Language Spoken At Home in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 281,720 | 100% |
English only | 247,901 | 88.0% |
Language other than English | 33,819 | 12.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 11,617 | 4.1% |
Spanish | 24,254 | 8.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 8,533 | 3.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 6,399 | 2.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,528 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 2,574 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,305 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 592 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 251 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 297,995 | 100% |
American | 37,688 | 12.6% |
Arab | 816 | 0.3% |
Czech | 1,203 | 0.4% |
Danish | 659 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 4,940 | 1.7% |
English | 32,420 | 10.9% |
French (except Basque) | 10,242 | 3.4% |
French Canadian | 3,025 | 1.0% |
German | 45,633 | 15.3% |
Greek | 873 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 1,375 | 0.5% |
Irish | 34,903 | 11.7% |
Italian | 18,445 | 6.2% |
Lithuanian | 814 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 2,893 | 1.0% |
Polish | 9,100 | 3.1% |
Portuguese | 956 | 0.3% |
Russian | 2,130 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,275 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 6,255 | 2.1% |
Slovak | 503 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 1,058 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 2,789 | 0.9% |
Swiss | 711 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 671 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 2,219 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 6,165 | 2.1% |
Households By Type in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 117,255 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 81,488 | 69.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 28,111 | 24.0% |
Married-couple family | 65,757 | 56.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 19,347 | 16.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 4,164 | 3.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,220 | 1.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 11,567 | 9.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,544 | 5.6% |
Nonfamily households | 35,767 | 30.5% |
Householder living alone | 29,467 | 25.1% |
65 years and over | 16,071 | 13.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 31,487 | 26.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 48,022 | 41.0% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 294,208 | 100% |
Householder | 117,255 | 39.9% |
Spouse | 65,736 | 22.3% |
Child | 77,237 | 26.3% |
Other relatives | 19,849 | 6.7% |
Nonrelatives | 14,131 | 4.8% |
Unmarried partner | 7,206 | 2.4% |
Marital Status in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 118,276 | 100% |
Never married | 29,481 | 24.9% |
Now married, except separated | 70,167 | 59.3% |
Separated | 1,613 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 4,360 | 3.7% |
Divorced | 12,655 | 10.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 128,875 | 100% |
Never married | 25,105 | 19.5% |
Now married, except separated | 69,699 | 54.1% |
Separated | 3,094 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 15,067 | 11.7% |
Divorced | 15,910 | 12.3% |
Fertility in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,755 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,461 | 38.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 49 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 62 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 41 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 124 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 24 | 0% |
Grandparents in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 7,150 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 3,300 | 46.2% |
Less than 1 year | 870 | 12.2% |
1 or 2 years | 891 | 12.5% |
3 or 4 years | 653 | 9.1% |
5 or more years | 886 | 12.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,300 | 100% |
Who are female | 2,123 | 64.3% |
Who are married | 2,567 | 77.8% |
School Enrollment in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 61,572 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 3,535 | 5.7% |
Kindergarten | 3,660 | 5.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 28,068 | 45.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 14,959 | 24.3% |
College or graduate school | 11,350 | 18.4% |
Educational Attainment in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 216,443 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 8,774 | 4.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 19,071 | 8.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 74,938 | 34.6% |
Some college, no degree | 51,656 | 23.9% |
Associate's degree | 18,223 | 8.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 28,837 | 13.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 14,944 | 6.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 87.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.2% |
Veteran Status in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 236,190 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 35,469 | 15.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 294,669 | 100% |
With a disability | 43,397 | 14.7% |
Under 18 years | 61,395 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,873 | 4.7% |
18 to 64 years | 161,747 | 100% |
With a disability | 18,141 | 11.2% |
65 years and over | 71,527 | 100% |
With a disability | 22,383 | 31.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 294,440 | 100% |
Same house | 249,458 | 84.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 44,121 | 15.0% |
Same county | 23,864 | 8.1% |
Different county | 20,257 | 6.9% |
Same state | 11,039 | 3.7% |
Different state | 9,218 | 3.1% |
Abroad | 861 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 297,995 | 100% |
Native | 273,210 | 91.7% |
Born in United States | 264,007 | 88.6% |
State of residence | 99,830 | 33.5% |
Different state | 164,177 | 55.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 9,203 | 3.1% |
Foreign born | 24,785 | 8.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 24,785 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 14,144 | 57.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 10,641 | 42.9% |
Year of Entry in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 33,988 | 100% |
Native | 9,203 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 53 | 0.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 9,150 | 99.4% |
Foreign born | 24,785 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 493 | 2.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 24,292 | 98.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 24,785 | 100% |
Europe | 4,801 | 19.4% |
Asia | 3,564 | 14.4% |
Africa | 357 | 1.4% |
Oceania | 63 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 14,707 | 59.3% |
Northern America | 1,293 | 5.2% |