Moving to Waukegan, Illinois

About Waukegan, Illinois
Waukegan

Waukegan ( wə-KEE-ghən) is a city in Lake County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. Located 36 miles (58 km) north of Chicago, Waukegan is a satellite city within the greater Chicago metropolitan area.

As of the 2020 census, its population was 89,321, making it the most populous city in Lake County, the seventh-most populous city within the Chicago metropolitan area and the 10th-most populous city in Illinois. However, unlike nearby wealthy North Shore suburbs, Waukegan has long been classified by the Illinois state government as overall "socioeconomically distressed" despite having some middle class inhabitants.

Gender
Gender Waukegan Illinois Country
Female 50.1% 50.9% 50.8%
Male 49.9% 49.1% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.050%50%Female50.1%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.06%4%10%12%15%20%12%12%5%5%$50K to $75K20.1%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Waukegan Illinois Country
Less than $10,000 6.2% 6.1% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 4% 3.7% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 10.4% 8.1% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 11.9% 8.1% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 14.6% 11.2% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 20.1% 16.7% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 11.6% 12.9% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 12.1% 16.6% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 4.6% 7.8% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 4.5% 8.8% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.012%10%31%20%7%13%5%1%1%High School or GED31%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Waukegan Illinois Country
< 9th Grade 12% 5% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 10% 6% 7.0%
High School or GED 31% 26% 27.0%
Other College 20% 20% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 7% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 13% 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 5% 10% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
 Waukegan Illinois  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.007.51522.530>$200K$150K$200K$100K$150K$75K$100K$50K$75K$35K$50K$25K$35K$15K$25K$10K$15K<$10K6.26.15.843.74.110.48.18.511.98.18.614.611.21220.116.717.211.612.912.812.116.615.64.67.87.14.58.88.3
Education
 Waukegan Illinois  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0010203040Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade125510673126272020207891322205109122111
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.019%20%0%6%52%0%2%1%Hispanic51.9%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Waukegan Illinois Country
White 19.2% 60.8% 60.1%
African American 19.6% 13.9% 12.2%
American Indian 0.3% 0.1% 0.6%
Asian 6% 5.5% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.8% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 2.2% 2.2% 2.8%
Hispanic 51.9% 17.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Waukegan Illinois  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0017.53552.570Hispanic2 or More$OthersHawaiianAsianAmericanIndianAfricanAmericanWhite19.260.860.119.613.912.20.30.10.665.55.6000.20.80.20.32.22.22.851.917.218.2