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Lake County

Population in 2010: 1,664. Population change since 2000: -6.8%
Males: 866  (52.0%)
Females: 798  (48.0%)

Median resident age:  44.0 years
Illinois median age:  42.2 years

Zip codes: 60002.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $61,747 (it was $51,384 in 2000)
Channel Lake:

$61,747
Illinois:

$53,966
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $33,946

Channel Lake CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $192,815 (it was $141,100 in 2000)
Channel Lake:

$192,815
Illinois:

$202,200
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $277,311; Detached houses: $272,952; In 2-unit structures: $544,155

Median gross rent in 2009: $850.

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  • White alone - 1,519 (91.3%)
  • Hispanic - 99 (5.9%)
  • Two or more races - 26 (1.6%)
  • Asian alone - 8 (0.5%)
  • Black alone - 5 (0.3%)
  • American Indian alone - 4 (0.2%)
  • Other race alone - 2 (0.1%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 1 (0.06%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Channel Lake: 103.1 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (35.0%), Polish (16.9%), Irish (14.7%), English (8.6%), Italian (5.7%), United States (4.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 745 feet

Land area: 1.95 square miles.

Population density: 854 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Channel Lake:

  • High school or higher: 82.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
  • Unemployed: 1.4%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 46.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Channel Lake CDP:

  • Never married: 25.6%
  • Now married: 54.7%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 5.4%
  • Divorced: 14.3%

70 residents are foreign born (3.9% Europe).

This place:  3.9%
Illinois:  12.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $3,845 (2.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $3,769 (1.8%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Waukegan, IL (16.4 miles , pop. 87,901).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (40.9 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (50.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Lake Catherine, IL (1.1 miles ), Antioch, IL (1.7 miles ), Camp Lake, WI (1.8 miles ), Salem, WI (1.9 miles ), Lake Shangrila, WI (2.1 miles ), Fox Lake Hills, IL (2.2 miles ), Silver Lake, WI (2.3 miles ), Spring Grove, IL (2.3 miles ).

Latitude: 42.48 N, Longitude: 88.15 W

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

8.8%
Illinois:

8.9%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Manufacturing (22%)
  • Construction (19%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (18%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Information (6%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Retail trade (18%)
  • Health care and social assistance (16%)
  • Other services, except public administration (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Wholesale trade (6%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Carpenters (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Engineers (5%)
  • Electricians (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

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Tornado activity:

Channel Lake-area historical tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 96% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.8 miles away from the Channel Lake place center killed 6 people and injured 75 people.

On 4/21/1967, a category F4 tornado 16.9 miles away from the place center killed 24 people and injured 450 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Channel Lake-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 80.3 miles away from the city center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 84.2 miles away from Channel Lake center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Lake County (14) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 8, Floods: 6, Tornadoes: 2, Snowstorms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Snow: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Tornado: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Channel Lake:

  • CENTEGRA HEALTH SYSTEM - MC HENRY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 11 miles away; MCHENRY, IL)
  • NORTH CHICAGO VA MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care - Veterans Administration, Government Federal, about 14 miles away; NORTH CHICAGO, IL)
  • MIDWESTERN REGION MED CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 14 miles away; ZION, IL)

Amtrak station near Channel Lake:

  • 20 miles: STURTEVANT (2904 WISCONSIN ST.) . Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Channel Lake:

  • College of Lake County (about 11 miles; Grayslake, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,779)
  • Gateway Technical College (about 18 miles; Kenosha, WI; FT enrollment: 2,178)
  • McHenry County College (about 19 miles; Crystal Lake, IL; FT enrollment: 3,149)
  • Carthage College (about 20 miles; Kenosha, WI; FT enrollment: 2,476)
  • University of Wisconsin-Parkside (about 20 miles; Kenosha, WI; FT enrollment: 3,732)
  • Harper College (about 29 miles; Palatine, IL; FT enrollment: 6,988)
  • American InterContinental University-Online (about 29 miles; Hoffman Estates, IL; FT enrollment: 25,208)

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Lake County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
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Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 33.8. This is about average.
City:

33.8
U.S.:

32.0
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 27.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 3.2 miles away from the city center.
City:

27.1
U.S.:

28.3
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.76. This is about average. Closest monitor was 17.3 miles away from the city center.
City:

9.76
U.S.:

9.59
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2003 was 0.477. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.8 miles away from the city center.
City:

0.477
U.S.:

0.572


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 8.3%
(8.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 12.2% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This place:  2.4 people
Illinois:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  63.0%
Whole state:  67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  7.3%
Whole state:  4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Channel Lake, IL


Channel Lake compared to Illinois state average:

  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Channel Lake travel time to work - commute
Channel Lake mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (97%)
  • Electricity (2%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Lake County Illinois:


2008 Presidential Election results in Lake County Illinois:
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Religion statistics for Channel Lake (based on Lake County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 59.18%
Here59.2%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchJewish Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents66.3%6.6%4.7%4.3%2.7%
Congregations11.1%5.2%0.3%7.3%3.1%
NameUnited Methodist ChurchEpiscopal ChurchLutheran ChurchUnited Church of ChristOther
Adherents2.3%1.4%1.4%1.2%9.1%
Congregations6.6%3.8%3.5%4.2%54.9%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 121
Here:

1.71 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:

2.24 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 4
This county:

0.06 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:

0.08 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 38
Lake County:

0.54 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:

0.75 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 174
This county:

2.46 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.61 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 457
Lake County:

6.47 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:

6.86 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Lake County:

7.3%
State:

8.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

24.2%
State:

25.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

16.3%
Illinois:

14.5%

6.70% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($66,648 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.70%
Illinois average:

5.66%

0.20% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,110 average AGI)
Lake County:

0.20%
Illinois average:

0.19%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Cook County, IL  3.01% ($69,774 average AGI)
from McHenry County, IL  0.39% ($54,236)
from DuPage County, IL  0.25% ($68,614)


7.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($71,043 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.00%
Illinois average:

5.99%

0.14% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,463 average AGI)
Lake County:

0.14%
Illinois average:

0.07%


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cook County, IL  1.95% ($62,810 average AGI)
to McHenry County, IL  0.52% ($60,755)
to Kenosha County, WI  0.49% ($44,480)

Strongest AM radio stations in Channel Lake:

  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WNVR (1030 AM; 5 kW; VERNON HILLS, IL; Owner: POLNET COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
  • WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WAIT (850 AM; daytime; 3 kW; CRYSTAL LAKE, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WKTA (1330 AM; 5 kW; EVANSTON, IL; Owner: POLNET COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
  • WAUK (1510 AM; daytime; 10 kW; WAUKESHA, WI; Owner: WALT-WEST WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WOKY (920 AM; 5 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Channel Lake:

  • W206AI (89.1 FM; LAKE VILLA, IL; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WWDV (96.9 FM; ZION, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WZSR (105.5 FM; WOODSTOCK, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WIIL (95.1 FM; KENOSHA, WI; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WCKG (105.9 FM; ELMWOOD PARK, IL; Owner: INFINITY HOLDINGS CORPORATION OF ORLANDO)
  • WLIT-FM (93.9 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WJMK (104.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF ILLINOIS)
  • WNUA (95.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WTMX (101.9 FM; SKOKIE, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WGCI-FM (107.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WBBM-FM (96.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WEZY (92.1 FM; RACINE, WI; Owner: RACINE BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WKSC-FM (103.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WFMT (98.7 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WZZN (94.7 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC CHICAGO FM RADIO,INC.)
  • WBEZ (91.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: THE WBEZ ALLIANCE, INC.)
  • WKQX (101.1 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WLUP-FM (97.9 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WNND (100.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WOJO (105.1 FM; EVANSTON, IL; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))

TV broadcast stations around Channel Lake:

  • W64CQ (Channel 64; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W34CK (Channel 34; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: FIRST UNITED, INC.)
  • WLS-TV (Channel 7; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WMAQ-TV (Channel 5; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WMAQ-TV), INC.)
  • WTTW (Channel 11; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WGBO-TV (Channel 66; JOLIET, IL; Owner: WGBO LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WGN-TV (Channel 9; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBBM-TV (Channel 2; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WJJA (Channel 49; RACINE, WI; Owner: TV-49, INC.)
  • WPWR-TV (Channel 50; GARY, IN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WXFT (Channel 60; AURORA, IL; Owner: TELEFUTURA CHICAGO LLC)
  • WCIU-TV (Channel 26; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WCIU-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCPX (Channel 38; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: PAXSON CHICAGO LICENSE, INC.)
  • WSNS-TV (Channel 44; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF CHICAGO, INC.)
  • WFLD (Channel 32; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • W68DO (Channel 68; PALATINE, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WFBT-CA (Channel 23; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: CHANNEL 23 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJYS (Channel 62; HAMMOND, IN; Owner: JOVON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPXE (Channel 55; KENOSHA, WI; Owner: PAXSON MILWAUKEE LICENSE, INC.)
  • WMVS (Channel 10; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD)
  • WMVT (Channel 36; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD)
  • WDJT-TV (Channel 58; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WDJT-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WISN-TV (Channel 12; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WISN HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • WCGV-TV (Channel 24; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WCGV LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WOCH-LP (Channel 28; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: KM LPTV OF CHICAGO-28, L.L.C.)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$118,4304$148,03521$195,7472$114,3053$249,437
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$01$173,9504$189,2450$01$207,360
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$02$139,68511$174,3091$20,8201$299,760
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$138,8201$56,8305$172,1321$53,3601$194,780
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$02$165,0600$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 8608.05

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$225,5801$163,980
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$119,3000$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 8608.05

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value


Channel Lake on our top lists:

  • #72 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers"
  • #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that had a sunburn in the past 12 months"
  • #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
  • #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
  • #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
  • #65 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"

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