Lake County
Lake county is located in northeast Illinois. Lake county has 443.67 square miles of land area and 924.81 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Lake county population is 703,462, which has grown 9.17% since 2000. The population growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 3.31% and is lower than the national average rate of 9.71%. Lake county median household income is $78,948 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 17.88% since 2000. The income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 13.70% and is lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. Lake county median house value is $287,300 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 44.95% since 2000. The house value growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 46.64% and is lower than the national average rate of 50.42%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Lake county is better than the state average in quality. The Lake county area codes are 224, 708, 847.
| Population | 703,462 (2010), rank #3 | | Population Growth | 9.17% since 2000, rank #12 | | Population Density: | 514.05/sq mi, rank #6 | | Median Household Income: | $78,948 at 2006-2010—17.88% increase since 2000, rank #2 | | Median House Price: | $287,300 at 2006-2010—44.95% increase since 2000, rank #2 | | Time Zone: | Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer | | Land Area: | 443.67 sq mi, rank #61 | | Water Area: | 924.81 sq mi (67.58%), rank #1 | | State: | Illinois | | Area: | Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | | School District: |  | | Area Code: | 224, 708, 847 |
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Lake County Map, Border, and Nearby Locations
Lake County Cities / Towns
Antioch 14,430Beach Park 13,638Forest Lake 1,659Fort SheridanFox Lake Hills 2,591Gages Lake 10,198Grayslake 20,957Great LakesGreen Oaks 3,866Gurnee 31,295Hainesville 3,597Hawthorn Woods 7,663Highland Park 29,763Highwood 5,405Indian Creek 462InglesideKnollwood 1,747Lake Bluff 5,722Lake Forest 19,375Lake Villa 8,741Lake Zurich 19,631Libertyville 20,315Lincolnshire 7,275Lindenhurst 14,462Long Grove 8,043Long Lake 3,515Mettawa 547Mundelein 31,064North Chicago 32,574Old Mill Creek 178Park City 7,570Round Lake 18,289Round Lake Beach 28,175Round Lake Heights 2,676Round Lake Park 7,505RussellThird Lake 1,182Venetian Village 2,826Vernon Hills 25,113Wadsworth 3,815Wauconda 13,603Waukegan 89,078Winthrop Harbor 6,742Zion 24,413 Lake County Zip Codes
60002 24,2996001160030 36,05660031 37,94760035 29,76360037 90160040 5,43160041 9,25060044 9,79260045 20,92560046 35,11160047 41,66960048 29,09560060 37,18960061 25,74860064 15,40760069 8,38460073 60,002600756007960083 9,83860084 16,77160085 71,7146008660087 26,97860088 15,76160096 6,89760099 31,104 Lake County Census Tracts
