CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lake Bluff

Illinois · 5,513 residents · 4.08 sq mi

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With 5,513 people, Lake Bluff is a city in Illinois. That is roughly 157% ahead of the Illinois median. Households take in $82,904 a year at the median, 175% more than the country as a whole. 63% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. Median home value sits at $286,000. Owners hold 89% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.7

US median: 33.0

More educated

63% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,513

−9%vs 2000

vs 6,056 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.7

−2%vs 2000

vs 39.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.08 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(453)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(367)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(367)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(342)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.8%(207)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.2%(673)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.7%(920)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5415.3%(842)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.8%(705)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.7%(423)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.3%(180)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(34)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$82,904

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $114,521 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$38,100

−31%vs 2000

vs $54,824 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.3%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$286,000

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $442,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$666

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $869 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

89.3%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.7% in 2000

10.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.3%(5,710)

Black0.5%(31)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(72)

Asian3.3%(198)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(5,382)

Black0.8%(42)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(24)

Asian1.5%(84)

Other0.1%(5)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican3.8%(231)

Mexican1.3%(79)

South American0.3%(21)

Central American0.3%(16)

Guatemalan0.3%(16)

Peruvian0.2%(13)

Colombian0.1%(8)

Cuban0.1%(6)

Asian origin

Chinese3.8%(232)

Asian Indian1.7%(103)

Filipino0.4%(25)

Japanese0.4%(22)

Ancestry

German22.4%(1,353)

Irish17.7%(1,072)

English17%(1,026)

Italian11.1%(670)

Polish3.3%(201)

Scottish3.2%(192)

American3%(182)

Finnish2%(118)

Greek1.9%(115)

Romanian1.4%(87)

Norwegian1.4%(84)

Belgian1.3%(79)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish1.3%(76)

French1.2%(73)

Danish1.1%(65)

Bulgarian1%(59)

Austrian1%(58)

Russian0.9%(57)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(54)

Hungarian0.8%(48)

French Canadian0.6%(37)

Czech0.6%(34)

Swiss0.5%(30)

Arab0.5%(28)

British0.4%(27)

Portuguese0.4%(24)

Dutch0.4%(23)

Iranian0.4%(23)

Australian0.4%(22)

Welsh0.3%(20)

West Indian0.3%(18)

Ukrainian0.2%(14)

Croatian0.2%(12)

Slovene0.2%(12)

Lithuanian0.2%(11)

Brazilian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

62.6%

−10.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

97.2%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 98.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

28.5%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

31.7 min

+27%vs 2000

vs 25.0 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 married22.3%(547)

Married72.7%(1,784)

Widowed0.5%(12)

Divorced4.5%(111)

Women 15+

Never married16.9%(414)

Married70.3%(1,717)

Widowed6.3%(153)

Divorced6.5%(159)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.6%

−2.7 ptssince 2013

from 3.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

78.6%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 78.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.3%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 15.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.2%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 17.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

4.0%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.7%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 0.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

90.0%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 92.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

24.3%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 19.8% 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)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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