Lake County, Illinois
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Illinois Department of Public Health: 535 West Jefferson Street, Springfield
Population:
- Total Population: 644,356
- Males: 323,412
- Females: 320,944
Ethnicity:
- White: 472,991
- Black/African American: 42,521
- Hispanic: 93,075
- Native American/Eskimo: 1,117
- Asian: 25,004
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 351
- Other: 1,016
- 2 or more: 8,281
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (464,970)
- Spanish (76,045)
- Russian (6,025)
- Polish (5,310)
- Tagalog (5,020)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 95,536
- Mexico (42,879)
- Philippines (5,141)
- India (3,802)
- Poland (3,647)
- Korea (2,921)
- Germany (2,621)
- Ukraine (2,416)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (253,000)
- Jewish Estimate (25,000)
- Independent, Non-Charismatic Churches (18,000)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (16,259)
- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (10,392)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 129,308
- Sensory: 11,558
- Physical: 26,819
- Mental: 17,213
- Self-care: 9,369
- Go outside home: 27,542
- Employment: 36,414
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 3,292
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 216,297
- Utility gas: 191,204
- Bottled or LP gas: 1,601
- Electricity: 21,979
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 487
- Coal or Coke: 0
- Wood: 113
- Solar Energy: 2
- Other fuel: 483
- No fuel used: 428
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 408,940
- No vehicle: 17,721
- 1 or more vehicle: 391,219
Education Attainment:
- No School: 4,129
- No High School: 19,690
- Some High School: 29,640
- High School: 85,056
- Some College: 84,499
- Associate's Degree: 21,525
- College Degree: 95,750
- Master's Degree: 39,825
- Professional Degree: 12,447
- Doctoral Degree: 5,704
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 216,297
- Owners with phone: 167,564
- Owners without phone: 729
- Renters with phone: 45,585
- Renters without phone: 2,419
10 closest counties:
- Kenosha County, Wisconsin
- McHenry County, Illinois
- Racine County, Wisconsin
- DuPage County, Illinois
- Cook County, Illinois
- Kane County, Illinois
- Walworth County, Wisconsin
- Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- Waukesha County, Wisconsin
- Will County, Illinois
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
60002, 60010, 60011, 60015, 60020, 60030, 60031, 60035, 60037, 60040, 60041, 60042, 60044, 60045, 60046, 60047, 60048, 60049, 60060, 60061, 60064, 60069, 60073, 60075, 60079, 60083, 60084, 60085, 60086, 60087, 60088, 60089, 60092, 60096, 60099
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WCTX (740 TV) HIGHLAND PARK, IL
- WAES (88.1 FM) LINCOLNSHIRE, IL
- WMXM (88.9 FM) LAKE FOREST, IL
- WMCU (89.7 FM) DEERFIELD, IL
- WEEF (1430 AM) HIGHLAND PARK, IL
- WBJX (1460 AM) WAUKEGON, IL
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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