County Profiles — Lake County, Illinois

GEOID: 17097

Period: ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Canonical county URL: https://countyprofiles.org/county/17097-lake-county/

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In Lake County, 8.3% (±0.4 percentage points) of people for whom poverty status was determined lived below the poverty line, compared with 11.8% in Illinois and 12.5% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP03_0128PE).

In Lake County, 11.5% (±0.9 percentage points) of children under 18 for whom poverty status was determined lived below the poverty line, compared with 15.1% in Illinois and 16.1% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP03_0129PE).

In Lake County, 6.9% (±0.3 percentage points) of the civilian noninstitutionalized population had no health insurance coverage, compared with 6.9% in Illinois and 8.4% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP03_0099PE).

In Lake County, median household income was $110,416 (±$1,747) in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars, compared with $83,390 in Illinois and $80,734 nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP03_0062E).

In Lake County, 94.3% (±0.4 percentage points) of households had a broadband Internet subscription, compared with 90.8% in Illinois and 91.0% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP02_0154PE).

In Lake County, 9.8% (±0.3 percentage points) of the civilian noninstitutionalized population had a disability, compared with 12.1% in Illinois and 13.3% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP02_0072PE).

These are period estimates, not current counts. Comparisons are descriptive; no statistical significance is implied.

± denotes the 90% margin of error (MOE). Percentage MOEs use percentage points (pp).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year Data Profiles (2024 endpoint), tables DP02, DP03 and DP05. Estimate and MOE variable IDs appear below. Retrieved 2026-10-19. Census Data Profiles source.

https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5/profile.html

Definitions and cautions: https://countyprofiles.org/methodology/

Median household income: DP03_0062E / DP03_0062M · Households

Poverty rate: DP03_0128PE / DP03_0128PM · Population for whom poverty status is determined

Child poverty rate: DP03_0129PE / DP03_0129PM · Population under 18 for whom poverty status is determined

Uninsured: DP03_0099PE / DP03_0099PM · Civilian noninstitutionalized population

Broadband subscription: DP02_0154PE / DP02_0154PM · Households

Disability: DP02_0072PE / DP02_0072PM · Civilian noninstitutionalized population