Waukegan is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 87,969 people and 16 constituent neighborhoods, Waukegan is the 9th largest community in Illinois.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Waukegan is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Waukegan is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Waukegan who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.38%), sales jobs (8.18%), and building maintenance and grounds keeping (7.13%).

Waukegan Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Waukegan is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 14.96%: 16.26% of adults 25 and older in Waukegan have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Waukegan in 2000 was $17,368, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $69,472 for a family of four.

Waukegan is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Waukegan home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Waukegan is White, followed by African-American. Waukegan also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 45.14% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Waukegan include German, Irish, and Polish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Waukegan's cultural character, accounting for 30.19% of the city's population.

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