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Will County

Population in July 2007: 1,971.
Males: 1,044  (53.0%)
Females: 927  (47.0%)

Median resident age:  35.9 years
Illinois median age:  34.7 years

Zip codes: 60481.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $59,753 (it was $52,097 in 2000)
Lakewood Shores:  $59,753
Illinois:  $54,124

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,234
Lakewood Shores:  $21,234
Illinois:  $27,965

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $174,512 (it was $108,900 in 2000)
Lakewood Shores:  $174,512
Illinois:  $208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $188,579; Detached houses: $191,319

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Races in Lakewood Shores:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
  • Hispanic (2.2%)
  • American Indian (1.5%)
  • Other race (0.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Lakewood Shores: 100.4 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (23.2%), German (17.2%), Polish (14.1%), English (11.4%), United States (11.0%), Italian (5.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 565 feet

Land area: 2.32 square miles.

Population density: 849 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Lakewood Shores

  • High school or higher: 81.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
  • Unemployed: 8.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lakewood Shores CDP

  • Never married: 22.1%
  • Now married: 62.0%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 2.5%
  • Divorced: 13.2%

20 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.3%
Illinois:  12.3%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Lakewood Shores:  1.4% ($1,493)
Illinois:  1.8% ($2,285)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Joliet, IL (18.4 miles , pop. 106,221).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Chicago, IL (46.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Wilmington, IL (1.7 miles ), Braidwood, IL (2.1 miles ), Symerton, IL (2.4 miles) , Godley, IL (2.5 miles ), Diamond, IL (2.5 miles ), Essex, IL (2.6 miles ), Braceville, IL (2.7 miles ), Coal City, IL (2.8 miles ).

Latitude: 41.27 N, Longitude: 88.14 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 815

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (22%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Machinery (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (12%)
  • Paper (11%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Chemicals (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Construction laborers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Business operations specialists (10%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)



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Lakewood Shores-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 142% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/28/1990, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 17.6 miles away from the Lakewood Shores place center killed 29 people and injured 350 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/17/1963, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.3 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 70 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Lakewood Shores-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 97% 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 41.8 miles away from Lakewood Shores 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 74.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Lakewood Shores:
  • MORRIS HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; MORRIS, IL)
  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; KANKAKEE, IL)
  • ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; KANKAKEE, IL)

Amtrak stations near Lakewood Shores:
  • 18 miles: KANKAKEE (199 S. EAST AVE.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public payphones, full-service food facilities, public transit connection.
  • 19 miles: JOLIET (50 E. JEFFERSON ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, public transit connection.
  • 20 miles: DWIGHT (119 W. MAIN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area.

Operable nuclear power plants near Lakewood Shores:
  • 5 miles: Braidwood 2 in Braidwood, IL.
  • 5 miles: Braidwood 1 in Braidwood, IL.
  • 17 miles: Dresden 2 in Morris, IL.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lakewood Shores:
  • OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; BOURBONNAIS, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,207)
  • JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 19 miles; JOLIET, IL; FT enrollment: 6,075)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ST FRANCIS (about 20 miles; JOLIET, IL; FT enrollment: 2,361)
  • LEWIS UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; ROMEOVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 2,974)
  • GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, IL; FT enrollment: 3,191)
  • PRAIRIE STATE COLLEGE (about 33 miles; CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL; FT enrollment: 2,523)
  • MORAINE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; PALOS HILLS, IL; FT enrollment: 7,610)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.9 people
Illinois:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  77.9%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.4%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  2.6%
Whole state:  10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  2.6%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lakewood Shores, IL



Lakewood Shores compared to Illinois state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (83%)
  • Electricity (14%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religion statistics for Lakewood Shores

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchLutheran ChurchUnited Church of Christ
Adherents72.2%4.3%3.8%3.6%2.3%
Congregations16.4%7.2%8.8%6.8%5.2%
NameSouthern Baptist ConventionAssemblies of GodPresbyterian Church (USA)Christian Churches and Churches of ChristOther religions
Adherents2.1%1.8%1.1%0.9%8.1%
Congregations7.6%3.2%4.4%3.6%36.8%
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.


9.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($56,797 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.19%
Illinois average:  5.66%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($149 average AGI)
Will County:  0.04%
Illinois average:  0.19%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Cook County, IL  4.61% ($54,095 average AGI)
from DuPage County, IL  1.88% ($59,479)
from Kane County, IL  0.19% ($48,488)


6.78% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($54,132 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.78%
Illinois average:  5.99%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($193 average AGI)
Will County:  0.03%
Illinois average:  0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cook County, IL  2.01% ($42,313 average AGI)
to DuPage County, IL  0.98% ($51,466)
to Grundy County, IL  0.39% ($49,596)


Strongest AM radio stations in Lakewood Shores:
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WVIV (1200 AM; 20 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLXX-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WAUR (930 AM; 4 kW; SANDWICH, IL; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LTD.)
  • WIND (560 AM; 5 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • WAGG (610 AM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNTD (950 AM; 5 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF CHICAGO LICENSE CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lakewood Shores:
  • WYKT (105.5 FM; WILMINGTON, IL; Owner: STARADIO CORPORATION)
  • WRXQ (100.7 FM; COAL CITY, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WJCH (91.9 FM; JOLIET, IL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WCCQ (98.3 FM; CREST HILL, IL; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF JOLIET, INC.)
  • WYXX (103.1 FM; MORRIS, IL; Owner: BIG CITY RADIO-CHI, L.L.C.)
  • WRZA (99.9 FM; PARK FOREST, IL; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WONU (89.7 FM; KANKAKEE, IL; Owner: OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • WGCI-FM (107.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WZZN (94.7 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC CHICAGO FM RADIO,INC.)
  • WCFL (104.7 FM; MORRIS, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS DISTRICT COUNCIL OF ASSEMBL)
  • WKIF (92.7 FM; KANKAKEE, IL; Owner: SPANISH BROADCASTING SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS, INC.)
  • WJEZ (98.9 FM; DWIGHT, IL; Owner: LIVINGSTON COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Lakewood Shores:
  • WYIN (Channel 56; GARY, IN; Owner: NORTHWEST INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING, 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.)
  • WGN-TV (Channel 9; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WGBO-TV (Channel 66; JOLIET, IL; Owner: WGBO LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WBBM-TV (Channel 2; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPWR-TV (Channel 50; GARY, IN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WWTO-TV (Channel 35; LASALLE, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • 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.)
  • 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)
  • WSNS-TV (Channel 44; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF CHICAGO, INC.)
  • WJYS (Channel 62; HAMMOND, IN; Owner: JOVON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W34CD (Channel 34; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W54AP (Channel 54; BLUE ISLAND, IL; Owner: CATHOLIC VIEWS BROADCASTS, INC.)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$153,2905$147,1921$43,230
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$03$194,1900$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$136,4900$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 8840.02

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$120,780
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2007 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 8840.02

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