Lake Zurich is a medium-sized town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 38,288 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Lake Zurich is the 47th largest community in Illinois.

Lake Zurich is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 88.20% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Lake Zurich is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Lake Zurich who work in management occupations (19.95%), sales jobs (18.24%), and office and administrative support jobs (12.42%).

Also of interest is that Lake Zurich has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Lake Zurich is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Lake Zurich is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Lake Zurich's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Lake Zurich is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Lake Zurich, the average commute to work is 32.47 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Lake Zurich Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Lake Zurich is a pretty powerful place. 50.35% of the adults in Lake Zurich have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Lake Zurich in 2000 was $41,552, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $166,208 for a family of four. However, Lake Zurich contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Lake Zurich home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Lake Zurich is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lake Zurich include German, Polish, Irish, Italian, English, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Lake Zurich is English. Some people also speak Spanish.