Lake County vs. Kenosha County

	Lake County (IL)	Kenosha County (WI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	700,832	169,290
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-0.4%	1.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	703,396	166,424
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	703,462	166,426
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.7%	5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.1%	22.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.2%	14.1%
Female persons, percent	50.0%	50.5%
White alone, percent	81.1%	87.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.5%	7.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	8.3%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	22.2%	13.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	61.0%	75.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	31,211	10,177
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	18.6%	6.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	265,150	70,657
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	73.4%	65.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$259,900	$169,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,175	$1,525
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$891	$604
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,168	$896
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	19.3%	26.6%
Building permits, 2018	696	311
Households, 2014-2018	244,672	63,423
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.80	2.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.3%	84.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	28.4%	11.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	93.2%	90.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	88.5%	82.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.6%	90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	45.0%	25.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.7%	9.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.1%	6.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.4%	67.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.7%	63.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,399,245	237,841
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	4,026,344	831,672
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	12,045,977	2,370,320
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	26,255,534	1,779,673
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	14,900,534	2,134,143
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$21,222	$12,708
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	30.4	26.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$86,244	$60,929
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$44,287	$30,740
Persons in poverty, percent	8.0%	12.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	19,861	3,245
Total employment, 2017	317,090	58,937
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	23,414,301	2,368,240
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.9%	11.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	54,964	8,619
All firms, 2012	63,647	10,543
Men-owned firms, 2012	35,255	5,527
Women-owned firms, 2012	21,379	3,594
Minority-owned firms, 2012	12,759	1,307
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	48,789	8,753
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,758	777
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	55,982	9,065
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.8%	3.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.4%	0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.8%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.3%	2.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.6%	25.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,585.6	611.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	443.67	271.99

Source: United States Census Bureau

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