CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Grayslake

Illinois · 7,388 residents · 10.9 sq mi

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Grayslake is a city of 7,388 people in Illinois. The population has fallen 60% since 2000. That is roughly 36% ahead of the Illinois median. About 30% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The poverty rate is 4.2%, under the national 13.2%. Households take in $43,712 a year at the median, 45% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.0

US median: 33.0

More educated

30% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 24%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,388

−60%vs 2000

vs 18,506 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.0

−7%vs 2000

vs 32.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

10.9 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202421K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.4%(623)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(508)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(482)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196%(444)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.7%(571)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3423.5%(1,739)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.2%(1,199)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(751)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.9%(434)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.4%(402)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.3%(173)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(62)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$43,712

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $73,143 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$18,457

−36%vs 2000

vs $28,898 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.2%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$111,500

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $192,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$596

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $820 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

59.4%

−19.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.5% in 2000

40.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88%(16,293)

Black1.6%(288)

Hispanic / Latino5%(920)

Asian4.2%(781)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.6%(7,281)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(199)

Asian1%(76)

Other0.4%(31)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.7%(1,398)

Puerto Rican1.4%(301)

South American1%(211)

Central American0.6%(117)

Salvadoran0.4%(80)

Ecuadorian0.3%(54)

Uruguayan0.2%(38)

Paraguayan0.2%(35)

Colombian0.2%(32)

Cuban0.1%(27)

Argentine0.1%(24)

Guatemalan0.1%(22)

+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data

Venezuelan0.1%(18)

Honduran0.1%(15)

Spaniard0.1%(11)

Bolivian0%(10)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2%(415)

Filipino1.1%(229)

Vietnamese0.8%(175)

Chinese0.6%(135)

Sri Lankan0.2%(50)

Korean0.2%(37)

Japanese0.1%(31)

Laotian0.1%(15)

Uzbek0%(7)

Ancestry

German22.5%(4,719)

Irish16.1%(3,376)

Polish9.9%(2,075)

English9%(1,877)

Italian7%(1,461)

Swedish3.6%(750)

Norwegian3.1%(647)

Scottish2.1%(435)

French2%(425)

American1.9%(400)

Subsaharan African1.8%(382)

Russian1.4%(291)

+ 31 more ancestry groups with data

Greek1%(210)

West Indian0.9%(198)

Dutch0.8%(167)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(129)

Ukrainian0.6%(119)

Iranian0.6%(116)

Austrian0.5%(113)

Haitian0.5%(95)

Hungarian0.4%(92)

Danish0.4%(91)

Jamaican0.4%(87)

Slovak0.4%(84)

Croatian0.3%(67)

Romanian0.3%(66)

Welsh0.3%(64)

French Canadian0.3%(60)

Arab0.3%(58)

British0.3%(58)

Czech0.3%(56)

Finnish0.2%(43)

Nigerian0.2%(38)

Belgian0.2%(35)

Swiss0.1%(31)

Serbian0.1%(30)

Lithuanian0.1%(27)

Brazilian0.1%(24)

Slovene0.1%(24)

Canadian0.1%(23)

Portuguese0.1%(14)

Israeli0.1%(12)

Guyanese0%(7)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Polish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

30.4%

−20.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 50.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.8%

−5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 94.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.2%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.0 min

−8%vs 2000

vs 27.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.3%(2,832)

Married58.4%(4,965)

Widowed2.8%(239)

Divorced5.5%(466)

Women 15+

Never married27.3%(2,301)

Married58.3%(4,913)

Widowed5.6%(472)

Divorced8.8%(738)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.0%

−2.2 ptssince 2013

from 5.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

72.0%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 70.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.9%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 11.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.7%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 12.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.6%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 11.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

82.6%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 82.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

27.6%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 23.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)37.6%(418)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.2%(303)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era17.1%(190)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War10.2%(113)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,112 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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