Exhibit III-8b.
Race and Ethnicity of Individuals
North Chicago
2012
Number
Percent
22,809
72.0%
10,467
33.0%
Black/African American
Asian
American Indian, Alaska Native,
Native Hawaiian, and Other Pacific
Islander
Some other race
9,676
1,289
30.5%
4.1%
97
0.3%
75
0.2%
Two or more races
1,205
3.8%
8,868
28.0%
31,677
100.0%
41,735
46.9%
White
21,264
23.9%
Black/African American
Asian
American Indian, Alaska Native,
Native Hawaiian, and Other Pacific
Islander
Some other race
14,441
3,466
16.2%
3.9%
102
0.1%
823
0.9%
1,639
1.8%
Hispanic
47,247
53.1%
Total
88,982
100.0%
Non-Hispanic
White
Hispanic
Total
Waukegan
Non-Hispanic
Two or more races
Sources: 2012 ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Gender
As of 2012, 49.9 percent of the County population is male (350,491), and 50.1 percent
of the population is female (351,629). This ratio is similar to the national and state of
Illin ois ratio of males to females.
Age
Lake County residents are aging, with the largest group, aged 54 and younger,
decreasing from 83 to 76 percent since 2000. This is a 7 percent decrease from 2000,
when this age range represented 83.8 percent of the population. “Near senior”
individuals (55 to 61 years of age) represent 9.1 percent of the population, and seniors
(62 years of age and above) represent 14.4 percent. Based on Lake County’s
population in 1990 and 2012, the senior population grew at an average annual rate of
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APPLIED REAL ESTATE ANALYSIS, INC.
LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS