Editing Lake County, Illinois (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1840= 2634
|1850= 14226
|1860= 18257
|1870= 21014
|1880= 21296
|1890= 24235
|1900= 34504
|1910= 55058
|1920= 74285
|1930= 104387
|1940= 121094
|1950= 179097
|1960= 293656
|1970= 382638
|1980= 440372
|1990= 516418
|2000= 644356
|2010= 703462
|2020= 714342
|estyear=2024
|estimate=718604
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/lakecountyillinois|title=U.S. Census Bureau Quickfacts: Lake County, Illinois|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 22, 2025}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=July 6, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|archive-date=August 11, 2012}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/il190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 6, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424084443/http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/il190090.txt|archive-date=April 24, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 6, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218203824/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|archive-date=December 18, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF"/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Lake County, Illinois – Racial and Ethnic Composition'''<br /><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 1980<ref name=1980Census>{{Cite web|title=1980 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Illinois- Table 14 - Persons by Race and Table 16 (p. 18-28) - Total Persons and Spanish Origin Persons by Type of Spanish Origin and Race (p. 29-39)|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_ilAB-03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|page=}}</ref>
!Pop 1990<ref name=1990Census>{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Illinois - Table 6 - Race and Hispanic Orogin|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-2/cp-2-15-1.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP008>{{Cite web|title=P004 – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Lake County, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=050XX00US17097&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Lake County, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US17097&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Lake County, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US17097&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 1980
!% 1990
!% 2000
!% 2010
!% {{partial|2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|383,370
|431,976
|472,968
|458,701
|style='background: #ffffe6; |408,349
|87.06%
|83.65%
|73.40%
|65.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |57.16%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|27,842
|34,080
|43,580
|46,989
|style='background: #ffffe6; |47,240
|6.32%
|6.60%
|6.76%
|6.68%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.61%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|860 <ref>Compiliation of American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut categories</ref>
|1,241
|1,048
|1,058
|style='background: #ffffe6; |909
|0.20%
|0.24%
|0.16%
|0.15%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.13%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|5,898 <ref>Compiliation of Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Asian Indian, and Vietnamese categories. Other Asian groups would be included in the Some Other Race category</ref>
|12,038
|24,866
|43,954
|style='background: #ffffe6; |58,901
|1.34%
|2.33%
|3.86%
|6.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.25%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|122 <ref>Compiliation of Hawaiian, Guamanian, and Samoan categories. Other Pacific Islander groups would be included in the Some Other Race category</ref>
|225
|224
|228
|style='background: #ffffe6; |312
|0.03%
|0.04%
|0.03%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|1,216 <ref> Calculated as the difference between the total population and all other categories</ref>
|348
|1,085
|1,547
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,264
|0.28%
|0.07%
|0.17%
|0.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.46%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|x <ref>Not an option in the 1980 Census</ref>
|x <ref>Not an option in the 1990 Census</ref>
|7,869
|10,998
|style='background: #ffffe6; |23,405
|x
|x
|1.22%
|1.56%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.28%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|21,064 <ref> Listed as Spanish origin in the 1980 Census. Racial identification for Hispanics only consisted of White, Black, and Some Other Race; hence, a small number of Latinos may be also be included in the counts for Asian, Native American, and Pacific Islander</ref>
|36,735
|92,716
|139,987
|style='background: #ffffe6; |171,962
|4.78%
|7.11%
|14.39%
|19.90%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24.07%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''440,372'''
|'''516,418'''
|'''644,356'''
|'''703,462'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''714,342'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 Census===
[[File:Tree Map of Employment by Occupations in Lake County, Il (2015).svg|thumb|upright=1.4|Employment by occupation in Lake County|left]]
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 Census]], there were 703,462 people, 241,712 households, and 179,428 families residing in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US17097
  |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data
  |access-date=July 12, 2015
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213034104/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US17097
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The population density was {{convert|1,585.6|PD/sqmi}}. There were 260,310 housing units at an average density of {{convert|586.7|/sqmi}}.<ref name="census-density">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17097
  |access-date=July 12, 2015
|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213184439/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17097
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 75.1% white, 7.0% black or African American, 6.3% Asian, 0.5% American Indian, 8.5% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 19.9% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> In terms of ancestry, 20.5% were [[Germans|German]], 12.9% were [[Irish people|Irish]], 9.4% were [[Polish people|Polish]], 6.9% were [[Italians|Italian]], 6.5% were [[English people|English]], and 4.0% were [[Americans|American]].<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US17097
  |title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=July 12, 2015
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213022357/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US17097
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

Of the 241,712 households, 40.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 25.8% were non-families, and 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.31. The median age was 36.7 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>
The median income for a household in the county was $78,948 and the median income for a family was $91,693. Males had a median income of $62,042 versus $44,200 for females. The per capita income for the county was $38,120. About 4.8% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.6% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US17097
  |title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=July 12, 2015
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213032617/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US17097
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref>
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===2023 American Community Survey one-year estimates===
{| class="cx-linter-tag"
| valign="top" |
{{Pie chart
 | thumb   = left
 | caption = Racial Makeup of Lake County (2023)<ref name=LakeCountyIL-B03002-2023>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=B03002&g=050XX00US17097&y=&tid=ACSDT1Y2023.B03002|title=B03002 – Lake County, Illinois – 2023 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates|date=July 1, 2023 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=}}</ref>
 | label1 = White alone
 | value1 = 60.20 | color2=#36A
 | label2 = Black alone
 | value2 = 6.08 | color1=#6A5
 | label3 = Native American alone
 | value3 = 0.94 | color3=#FF33AC
 | label4 = Asian alone
 | value4 = 8.84 | color4=#1A9
 | label5 = Pacific Islander alone
 | value5 = 0.10 | color5=#E17720
 | label6 = Some other race alone
 | value6 = 10.93 | color6=#F0FF00
 | label7 = Two or more races 
 | value7 = 12.91 | color7=#64ECDF
 }}
| valign="top" |
{{Pie chart
 | thumb   = right
 | caption = Racial Makeup of Lake County excluding Hispanics from Racial Categories (2023)<ref name=LakeCountyIL-B03002-2023 /><br />''NH=Non-Hispanic''
 | label1 = White NH
 | value1 = 55.55 | color2=#36A
 | label2 = Black NH
 | value2 = 5.93 | color1=#6A5
 | label3 = Native American NH
 | value3 = 0.02 | color3=#FF33AC
 | label4 = Asian NH
 | value4 = 8.53 | color4=#1A9
 | label5 = Pacific Islander NH
 | value5 = 0.10 | color5=#E17720
 | label6 = Other race NH
 | value6 = 0.57 | color6=#F0FF00
 | label7 = Two or more races NH
 | value7 = 4.16 | color7=#64ECDF
 | label8 = Hispanic Any Race
 | value8 = 25.13 | color8=#9400D3
 }}
| valign="top" |
{{Pie chart
 | thumb   = right
 | caption = Racial Makeup of Hispanics in Lake County (2023)<ref name=LakeCountyIL-B03002-2023 /> 
 | label1 = White alone
 | value1 = 18.52 | color2=#36A
 | label2 = Black alone
 | value2 = 0.61 | color1=#6A5
 | label3 = Native American alone
 | value3 = 3.65 | color3=#FF33AC
 | label4 = Asian alone
 | value4 = 1.22 | color4=#1A9
 | label5 = Pacific Islander alone
 | value5 = 0.00 | color5=#E17720
 | label6 = Other race alone
 | value6 = 41.22 | color6=#F0FF00 
 | label7 = Two or more races
 | value7 = 34.79 | color7=#64ECDF
 }}
|}

According to 2023 US Census Bureau [[American Community Survey]] one-year estimates (which is conducted annually for cities over 65,000 via sampling), the population of Lake County, Illinois was 60.2% [[White American|White]] (55.6% [[Non-Hispanic White]] and 4.6% [[Hispanic White]]), 6.1% Black or [[African American]], 8.8% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.9% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] and [[Alaskan Native]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander]], 10.9% Some Other Race, and 12.9% from [[Multiracial American|two or more races]].<ref name=LakeCountyIL-B03002-2023/> 

The White population continued to remain the largest racial category and included 18.5% of Hispanics in Lake County who identify as White. A plurality of Hispanics identified as Some Other Race (41.2%) with others continuing to identify as Multiracial (34.8%) and smaller amounts identifying as Black (0.6%), American Indian and Alaskan Native (3.8%), Asian (1.2%), and Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (0.0%).<ref name=LakeCountyIL-B03002-2023/> By ethnicity, 25.1% of the total population was [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic-Latino]] (of any race) and 74.9% is Non-Hispanic (of any race). If treated as a separate category, Hispanics are the largest minority group in Lake County, Illinois<ref name=LakeCountyIL-B03002-2023/> surpassing the Black population from the 1990 Census onward. The majority of Hispanic/ Latino residents in Lake County, Illinois are of Mexican descent (18.0% of the county population in 2021).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=B03001:+HISPANIC+OR+LATINO+ORIGIN+BY+SPECIFIC+ORIGIN&g=050XX00US17097|title=B03001 HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN BY SPECIFIC ORIGIN - United States - 2021 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates - Lake County, Illinois |date=July 1, 2021 |publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]] |access-date=}}</ref> There are also communities of Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central American, and South American ancestry in the county.

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