CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Round Lake Beach

Illinois · 16,434 residents · 5.04 sq mi

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Round Lake Beach is home to 16,434 people in Illinois. The median age is 26.7, younger than the US median of 33.0. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. There are 9,425 fewer people here than in 2000. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. The poverty rate is 6.8%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 26.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

16,434

−36%vs 2000

vs 25,859 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

26.7

−6%vs 2000

vs 28.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.04 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202427K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.8%(1,607)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.8%(1,783)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.5%(1,563)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.5%(1,390)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.8%(1,286)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.6%(3,391)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.9%(2,773)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.7%(1,100)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 644.2%(694)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.1%(505)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.9%(313)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.2%(29)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$36,616

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $59,359 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,550

−36%vs 2000

vs $18,113 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.8%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$73,900

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $122,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$595

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $827 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.2%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.6% in 2000

21.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic62.1%(16,057)

Black2.9%(740)

Hispanic / Latino31.3%(8,084)

Asian2%(518)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic91.5%(15,034)

Black1%(169)

Hispanic / Latino14.1%(2,316)

Asian1.6%(261)

Other5.9%(970)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican47.9%(12,983)

Central American3.5%(945)

Puerto Rican2.1%(563)

Honduran2%(533)

South American1.5%(399)

Salvadoran1%(276)

Ecuadorian0.8%(229)

Nicaraguan0.5%(136)

Spaniard0.4%(113)

Argentine0.4%(100)

Peruvian0.2%(41)

Dominican0.1%(40)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Cuban0.1%(31)

Colombian0.1%(29)

Asian origin

Filipino1.3%(341)

Asian Indian0.6%(163)

Korean0.2%(44)

Pakistani0.1%(15)

Chinese0%(6)

Vietnamese0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(24)

Chamorro0%(8)

Ancestry

German13%(3,522)

Irish8.1%(2,202)

Polish5.7%(1,552)

Italian5.6%(1,512)

English4.5%(1,225)

American2.1%(577)

Russian1.8%(494)

Swedish1%(266)

Norwegian0.9%(239)

Scottish0.7%(190)

French0.7%(180)

Greek0.4%(118)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.4%(103)

Lithuanian0.3%(83)

West Indian0.3%(81)

British0.3%(78)

Czech0.3%(77)

Arab0.2%(67)

Iranian0.2%(64)

Austrian0.2%(53)

Belgian0.2%(53)

Subsaharan African0.2%(48)

Welsh0.2%(44)

Latvian0.1%(32)

Danish0.1%(27)

Haitian0.1%(20)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(18)

Swiss0.1%(17)

Jamaican0.1%(17)

French Canadian0.1%(16)

Hungarian0.1%(16)

Serbian0.1%(16)

Ukrainian0.1%(16)

Brazilian0%(13)

Macedonian0%(12)

Finnish0%(11)

Nigerian0%(11)

Romanian0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.2%

−7.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.0%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.7%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.8 min

+5%vs 2000

vs 27.3 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 married40.3%(4,448)

Married46.1%(5,090)

Widowed2%(226)

Divorced11.6%(1,276)

Women 15+

Never married35.7%(3,472)

Married48.6%(4,716)

Widowed4.7%(456)

Divorced11%(1,068)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.6%

−4.5 ptssince 2013

from 20.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.8%

−6.3 ptssince 2020

from 56.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.7%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 10.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

10.3%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 9.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.2%

+5.8 ptssince 2020

from 20.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.7%

−8.0 ptssince 2020

from 65.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.4%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 29.4% 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)36.1%(445)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.4%(165)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era19.3%(238)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.5%(18)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.6%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,233 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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