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Lake Forest, Illinois

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StatisticLake ForestIllinoisUnited States
Total Population19,41612,694,798334,922,499
Median Household Income$235,081$83,390$80,734
Median Age46.139.038.9
Bachelor's Degree or Higher80.5%37.8%35.7%
Median Home Value$938,300$263,300$332,700
Median Gross Rent$1,815$1,274$1,413
Poverty Rate3.5%11.8%12.5%
Unemployment Rate1.8%5.8%5.2%
Foreign Born10.8%14.7%14.1%
Homeownership Rate88.8%67.1%65.2%
Average Commute Time31.327.826.4
Worked from Home30.3%15.9%15.1%
Married-Couple Households67.6%45.3%46.9%

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Race and ethnicity in Lake Forest, Illinois

Age in Lake Forest, Illinois

StatisticLake ForestIllinoisUnited States
Median Age46.139.038.9
Under 18 %19.2%21.8%22.0%
Age 18-24 %12.3%9.1%9.1%
Age 25-34 %9.0%13.6%13.7%
Age 35-44 %8.0%13.3%13.2%
Age 45-64 %24.8%25.2%24.8%
Age 65 and Over %26.7%17.0%17.2%

Households and families in Lake Forest, Illinois

StatisticLake ForestIllinoisUnited States
Households6,9005,036,449129,227,496
Average Household Size2.62.52.5
Family Households76.2%62.2%64.2%
Households with Children28.6%28.6%29.5%
Single-Parent Families8.7%16.8%17.3%
People Living Alone18.9%31.2%28.7%
Never Married27.8%36.4%34.4%

Income and poverty in Lake Forest, Illinois

StatisticLake ForestIllinoisUnited States
Per Capita Income$109,918$46,406$44,673
Households Under $25,0003.8%14.6%14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,9998.8%14.8%15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,99910.7%18.0%17.5%
Households $200,000 or More55.7%13.8%13.4%
Poverty Rate3.5%11.8%12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty6.3%26.1%28.2%
SNAP Households1.4%13.8%n/a

Housing in Lake Forest, Illinois

StatisticLake ForestIllinoisUnited States
Housing Units7,2825,457,452143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes76.6%58.2%61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units12.6%21.8%19.1%
Vacancy Rate5.2%7.7%10.1%
Median Year Structure Built1,976.01,971.01,980.0
Renter-Occupied11.2%32.9%34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income27.7%29.1%30.6%
Median Property Tax$10,001$5,298n/a

Education in Lake Forest, Illinois

StatisticLake ForestIllinoisUnited States
Less than High School1.9%9.5%10.4%
High School Graduate4.9%25.1%26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree12.7%27.5%27.9%
Bachelor's Degree38.6%22.6%21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree41.9%15.3%14.1%

Work and commuting in Lake Forest, Illinois

StatisticLake ForestIllinoisUnited States
Labour Force Participation54.1%65.0%63.5%
Drove Alone to Work46.1%65.9%68.8%
Public Transit12.3%5.8%3.2%
Walked to Work5.5%2.8%2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes27.3%24.9%26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour21.3%9.8%8.6%
Households Without a Car3.5%11.0%n/a

Origins and language in Lake Forest, Illinois

StatisticLake ForestIllinoisUnited States
Born in State of Residence55.4%66.5%57.3%
Naturalised Citizens6.2%7.7%7.4%
Non-Citizens4.6%7.0%6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home87.0%76.0%77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home4.5%14.0%13.6%
Limited English Proficiency12.2%18.9%16.7%

Cities near Lake Forest

Figures are American Community Survey five-year estimates for the place itself, not for the county around it. Small places carry wide margins of error.