Long Lake, Illinois

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Lake County

Population in July 2007: 3,637.

Males: 1,894	(52.1%)
Females: 1,743	(47.9%)

Median resident age:	33.0 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 60041.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $50,168 (it was $57,179 in 2000)

Long Lake:	$50,168
Illinois:	$53,966

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $22,469

Long Lake CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $160,894 (it was $129,300 in 2000)

Long Lake:	$160,894
Illinois:	$202,200

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $183,945; Detached houses: $183,309; Townhouses or other attached units: $236,172

Median gross rent in 2009: $1,313.

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White alone - 2,019 (72.2%)
Hispanic - 614 (22.0%)
American alone - 56 (2.0%)
Other race alone - 55 (2.0%)
Asian alone - 42 (1.5%)
Two or more races - 9 (0.3%)

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Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Long Lake: 104.9 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (35.3%), Irish (16.3%), Polish (15.3%), United States (9.7%), English (8.6%), Italian (7.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 750 feet

Land area: 1.05 square miles.

Population density: 3461 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Long Lake:

High school or higher: 79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
Unemployed: 7.2%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 35.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Long Lake CDP:

Never married: 25.7%
Now married: 58.4%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 4.4%
Divorced: 10.5%

223 residents are foreign born (5.1% Latin America, 1.3% Europe).

This place:	6.6%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in July 2011

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $3,053 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $2,755 (2.2%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Waukegan, IL (13.6 miles , pop. 87,901).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Chicago, IL (43.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Round Lake Heights, IL (1.2 miles ), Round Lake, IL (1.4 miles ), Round Lake Beach, IL (1.5 miles ), Fox Lake Hills, IL (1.5 miles ), Fox Lake, IL (1.8 miles ), Round Lake Park, IL (1.8 miles ), Volo, IL (1.9 miles) , Hainesville, IL (1.9 miles ).

Latitude: 42.37 N, Longitude: 88.13 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 847

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Unemployment in March 2011:

Here:	10.5%
Illinois:	9.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)

Males Females

Construction (33%)
Manufacturing (28%)
Information (11%)
Retail trade (8%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Transportation and warehousing (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Health care and social assistance (16%)
Educational services (15%)
Accommodation and food services (13%)
Manufacturing (13%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
Carpenters (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Cashiers (3%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Cashiers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
Business operations specialists (3%)

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Tornado activity:

Long Lake-area historical tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 98% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.0 miles away from the Long Lake place center killed 6 people and injured 75 people.

On 4/21/1967, a category F4 tornado 10.7 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 100 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Long Lake-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 98% 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 74.7 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 80.9 miles away from Long 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 Long Lake:

CENTEGRA HEALTH SYSTEM - MC HENRY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 7 miles away; MCHENRY, IL)
NORTH CHICAGO VA MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care - Veterans Administration, Government Federal, about 9 miles away; NORTH CHICAGO, IL)
ADVOCATE CONDELL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 11 miles away; LIBERTYVILLE, IL)

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

College of Lake County (about 6 miles; Grayslake, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,779)
McHenry County College (about 15 miles; Crystal Lake, IL; FT enrollment: 3,149)
Harper College (about 21 miles; Palatine, IL; FT enrollment: 6,988)
Gateway Technical College (about 22 miles; Kenosha, WI; FT enrollment: 2,178)
American InterContinental University-Online (about 22 miles; Hoffman Estates, IL; FT enrollment: 25,208)
Carthage College (about 23 miles; Kenosha, WI; FT enrollment: 2,476)
University of Wisconsin-Parkside (about 24 miles; Kenosha, WI; FT enrollment: 3,732)

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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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AQI Pb CO SO₂ NO₂ Ozone PM₁₀ PM_2.5

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 33.1. This is about average.

City:	33.1
U.S.:	32.0

Lead (Pb) [µ/m³] level in 2009 was 0.0105. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 23.3 miles away from the city center.

City:	0.0105
U.S.:	0.0222

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.240. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 17.4 miles away from the city center.

City:	0.240
U.S.:	0.334

Sulfur Dioxide (SO₂) [ppb] level in 2010 was 1.21. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 19.5 miles away from the city center.

City:	1.21
U.S.:	2.43

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO₂) [ppb] level in 2010 was 13.0. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 5.1 miles away from the city center.

City:	13.0
U.S.:	9.4

Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 25.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 5.1 miles away from the city center.

City:	25.1
U.S.:	28.3

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 16.2. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 22.2 miles away from the city center.

City:	16.2
U.S.:	22.1

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 9.67. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.1 miles away from the city center.

City:	9.67
U.S.:	9.59

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 12.8%
(13.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 4.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 27.5% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:

This place:	2.9 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	74.6%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	7.4%
Whole state:	4.8%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

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

Long Lake compared to Illinois state average:

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Median household income above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
House age above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Long Lake mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (95%)
Electricity (4%)
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 Long Lake:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 59.18%

Here		59.2%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Presbyterian Church (USA)	United Methodist Church
Adherents	66.3%	4.7%	4.3%	2.7%	2.3%
Congregations	11.1%	0.3%	7.3%	3.1%	6.6%

Name	Episcopal Church	Lutheran Church	United Church of Christ	Evangelical Free Church of America	Other
Adherents	1.4%	1.4%	1.2%	1.1%	14.5%
Congregations	3.8%	3.5%	4.2%	6.6%	53.5%

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 Long Lake:

WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
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.)
WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WNVR (1030 AM; 5 kW; VERNON HILLS, IL; Owner: POLNET COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
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.)
WVIV (1200 AM; 20 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLXX-AM LICENSE CORP.)
WKRS (1220 AM; 1 kW; WAUKEGAN, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Long Lake:

W206AI (89.1 FM; LAKE VILLA, IL; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
WZSR (105.5 FM; WOODSTOCK, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WWDV (96.9 FM; ZION, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
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.)
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.)
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)

TV broadcast stations around Long 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.)
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)
WJJA (Channel 49; RACINE, WI; Owner: TV-49, INC.)
WOCK-CA (Channel 13; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: KM LPTV OF CHICAGO-13, L.L.C.)
W57DN (Channel 57; ELGIN, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

	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)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 2 partial tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	18	$106,225	9	$127,882	77	$160,344	3	$134,270	5	$140,410
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	1	$52,710	0	$0	11	$161,800	1	$47,700	1	$158,310
APPLICATIONS DENIED	3	$124,920	3	$107,340	33	$147,281	1	$39,970	2	$131,030
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	2	$111,375	2	$124,950	18	$170,695	0	$0	2	$74,805
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	1	$89,020	0	$0	6	$156,472	0	$0	0	$0

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Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 8609.05 , 8613.01

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 2 partial tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$178,930	1	$190,250
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	1	$209,130
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	1	$181,770
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 8609.05 , 8613.01

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#9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that had a sunburn in the past 12 months"
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#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 (PM_2.5) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
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