COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bannockburn vs Lake Forest
PLACE A
Bannockburn, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Lake Forest, California
Bannockburn is 98% smaller than Lake Forest. Bannockburn earns more, with a median household income $78,825 higher. Lake Forest has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -36%).
BANNOCKBURNLAKE FORESTDIFFERENCE
Total population1,30886,333−98% vs Lake Forest
Population density6455,165−4,520
Population growth-36.0%11.1%−47.1 pts
Median age31.440.2−8.8
Male52.2%50.2%+2.0 pts
Female47.8%49.8%−2.0 pts
Foreign-born16.4%27.4%−11.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic73.8%44.1%+29.7 pts
Black4.9%2.4%+2.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.5%27.0%−16.5 pts
Asian6.7%19.7%−13.0 pts
Other4.2%6.8%−2.7 pts
Median household income$214,000$135,175+$78,825
Per capita income$88,586$60,633+$27,953
Poverty rate5.1%8.5%−3.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5570.419+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher90.0%50.8%+39.2 pts
Graduate degree46.2%18.6%+27.6 pts
Unemployment rate1.8%4.9%−3.1 pts
Labor force participation55.0%69.6%−14.6 pts
Median home value$1,037,200$937,000+$100,200
Median gross rent$1,388$2,672−$1,284
Owner-occupied96.6%70.5%+26.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%60.4%+39.6 pts
Average commute22.225.5−3.3
Worked from home27.7%24.4%+3.3 pts
Public transit to work2.8%1.0%+1.8 pts
Uninsured2.7%4.1%−1.4 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025