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People QuickFacts | Lake County | Illinois
Population, 2013 estimate | 703,019 | 12,882,135
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 703,362 | 12,830,632
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | Z | 0.4%
Population, 2010 | 703,462 | 12,830,632
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 | 6.0% | 6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 | 25.8% | 23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 | 11.8% | 13.5%
Female persons, percent, 2013 | 50.1% | 50.9%
White alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 82.7% | 77.7%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 7.4% | 14.7%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 0.9% | 0.6%
Asian alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 7.0% | 5.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 | 2.0% | 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 (b) | 20.7% | 16.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 | 64.0% | 62.7%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 87.9% | 86.8%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 18.3% | 13.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 27.6% | 22.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 88.7% | 87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 41.8% | 31.1%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 36,200 | 755,256
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 30.1 | 28.1
Housing units, 2013 | 260,550 | 5,289,423
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 76.8% | 68.0%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 19.2% | 32.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $267,700 | $190,800
Households, 2008-2012 | 240,744 | 4,774,275
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.84 | 2.62
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $38,248 | $29,519
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $79,085 | $56,853
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 8.7% | 13.7%
Business QuickFacts | Lake County | Illinois
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 | 19,644 | 314,199
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 | 318,400 | 5,119,826
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 | 3.5% | 1.6%
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 | 52,507 | 921,272
Total number of firms, 2007 | 68,418 | 1,123,817
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.8% | 9.5%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | 0.4% | 0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 5.8% | 5.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 5.3% | 5.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 28.6% | 30.5%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 16,381,499 | 257,760,713
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 26,053,269 | 231,082,768
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 20,336,251 | 165,450,520
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $28,949 | $12,947
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,299,296 | 25,469,026
Building permits, 2012 | 527 | 13,797
Geography QuickFacts | Lake County | Illinois
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 443.67 | 55,518.93
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 1,585.6 | 231.1
FIPS Code | 97 | 17
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts