Illinois

Lake County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
European
60.8%
Hispanic
21.9%
African
6.8%
Indian
4.6%
East Asian
3.4%
Other
2.5%

Compared with Illinois and the United States

Lake Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricLake CountyIllinoisUnited States
Non-Hispanic White60.8%56.7%58%
Hispanic21.9%19.9%—
Black or African American6.8%13.7%—
Indian4.6%2.6%—
East Asian3.4%1.9%—
American Indian and Alaska Native0.4%0.1%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Lake County next to Illinois and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricLake CountyIllinoisUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—100.0 (+0.0%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—93.9 (−6.1%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$110,416$83,390$80,734
Median home value$345,700$263,300$332,700
Home price to income3.1×3.2×4.1×
Median gross rent$1,477/mo$1,274/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income16.1%18.3%21.0%