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    Lake Forest, IL
    Demographic Data



    Lake Forest 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:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    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

    Lake Forest Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    19,642

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    5.0%
    5 - 17:
    14.3%
    18 - 24:
    12.3%
    25 - 34:
    9.0%
    35 - 54:
    20.1%
    55 - 64:
    12.6%
    Over 65 Years:
    26.7%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    8.5%
    8.5%
    98.1%
    98.1%
    80.5%
    80.5%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Lake Forest
    USA
    $109,918
    $109,918
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Lake Forest
    USA
    $235,081
    $235,081
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    3.5%

    Employment Industries

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    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Education
    Manufacturing
    Healthcare
    Finance
    Retail
    Public Service
    Accommodation
    Wholesale
    Real estate
    Other
    Arts
    Construction
    21.5%
    21.5%
    11.8%
    11.8%
    11.1%
    11.1%
    10.3%
    10.3%
    8.8%
    8.8%
    6.5%
    6.5%
    3.9%
    3.9%
    3.9%
    3.9%
    3.5%
    3.5%
    3.5%
    3.5%
    3.3%
    3.3%
    2.7%
    2.7%
    2.0%
    2.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    White
    Asian
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Black or African American
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    80.2%
    80.2%
    6.4%
    6.4%
    6.3%
    6.3%
    6.1%
    6.1%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    Irish
    German
    English
    Italian
    Polish
    Scottish
    French
    Swedish
    Russian
    Greek
    French Canadian
    European
    Dutch
    Norwegian
    Eastern European
    Armenian
    Swiss
    Austrian
    British
    Czech
    17.8%
    17.8%
    17.4%
    17.4%
    13.6%
    13.6%
    8.5%
    8.5%
    7.1%
    7.1%
    3.1%
    3.1%
    2.9%
    2.9%
    2.7%
    2.7%
    2.0%
    2.0%
    1.9%
    1.9%
    1.4%
    1.4%
    1.4%
    1.4%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.2%
    1.2%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Spanish
    Langs. of India
    Chinese
    Korean
    Polish
    French
    German/Yiddish
    Serbo-Croatian
    Slavic languages
    Urdu
    Greek
    African languages
    Other Asian languages
    Russian
    Vietnamese
    Persian
    Arabic
    Italian
    Native American languages
    87.0%
    87.0%
    4.5%
    4.5%
    1.9%
    1.9%
    1.2%
    1.2%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Lake Forest Residents

    10.8%

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