Marital and Familial Status
Seventy percent of Lake County heads of households are or have been married. This
includes those who are currently married (55 percent), widowed (5 percent), and
divorced (9 percent). A review of the data on household type shows a few significant
facts. African-American and Hispanic households in the county are disproportionately
composed of female-headed families. Although this household type represents 11
percent of all households independent of race and ethnicity, it represents over 33
percent of African-American households and 17 percent of Hispanic households. In
contrast, 77 percent of Asian households are married-couple families, higher than the
59 percent of all households that are married-couple families.
Exhibit III-19.
Marital and Familial Status
Household Type
Married-Couple Family
Male Householder, No Wife
Present
Female Householder, No Husband
Present
Householder Living Alone
Householder Not Living Alone
All Households
All
Households
59%
White
60%
AfricanAmerican
30%
Asian
77%
4%
2%
4%
4%
10%
11%
22%
4%
100%
8%
25%
4%
100%
33%
28%
5%
100%
7%
10%
2%
100%
17%
10%
5%
100%
Hispanic
59%
Source: 2012 ACS 1-Year Estimates.
Military Discharge Status
According to the 2012 American Community Survey 1-Year estimates, an estimated
34,203 veterans live in Lake County. Almost one quarter (22.9 percent) of these
veterans have a disability. Over 90 percent of the veterans are male, and 51 percent are
seniors (65 years of age or older).
Additional Protected Classes
Reliable data on the number of individuals with arrest records, are victims of sexual
harassment, and individuals with orders of protection who live in Lake County are not
available.
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APPLIED REAL ESTATE ANALYSIS, INC.
LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS