Long Lake, IL

Census Place

2024 Population

3,307

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

33.9

5.61% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

7.53%

35% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$104,621

3.77% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$220,100

Population & Diversity

Long Lake, IL is home to a population of 3.31k people, from which 85.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 19.4% of Long Lake, IL residents were born outside of the country (640 people).

In 2024, there were 1.42 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.58k people) in Long Lake, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.11k Other (Hispanic) and 348 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

85.9%

2024 Citizenship

88.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 85.9% of Long Lake, IL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Long Lake, IL was 88.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Long Lake, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.58k ± 447
Other (Hispanic)
1.11k ± 490
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
348 ± 178

47.4%

Hispanic Population

1.57k people

47.4% of the people in Long Lake, IL are hispanic (1.57k people).

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

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
637,284 ± 19,101 people
India
166,788 ± 9,961 people
Poland
117,148 ± 8,364 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 637,284 Illinois residents, followed by India with 166,788 and Poland with 117,148.

Foreign-Born Population

19.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

640 people

21.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

701 people

As of 2024, 19.4% of Long Lake, IL residents (640 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 Long Lake, IL was 21.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
40 ± 65
Vietnam
34 ± 45

Long Lake, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.18 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Long Lake, IL employs 1.78k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Long Lake, IL were Retail Trade (299 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (223 people), and Construction (200 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($92,699), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($59,000), and Manufacturing ($53,523).

Employment

Occupations

1.78k

2024 Value

± 331

7.9%

1 Year growth

± 24.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Long Lake, IL grew at a rate of 7.9%, from 1.65k employees to 1.78k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Long Lake, IL, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (187 people), Sales & Related Occupations (183 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (173 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Long Lake, 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

1.78k

2024 Value

± 331

7.9%

1 Year growth

± 24.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Long Lake, IL grew at a rate of 7.9%, from 1.65k employees to 1.78k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Long Lake, IL, are Retail Trade (299 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (223 people), and Construction (200 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Long Lake, IL, though some of these residents may live in Long Lake, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,369

Median earning men ± $10,070

$28,166

Median earning women ± $10,804

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($92,727), Manufacturing ($62,115), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($53,063).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($58,000), Wholesale Trade ($50,156), and Manufacturing ($41,898).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Long Lake, IL was $220,100 in 2024, which is 0.662 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $185,400 to $220,100, a 18.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Long Lake, IL is 82.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Long Lake, IL have an average commute time of 32.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Long Lake, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$220,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,697

$935

Median Property Taxes

±$212

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

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

Rent vs Own

82.5%

Homeownership

2024

63.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 82.5% of the housing units in Long Lake, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Long Lake, 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.

$104,621

Median Household Income

± $12,727

1.13k

Number of Households

± 239

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.13k households in Long Lake, IL grew to $104,621 from the previous year's value of $100,824.

The following chart displays the households in Long Lake, 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 $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.474

2023 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2024, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.55% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 (65.5%)
Carpooled (23.6%)
Worked At Home (8.04%)

In 2024, 65.5% of workers in Long Lake, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (23.6%) and those who worked at home (8.04%).

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

32.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Long Lake, IL have a longer commute time (32.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 7.64% of the workforce in Long Lake, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.53% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Long Lake, IL (249 out of 3.31k 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 Males 6 - 11, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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

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

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

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