Lake County (Illinois, IL)

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Language Spoken At Home in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over654,562100%
English only474,03272.4%
Language other than English180,53027.6%
   Speak English less than very well71,51610.9%
   Spanish110,99517.0%
      Speak English less than very well51,3717.8%
   Other Indo-European languages39,8116.1%
      Speak English less than very well10,2411.6%
   Asian and Pacific Islander languages26,9404.1%
      Speak English less than very well9,4851.4%
   Other languages2,7840.4%
      Speak English less than very well4190.1%

Ancestry in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population701,282100%
  American33,9684.8%
  Arab2,1790.3%
  Czech6,6721.0%
  Danish5,1330.7%
  Dutch8,1391.2%
  English43,6866.2%
  French (except Basque)12,7451.8%
  French Canadian2,7360.4%
  German141,06320.1%
  Greek7,4671.1%
  Hungarian3,9350.6%
  Irish86,74012.4%
  Italian48,0216.8%
  Lithuanian5,4110.8%
  Norwegian12,6911.8%
  Polish63,6499.1%
  Portuguese5570.1%
  Russian26,2333.7%
  Scotch-Irish3,9170.6%
  Scottish10,7201.5%
  Slovak2,1530.3%
  Subsaharan African1,9020.3%
  Swedish19,2792.7%
  Swiss2,3520.3%
  Ukrainian4,5290.6%
  Welsh3,2250.5%
  West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)3,0830.4%
Households By Type in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households240,744100%
  Family households (families)179,20874.4%
     With own children under 18 years92,84738.6%
     Married-couple family144,03159.8%
        With own children under 18 years73,01030.3%
     Male householder, no wife present, family10,2154.2%
        With own children under 18 years5,2372.2%
     Female householder, no husband present, family24,96210.4%
        With own children under 18 years14,6006.1%
  Nonfamily households61,53625.6%
     Householder living alone52,13621.7%
        65 years and over18,8647.8%
 
  Households with one or more people under 18 years98,93341.1%
  Households with one or more people 65 years and over52,05921.6%
 
  Average household size30%
  Average family size30%
Relationship in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households682,878100%
  Householder240,74435.3%
  Spouse144,06921.1%
  Child237,28134.7%
  Other relatives36,3445.3%
  Nonrelatives24,4403.6%
     Unmarried partner11,6451.7%
Marital Status in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over270,117100%
  Never married87,09532.2%
  Now married, except separated154,59057.2%
  Separated3,3651.2%
  Widowed5,4042.0%
  Divorced19,6637.3%
 
  Females 15 years and over275,112100%
  Never married69,54525.3%
  Now married, except separated152,33955.4%
  Separated4,8971.8%
  Widowed20,5287.5%
  Divorced27,80310.1%
Fertility in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months10,005100%
  Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)2,64026.4%
     Per 1,000 unmarried women340%
  Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old580%
     Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old210%
     Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old1140%
     Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old320%
Grandparents in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years13,318100%
  Responsible for grandchildren3,94629.6%
        Less than 1 year7465.6%
        1 or 2 years1,0608.0%
        3 or 4 years7825.9%
        5 or more years1,35810.2%
  Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years3,946100%
  Who are female2,36960.0%
  Who are married2,93274.3%
School Enrollment in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school201,348100%
  Nursery school, preschool14,0907.0%
  Kindergarten10,5735.3%
  Elementary school (grades 1-8)87,21843.3%
  High school (grades 9-12)46,58023.1%
  College or graduate school42,88721.3%
Educational Attainment in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over446,837100%
  Less than 9th grade25,0715.6%
  9th to 12th grade, no diploma25,5705.7%
  High school graduate (includes equivalency)94,80121.2%
  Some college, no degree87,38419.6%
  Associate's degree27,1486.1%
  Bachelor's degree112,12525.1%
  Graduate or professional degree74,73816.7%
 
  Percent high school graduate or higher088.7%
  Percent bachelor's degree or higher041.8%
Veteran Status in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over499,499100%
  Civilian veterans36,2007.2%
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population685,169100%
  With a disability51,5587.5%
 
Under 18 years190,657100%
  With a disability5,9343.1%
 
18 to 64 years423,252100%
  With a disability23,8015.6%
 
65 years and over71,260100%
  With a disability21,82330.6%
Residence 1 Year Ago in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over692,600100%
  Same house608,46887.9%
  Different house in the U.S.80,04511.6%
     Same county46,4376.7%
     Different county33,6084.9%
        Same state13,3701.9%
        Different state20,2382.9%
  Abroad4,0870.6%
Place Of Birth in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population701,282100%
  Native573,21781.7%
     Born in United States565,60880.7%
        State of residence415,74159.3%
        Different state149,86721.4%
     Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)7,6091.1%
  Foreign born128,06518.3%
U.S. Citizenship Status in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population128,065100%
  Naturalized U.S. citizen58,11845.4%
  Not a U.S. citizen69,94754.6%
Year of Entry in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States135,674100%
  Native7,609100%
    Entered 2010 or later781.0%
    Entered before 20107,53199.0%
  Foreign born128,065100%
    Entered 2010 or later2,0271.6%
    Entered before 2010126,03898.4%
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea128,065100%
  Europe25,74820.1%
  Asia32,56725.4%
  Africa1,4881.2%
  Oceania1660.1%
  Latin America66,22051.7%
  Northern America1,8761.5%