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County population in July 2007: 710,241 (98% urban, 2% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 168,293
Renter-occupied apartments: 48,004
% of renters here:  22%
State:  33%
Land area: 448 sq. mi.
Water area: 920.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 1587 people per square mile 
 
 (very high).

2008 cost of living index in Lake County: 105.3 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 84%
  • Government: 10%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

Lake County, Illinois business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Lake County, Illinois:

  • White Non-Hispanic (73.4%)
  • Hispanic (14.4%)
  • Black (6.9%)
  • Other race (6.7%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)
  • Filipino (1.1%)
  • Asian Indian (0.8%)
  • Chinese (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Korean (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:  33.8 years
Illinois median age:  34.7 years

Males: 324,034  (50.3%)
Females: 320,322  (49.7%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $45,288
County population in 2003: 682,162
Jobs in 2003: 364,025

Lake County,IL real estate house value trend


Total labor force in 2004: 344,507
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.5%

Average household size:
Lake County:  2.9 people
Illinois:  2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $77,834 ($66,973 in 1999)
This county:  $77,834
Illinois:  $54,123

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $820 (lower quartile is $670, upper quartile is $1,061)
This county:  $820
State:  $669

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $310,700 (it was $191,600 in 2000)
Lake County:  $310,700
Illinois:  $208,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $195,800 - $509,300

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $439,652
Here:  $439,652
State:  $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $254,556
Here:  $254,556
State:  $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $280,305
Here:  $280,305
State:  $320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $272,541
Here:  $272,541
State:  $330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $293,522
Here:  $293,522
State:  $275,408

Mobile homes: $48,200
Here:  $48,200
State:  $35,670
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $2,128
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $766

Institutionalized population: 5,642

Lake County races chart


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Health of residents in Lake County based on 261 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.7. This is about average.
83.5% of residents exercised in the past month. This is more than average.
44.0% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is more than average.
44.8% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
67.0% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 193 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 153 pounds. This is about average.


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2000: 3168 buildings, average cost: $184,600
  • 2001: 3366 buildings, average cost: $183,000
  • 2002: 3695 buildings, average cost: $183,700
  • 2003: 3812 buildings, average cost: $182,800
  • 2004: 4071 buildings, average cost: $196,900
  • 2005: 3527 buildings, average cost: $238,800
  • 2006: 2261 buildings, average cost: $247,500

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)




2004 Presidential Election results in Lake County Illinois:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 50.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 48.8%




Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2007: $6,186 (2.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2007: $5,685 (1.9%)

Lake County household income distribution in 2007 Lake County home values distribution


Lake County contract rent distribution in 2007

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2007: 6.1%
Lake County:  6.1%
Illinois:  11.9%
(3.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 18.8% for Black residents, 11.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents)

Median age of residents in 2007: 35 years old
(Males: 34 years old, Females: 36 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 40 years old, Black residents: 29 years old, American Indian residents: 38 years old, Asian residents: 35 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25 years old, Other race residents: 26 years old)

Area name: Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lake County is $802 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $901 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1102 a month.

Cities in this county include: Waukegan, North Chicago, Highland Park, Mundelein, Gurnee, Round Lake Beach, Zion, Libertyville, Vernon Hills, Lake Forest.

2005 air pollution in Lake County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.110 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.090 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3): 13.8 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3): 47 µg/m3. Above U.S. average.


Neighboring counties: Cook County , Kenosha County, Wisconsin , McHenry County .


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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Lake County: Russell Road Scout Camping Area (A), Countryside Golf Club (B), Turner Lake South Camping Area (C), Camp Duncan (D), Pike Marsh Picnic Area (E), Camp Henry Horner (F), Camp Hickory (G), Hickory Grove Picnic Area (H), Honeysuckle Hollow Camping Area (I), Saint Francis Boys Camp (J), Prairie View Camping Area (K), Deer Path Picnic Area (L), Beems Resort (M), Antioch Country Club (N), Oak Point Day Use Area (O), Oak Grove Picnic Area (P), Lake County Sheriffs Department Shooting Range (Q), Mudlake West Youth Group Camping Area (R), Catfish Cove Picnic Area (S), Beach (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Lake County include: Linden Villa Church (A), Saint Marys Church (B), New Life Fellowship Church (C), Millburn Congregational Church (D), Lakeland Baptist Church (E), Ivanhoe Congregational Church (F), Mount Carmel Baptist Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Home Oaks Cemetery (1), Hickory Union Cemetery (2), Grant Cemetery (3), Transfiguration Catholic Cemetery (4), Grass Lake Cemetery (5), Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery (6), Saint Joseph Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Fairfield, Lake (A), Sand Pond (B), Hendrick Lake (C), Antioch Lake (D), Redwing Slough Lake (E), Mud Lake (F), Deer Lake (G), Schreiber Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Squaw Creek (A), Hastings Creek (B), Flint Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Lake County include: Wilmot Woods Forest Preserve (1), North Dunes Nature Preserve (2), Countryside Forest Preserve (3), Chain O'Lakes State Park (4), Cedar Lake Bog Nature Preserve (5), Lagoon Park (6), Independence Grove County Forest Preserve (7), Illinois Beach State Park (8), Illinois Beach Nature Preserve (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Unemployment in May 2009:
Here:  8.3%
Illinois:  9.9%

Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 32,659
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 38.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 95,536 (37% naturalized citizens)

Lake County:  14.8%
Whole state:  12.3%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 24,872
  • 1990 to 1994: 20,220
  • 1985 to 1989: 15,244
  • 1980 to 1984: 8,861
  • 1975 to 1979: 7,954
  • 1970 to 1974: 5,472
  • 1970 to 1974: 3,814
  • 1965 to 1969: 9,099


Mean travel time to work: 30.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 66.9%

Lake County marital status for males
Lake County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 155,336
  • One, attached: 20,429
  • Two: 7,268
  • 3 or 4: 7,645
  • 5 to 9: 8,827
  • 10 to 19: 8,859
  • 20 or more: 13,190
  • Mobile homes: 4,269
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 96

Housing units in Lake County with a mortgage: 122,569 (10,758 second mortgage, 18,550 home equity loan, 492 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28,094

Here:  81.4% with mortgage
State:  69.8% with mortgage


Religion statistics

Total adherents: 381,334
Total congregations: 288

Adherents


NameCatholic Church Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaPresbyterian Church (USA)United Methodist Church
Adherents253,000 (66.3%)18,000 (4.7%)16,259 (4.3%)10,392 (2.7%)8,897 (2.3%)
Congregations32 (11.1%)1 (0.3%)21 (7.3%)9 (3.1%)19 (6.6%)
NameEpiscopal ChurchLutheran ChurchUnited Church of ChristEvangelical Free Church of AmericaOther
Adherents5,523 (1.4%)5,204 (1.4%)4,428 (1.2%)4,381 (1.1%)55,250 (14.5%)
Congregations11 (3.8%)10 (3.5%)12 (4.2%)19 (6.6%)154 (53.5%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Lake County - Waukegan, North Chicago, Highland Park, Mundelein, Gurnee

Agriculture in Lake County
Average size of farms: 115 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $83855
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $817.27
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 65.69%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 13.77%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $89094
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 76.73%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $83011
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 77.15%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.59
Corn for grain: 10015 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 786 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 11930 harvested acres
Vegetables: 475 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 89 acres

Lake County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Illinois state average. It is 1.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 8 fatalities and 213 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 6 people and injured 75 people

Lake County-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 75.6 miles away from Lake County 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 85.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)



Class of Workers

Most common industries for males in 2005 (%):



  • Construction (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Chemicals (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2005 (%):



  • Health care (13%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Chemicals (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common occupations for males in 2005 (%):



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)

Most common occupations for females in 2005 (%):



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Mexico (45%)
  • Philippines (5%)
  • India (4%)
  • Poland (4%)
  • Korea (3%)
  • Germany (3%)
  • Ukraine (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Lake County (%):



  • German (17%)
  • Irish (9%)
  • Polish (7%)
  • Italian (6%)
  • United States or American (5%)
  • English (5%)
  • Russian (3%)


Lake County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 242,387 (76%)
  • Carpooled: 32,306 (10%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 1,912 (1%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 73 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 378 (0%)
  • Railroad: 11,705 (4%)
  • Ferryboat: 20 (0%)
  • Taxi: 484 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 95 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 461 (0%)
  • Walked: 9,332 (3%)
  • Other means: 4,995 (2%)
  • Worked at home: 13,294 (4%)


Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


People in group quarters in Lake County, Illinois
  • 10431 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 3135 people in nursing homes
  • 2181 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 950 people in wards in military hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 679 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 637 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 460 people in other group homes
  • 414 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 377 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 323 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 195 people in military disciplinary barracks
  • 192 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 175 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 171 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 154 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 134 people in religious group quarters
  • 107 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 104 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 47 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 37 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 27 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 27 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 21 people in other workers' dormitories
  • 14 people in halfway houses
  • 13 people in unknown juvenile institutions

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $99,014.

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%

4.00% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($39,561 average AGI)
2.50% relocated from other states ($25,977 average AGI)
Lake County:  2.50%
Illinois average:  2.13%



Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


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)
from Kenosha County, WI  0.24% ($41,573)
from Kane County, IL  0.09% ($52,514)
from San Diego County, CA  0.08% ($55,565)
from Will County, IL  0.06% ($66,739)


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%

3.09% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($27,305 average AGI)
3.76% relocated to other states ($42,275 average AGI)
Lake County:  3.76%
Illinois average:  2.58%



Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


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)
to DuPage County, IL  0.18% ($61,633)
to Maricopa County, AZ  0.13% ($77,803)
to Kane County, IL  0.12% ($69,665)
to San Diego County, CA  0.10% ($54,421)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.8



Births per 1000 population in Lake County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 5.7



Deaths per 1000 population in Lake County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.8



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Lake County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 64,930 (57,718 aged, 7,212 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.01
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8184.070
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 197.140
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 25321.3

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1437.780
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 574.660
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 9.25

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 71.72
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 88.38

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 15.09
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1


Household type by relationship


Households: 623,371
  • In family households: 561,343 (132,248 male householders, 33,021 female householders)
    140,384 spouses, 214,106 children (201,109 natural, 4,619 adopted, 8,378 stepchildren), 6,888 grandchildren, 5,985 brothers or sisters, 4,295 parents, 12,673 other relatives, 11,743 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 62,028 (24,107 male householders (18,764 living alone)), 27,108 female householders (23,721 living alone)), 10,813 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 20,985 (5,564 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 57,181 2-persons, 36,042 3-persons, 40,540 4-persons, 19,527 5-persons, 7,292 6-persons, 4,687 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 42,485 1-person, 7,543 2-persons, 787 3-persons, 251 4-persons, 70 5-persons, 44 6-persons, 35 7-or-more-persons.

78.6% of residents of Lake County speak English at home.
12.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
5.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $3,845,324,000 ($5550 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,570,862,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,125,674,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $468,069,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $143,912,000
Federal grants: $326,023,000
Federal procurement contracts: $575,461,000 ($459,139,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,206,185,000 ($1,040,471,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $601,041,000
Federal Government insurance: $480,199,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 54,771
Here:  78 per 1000 residents
State:  75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 20,007
Here:  28 per 1000 residents
State:  43 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +20,961
Here:  +30 per 1000 residents
State:  +26 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +1,423
Here:  +2 per 1000 residents
State:  -31 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Lake County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 65.55 millions of gallons per day (13% from ground, 87% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.9
State:  6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.0
State:  4.1



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 6,169
  • 1995 to 1998: 23,231
  • 1990 to 1994: 25,282
  • 1980 to 1989: 37,671
  • 1970 to 1979: 41,467
  • 1960 to 1969: 28,267
  • 1950 to 1959: 30,797
  • 1940 to 1949: 12,190
  • 1939 or earlier: 20,845

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lake County, Illinois:
  • 1 room: 105
  • 2 rooms: 951
  • 3 rooms: 3,946
  • 4 rooms: 10,925
  • 5 rooms: 25,088
  • 6 rooms: 31,566
  • 7 rooms: 29,993
  • 8 rooms: 28,639
  • 9+ rooms: 37,080


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lake County, Illinois:
  • 1 room: 1,886
  • 2 rooms: 4,856
  • 3 rooms: 9,820
  • 4 rooms: 13,607
  • 5 rooms: 8,930
  • 6 rooms: 4,669
  • 7 rooms: 2,306
  • 8 rooms: 1,103
  • 9+ rooms: 827


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lake County:
  • no bedroom: 384
  • 1 bedroom: 3,958
  • 2 bedrooms: 29,614
  • 3 bedrooms: 69,451
  • 4 bedrooms: 52,397
  • 5+ bedrooms: 12,489


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lake County:
  • no bedroom: 2,428
  • 1 bedroom: 14,947
  • 2 bedrooms: 19,130
  • 3 bedrooms: 8,597
  • 4 bedrooms: 2,529
  • 5+ bedrooms: 373


Cars and other vehicles available in Lake County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 3,626
  • 1 vehicle: 36,984
  • 2 vehicles: 91,618
  • 3 vehicles: 26,949
  • 4 vehicles: 6,754
  • 5+ vehicles: 2,362


Cars and other vehicles available in Lake County in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 6,421
  • 1 vehicle: 23,549
  • 2 vehicles: 14,686
  • 3 vehicles: 2,535
  • 4 vehicles: 545
  • 5+ vehicles: 268


54% of Lake County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Illinois.

Lake County:  54.3%
State average:  58.6%


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 379444
  • Northeast: 29892
  • Midwest: 70482
  • South: 40793
  • West: 21170

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $184,900


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:



Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Utility gas (93.8%)
  • Electricity (5.1%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (0.6%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Utility gas (69.3%)
  • Electricity (27.7%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1.2%)
  • Other fuel (0.7%)
  • No fuel used (0.6%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9,362
Here:  10.8%
Illinois:  13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3,091
Here:  8.2%
Illinois:  11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6,567
Here:  27.3%
Illinois:  25.8%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)



Lake County government finances in 2004:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $43,738,000
  • Charges - All Other: $42,015,000
    Sewerage: $19,441,000
    Regular Highways: $1,506,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,327,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $18,288,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $351,000
    Police Protection: $265,000
  • Current Operations - Health Services - Other: $39,283,000
    General - Other: $35,175,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $26,592,000
    Welfare - Other: $22,856,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $21,870,000
    Police Protection: $18,901,000
    Corrections - Other: $17,663,000
    Sewerage: $16,489,000
    Central Staff Services: $11,964,000
    Financial Administration: $11,701,000
    Regular Highways: $11,694,000
    Water Utilities: $7,067,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $4,549,000
    General Public Buildings: $4,285,000
    Housing & Community Development: $4,009,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,245,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $7,718,000
    All Other: $3,224,000
    Health & Hospitals: $2,507,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $14,293,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $10,620,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $10,876,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $36,703,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $236,416,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $35,789,000
    Other NEC: $22,019,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $213,173,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $47,169,000
    Other, NEC: $11,212,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $34,050,000
    Water Utilities: $25,323,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $16,494,000
    Interest Earnings: $6,750,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Natural Resource - Other: $33,470,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $279,306,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $8,332,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $16,238,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $33,002,000
    Health & Hospitals: $24,400,000
    All Other: $17,511,000
    Highways: $11,359,000
    Public Welfare: $11,248,000
    Housing & Community Development: $40,000
  • Tax - Property: $140,679,000
    NEC: $4,585,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $142,319,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,101,000


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Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 150 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED438$189,1059,900$260,13716,559$265,9311,485$129,63972$2,061,3611,658$218,58589$54,483
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED22$187,3181,470$265,8562,662$239,567345$89,1423$182,000214$196,89327$38,148
APPLICATIONS DENIED117$178,5472,130$238,7988,454$235,2371,216$90,82810$298,900620$198,085141$36,603
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN56$190,7861,018$247,5833,137$239,182268$124,0345$547,400239$200,0255$96,600
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS10$200,400321$290,8851,392$253,93667$123,8660$085$239,2350$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 145 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2,390$207,2351,494$225,463162$169,599
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED343$224,242377$229,11121$167,667
APPLICATIONS DENIED68$186,20647$311,95710$238,300
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN130$236,692131$235,8478$219,875
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS5$264,60013$231,2312$99,000
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

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