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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (19.7%), Educational,health and social services (16.5%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (12.5%), Retail trade (11.5%).
Detached houses: $420,101Here:$420,101State:$252,233 Townhouses or other attached units: $254,587Here:$254,587State:$249,884 In 2-unit structures: $221,370Here:$221,370State:$282,193 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $340,362Here:$340,362State:$320,044 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $311,309Here:$311,309State:$280,866 Mobile homes: $93,511Here:$93,511State:$35,670
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 50.5% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 48.8%
Obama (Democratic): 59.5% McCain (Republican): 39.8%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $6,584 (2.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $5,595 (2.0%)
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.
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: 13.8 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour: 47 µg/m3(standard limit: 35 µg/m3). Above U.S. average.
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Notable locations in Lake County: Honeysuckle Hollow Camping Area (A), Hickory Grove Picnic Area (B), Deer Path Picnic Area (C), Catfish Cove Picnic Area (D), Prairie View Camping Area (E), Oak Point Day Use Area (F), Oak Grove Picnic Area (G), Mudlake West Youth Group Camping Area (H), Turner Lake South Camping Area (I), Beach (J), Camp Hickory (K), Camp Henry Horner (L), Golden Oaks Farm (M), Antioch Country Club (N), Camp Duncan (O), Countryside Golf Club (P), Russell Road Scout Camping Area (Q), Lake County Sheriffs Department Shooting Range (R), Saint Francis Boys Camp (S), Pike Marsh Picnic Area (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lake County include: Linden Villa Church (A), New Life Fellowship Church (B), Saint Marys Church (C), Ivanhoe Congregational Church (D), Millburn Congregational Church (E), Mount Carmel Baptist Church (F), Lakeland Baptist Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Home Oaks Cemetery (1), Oakdale Cemetery (2), Hickory Union Cemetery (3), Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery (4), Grass Lake Cemetery (5), Grant Cemetery (6), East Fox Lake Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Redwing Slough Lake (A), Antioch Lake (B), Hendrick Lake (C), Lake Marie (D), Benet Lake (E), Turner Lake (F), Grass Lake (G), Silver Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Hastings Creek (A), Squaw Creek (B), Flint Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lake County include: Independence Grove County Forest Preserve (1), Lakewood County Forest Preserve (2), Almond Marsh Nature Preserve (3), Illinois Beach Nature Preserve (4), Liberty Prairie Nature Preserve (5), North Dunes Nature Preserve (6), Wadsworth Prairie Nature Preserve (7), Almond Marsh Forest Preserve (8), Cedar Lake Bog Nature Preserve (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Lake County: Honeysuckle Hollow Camping Area (A), Hickory Grove Picnic Area (B), Deer Path Picnic Area (C), Catfish Cove Picnic Area (D), Prairie View Camping Area (E), Oak Point Day Use Area (F), Oak Grove Picnic Area (G), Mudlake West Youth Group Camping Area (H), Turner Lake South Camping Area (I), Beach (J), Camp Hickory (K), Camp Henry Horner (L), Golden Oaks Farm (M), Antioch Country Club (N), Camp Duncan (O), Countryside Golf Club (P), Russell Road Scout Camping Area (Q), Lake County Sheriffs Department Shooting Range (R), Saint Francis Boys Camp (S), Pike Marsh Picnic Area (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Lake County include: Linden Villa Church (A), New Life Fellowship Church (B), Saint Marys Church (C), Ivanhoe Congregational Church (D), Millburn Congregational Church (E), Mount Carmel Baptist Church (F), Lakeland Baptist Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Home Oaks Cemetery (1), Oakdale Cemetery (2), Hickory Union Cemetery (3), Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery (4), Grass Lake Cemetery (5), Grant Cemetery (6), East Fox Lake Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Redwing Slough Lake (A), Antioch Lake (B), Hendrick Lake (C), Lake Marie (D), Benet Lake (E), Turner Lake (F), Grass Lake (G), Silver Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Hastings Creek (A), Squaw Creek (B), Flint Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Lake County include: Independence Grove County Forest Preserve (1), Lakewood County Forest Preserve (2), Almond Marsh Nature Preserve (3), Illinois Beach Nature Preserve (4), Liberty Prairie Nature Preserve (5), North Dunes Nature Preserve (6), Wadsworth Prairie Nature Preserve (7), Almond Marsh Forest Preserve (8), Cedar Lake Bog Nature Preserve (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Cook County , Kenosha County, Wisconsin , McHenry County .
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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)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 66.9%
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
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Most common first ancestries reported in Lake County (%):
6.70% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($66,648 average adjusted gross income)
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%
7.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($71,043 average adjusted gross income)
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%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.4 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.8 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 5.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.3 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.2
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%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 24.3. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of homicide:
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 73.8. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
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
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).
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)
Year house built
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.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $184,900
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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.)
Sewerage: $21,017,000
Parks and Recreation: $5,552,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,297,000
Natural Resources - Other: $10,160,000
Sewerage: $9,783,000
Water Utilities: $4,192,000
Central Staff Services: $100,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $36,961,000
General - Other: $35,383,000
Police Protection: $27,374,000
Natural Resources - Other: $23,876,000
Correctional Institutions: $22,770,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $21,854,000
Sewerage: $17,520,000
Regular Highways: $15,279,000
Central Staff Services: $15,232,000
Financial Administration: $12,451,000
Water Utilities: $7,508,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $7,418,000
Housing and Community Development: $7,383,000
Public Welfare - Other: $5,699,000
General Public Buildings: $4,624,000
Parks and Recreation: $4,029,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,447,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $758,000
All Other: $1,146,000
General Revenue, NEC: $11,028,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,212,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $248,641,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,972,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $88,000
Health and Hospitals: $31,207,000
All Other: $19,789,000
Public Welfare: $14,307,000
Highways: $10,980,000
Other License: $3,627,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,083,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
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