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Population in 2010: 2,912. Population change since 2000: -3.8%
Males: 1,402  (48.2%)
Females: 1,510  (51.8%)
Median resident age:  37.6 years
Illinois median age:  37.2 years

Zip codes: 61853.

Estimated median household income in 2013: $39,629 (it was $42,571 in 2000)
Lake of the Woods:

$39,629
IL:

$56,210

Estimated per capita income in 2013: $21,550 (it was $19,938 in 2000)

Lake of the Woods CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $94,883 (it was $54,100 in 2000)
Lake of the Woods:

$94,883
IL:

$169,600

Mean prices in 2013: All housing units: $159,114; Detached houses: $170,185; Townhouses or other attached units: $131,094; In 2-unit structures: $145,351; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $81,256; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $96,668; Mobile homes: $22,112

Median gross rent in 2013: $775.

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  • Races in Lake of the Woods, IL (2010)

    Lake of the Woods races chart
    • 2,72393.5%White alone
    • 782.7%Hispanic
    • 622.1%Two or more races
    • 240.8%Black alone
    • 130.4%Asian alone
    • 90.3%Other race alone
    • 30.1%American Indian alone

Races in Lake of the Woods detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Lake of the Woods: 86.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
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Ancestries: United States (37.5%), German (18.6%), English (9.4%), Irish (7.5%), French (1.7%), Greek (1.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 740 feet

Land area: 2.10 square miles.

Population density: 1,386 people per square mile   (low).

Lake of the Woods,IL real estate house value index trend

Lake of the Woods, Illinois map

For population 25 years and over in Lake of the Woods:

  • High school or higher: 96.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.0%
  • Unemployed: 2.3%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lake of the Woods CDP:

  • Never married: 23.0%
  • Now married: 55.0%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 2.6%
  • Divorced: 18.8%

38 residents are foreign born

This place:

1.3%
Illinois:

14.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2013: $2,016 (2.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2013: $3,074 (2.2%)

Lake of the Woods satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Champaign, IL (8.3 miles , pop. 67,518).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Chicago, IL (118.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Mahomet, IL (1.4 miles ), Bondville, IL (2.5 miles ), Seymour, IL (2.7 miles ), Mansfield, IL (2.7 miles ), Fisher, IL (2.8 miles ), Champaign, IL (2.9 miles ), Thomasboro, IL (3.1 miles ), Urbana, IL (3.3 miles ).

Latitude: 40.20 N, Longitude: 88.37 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 217

Lake of the Woods household income distribution Lake of the Woods home values distribution
Unemployment in September 2015:
Here:

4.4%
Illinois:

5.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2013 (%)
Males Females
  • Construction (20%)
  • Manufacturing (19%)
  • Retail trade (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (6%)
  • Health care and social assistance (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Educational services (34%)
  • Health care and social assistance (32%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Manufacturing (4%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (4%)
Most common occupations in 2013 (%)
Males Females
  • Sales and related occupations (22%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (19%)
  • Management occupations (13%)
  • Production occupations (11%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Transportation occupations (7%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (38%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (18%)
  • Education, training, and library occupations (16%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Management occupations (5%)
  • Sales and related occupations (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (3%)

Work and jobs in Lake of the Woods: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Average climate in Lake of the Woods, Illinois

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Tornado activity:

Lake of the Woods-area historical tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 84% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/9/1953, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.9 miles away from the Lake of the Woods place center killed 3 people and injured 22 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/19/1996, a category F3 tornado 11.0 miles away from the place center injured 12 people and caused $9 million in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Lake of the Woods-area historical earthquake activity is near Illinois state average. It is 82% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 123.8 miles away from the city center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 98.9 miles away from Lake of the Woods center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 156.4 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 122.6 miles away from the city center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 112.3 miles away from Lake of the Woods center
On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 219.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Champaign County (9) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 7, Floods: 4, Tornadoes: 4, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snow: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Lake of the Woods topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Lake of the Woods:

  • PROVENA HOME HEALTH CARE (Home Health Center, about 7 miles away; CHAMPAIGN, IL)
  • PROVENA HOSPICE, URBANA (Hospital, about 7 miles away; CHAMPAIGN, IL)
  • CHAMPAIGN CHILDRENS HOME (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; CHAMPAIGN, IL)
  • CARLE PAVILION INC (Hospital, about 9 miles away; CHAMPAIGN, IL)
  • PAVILION FOUNDATION,THE (Hospital, about 9 miles away; CHAMPAIGN, IL)
  • CHAMPAIGN SURGICENTER, LLC (Hospital, about 9 miles away; CHAMPAIGN, IL)
  • HELIA HEALTHCARE OF CHAMPAIGN (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; CHAMPAIGN, IL)

Amtrak stations near Lake of the Woods:

  • 9 miles: CHAMPAIGN-URBANA (CHAMPAIGN, 116 N. CHESTNUT ST.) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 14 miles: RANTOUL (RNATOUL, N. KENTUCKY ST.) . Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 15 miles: FARMER CITY (FRAMER CITY, BON AIR REST., 912 E. CLINTON ST.) - Bus Station . Services: public payphones, full-service food facilities.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lake of the Woods:

  • Parkland College (about 7 miles; Champaign, IL; Full-time enrollment: 7,326)
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (about 10 miles; Champaign, IL; FT enrollment: 47,528)
  • Richland Community College (about 36 miles; Decatur, IL; FT enrollment: 2,434)
  • Illinois Wesleyan University (about 39 miles; Bloomington, IL; FT enrollment: 2,323)
  • Illinois State University (about 40 miles; Normal, IL; FT enrollment: 18,804)
  • Millikin University (about 41 miles; Decatur, IL; FT enrollment: 2,419)
  • Heartland Community College (about 42 miles; Normal, IL; FT enrollment: 3,958)

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Notable locations in Lake of the Woods: Camp Kiwanis (A), Camp Howard (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Lake of the Woods: Lake of the Woods Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Champaign County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2013 was 60.4. This is better than average.

City:

60.4
U.S.:

74.7

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2000 was 2.04. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

2.04
U.S.:

1.91

Ozone [ppb] level in 2013 was 26.0. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 9.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

26.0
U.S.:

32.0

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 9.82. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.6 miles away from the city center.

City:

9.82
U.S.:

9.35
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2013: 6.5%
(5.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 61.1% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
Illinois:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  69.7%
Whole state:  65.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  9.2%
Whole state:  6.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Educational Attainment (%) in 2013

School Enrollment by Level of School (%) in 2013

Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

8.2
Illinois average:

12.4

Lake of the Woods travel time to work - commute Lake of the Woods mode of transportation to work chart

Presidential Elections Results

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012

1996 Presidential Elections Results

2000 Presidential Elections Results

2004 Presidential Elections Results

2008 Presidential Elections Results

2012 Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Lake of the Woods CDP (based on Champaign County data)

ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant28,618111
Mainline Protestant16,65254
Catholic15,21517
Other6,44120
Black Protestant1,4517
Orthodox5952
None132,109-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 33
Champaign County:

1.71 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:

2.24 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
This county:

0.16 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.08 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 8
Champaign County:

0.41 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:

0.75 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 67
Champaign County:

3.47 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.61 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 154
Here:

7.98 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.86 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

7.9%
Illinois:

8.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Champaign County:

27.6%
Illinois:

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

9.5%
State:

14.5%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
This city:

54.8%
Illinois:

48.6%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Lake of the Woods:

56.3%
State:

45.7%

Average BMI:
Here:

27.7
State:

28.7

People feeling badly about themselves:
Here:

20.9%
State:

21.1%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Here:

7.4%
Illinois:

11.0%

Average hours sleeping at night:
This city:

7.0
Illinois:

6.8

Overweight people:
Lake of the Woods:

30.3%
Illinois:

33.2%

General health condition:
Lake of the Woods:

64.1%
State:

55.4%

Average condition of hearing:
Here:

82.6%
Illinois:

79.5%

More about Health and Nutrition of Lake of the Woods, IL Residents

6.23% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($33,772 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.23%
Illinois average:

4.45%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($196 average AGI)
Champaign County:

0.06%
Illinois average:

0.03%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Cook County, IL  0.74% ($27,410 average AGI)
from Vermilion County, IL  0.34% ($31,189)
from Douglas County, IL  0.19% ($34,770)


7.45% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($40,617 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.45%
Illinois average:

4.96%

0.20% of residents moved to foreign countries ($725 average AGI)
Champaign County:

0.20%
Illinois average:

0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Cook County, IL  0.87% ($32,640 average AGI)
to Vermilion County, IL  0.29% ($28,860)
to McLean County, IL  0.21% ($35,276)

Strongest AM radio stations in Lake of the Woods:

  • WILL (580 AM; 5 kW; URBANA, IL; Owner: UNIV. OF ILLINOIS BOARD OF TRUSTEES)
  • WDWS (1400 AM; 1 kW; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: D.W.S., INC.)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WBCP (1580 AM; 0 kW; URBANA, IL)
  • WJCI (1460 AM; 1 kW; RANTOUL, IL)
  • KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lake of the Woods:

  • WGKC (105.9 FM; MAHOMET, IL; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
  • WQQB (96.1 FM; RANTOUL, IL; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
  • WEFT (90.1 FM; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: WEFT/PRAIRIE AIR, INC.)
  • WLRW (94.5 FM; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
  • WPCD (88.7 FM; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: PARKLAND COLLEGE)
  • WILL-FM (90.9 FM; URBANA, IL; Owner: UNIV. OF ILLINOIS BOARD OF TRUSTEES)
  • WHMS-FM (97.5 FM; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: D.W.S., INC.)
  • WGNN (102.5 FM; FISHER, IL; Owner: GOOD NEWS RADIO, INC)
  • WBGL (91.7 FM; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE,INC)
  • WEVX (95.3 FM; RANTOUL, IL; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
  • WPGU (107.1 FM; URBANA, IL; Owner: ILLINI MEDIA COMPANY)
  • WKIO (92.5 FM; URBANA, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
  • WWHP (98.3 FM; FARMER CITY, IL; Owner: WMS1, INC.)
  • WIXY (100.3 FM; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
  • WCZQ (105.5 FM; MONTICELLO, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WGNJ (89.3 FM; ST. JOSEPH, IL; Owner: GOOD NEWS RADIO, INC.)
  • WEBX (93.5 FM; TUSCOLA, IL; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
  • WPXN (104.9 FM; PAXTON, IL; Owner: PAXTON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W201CK (88.1 FM; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WGCY (106.3 FM; GIBSON CITY, IL; Owner: F & G BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Lake of the Woods:

  • W52BR (Channel 52; CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, IL; Owner: MARCIA COHEN)
  • WCIA (Channel 3; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF CHAMPAIGN, L.L.C.)
  • W07DD (Channel 7; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WILL-TV (Channel 12; URBANA, IL; Owner: UNIV. OF ILLINOIS BD. OF TRUSTEES)
  • WICD (Channel 15; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: WICD LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W58DA (Channel 58; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W32CM (Channel 32; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WBXC-CA (Channel 46; CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • WBUI (Channel 23; DECATUR, IL; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
  • WAND (Channel 17; DECATUR, IL; Owner: WAND(TV) PARTNERSHIP)
  • W34CD (Channel 34; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WCCU (Channel 27; URBANA, IL; Owner: URBANA-CHAMPAIGN BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 3 partial tracts)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$254,4007$170,763
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$01$100,920
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$01$138,100
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0106.02

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2006
(Based on 3 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$134,880
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2006 2005 2004 2003 2001

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0106.02

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (84%)
  • Electricity (12%)
  • Wood (4%)

Lake of the Woods compared to Illinois state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.

Lake of the Woods on our top lists:

  • #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Other Northern Africa (population 500+)"
  • #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #49 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #58 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #79 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #80 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
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