Editing Waukegan, Illinois (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 3433
|1870= 4507
|1880= 4012
|1890= 4915
|1900= 9426
|1910= 16069
|1920= 19226
|1930= 33499
|1940= 34241
|1950= 46698
|1960= 61784
|1970= 65134
|1980= 67653
|1990= 69392
|2000= 89426
|2010= 89078
|2020= 89321
|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]]}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Waukegan city, 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 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Waukegan city, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US1779293&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Waukegan city, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1779293&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Waukegan city, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1779293&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|27,186
|19,370
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14,003
|30.93%
|21.74%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15.68%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|16,354
|16,240
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14,647
|18.61%
|18.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16.40%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|168
|173
|style='background: #ffffe6; |129
|0.19%
|0.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.14%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|3,092
|3,722
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,576
|3.52%
|4.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.12%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|37
|26
|style='background: #ffffe6; |35
|0.04%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|398
|577
|style='background: #ffffe6; |817
|0.45%
|0.65%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.91%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed or Multiracial]] (NH)
|1,270
|1,358
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,011
|1.44%
|1.52%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.25%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|39,396
|47,612
|style='background: #ffffe6; |53,103
|44.82%
|53.45%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |59.45%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''87,901'''
|'''89,078'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''89,321'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2023 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates===
{| class="cx-linter-tag"
| valign="top" |
{{Pie chart
 | thumb   = left
 | caption = Racial Makeup of Waukegan (2023)<ref name=Waukegan-B03002-2023>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT1Y2023.B03002?q=B03002&g=160XX00US1779293|title=B03002 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – Waukegan, Illinois – 2023 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates|date=July 1, 2023|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 17, 2024}}</ref>
 | label1 = White alone
 | value1 = 29.53 | color2=#36A
 | label2 = Black alone
 | value2 = 12.56 | color1=#6A5
 | label3 = Native American alone
 | value3 = 3.32 | color3=#FF33AC
 | label4 = Asian alone
 | value4 = 4.28 | color4=#1A9
 | label5 = Pacific Islander alone
 | value5 = 0.00 | color5=#E17720
 | label6 = Some other race
 | value6 = 28.99 | color6=#F0FF00
 | label7 = Two or more races
 | value7 = 21.33 | color7=#64ECDF
 }}
| valign="top" |
{{Pie chart
 | thumb   = left
 | caption = Racial Makeup of Waukegan treating Hispanics as a Racial Category (2023)<ref name=Waukegan-B03002-2023 /><br />''NH=Non-Hispanic''
 | label1 = White NH
 | value1 = 17.07 | color2=#36A
 | label2 = Black NH
 | value2 = 12.45 | color1=#6A5
 | label3 = Native American NH
 | value3 = 0.00 | color3=#FF33AC
 | label4 = Asian NH
 | value4 = 4.21 | color4=#1A9
 | label5 = Pacific Islander NH
 | value5 = 0.00 | color5=#E17720
 | label6 = Other race NH
 | value6 = 0.12 | color6=#F0FF00
 | label7 = Two or more races NH
 | value7 = 3.57 | color7=#64ECDF
 | label8 = Hispanic Any Race
 | value8 = 62.58 | color8=#9400D3
 }}
| valign="top" |
{{Pie chart
 | thumb   =left
 | caption = Racial Makeup of Hispanics in Waukegan (2023)<ref name=Waukegan-B03002-2023 />
 | label1 = White alone
 | value1 = 19.90 | color2=#36A
 | label2 = Black alone
 | value2 = 0.17 | color1=#6A5
 | label3 = Native American alone
 | value3 = 5.31 | color3=#FF33AC
 | label4 = Asian alone
 | value4 = 0.11 | color4=#1A9
 | label5 = Pacific Islander alone
 | value5 = 0.00 | color5=#E17720
 | label6 = Other race alone
 | value6 = 46.13 | color6=#F0FF00
 | label7 = Two or more races
 | value7 = 28.38 | color7=#64ECDF
 }}
|}

As of the [[2010 United States Census]], 89,078 people were living in the city. The racial makeup of the town was 46.6% [[White American|White]] (21.7% non-Hispanic White), 19.2% [[African American|African-American]], 4.3% [[Asian American|Asian]], 1.2% Native American, 0.1% [[Pacific Islands American|Pacific Islander]], 24.6% some other race, and 4.1% [[Multiracial American|of two or more races]]. 53.4% were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race). The majority of residents of Latin American descent in Waukegan are of Mexican descent. Waukegan also has one of the highest Honduran populations in Illinois, as well as many Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Central American descendants. 5.3% of Waukegan's non-Hispanic white population were of [[German American|German]] ancestry.<ref name="GR2" />

As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, 87,901 people, 27,787 households, and 19,450 families resided in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,475.0|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}. The 29,243 housing units had an average density of {{convert|490.7|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|units|units|abbr=on}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 30.92% White, 19.21% African American, 0.54% Native American, 3.58% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 22.96% from other races, and 3.50% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 44.82% of the population.

Of the 27,787 households, 40.4% had children under 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were not families. About 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.09, and the average family size was 3.68.

In the city, the age distribution was 30.2% under 18, 12.1% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 16.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 103.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $42,335, and for a family was $47,341. Males had a median income of $30,556 versus $25,632 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,368. About 24% of families and 24.7% of the population were below the poverty line.

=== Religion ===
Over half (54.4%) of the population identified as members of a religious group. The largest group were Roman Catholics, who comprised 31.0% of city residents. Other Christian groups included Lutherans (3.2%), Baptists (1.9%), Presbyterians (1.6%), and Methodists (1.5%); about 11% adhered to other Christian denominations. Other faiths practiced include Judaism (2.7%) and Islam (1.4%).

Christ Episcopal Church on the corner of Grand Avenue and West Street is a historic church, one of the first in Waukegan.

The [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago]] operates Catholic churches. On July 1, 2020, St. Anastasia Parish and St. Dismas Parish merged, with the former having the parish school and the latter having the parish church.<ref>{{cite web|author=Anderson, Javonte|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-archdiocese-chicago-close-merge-parishes-20200207-gdpuz2dhbfc3hoounohqxzmpr4-story.html|title=23 Chicago-area Roman Catholic parishes to close, merge in latest round of restructuring|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=February 7, 2020|access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref>