Lake County, Illinois Demographics

Nationwide Claims to Fame

Lake County is 19th out of 3,143 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Lake County is 21st out of 3,143 other counties in Retail sales

Statewide Claims to Fame

Lake County is 1st in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Income per capita

Lake County is 1st in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Lake County is 2nd in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Home median value

Lake County is 2nd in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Income per household

Lake County is 2nd in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Retail sales

Lake County is 3rd in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Current population (2012)

Lake County is 3rd in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Foreign born residents

Lake County is 3rd in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Households

Lake County is 3rd in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Housing units

Lake County is 3rd in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Main Cities Within Lake County, Illinois

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Lake County Rank Illinois US
Current population (2012) 702,120 3rd 12,875,255 313,914,040
Size in square miles 443.7 61st 55,518.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 1,585.6 3rd 231.1 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Lake County Rank Illinois US
Residents younger than 5 6.3% 20th 6.3% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 26.3% 6th 23.8% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 11.3% 95th 13.2% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Lake County Rank Illinois US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 88.6% 32nd 86.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 41.5% 3rd 30.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Lake County Rank Illinois US
Race - White 83.0% 89th 77.9% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 7.3% 26th 14.8% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.9% 3rd 0.6% 1.2%
Race - Asian 6.8% 3rd 5.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 15th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.9% 17th 1.7% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 20.5% 3rd 16.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 64.4% 97th 63.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Lake County Rank Illinois US
Female residents 50.1% 65th 50.9% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 18.1% 3rd 13.7% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Lake County Rank Illinois US
Housing units 261,147 3rd 5,297,318 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 19.4% 15th 32.9% 25.9%
Households 239,947 3rd 4,773,002 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 77.6% 45th 68.7% 66.1%
Home median value $280,900 2nd $198,500 $186,200
People per household 2.8 5th 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 527 9th 13,797 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Lake County Rank Illinois US
Income per capita $38,512 1st $29,376 $27,915
Income per household $79,666 2nd $56,576 $52,762
Income below poverty line 8.2% 89th 13.1% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Lake County Rank Illinois US
Non-farm private establishments 19,347 3rd 312,437 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 307,559 3rd 5,038,462 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 68,418 3rd 1,123,817 27,092,908
Retail sales $20,336,251 2nd $165,450,520 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $28,949 1st $12,947 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $1,299,296 4th $25,469,026 $613,795,732

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