Lake County vs. Van Buren County

Lake County (IL)Van Buren County (MI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)700,83275,448
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-0.4%-1.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)703,39676,264
Population, Census, April 1, 2010703,46276,258
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.1%23.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.2%18.1%
Female persons, percent50.0%50.4%
White alone, percent81.1%91.4%
Black or African American alone, percent7.5%4.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.9%1.2%
Asian alone, percent8.3%0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.2%2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent22.2%11.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent61.0%81.0%
Veterans, 2014-201831,2114,832
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201818.6%4.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)265,15037,381
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201873.4%77.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$259,900$131,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,175$1,172
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$891$442
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,168$695
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201319.3%12.0%
Building permits, 2018696119
Households, 2014-2018244,67229,013
Persons per household, 2014-20182.802.55
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.3%86.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201828.4%9.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201893.2%85.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201888.5%74.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.6%87.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201845.0%20.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20185.7%10.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.1%8.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201867.4%61.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.7%56.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,399,24597,168
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)4,026,344195,497
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)12,045,9771,224,112
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)14,900,534634,610
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$21,222$8,411
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201830.423.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$86,244$52,351
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$44,287$26,771
Persons in poverty, percent8.0%15.3%
Total employer establishments, 201719,8611,291
Total employment, 2017317,09015,699
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)23,414,301656,121
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.9%-6.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201754,9644,802
All firms, 201263,6475,011
Men-owned firms, 201235,2553,117
Women-owned firms, 201221,3791,426
Minority-owned firms, 201212,759520
Nonminority-owned firms, 201248,7894,332
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,758613
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201255,9824,173
Black-owned firms, percent, 20073.8%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.4%0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20075.8%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20075.3%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.6%27.2%
Population per square mile, 20101,585.6125.5
Land area in square miles, 2010443.67607.47

Source: United States Census Bureau

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