Lake Zurich, IL

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2020 Population

19,912

0.0151% 1-year decline

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2020 Median Age

0.515% 1-year increase

2020 Poverty Rate

3.86%

10.5% 1-year increase

2020 Median Household Income

$113,467

4.93% 1-year decline

2020 Median Property Value

$341,900

1.36% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Lake Zurich, IL had a population of 19.9k people with a median age of 39 and a median household income of $113,467. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Lake Zurich, IL declined from 19,915 to 19,912, a −0.0151% decrease and its median household income declined from $119,349 to $113,467, a −4.93% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Lake Zurich, IL are White (Non-Hispanic) (83.2%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (7.78%), White (Hispanic) (3.77%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.58%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.36%).

None of the households in Lake Zurich, 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.

94.1% of the residents in Lake Zurich, IL are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in Lake Zurich, IL was $341,900, and the homeownership rate was 81%.

Most people in Lake Zurich, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Lake Zurich, IL was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Lake Zurich, IL is home to a population of 19.9k people, from which 94.1% are citizens. As of 2020, 17.8% of Lake Zurich, IL residents were born outside of the country (3.54k people).

In 2020, there were 10.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.6k people) in Lake Zurich, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.55k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 751 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

94.1%

2020 Citizenship

92.7%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 94.1% of Lake Zurich, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Lake Zurich, IL was 92.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lake Zurich, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
16.6k ± 580
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.55k ± 374
White (Hispanic)
751 ± 237

6.62%

Hispanic Population

1.32k people

6.62% of the people in Lake Zurich, IL are hispanic (1.32k people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

17.8%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

3.54k people

18.1%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

3.6k people

As of 2020, 17.8% of Lake Zurich, IL residents (3.54k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lake Zurich, IL was 18.1%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
224 ± 149
Vietnam
135 ± 66
Gulf War (1990s)
76 ± 70

Lake Zurich, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.66 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Lake Zurich, IL employs 11.2k people. The largest industries in Lake Zurich, IL are Manufacturing (1,564 people), Retail Trade (1,394 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,217 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($106,607), Utilities ($104,688), and Manufacturing ($99,856).

Employment

Occupations

11.2k

2020 Value

± 759

−0.694%

1 Year decline

± 9.06%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Lake Zurich, IL declined at a rate of −0.694%, from 11.2k employees to 11.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lake Zurich, IL, are Management Occupations (1,713 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,636 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,244 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lake Zurich, 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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

11.2k

2020 Value

± 759

−0.694%

1 Year decline

± 9.06%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Lake Zurich, IL declined at a rate of −0.694%, from 11.2k employees to 11.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lake Zurich, IL, are Manufacturing (1,564 people), Retail Trade (1,394 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,217 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lake Zurich, IL, though some of these residents may live in Lake Zurich, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$73,512

Median earning men ± $9,328

$50,719

Median earning women ± $5,215

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Wholesale Trade ($140,833), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($115,156), and Manufacturing ($108,993).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Wholesale Trade ($80,179), Manufacturing ($77,337), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($65,677).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

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

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Domestic Trade

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

In 2020, the top outbound Illinois product (by dollars) was Electronics with $138B, followed by Pharmaceuticals ($87.2B) and Mixed freight ($79.8B).

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

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for Illinois.

$1.03T

2020 Value in Illinois

$1.94T

Projected 2050 Value in Illinois

88.6% growth

In 2020, total outbound Illinois trade was $1.03T. This is expected to increase 88.6% 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.

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

Indiana
$77.4B
Wisconsin
$56.8B
California
$46.1B

In 2020, the top outbound Illinois domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Indiana with $77.4B, followed by Wisconsin with $56.8B and California and $46.1B.

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

Civics

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 18 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senators 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.

US Representatives Elections

US Representatives from Illinois

Illinois is currently represented by 18 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.

Education

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2020, 0.879% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.877% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (2.59M), Some college (2.22M), and Bachelors Degree (2.03M).

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 Zurich, IL was $341,900 in 2020, which is 1.49 times larger than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $337,300 to $341,900, a 1.36% increase. The homeownership rate in Lake Zurich, IL is 81%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Lake Zurich, IL have an average commute time of 31.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lake Zurich, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Lake Zurich, IL is $113,467. In 2020, the place with the highest median household income in Lake Zurich, IL was Census Tract 8644.07 with a value of $183,750, followed by Census Tract 8644.11 and Census Tract 8644.12, with respective values of $173,947 and $137,829.

Property

$341,900

Median Property Value 2020

±$10,970

$5,670

Median Property Taxes

±$404

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

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

Rent vs Own

81%

Homeownership

2020

66.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 81% of the housing units in Lake Zurich, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 83.6%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 8644.07
Census Tract 8644.11
Census Tract 8644.12

In 2020, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Lake Zurich, IL was Census Tract 8644.07 with a value of $183,750, followed by Census Tract 8644.11 and Census Tract 8644.12, with respective values of $173,947 and $137,829.

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

Household Income

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

$113,467

Median Household Income

± $8,687

Number of Households

± 606

In 2020, the median household income of the 7k households in Lake Zurich, IL declined from $113,467 from the previous year's value of $119,349.

The following chart displays the households in Lake Zurich, 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 Zurich, IL is from Illinois.

0.479

2020 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.482

2019 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2020, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.479 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.707% decline from 2019 to 2020, 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.

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 2020

Drove Alone (77.8%)
Worked At Home (10.3%)
Carpooled (5.58%)

In 2020, 77.8% of workers in Lake Zurich, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.3%) and those who carpooled to work (5.58%).

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

31.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lake Zurich, IL have a longer commute time (31.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 3.41% of the workforce in Lake Zurich, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lake Zurich, 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 Zurich, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lake Zurich, IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.86% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lake Zurich, IL (760 out of 19.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

97.6% of the population of Lake Zurich, IL has health coverage, with 71.1% on employee plans, 5.87% on Medicaid, 9.37% on Medicare, 11.1% on non-group plans, and 0.106% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Illinois was $8,262 in 2014. This is a 4.44% increase from the previous year ($7,911).

Primary care physicians in Lake County, IL see 900 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.223% increase from the previous year (898 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 850 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 336 patients per year.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

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Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Illinois, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Lake County, IL.

900 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Lake County, IL

Primary care physicians in Lake County, IL see an average of 900 patients per year. This represents a 0.223% increase from the previous year (898 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.

Community Mobility

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

This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Illinois across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.3% under 18 years, 19.3% between 18 and 34 years, 42.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

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

Uninsured People

2.38%

Uninsured

71.1%

Employer Coverage

5.87%

Medicaid

9.37%

Medicare

11.1%

Non-Group

0.106%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lake Zurich, IL declined by 47.4% from 4.52% to 2.38%.

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