Moving to Waukegan, Illinois
About Waukegan, Illinois

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
Female Male
Household Income
< $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
< 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
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Race / Ethnicity
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% |
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