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 58% of the housing units in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 57.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, 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.

$69,507

Median Household Income

± $2,213

50.4k

Number of Households

± 1,969

In 2024, the median household income of the 50.4k households in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL grew to $69,507 from the previous year's value of $68,725.

The following chart displays the households in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

0.418

2023 Wage GINI in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL

0.413

2022 Wage GINI in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL

In 2023, the income inequality in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL was 0.418 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.09% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (70.3%)
Carpooled (15.9%)
Worked At Home (7.86%)

In 2024, 70.3% of workers in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.9%) and those who worked at home (7.86%).

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

26.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL have a longer commute time (26.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.73% of the workforce in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, 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 (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, 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 (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL (21.3k out of 138k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL is Hispanic, followed by White and Black.

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.

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.

Health

85.6% of the population of Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL has health coverage, with 40.3% on employee plans, 24% on Medicaid, 10.5% on Medicare, 9.85% on non-group plans, and 0.939% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Illinois see 1,264 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,264 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1189 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 297 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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

1,264 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Illinois

Primary care physicians in Illinois see an average of 1,264 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,264 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.7% under 18 years, 23.6% between 18 and 34 years, 37.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

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

Uninsured People

14.4%

Uninsured

40.3%

Employer Coverage

24%

Medicaid

10.5%

Medicare

9.85%

Non-Group

0.939%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL grew by 3.29% from 14% to 14.4%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Lake County (Northeast)--Waukegan, Zion, Benton & Newport Townships PUMA, IL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.