Cook County vs. Lake County

	Cook County (IL)	Lake County (IN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	5,180,493	484,411
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-0.3%	-2.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	5,195,026	496,095
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	5,194,675	496,005
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.1%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.8%	23.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.6%	16.5%
Female persons, percent	51.4%	51.6%
White alone, percent	65.5%	71.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	23.9%	24.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	7.9%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	25.5%	19.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	42.1%	54.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	164,687	27,437
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	21.1%	6.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	2,200,221	213,779
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	56.9%	69.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$237,200	$143,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,893	$1,231
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$737	$445
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,091	$873
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	53.8%	21.7%
Building permits, 2018	8,199	1,287
Households, 2014-2018	1,963,070	185,437
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.61	2.59
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.0%	87.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	35.2%	14.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.6%	85.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	78.9%	77.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.7%	88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	38.0%	22.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.5%	9.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.0%	9.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.9%	61.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.7%	56.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	14,553,105	1,167,025
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	39,639,868	3,812,708
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	79,526,980	30,831,866
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	100,829,550	4,599,127
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	62,767,358	7,495,296
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,998	$15,184
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	33.3	28.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$62,088	$54,249
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$35,575	$27,660
Persons in poverty, percent	13.8%	15.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	133,666	10,090
Total employment, 2017	2,405,790	167,298
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	150,248,261	7,671,405
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.2%	2.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	485,902	28,686
All firms, 2012	549,686	35,497
Men-owned firms, 2012	291,278	17,088
Women-owned firms, 2012	216,929	14,781
Minority-owned firms, 2012	216,374	13,398
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	319,115	20,759
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	38,665	2,902
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	495,450	30,882
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	16.4%	18.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.6%	0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.9%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	7.2%	6.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	32.3%	31.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	5,495.1	994.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	945.33	498.96

Source: United States Census Bureau

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