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Waukegan, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $172,600 (it was $118,700 in 2000)
Waukegan:

$172,600
Illinois:

$251,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $136,300 - $226,600

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $216,609
Here:

$216,609
State:

$310,164

Townhouses or other attached units: $195,344
Here:

$195,344
State:

$286,230

In 2-unit structures: $166,222
Here:

$166,222
State:

$299,638

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $213,255
Here:

$213,255
State:

$330,907

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $502,478
Here:

$502,478
State:

$318,887

Mobile homes: $36,110
Here:

$36,110
State:

$78,855

Total population: 88,915 (Urban population: 87,838, Rural population: 131 (31 farm, 100 nonfarm))

Houses: 33,846 (33,033 occupied: 17,827 owner occupied, 15,206 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

46%
State:

33%

Housing density: 1,471 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $145,212.

Median contract rent in 2022: $968 (lower quartile is $811, upper quartile is $1,209)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,045


Median gross rent in Waukegan, IL in 2022: $1,144

Housing units in Waukegan with a mortgage: 8,462 (615 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 491 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 115

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $97,095

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $82,561

Median monthly housing costs: $1,079

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Waukegan, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1965

Median year apartment built: 1974

Household type by relationship:

Households: 86,472
  • Male householders: 18,602 (5,966 living alone), Female householders: 14,431 (4,165 living alone)
  • 12,730 spouses (12,655 opposite-sex spouses), 2,563 unmarried partners, (2,335 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 26,519 children (25,357 natural, 811 adopted, 351 stepchildren), 1,662 grandchildren, 2,367 brothers or sisters, 1,698 parents, 0 foster children, 2,715 other relatives, 1,673 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,512

Size of family households: 6,107 2-persons, 4,473 3-persons, 5,167 4-persons, 3,437 5-persons, 704 6-persons, 648 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 10,131 1-person, 2,216 2-persons, 150 3-persons.

11,363 married couples with children.
6,789 single-parent households (1,261 men, 5,528 women).

46.6% of residents of Waukegan speak English at home.
46.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
4.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (52% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 27,052 (31.3%)
(36.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.8
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.2
State:

4.1

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Waukegan, Illinois
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Waukegan, Illinois
  • 89no bedroom
  • 7021 bedroom
  • 3,9812 bedrooms
  • 8,4483 bedrooms
  • 3,6004 bedrooms
  • 1,0075+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Waukegan, Illinois
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Waukegan, Illinois
  • 869no bedroom
  • 3,8551 bedroom
  • 6,6342 bedrooms
  • 2,8563 bedrooms
  • 9924 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Waukegan in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Waukegan in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 681no vehicle
  • 4,0271 vehicle
  • 6,8612 vehicles
  • 3,9213 vehicles
  • 2,0324 vehicles
  • 3055+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Waukegan in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Waukegan in renter-occupied apartments
  • 2,269no vehicle
  • 7,1771 vehicle
  • 4,4172 vehicles
  • 1,2323 vehicles
  • 594 vehicles
  • 525+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Waukegan, Illinois
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Waukegan, Illinois
  • 891 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 1,4873 rooms
  • 2,8424 rooms
  • 3,3195 rooms
  • 3,4186 rooms
  • 3,4157 rooms
  • 8278 rooms
  • 2,4309+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Waukegan, Illinois
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Waukegan, Illinois
  • 8691 room
  • 9422 rooms
  • 2,2843 rooms
  • 5,0224 rooms
  • 2,6865 rooms
  • 1,7836 rooms
  • 1,3757 rooms
  • 1868 rooms
  • 599+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Waukegan, IL
  • Waukegan, IL household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Waukegan, IL in 2022
  • 1,449Less than $10,000
  • 2,174$10,000 to $19,999
  • 2,451$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,950$30,000 to $39,999
  • 4,408$40,000 to $49,999
  • 2,517$50,000 to $59,999
  • 4,409$60,000 to $74,999
  • 3,871$75,000 to $99,999
  • 4,806$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,549$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,922$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,527$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Waukegan, IL

  • Distribution of house value in Waukegan, IL in 2022
  • 512Less than $10,000
  • 198$20,000 to $24,999
  • 242$30,000 to $34,999
  • 86$40,000 to $49,999
  • 300$60,000 to $69,999
  • 498$70,000 to $79,999
  • 256$80,000 to $89,999
  • 344$90,000 to $99,999
  • 1,113$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2,017$125,000 to $149,999
  • 3,711$150,000 to $174,999
  • 2,419$175,000 to $199,999
  • 3,143$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,438$250,000 to $299,999
  • 879$300,000 to $399,999
  • 328$400,000 to $499,999
  • 174$500,000 to $749,999
  • 63$750,000 to $999,999
  • 106$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Waukegan, IL

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Waukegan, IL in 2022
  • 311Less than $100
  • 110$100 to $149
  • 45$150 to $199
  • 113$200 to $249
  • 173$250 to $299
  • 114$300 to $349
  • 83$350 to $399
  • 130$400 to $449
  • 138$450 to $499
  • 302$500 to $549
  • 139$550 to $599
  • 526$600 to $649
  • 344$650 to $699
  • 804$700 to $749
  • 733$750 to $799
  • 1,434$800 to $899
  • 3,300$900 to $999
  • 3,505$1,000 to $1,249
  • 2,271$1,250 to $1,499
  • 1,303$1,500 to $1,999
  • 69$2,000 to $2,499
  • 90$2,500 to $2,999
  • 576No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 78.8%
Number of people working at home: 3,141 (7.2% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1,386
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 3,619
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 4,324
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 6,079
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 4,237
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 5,618
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 5,097
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 670
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 2,255
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 2,655
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,496
  • 90 or more minutes: 871
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Waukegan

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 24,318 (73.0%)
  • Carpooled: 3,754 (11.3%)
  • Bus: 143 (0.4%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 69 (0.2%)
  • Taxi: 698 (2.1%)
  • Bicycle: 90 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 400 (1.2%)
  • Worked at home: 3,141 (9.4%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 7.2%Males
  • 6.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 2.9%Males
  • 5.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 0.4%Males
  • 1.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 2.4%Males
  • 0.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 3.2%Males
  • 3.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 1.8%Males
  • 5.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 1.4%Males
  • 0.9%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Waukegan, Illinois
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Waukegan, Illinois
  • 7,0862010 or later
  • 5,1872000 to 2009
  • 9,1171990 to 1999
  • 7,2471980 to 1989
  • 3,1891970 to 1979
  • 1,642Before 1970
Ancestries in Waukegan, IL

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 1,798 (3.3%)
  • German: 1,177 (2.2%)
  • Belizean: 813 (1.5%)
  • English: 794 (1.5%)
  • Irish: 746 (1.4%)
  • African: 686 (1.3%)
  • Polish: 506 (0.9%)
  • Italian: 387 (0.7%)
  • Ghanaian: 334 (0.6%)
  • European: 267 (0.5%)
  • Jamaican: 217 (0.4%)
  • Palestinian: 208 (0.4%)
  • Haitian: 165 (0.3%)
  • Slovene: 135 (0.2%)
  • British: 125 (0.2%)
  • Romanian: 120 (0.2%)
  • Norwegian: 115 (0.2%)
  • Swedish: 114 (0.2%)
  • Eastern European: 92 (0.2%)
  • Iranian: 86 (0.2%)
  • Croatian: 81 (0.1%)
  • Russian: 77 (0.1%)
  • French: 71 (0.1%)
  • Finnish: 62 (0.1%)
  • Nigerian: 58 (0.1%)
  • Greek: 50 (0.09%)
  • Brazilian: 46 (0.08%)
  • Kenyan: 43 (0.08%)
  • Scottish: 38 (0.07%)
  • Iraqi: 37 (0.07%)
  • Austrian: 31 (0.06%)
  • Danish: 29 (0.05%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 25 (0.05%)
  • Portuguese: 24 (0.04%)
  • Assyrian: 24 (0.04%)
  • Dutch: 23 (0.04%)
  • Slovak: 20 (0.04%)
  • Syrian: 19 (0.04%)
  • Scandinavian: 18 (0.03%)
  • Czech: 15 (0.03%)
  • Armenian: 15 (0.03%)
  • Egyptian: 15 (0.03%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 15 (0.03%)
  • Hungarian: 14 (0.03%)
  • Jordanian: 14 (0.03%)
  • Swiss: 10 (0.02%)
  • Lithuanian: 9 (0.02%)
  • Northern European: 9 (0.02%)
  • Moroccan: 9 (0.02%)
  • French Canadian: 6 (0.01%)
  • Yugoslavian: 6 (0.01%)
  • Israeli: 5 (0.01%)
  • Canadian: 3 (0.01%)

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

Mexico
Waukegan:

59.7% (15,922)
Illinois:

34.7% (626,958)

Honduras
Waukegan:

7.7% (2,063)
Illinois:

0.6% (10,762)

Philippines
Waukegan:

7.4% (1,985)
Illinois:

5.2% (93,003)

India
Waukegan:

6.2% (1,643)
Illinois:

9.2% (166,409)

Belize
Waukegan:

4.4% (1,162)
Illinois:

0.3% (4,639)

El Salvador
Waukegan:

1.8% (473)
Illinois:

0.6% (11,009)

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

  • This state: 44,488
  • Other state: 12,325
  • Northeast: 1,097
  • Midwest: 3,471
  • South: 4,703
  • West: 3,054

84.6% of Waukegan residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39.4% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 58.4% lived in Illinois.


Waukegan:

84.6%
State average:

88.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,075
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 552
  • 5th and 6th grade: 673
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,206
  • 9th grade: 874
  • 10th grade: 969
  • 11th grade: 402
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,050
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 10,985
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,491
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,981
  • Associate degree: 1,538
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,432
  • Master's degree: 1,747
  • Professional school degree: 213
  • Doctorate degree: 154
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,926
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 435
  • 5th and 6th grade: 594
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,134
  • 9th grade: 517
  • 10th grade: 193
  • 11th grade: 492
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 424
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 8,451
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,729
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,281
  • Associate degree: 1,496
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,571
  • Master's degree: 2,095
  • Professional school degree: 207
  • Doctorate degree: 172
Educational Attainment for Females
Waukegan marital status for males
Waukegan marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 19,210
  • One, attached: 2,420
  • Two: 1,488
  • 3 or 4: 1,293
  • 5 to 9: 2,590
  • 10 to 19: 2,080
  • 20 to 49: 1,606
  • 50 or more: 3,069
  • Mobile homes: 90
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.0%

House/condo owner moved in on average 16 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Waukegan
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Waukegan, IL
  • 91.1%Utility gas
  • 7.0%Electricity
  • 1.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Waukegan, IL
  • 60.3%Utility gas
  • 35.1%Electricity
  • 2.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.6%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,283
Here:

13.0%
Illinois:

13.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 431
Here:

7.8%
Illinois:

9.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 804
Here:

19.6%
Illinois:

27.4%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability