Lake
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Illinois
Lake is a major-metro county in Illinois with 27 ZIP codes, 727,384 people, and top-decile household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.
National county placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Lake, IL sits among US counties with a top-decile household income, on a major-metro county population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.
- Top 3%
- household income vs 3,210 US counties
- 727,384
- combined ZIP population
- 27
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $120,295
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.
Lake lands in the national county income distribution as top-decile household income on major-metro county footing (FIPS 17097, 27 ZIPs, combined population 727,384). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.
High-income counties with wide ZIP mosaics hide sharp internal gradients. The densest ZIP here is 60085 (Waukegan) with 71,714 residents - open it beside a thin rural code from the table before treating the county mean as uniform. HUD Fair Market Rents and FBI county tables attach to FIPS 17097, so scorecards stay county-keyed while household income stays ZIP-keyed.
Save two ZIPs from the table into your shortlist, then open a compare link - that is the return path a static county summary cannot replace. All figures here come from Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates and USPS ZCTA files.
27
Total ZIPs
727,384
Total Population
ZIP Codes in Lake
Side-by-side: Compare 60085 vs 60073 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60085 | Waukegan | 71,714 | 1,842 |
| 60073 | Round Lake | 60,002 | 1,133 |
| 60010 | Barrington | 44,095 | 231 |
| 60047 | Lake Zurich | 41,669 | 461 |
| 60089 | Buffalo Grove | 41,533 | 1,646 |
| 60031 | Gurnee | 37,947 | 776 |
| 60060 | Mundelein | 37,189 | 610 |
| 60030 | Grayslake | 36,056 | 543 |
| 60046 | Lake Villa | 35,111 | 592 |
| 60099 | Zion | 31,104 | 529 |
| 60035 | Highland Park | 29,763 | 904 |
| 60048 | Libertyville | 29,095 | 409 |
| 60087 | Waukegan | 26,978 | 778 |
| 60015 | Deerfield | 26,800 | 763 |
| 60061 | Vernon Hills | 25,748 | 1,248 |
| 60002 | Antioch | 24,299 | 288 |
| 60045 | Lake Forest | 20,925 | 381 |
| 60084 | Wauconda | 16,771 | 444 |
| 60088 | Great Lakes | 15,761 | 2,579 |
| 60064 | North Chicago | 15,407 | 1,147 |
| 60083 | Wadsworth | 9,838 | 144 |
| 60020 | Fox Lake | 9,825 | 822 |
| 60044 | Lake Bluff | 9,792 | 499 |
| 60041 | Ingleside | 9,250 | 372 |
| 60069 | Lincolnshire | 8,384 | 476 |
| 60096 | Winthrop Harbor | 6,897 | 551 |
| 60040 | Highwood | 5,431 | 2,962 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Lake?
Lake has a total population of 727,384 across 27 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Lake?
Lake includes 27 ZIP codes: 60085, 60073, 60010, 60047, 60089, 60031, 60060, 60030, 60046, 60099, and more.