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Lake County, IL

Demographic and economic profile of Lake County, IL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Lake County, IL is a high-income suburban county of 718,604 residents north of Chicago, with a median household income of $110,416 and GDP per capita of $89,336 that reflect its concentration of professional and managerial employment. Nearly half the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or higher (47.0%), and a labor force participation rate of 68.5% supports a mid-sized workforce, though unemployment sits at 5.1%. A 74.8% homeownership rate, median home value of $326,600, and modest 5-year population growth of 1.2% characterize a stable, relatively affluent market with a foreign-born share of 19.8%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

718,604

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$110,416

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.2% since 2018

Lake County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone437,310 (61.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race71,871 (10.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone64,867 (9.1%)
  • Asian Alone62,162 (8.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone47,642 (6.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races23,123 (3.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish128,642
  2. 2.Other Indo-European19,831
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic19,818
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island11,764
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)7,611

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

19.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

25,130

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$89,336

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$55,756

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance72,513
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)55,333
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services52,508
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)39,238
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services29,983

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations171,996
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations71,700
  3. 3.Service Occupations49,512
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations44,492
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations19,678

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.72×)14,130
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.58×)56,167
  3. 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.21×)28,899
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.16×)51,170
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.04×)40,438

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$326,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,434/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99934,718 (18.0%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99928,154 (14.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99926,011 (13.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99923,448 (12.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99918,425 (9.5%)
  • $750,000 to $999,99913,271 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

47.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

68.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$50,322

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone237,282 (65.7%)
  • Worked At Home70,334 (19.5%)
  • Carpooled30,514 (8.5%)
  • Public Transit9,748 (2.7%)
  • Walked7,411 (2.1%)
  • Other4,110 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.