Lake Bluff, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

Back to: Lake Bluff, Illinois main profile, Illinois, Illinois smaller cities, Illinois small towns, Illinois forum, All US cities. Total population: 6,093 (Urban population: 5,959, Rural population: 134 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 2,213 (2,124 occupied: 1,936 owner occupied, 188 renter occupied) % of renters here:   9% State:   33% Housing density: 545 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Lake Bluff, Illinois on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: Where do tree hugging, vegetarian liberals belong in north Chicago?  (603 replies) Lake Bluff: Convert your house into a Church, save 80,000 in taxes  (3 replies) Do tree hugging, vegetarian liberals belong in Lake Bluff?  (6 replies) Some suburb pics (56K BEWARE!)  (316 replies) Gurnee, Lake Bluff, Waukegan  (13 replies) Chicago's North Shore: Buyer Beware?  (48 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $287,000 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $725 Median gross rent in Lake Bluff, IL in 2000: $869 Housing units in Lake Bluff with a mortgage: 1,368 (124 second mortgage, 272 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 474 Household type by relationship Households: 6,093 In family households: 5,637 (1,497 male householders, 225 female householders) 1,637 spouses, 2,183 children (2,112 natural, 48 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 27 other relatives, 21 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 456 (171 male householders (150 living alone)), 243 female householders (224 living alone)), 42 nonrelatives Size of family households: 692 2-persons, 297 3-persons, 405 4-persons, 235 5-persons, 71 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 374 1-person, 40 2-persons. 1,780 married couples with children. 182 single-parent households (34 men, 148 women). 90.9% of residents of Lake Bluff speak English at home. 2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 11% speak English not well). 4.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 14% speak English not well). 0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well). Foreign born population: 449 (7.4%) (58.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Lake Bluff, IL: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 0 $25,000 to $29,999: 0 $30,000 to $34,999: 0 $35,000 to $39,999: 0 $40,000 to $49,999: 0 $50,000 to $59,999: 0 $60,000 to $69,999: 0 $70,000 to $79,999: 0 $80,000 to $89,999: 0 $90,000 to $99,999: 0 $100,000 to $124,999: 7 $125,000 to $149,999: 6 $150,000 to $174,999: 14 $175,000 to $199,999: 5 $200,000 to $249,999: 108 $250,000 to $299,999: 157 $300,000 to $399,999: 478 $400,000 to $499,999: 369 $500,000 to $749,999: 415 $750,000 to $999,999: 163 $1,000,000 or more: 120

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Lake Bluff: Less than $100: 0 $100 to $149: 0 $150 to $199: 0 $200 to $249: 11 $250 to $299: 0 $300 to $349: 0 $350 to $399: 0 $400 to $449: 7 $450 to $499: 0 $500 to $549: 6 $550 to $599: 0 $600 to $649: 27 $650 to $699: 14 $700 to $749: 16 $750 to $799: 14 $800 to $899: 47 $900 to $999: 0 $1,000 to $1,249: 0 $1,250 to $1,499: 0 $1,500 to $1,999: 16 $2,000 or more: 22 No cash rent: 8

Percentage of workers working in this county: 61.0%
Number of people working at home: 256 (9.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 113 5 to 9 minutes: 342 10 to 14 minutes: 240 15 to 19 minutes: 214 20 to 24 minutes: 234 25 to 29 minutes: 106 30 to 34 minutes: 288 35 to 39 minutes: 51 40 to 44 minutes: 137 45 to 59 minutes: 167 60 to 89 minutes: 373 90 or more minutes: 96

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,931 (74%) Carpooled: 150 (6%) Railroad: 250 (10%) Walked: 30 (1%) Worked at home: 256 (10%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 42 $10,000 to $14,999: 6 $15,000 to $19,999: 38 $20,000 to $24,999: 8 $25,000 to $29,999: 68 $30,000 to $34,999: 56 $35,000 to $39,999: 79 $40,000 to $44,999: 27 $45,000 to $49,999: 68 $50,000 to $59,999: 110 $60,000 to $74,999: 125 $75,000 to $99,999: 237 $100,000 to $124,999: 318 $125,000 to $149,999: 244 $150,000 to $199,999: 222 $200,000 or more: 488

First ancestries reported:

• German: 1090
• Irish: 867
• English: 681
• Other groups: 399
• Italian: 384
• Swedish: 319
• Polish: 210
• United States or American: 148
• Scottish: 137
• Norwegian: 119
• Dutch: 98
• Russian: 93
• Greek: 82
• Danish: 82
• European: 82
• Swiss: 63
• Scotch-Irish: 61
• Subsaharan African:: 56
• French (except Basque): 51
• Lithuanian: 49
• British: 40
• Welsh: 36
• Yugoslavian: 34
• Iranian: 30
• Austrian: 29
• African: 29
• Czech: 28
• Nigerian: 27
• Scandinavian: 26
• Latvian: 25
• Czechoslovakian: 19
• Finnish: 18
• Hungarian: 17
• Croatian: 16
• Serbian: 16
• Slovak: 12
• Belgian: 11
• Estonian: 7
• Lebanese: 7
• Arab:: 7
• Romanian: 6

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

• This state: 3542
• Northeast: 568
• Midwest: 1055
• South: 279
• West: 160

63% of Lake Bluff residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 0
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 0
• 7th and 8th grade: 0
• 9th grade: 0
• 10th grade: 8
• 11th grade: 0
• 12th grade, no diploma: 0
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 129
• Less than 1 year of college: 51
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 156
• Associate degree: 39
• Bachelor's degree: 721
• Master's degree: 484
• Professional school degree: 206
• Doctorate degree: 95

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 7
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 0
• 7th and 8th grade: 11
• 9th grade: 0
• 10th grade: 14
• 11th grade: 9
• 12th grade, no diploma: 0
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 149
• Less than 1 year of college: 43
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 315
• Associate degree: 144
• Bachelor's degree: 948
• Master's degree: 261
• Professional school degree: 119
• Doctorate degree: 59

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 0.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 14.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $115,914
• Black householders: $111,201
• Asian householders: $101,681
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $120,575

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $448,300
• Black or African American householders: $407,100
• Asian householders: $333,300
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $350,000

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,962
• One, attached: 97
• 3 or 4: 96
• 5 to 9: 27
• 10 to 19: 10
• 20 to 49: 21

Here:	14.1%
Illinois:	13.4%

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Illinois:	11.1%

Here:	28.0%
Illinois:	25.8%

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