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Lake County

Lake County has 714,223 residents across 28 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $110,416, 32% above the Illinois figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $345,700, and 48% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026
714,223residentsACS 2020–2024
$110,416median household incomeIllinois: $83K
$345,700median home valueowner-occupied homes
94%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription
Lake County in IllinoisZIP codes in Lake County highlighted; the rest of Illinois in grey
Map of Illinois with Lake County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 28 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP codeResidentsHousehold incomeHome valueOwnersBachelor's+BroadbandCommute
6000224,232$105K$302K79%36%93%34 min
6001528,096$183K$606K85%80%97%31 min
6002010,970$74K$226K73%30%93%38 min
6003035,792$105K$292K84%49%95%30 min
6003137,107$111K$335K78%56%95%30 min
6003530,398$168K$607K84%77%94%30 min
600405,301$108K$405K56%39%96%29 min
600419,024$93K$245K79%26%92%36 min
600428,347$100K$259K83%30%99%35 min
6004410,312$135K$600K71%68%98%28 min
6004521,074$233K$924K89%81%96%33 min
6004634,613$126K$308K84%46%97%37 min
6004744,240$176K$541K88%68%97%34 min
6004829,124$174K$551K84%71%96%28 min
6006037,344$110K$327K74%46%95%30 min
6006127,974$124K$417K68%68%94%29 min
6006414,884$49K$152K42%18%82%26 min
600698,502$163K$612K80%72%95%28 min
6007362,868$99K$231K78%27%96%34 min
60075129$-666667K$-666667K100%41%100%28 min
600839,981$123K$323K93%44%98%31 min
6008417,192$110K$303K79%37%97%34 min
6008572,341$67K$177K48%19%89%27 min
6008727,293$77K$207K60%20%94%30 min
6008814,400$66K$-666667K1%19%98%13 min
6008942,872$129K$412K80%69%95%29 min
600966,527$96K$249K87%23%97%32 min
6009930,881$66K$197K65%16%90%30 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

714,223 residents in 258,455 households, next to the Illinois figure.

23%
under 18
22%
aged 18–34
16%
aged 65 and over
24%
of households are people living alone
57%
of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

270,618 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $345,700 (±$3,502).

75%
of households own their home
67%
of homes are detached single-family houses
16%
are in buildings with 5 or more units
2%
are mobile homes
5%
of housing units are vacant
$1,477
median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%
2010–20195%
2000–200915%
1990–199918%
1980–198915%
1970–197915%
1960–196910%
1950–19599%
1940–19494%
1939 or earlier8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,747.

$110,416
median household income
8.3%
of people live below the poverty line
5.2%
unemployment rate
48%
of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

31 min
average commute to work
20%
of commuters travel 45 minutes or more
74%
of workers drive or carpool
3%
take public transportation
2%
walk or bike
20%
work from home
5%
of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

94%
of households have a broadband subscription
4%
have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Lake County, Illinois, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

149 North Branch (8675706596)
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149 North Branch (8675706596)
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148 North Branch (8675706924)
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148 North Branch (8675706924)
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