Cook County vs. Lake County

	Cook County (IL)	Lake County (IL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	5,180,493	700,832
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-0.3%	-0.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	5,195,026	703,396
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	5,194,675	703,462
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.1%	5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.8%	24.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.6%	14.2%
Female persons, percent	51.4%	50.0%
White alone, percent	65.5%	81.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	23.9%	7.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	0.9%
Asian alone, percent	7.9%	8.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	25.5%	22.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	42.1%	61.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	164,687	31,211
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	21.1%	18.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	2,200,221	265,150
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	56.9%	73.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$237,200	$259,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,893	$2,175
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$737	$891
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,091	$1,168
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	53.8%	19.3%
Building permits, 2018	8,199	696
Households, 2014-2018	1,963,070	244,672
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.61	2.80
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.0%	87.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	35.2%	28.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.6%	93.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	78.9%	88.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.7%	90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	38.0%	45.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.5%	5.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.0%	7.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.9%	67.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.7%	61.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	14,553,105	1,399,245
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	39,639,868	4,026,344
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	79,526,980	12,045,977
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	100,829,550	26,255,534
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	62,767,358	14,900,534
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,998	$21,222
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	33.3	30.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$62,088	$86,244
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$35,575	$44,287
Persons in poverty, percent	13.8%	8.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	133,666	19,861
Total employment, 2017	2,405,790	317,090
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	150,248,261	23,414,301
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.2%	-1.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	485,902	54,964
All firms, 2012	549,686	63,647
Men-owned firms, 2012	291,278	35,255
Women-owned firms, 2012	216,929	21,379
Minority-owned firms, 2012	216,374	12,759
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	319,115	48,789
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	38,665	4,758
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	495,450	55,982
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	16.4%	3.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.6%	0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.9%	5.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	7.2%	5.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	32.3%	28.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	5,495.1	1,585.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	945.33	443.67

Source: United States Census Bureau

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