Waukegan, Illinois Demographics

Waukegan is 4th in Illinois out of 342 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Waukegan is 4th in Illinois out of 342 other cities in Race - Two or More

Waukegan is 7th in Illinois out of 342 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Waukegan is 9th in Illinois out of 338 other cities in Current population (2012)

Waukegan is 12th in Illinois out of 342 other cities in Residents younger than 5

Waukegan is 13th in Illinois out of 342 other cities in Size in square miles

Waukegan is 14th in Illinois out of 342 other cities in Households

Waukegan is 15th in Illinois out of 342 other cities in Housing units

Size Demographics
	Waukegan	Rank	Illinois	US
Current population (2012)	88,862	9th	12,875,255	313,914,040
Size in square miles	23.7	13th	55,518.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	3,762.9	85th	231.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Waukegan	Rank	Illinois	US
Residents younger than 5	9.2%	12th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	30.4%	44th	23.8%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	7.4%	311th	13.2%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Waukegan	Rank	Illinois	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	70.0%	337th	86.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	16.6%	248th	30.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Waukegan	Rank	Illinois	US
Race - White	46.6%	311th	77.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	19.2%	55th	14.8%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.2%	4th	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	4.3%	95th	5.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	46th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	4.1%	4th	1.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	53.4%	7th	16.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	21.7%	321st	63.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Waukegan	Rank	Illinois	US
Female residents	49.6%	304th	50.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	31.6%	25th	13.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Waukegan	Rank	Illinois	US
Housing units	30,746	15th	5,297,318	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	39.7%	42nd	32.9%	25.9%
Households	29,110	14th	4,773,002	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	56.1%	314th	68.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$161,400	212th	$198,500	$186,200
People per household	3.0	57th	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics
	Waukegan	Rank	Illinois	US
Income per capita	$20,401	286th	$29,376	$27,915
Income per household	$46,656	253rd	$56,576	$52,762
Income below poverty line	16.8%	74th	13.1%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Waukegan	Rank	Illinois	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	4,764	33rd	1,123,817	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,112,888	21st	$165,450,520	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$12,351	184th	$12,947	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$110,879	33rd	$25,469,026	$613,795,732