Lake Bluff, Illinois

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Population (year 2000): 6,056. Estimated population in July 2006: 6,282 (+3.7% change)

Males: 2,926	(48.3%)
Females: 3,130	(51.7%)

Lake County

Median resident age:	39.4 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 60044.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $117,500 (it was $114,521 in 2000)

Lake Bluff	$117,500
Illinois:	$50,260

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $602,600 (it was $439,600 in 2000)

Lake Bluff	$602,600
Illinois:	$183,900

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Races in Lake Bluff:

White Non-Hispanic (94.3%)
Chinese (1.6%)
Hispanic (1.2%)
Asian Indian (0.6%)
Two or more races (0.6%)
Black (0.5%)

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Ancestries: German (28.6%), Irish (22.8%), English (18.3%), Italian (6.7%), Swedish (6.0%), Polish (4.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 11/08/1895

Elevation: 670 feet

Land area: 4.06 square miles.

Population density: 1542 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Lake Bluff

High school or higher: 98.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 72.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 30.8%
Unemployed: 1.6%
Mean travel time to work: 31.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lake Bluff village

Never married: 14.9%
Now married: 73.0%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 4.6%
Divorced: 6.1%

449 residents are foreign born (3.5% Europe, 2.6% Asia).

This village:	7.4%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Lake Bluff, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Lake Bluff to the number of sex offenders is 2086 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this village is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Lake Bluff:	1.5% ($6,392)
Illinois:	1.7% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Waukegan, IL (6.4 miles , pop. 87,901).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Chicago, IL (32.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: North Chicago, IL (2.9 miles ), Lake Forest, IL (3.2 miles ), Green Oaks, IL (4.3 miles ), Mettawa, IL (5.4 miles ), Park City, IL (5.6 miles ), Highwood, IL (5.8 miles ), Bannockburn, IL (6.3 miles ), Waukegan, IL (6.4 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 10 buildings, average cost: $326,700
1997: 8 buildings, average cost: $273,000
1998: 11 buildings, average cost: $422,000
1999: 17 buildings, average cost: $318,700
2000: 12 buildings, average cost: $364,400
2001: 12 buildings, average cost: $535,400
2002: 12 buildings, average cost: $876,800
2003: 21 buildings, average cost: $557,000
2004: 16 buildings, average cost: $589,200
2005: 15 buildings, average cost: $655,300
2006: 11 buildings, average cost: $783,600
2007: 10 buildings, average cost: $743,900

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Latitude: 42.28 N, Longitude: 87.85 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,265 (+20.9%)
Workers who live and work in this village: 462 (17.7%)

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Lake Bluff, Illinois business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +492 (+8.8%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Finance and insurance (17%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (16%)
Educational services (9%)
Chemicals (5%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
Construction (4%)
Health care (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (18%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (14%)
Health care (10%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Air transportation (5%)
Chemicals (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (12%)
Top executives (10%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Business operations specialists (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Lawyers (6%)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Registered nurses (7%)
Business operations specialists (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)

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Crime in Lake Bluff by Year
Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	16.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	35.3	0.0	0.0	16.5	0.0	16.2	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	16.0	0.0
Assaults	0	1	0	5	1	5	3	2
per 100,000	0.0	16.5	0.0	82.6	16.2	81.0	48.1	32.0
Burglaries	11	18	8	0	10	10	9	1
per 100,000	194.3	297.2	132.1	0.0	162.3	162.1	144.4	16.0
Thefts	50	75	51	52	57	70	73	72
per 100,000	883.1	1238.4	842.1	858.7	925.0	1134.5	1171.0	1151.8
Auto thefts	5	3	3	5	7	1	1	2
per 100,000	88.3	49.5	49.5	82.6	113.6	16.2	16.0	32.0
Arson	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	16.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 323.2)	84.2	77.6	46.9	70.7	93.2	87.2	72.7	56.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 23 (17 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.72
US city average:	3.00

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Lake Bluff-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Illinois state average. It is 42% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/28/1972, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 1.4 miles away from the Lake Bluff village center injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/21/1967, a category 4 tornado 17.8 miles away from the village center killed one person and injured 100 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Lake Bluff:

HILL TOP CENTER (about 2 miles; GREEN OAKS, IL)
LAKE FOREST HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; LAKE FOREST, IL)
CONDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; LIBERTYVILLE, IL)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lake Bluff:

KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 22 miles; KENOSHA, WI; ID: ENW)
CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 22 miles; CHICAGO, IL; ID: ORD)
CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 35 miles; CHICAGO, IL; ID: MDW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lake Bluff:

WAUKEGAN REGIONAL (about 10 miles; CHICAGO/WAUKEGAN, IL; ID: UGN)
PALWAUKEE MUNI (about 13 miles; CHICAGO/PROSPECT HEIGHTS/W, IL; ID: PWK)
CAMPBELL (about 16 miles; GRAYSLAKE, IL; ID: C81)

Amtrak station near Lake Bluff:

15 miles: GLENVIEW (1116 DEPOT ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.lakebluff.org

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

TRINITY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; DEERFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,121)
COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY (about 16 miles; GRAYSLAKE, IL; FT enrollment: 6,973)
OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; DES PLAINES, IL; FT enrollment: 5,749)
WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER COLLEGE (about 19 miles; PALATINE, IL; FT enrollment: 8,229)
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; EVANSTON, IL; FT enrollment: 14,958)
CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-WILBUR WRIGHT COLLEGE (about 25 miles; CHICAGO, IL; FT enrollment: 5,618)
TRITON COLLEGE (about 25 miles; RIVER GROVE, IL; FT enrollment: 8,007)

Public elementary/middle schools in Lake Bluff:

LAKE BLUFF MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 413; Location: 31 E SHERIDAN PL; Grades: 06 - 08)
CENTRAL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 360; Location: 350 W WASHINGTON AVE; Grades: 03 - 05)
EAST ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 319; Location: 121 E SHERIDAN PLACE; Grades: KG - 02)

Private elementary/middle school in Lake Bluff:

FOREST BLUFF SCHOOL (Students: 143; Location: 8 W SCRANTON AVE; Grades: UG - UG)

Library in Lake Bluff:

LAKE BLUFF P.L. (Operating income: $546,739; Location: 123 SCRANTON AVE.; 51,456 books; 2,110 audio materials; 571 video materials; 144 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Lake Bluff: Upton (A), Shore Acres Country Club (B), Lake Bluff Golf Course (C), Harrison Conference Center (D), Lake Bluff City Hall (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Lake Bluff include: Ravine Park (1), Blair Park (2), Mawman Park (3), Artesian Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Lake Bluff Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: By-The-Way-Motel (123 North Skokie Highway).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Lake Bluff that have no violations reported:

CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY JAWA (Population served: 0, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)

Average household size:

This village:	2.9 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	82.3%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	1.4%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This village:	1.1%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This village:	1.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

Lake Bluff compared to Illinois state average:

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Median household income significantly above state average.
Median house value significantly above state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house significantly above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.

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Banks with branches in Lake Bluff (2007 data):

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: Lake Bluff Branch at 219 S Waukegan Road, branch established on 6/30/2005. Info updated 2006-12-27: Bank assets: $1,179,390.0 mil, Deposits: $650,614.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 3113 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
The Northern Trust Company: Lake Bluff Financial Center at 120 East Scranton Avenue, branch established on 4/15/1965. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $52,312.8 mil, Deposits: $37,393.3 mil, headquarters in Chicago, IL, positive income, International Specialization, 18 total offices, Holding Company: Northern Trust Corporation

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Local Libraries	5	$8,392	$20,141	8	$1,689

Lake Bluff government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,365,000
Charges - Sewerage: $170,000
Parking Facilities: $53,000

Solid Waste Management: $8,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $1,300,000
Libraries: $947,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,856,000
Water Utilities: $955,000

Central Staff Services: $866,000

Sewerage: $663,000

Solid Waste Management: $570,000

General - Other: $503,000

Regular Highways: $492,000

Libraries: $439,000

Fire Protection: $368,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $322,000

Financial Administration: $233,000

Parks & Recreation: $169,000

Parking Facilities: $58,000

General Public Buildings: $22,000
Employee Retirement - Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $2,505,000
Total Other Securities: $2,311,000

Benefit Payments: $337,000

From Local Government: $151,000

Total Cash & Deposits: $134,000

Local Employee Contribution: $79,000

Withdrawals: $24,000

Interest Revenue: $-127,000
General - Interest on Debt: $96,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $16,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,702,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,070,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $308,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $324,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $2,165,000
Interest Earnings: $291,000
Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $400,000
Central Staff: $113,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,755,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $13,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $2,598,000
All Other: $731,000

Highways: $167,000
Tax - Property: $2,348,000
Public Utilities: $863,000

NEC: $740,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,109,000

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 DuPage County, IL	0.18% ($61,633)

Strongest AM radio stations in Lake Bluff:

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.)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WKTA (1330 AM; 5 kW; EVANSTON, IL; Owner: POLNET COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKRS (1220 AM; 1 kW; WAUKEGAN, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
WCSN (820 AM; 5 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WYPA, INC.)
WVIV (1200 AM; 20 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLXX-AM LICENSE CORP.)
WEEF (1430 AM; 1 kW; HIGHLAND PARK, IL; Owner: POLNET COMMUNICATIONS, LTD)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lake Bluff:

WXLC (102.3 FM; WAUKEGAN, IL; 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.)
WGCI-FM (107.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WTMX (101.9 FM; SKOKIE, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WBBM-FM (96.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
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"))
WUSN (99.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF CHICAGO)
WVAZ (102.7 FM; OAK PARK, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WXRT-FM (93.1 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WVIV-FM (103.1 FM; HIGHLAND PARK, IL; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Lake Bluff:

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.)
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)
WOCH-LP (Channel 28; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: KM LPTV OF CHICAGO-28, L.L.C.)
WYCC (Channel 20; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: COLLEGE DIST. #508, COUNTY OF COOK)
WOCK-CA (Channel 13; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: KM LPTV OF CHICAGO-13, L.L.C.)
WJJA (Channel 49; RACINE, WI; Owner: TV-49, INC.)

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