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Waukegan, IL
Demographic Data




Waukegan Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Waukegan Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

87,642

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.5%
5 - 17:
18.6%
18 - 24:
10.8%
25 - 34:
15.6%
35 - 54:
26.1%
55 - 64:
11.6%
Over 65 Years:
11.8%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.8%
4.8%
76.5%
76.5%
21.0%
21.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Waukegan
USA
$31,667
$31,667
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Waukegan
USA
$70,578
$70,578
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

15.3%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Healthcare
Retail
Administration
Accommodation
Education
Transportation
Construction
Finance
Public Service
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Wholesale
Other
Arts
18.7%
18.7%
12.7%
12.7%
11.8%
11.8%
8.8%
8.8%
7.7%
7.7%
6.3%
6.3%
6.0%
6.0%
5.5%
5.5%
4.3%
4.3%
4.3%
4.3%
3.4%
3.4%
3.2%
3.2%
2.8%
2.8%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
White
Black or African American
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
57.0%
57.0%
18.1%
18.1%
15.7%
15.7%
5.9%
5.9%
3.2%
3.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
Italian
English
Polish
African
Belizean
Norwegian
Scottish
Swedish
Jamaican
European
French
British
Scots-Irish
Slovene
Armenian
Eastern European
Dutch
Greek
5.4%
5.4%
3.7%
3.7%
2.7%
2.7%
2.2%
2.2%
1.6%
1.6%
1.1%
1.1%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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Spanish
English
Tagalog
Langs. of India
French
Other Asian languages
Chinese
Arabic
Polish
Slavic languages
Russian
Korean
Native American languages
Vietnamese
African languages
Japanese
Other Indo-European
Serbo-Croatian
German/Yiddish
Portuguese
48.0%
48.0%
44.9%
44.9%
2.1%
2.1%
1.1%
1.1%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Waukegan Residents

31.2%


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