Language Spoken At Home in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 654,562 | 100% |
English only | 474,032 | 72.4% |
Language other than English | 180,530 | 27.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 71,516 | 10.9% |
Spanish | 110,995 | 17.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 51,371 | 7.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 39,811 | 6.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 10,241 | 1.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 26,940 | 4.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 9,485 | 1.4% |
Other languages | 2,784 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 419 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 701,282 | 100% |
American | 33,968 | 4.8% |
Arab | 2,179 | 0.3% |
Czech | 6,672 | 1.0% |
Danish | 5,133 | 0.7% |
Dutch | 8,139 | 1.2% |
English | 43,686 | 6.2% |
French (except Basque) | 12,745 | 1.8% |
French Canadian | 2,736 | 0.4% |
German | 141,063 | 20.1% |
Greek | 7,467 | 1.1% |
Hungarian | 3,935 | 0.6% |
Irish | 86,740 | 12.4% |
Italian | 48,021 | 6.8% |
Lithuanian | 5,411 | 0.8% |
Norwegian | 12,691 | 1.8% |
Polish | 63,649 | 9.1% |
Portuguese | 557 | 0.1% |
Russian | 26,233 | 3.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,917 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 10,720 | 1.5% |
Slovak | 2,153 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 1,902 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 19,279 | 2.7% |
Swiss | 2,352 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 4,529 | 0.6% |
Welsh | 3,225 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 3,083 | 0.4% |
Households By Type in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 240,744 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 179,208 | 74.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 92,847 | 38.6% |
Married-couple family | 144,031 | 59.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 73,010 | 30.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 10,215 | 4.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,237 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 24,962 | 10.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 14,600 | 6.1% |
Nonfamily households | 61,536 | 25.6% |
Householder living alone | 52,136 | 21.7% |
65 years and over | 18,864 | 7.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 98,933 | 41.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 52,059 | 21.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 682,878 | 100% |
Householder | 240,744 | 35.3% |
Spouse | 144,069 | 21.1% |
Child | 237,281 | 34.7% |
Other relatives | 36,344 | 5.3% |
Nonrelatives | 24,440 | 3.6% |
Unmarried partner | 11,645 | 1.7% |
Marital Status in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 270,117 | 100% |
Never married | 87,095 | 32.2% |
Now married, except separated | 154,590 | 57.2% |
Separated | 3,365 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 5,404 | 2.0% |
Divorced | 19,663 | 7.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 275,112 | 100% |
Never married | 69,545 | 25.3% |
Now married, except separated | 152,339 | 55.4% |
Separated | 4,897 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 20,528 | 7.5% |
Divorced | 27,803 | 10.1% |
Fertility in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 10,005 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 2,640 | 26.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 34 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 21 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 114 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 32 | 0% |
Grandparents in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 13,318 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 3,946 | 29.6% |
Less than 1 year | 746 | 5.6% |
1 or 2 years | 1,060 | 8.0% |
3 or 4 years | 782 | 5.9% |
5 or more years | 1,358 | 10.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,946 | 100% |
Who are female | 2,369 | 60.0% |
Who are married | 2,932 | 74.3% |
School Enrollment in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 201,348 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 14,090 | 7.0% |
Kindergarten | 10,573 | 5.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 87,218 | 43.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 46,580 | 23.1% |
College or graduate school | 42,887 | 21.3% |
Educational Attainment in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 446,837 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 25,071 | 5.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 25,570 | 5.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 94,801 | 21.2% |
Some college, no degree | 87,384 | 19.6% |
Associate's degree | 27,148 | 6.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 112,125 | 25.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 74,738 | 16.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 41.8% |
Veteran Status in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 499,499 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 36,200 | 7.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 685,169 | 100% |
With a disability | 51,558 | 7.5% |
Under 18 years | 190,657 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,934 | 3.1% |
18 to 64 years | 423,252 | 100% |
With a disability | 23,801 | 5.6% |
65 years and over | 71,260 | 100% |
With a disability | 21,823 | 30.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 692,600 | 100% |
Same house | 608,468 | 87.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 80,045 | 11.6% |
Same county | 46,437 | 6.7% |
Different county | 33,608 | 4.9% |
Same state | 13,370 | 1.9% |
Different state | 20,238 | 2.9% |
Abroad | 4,087 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 701,282 | 100% |
Native | 573,217 | 81.7% |
Born in United States | 565,608 | 80.7% |
State of residence | 415,741 | 59.3% |
Different state | 149,867 | 21.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 7,609 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 128,065 | 18.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 128,065 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 58,118 | 45.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 69,947 | 54.6% |
Year of Entry in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 135,674 | 100% |
Native | 7,609 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 78 | 1.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 7,531 | 99.0% |
Foreign born | 128,065 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 2,027 | 1.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 126,038 | 98.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Lake County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 128,065 | 100% |
Europe | 25,748 | 20.1% |
Asia | 32,567 | 25.4% |
Africa | 1,488 | 1.2% |
Oceania | 166 | 0.1% |
Latin America | 66,220 | 51.7% |
Northern America | 1,876 | 1.5% |