Lake Bluff is a city of 6,041 people in Illinois. That is roughly 145% ahead of the Illinois median. 82% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Households take in $204,000 a year at the median, 148% more than the country as a whole. 92% of homes are owner-occupied. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $776,700.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $204,000, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
82% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lake Bluff
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$686,420 → $776,700(+13%)US over the same years: +67%
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)39%(46)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.3%(31)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era22%(26)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II12.7%(15)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 118 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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Over time
Lake Bluff, decade by decade
Lake Bluff population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
5,513
$198,975
$686,420
62.6%
6.9
2000
6,056
$208,618
$806,265
72.9%
13.7
2010
5,722
$210,607
$966,576
82.1%
22.0
2020
5,616
$211,433
$784,310
81.0%
31.6
2024
6,041
$204,000
$776,700
81.6%
36.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
