# Tower Lakes, Illinois

Tower Lakes is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,226.

## Geography

Tower Lakes is located at 42°14′00″N 88°09′08″W﻿ / ﻿42.233223°N 88.152271°W﻿ / 42.233223; -88.152271.
According to the 2010 census, Tower Lakes has a total area of 1.035 square miles (2.68 km$^2$), of which 0.91 square miles (2.36 km$^2$) (or 87.92%) is land and 0.125 square miles (0.32 km$^2$) (or 12.08%) is water.

## Demographics
### 2020 census

Tower Lakes village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition 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. :
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000 | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
| White alone (NH) | 1,266 | 1,185 | 1,050 | 96.64% | 92.36% | 85.64% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 4 | 8 | 15 | 0.31% | 0.62% | 1.22% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.08% | 0.00% | 0.24% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 10 | 22 | 32 | 0.76% | 1.71% | 2.61% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.08% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0.00% | 0.08% | 0.65% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 11 | 22 | 59 | 0.84% | 1.71% | 4.81% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 18 | 44 | 59 | 1.37% | 3.43% | 4.81% |
| Total | 1,310 | 1,283 | 1,226 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |

### 2000 Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,310 people, 449 households, and 390 families living in the village. The population density was 1,383.2 inhabitants per square mile (534.1/km$^2$). There were 458 housing units at an average density of 483.6 per square mile (186.7/km$^2$). The racial makeup of the village was 97.56% White, 0.31% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.76% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.37% of the population.
There were 449 households, out of which 43.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.3% were married couples living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.1% were non-families. 11.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 36.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $130,388, and the median income for a family was $139,764. Males had a median income of $97,625 versus $42,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $52,025. About 2.6% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.5% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.

## Notable People

- Connor Mackey - NHL Hockey Player signed with the Calgary Flames