Lake County vs. Will County

	Lake County (IN)	Will County (IL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	484,411	692,310
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.4%	2.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	496,095	677,560
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	496,005	677,560
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.4%	24.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.5%	13.1%
Female persons, percent	51.6%	50.4%
White alone, percent	71.3%	79.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	24.5%	12.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	1.7%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	19.4%	17.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	54.0%	63.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	27,437	30,191
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	6.9%	12.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	213,779	245,200
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.6%	81.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$143,500	$224,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,231	$1,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$445	$745
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$873	$1,167
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	21.7%	12.3%
Building permits, 2018	1,287	1,627
Households, 2014-2018	185,437	227,848
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.59	2.98
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.2%	90.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	14.6%	20.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.8%	93.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	77.3%	87.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.1%	90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	22.1%	34.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.5%	5.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.7%	6.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.4%	68.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.4%	63.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,167,025	1,313,535
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	3,812,708	2,467,555
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	30,831,866	20,627,242
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,599,127	14,925,142
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	7,495,296	7,862,106
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,184	$11,519
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.8	33.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$54,249	$83,504
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,660	$35,259
Persons in poverty, percent	15.7%	6.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	10,090	15,417
Total employment, 2017	167,298	228,618
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	7,671,405	10,316,234
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.7%	6.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	28,686	48,963
All firms, 2012	35,497	53,577
Men-owned firms, 2012	17,088	29,269
Women-owned firms, 2012	14,781	18,811
Minority-owned firms, 2012	13,398	14,156
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	20,759	37,883
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,902	3,804
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	30,882	47,833
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	18.6%	6.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.5%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.5%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.7%	5.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	31.1%	29.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	994.1	809.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	498.96	836.91

Source: United States Census Bureau

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