COMPARING TWO PLACES
Third Lake vs Gurnee
PLACE A
Third Lake, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Gurnee, Illinois
Third Lake is 96% smaller than Gurnee. Third Lake earns more, with a median household income $30,511 higher.
THIRD LAKEGURNEEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,10330,458−96% vs Gurnee
Population density1,8762,254−378
Population growth-6.0%-1.9%−4.1 pts
Median age52.240.1+12.1
Male54.4%49.1%+5.2 pts
Female45.6%50.9%−5.2 pts
Foreign-born7.1%17.0%−9.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.2%58.2%+24.1 pts
Black0.1%7.7%−7.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.7%17.0%−5.3 pts
Asian2.2%12.9%−10.7 pts
Other3.8%4.3%−0.5 pts
Median household income$150,139$119,628+$30,511
Per capita income$67,094$58,525+$8,569
Poverty rate2.0%5.2%−3.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3240.420−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher69.1%56.7%+12.4 pts
Graduate degree29.9%22.3%+7.6 pts
Unemployment rate2.3%4.8%−2.5 pts
Labor force participation62.7%69.6%−6.9 pts
Median home value$361,500$344,300+$17,200
Median gross rent$1,125$1,655−$530
Owner-occupied99.1%76.1%+23.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.7%2.5%+1.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%52.1%−52.1 pts
Average commute29.827.4+2.4
Worked from home20.9%19.3%+1.5 pts
Public transit to work3.2%1.4%+1.8 pts
Uninsured0.4%2.6%−2.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025