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Lake County, IL

Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI
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Lake County, IL

Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI
gross metro product
$60.6B
population
870.1K
median household income
$81,044
median home price
$251,000
cost of living
6% above nat'l avg
college attainment
41.2%
net migration
-820 (year: 2018)
unemployment
4.5%
major industries
Technology, Financial services
job growth
1.4% (year: 2018)
As of October 2019
Situated on Lake Michigan, Lake County is home to Naval Station Great Lakes. It is the United States Navy's Headquarters Command for training, and the Navy's only recruit training center. Other points of interest in the area are Volo Auto Museum, Illinois Beach State Park, North Point Marina and Volo Bog State Natural Area. A long north-south string of the preserves in Lake County, including Half Day Woods, Old School Forest Preserve, Independence Grove, and Van Patten Woods, form the Des Plaines River Greenway, which
contains the Des Plaines River Trail, a popular place for walking, running, and biking.
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On forbes lists
#153
In Cost of Doing Business
#119
In Job Growth
#23
In Education
By The Numbers
EmploymentHousingEducationQuality of Life
Job Growth
1.4% (year: 2018)
Projected Annual Job Growth
0.8%
Unemployment
4.5%
Median Household Income
$81,044
Household Income Growth
3%
High-Tech Employment
4%
  • Data is for the metro area
  • Sources: Moody's Analytics; Sperling's BestPlaces; U.S. Census.
  • Numbers as of October 2019


  • a - Value of 100 means that a family with the median income has exactly enough income to qualify for a typical mortgage on a median-priced single-family home. An index above 100 signifies that the family has surplus income.
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