Will County vs. Lake County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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