CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Round Lake Park

Illinois · 4,045 residents · 2.06 sq mi

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Round Lake Park is a city of 4,045 people in Illinois. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. This skews young, with a median age of 28.4. The population has fallen 33% since 2000. Median rent is $688 a month.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,045

−33%vs 2000

vs 6,038 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.4

−17%vs 2000

vs 34.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.06 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.9%(358)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.7%(434)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.7%(391)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(294)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(288)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421%(851)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(579)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(363)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.2%(252)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.6%(145)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.6%(63)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(27)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,159

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $44,896 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,321

−38%vs 2000

vs $18,279 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.2%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$66,700

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $120,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$688

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $849 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.6%

−5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.5% in 2000

19.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic70.3%(4,245)

Black1.5%(91)

Hispanic / Latino26.2%(1,584)

Asian0.5%(32)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.6%(3,825)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino12.8%(518)

Asian0.1%(5)

Other5.3%(215)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican39.7%(3,141)

Puerto Rican4%(316)

South American3.5%(280)

Ecuadorian2.7%(212)

Bolivian0.9%(68)

Central American0.8%(63)

Honduran0.8%(63)

Asian origin

Filipino0.4%(28)

Japanese0.3%(20)

Korean0.2%(13)

Ancestry

German21.8%(1,724)

Italian6.1%(487)

Polish6%(472)

Irish5.9%(470)

American4.5%(353)

English4%(316)

Swedish2.3%(183)

Norwegian2.3%(179)

Brazilian1.8%(146)

Danish1.6%(123)

Portuguese1.3%(99)

Dutch1%(76)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.9%(72)

Scottish0.9%(68)

Swiss0.8%(67)

Romanian0.7%(52)

Hungarian0.6%(44)

Greek0.4%(33)

Finnish0.3%(27)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(27)

British0.3%(23)

Welsh0.3%(20)

Belgian0.2%(19)

Czech0.2%(18)

Subsaharan African0.2%(17)

Nigerian0.2%(17)

Canadian0.2%(15)

French0.2%(15)

French Canadian0.2%(15)

Latvian0.2%(15)

Slovene0.2%(15)

Lithuanian0.2%(14)

Croatian0.1%(11)

West Indian0.1%(7)

Jamaican0.1%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.3%

−5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.0%

−7.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.6%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.8 min

+1%vs 2000

vs 23.5 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 married29.5%(996)

Married49.4%(1,667)

Widowed7.8%(263)

Divorced13.4%(451)

Women 15+

Never married22.9%(780)

Married44.8%(1,528)

Widowed12.4%(422)

Divorced19.9%(678)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.0%

−12.0 ptssince 2013

from 22.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

38.6%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 42.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.4%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 18.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

32.8%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 28.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.3%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 26.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

51.6%

−8.0 ptssince 2020

from 59.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.8%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 52.9% 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)5.7%(35)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8%(49)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era49.4%(301)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.6%(22)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.5%(9)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 609 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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