Waukegan is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 88,570 people and 20 associated neighborhoods, Waukegan is the ninth largest community in Illinois.

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.65% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In terms of college education, Waukegan is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.94% of adults 25 and older in Waukegan have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Waukegan in 2022 was $33,249, 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 $132,996 for a family of four. However, Waukegan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Waukegan is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Waukegan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Waukegan, accounting for 57.89% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Waukegan residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Waukegan include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.

In addition, Waukegan has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (30.95%).

The most common language spoken in Waukegan is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog.