Lake County vs. McHenry County

Lake County (IL)McHenry County (IL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)700,832308,570
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-0.4%-0.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)703,396308,827
Population, Census, April 1, 2010703,462308,760
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.1%23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.2%14.6%
Female persons, percent50.0%50.2%
White alone, percent81.1%93.1%
Black or African American alone, percent7.5%1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.9%0.5%
Asian alone, percent8.3%3.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.2%1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent22.2%13.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent61.0%80.6%
Veterans, 2014-201831,21115,224
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201818.6%9.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)265,150118,814
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201873.4%79.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$259,900$219,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,175$1,848
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$891$761
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,168$1,175
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201319.3%11.5%
Building permits, 2018696482
Households, 2014-2018244,672111,812
Persons per household, 2014-20182.802.74
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.3%89.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201828.4%14.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201893.2%94.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201888.5%90.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.6%92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201845.0%33.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20185.7%5.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.1%6.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201867.4%70.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.7%64.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,399,245435,670
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)12,045,9775,163,195
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)26,255,5342,932,495
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)14,900,5343,664,358
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$21,222$11,892
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201830.433.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$86,244$84,803
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$44,287$38,047
Persons in poverty, percent8.0%5.9%
Total employer establishments, 201719,8617,961
Total employment, 2017317,09085,331
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)23,414,3013,874,527
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.9%-2.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201754,96422,722
All firms, 201263,64727,080
Men-owned firms, 201235,25515,243
Women-owned firms, 201221,3798,835
Minority-owned firms, 201212,7592,906
Nonminority-owned firms, 201248,78923,462
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,7582,133
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201255,98223,969
Black-owned firms, percent, 20073.8%0.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.4%0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20075.8%3.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20075.3%3.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.6%29.9%
Population per square mile, 20101,585.6511.9
Land area in square miles, 2010443.67603.17

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Lake county (IL) and McHenry county (IL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.