What is the population of Lake County, Illinois?

The population of Lake County, Illinois is 698,180, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Lake County, Illinois?

The median household income in Lake County, Illinois is $109,400, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Lake County, Illinois is $240,506, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Lake County, Illinois is 4.9%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income B

Education A

Metric	Lake County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Population	698,180	12,497,595	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	510.6	215.8	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.18%	-0.18%	0.57%
Median age	37.2	37.3	37.1
Households	256,499	5,000,691	128,459,983

Year	Lake County

Group	Share

Lake County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric	Lake County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$109,400	$82,179	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.47%	4.78%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	5.8%	5.2%

Metric	Lake County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$240,506	$162,405	$242,182
Median rent	$1,434	$1,226	$1,342
Homeownership rate	74.4%	66.8%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM .

Metric	Lake County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	25.9	23.8	22.5
Work from home	17.3%	14.0%	13.4%

Lake County has a education index of A, which means it is very educated.

Metric	Lake County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.5%	34.1%	31.6%
Average household size	2.70	2.48	2.54

Lake County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Lake County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	80.2	77.9	78.3
Self-rated poor health	12.5%	15.6%	16.3%
Smokers	14.8%	19.2%	19.0%