Moving to Wonder Lake, Illinois
Population: 1,345
Males: 691 (51.4%), Females: 654 (48.6%)
McHenry County
Zip code: 60097
Demographics
Median resident age: 33.8 years
Median household income: $59,712
Median house value: $144,600
Population by Race
Races in Wonder Lake:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.1%)
- Hispanic (4.5%)
- Other race (1.1%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (37.5%), Irish (20.2%), Polish (14.9%), Italian (10.7%), English (6.7%), United States (6.0%).
Elevation: 850 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Wonder Lake
- High school or higher: 89.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 2.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 35.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Wonder Lake village
- Never married: 21.2%
- Now married: 64.7%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 3.7%
- Divorced: 9.1%
2.2% Foreign born (1.3% Europe, 0.7% Latin America).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Wonder Lake:
- MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; WOODSTOCK, IL)
- NORTHERN ILLINOIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; MCHENRY, IL)
- HARVARD COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; HARVARD, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wonder Lake:
- KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 35 miles; KENOSHA, WI; Abbreviation: ENW)
- CHICAGO O’HARE INTL (about 44 miles; CHICAGO, IL; Abbreviation: ORD)
- ROCK CO (about 49 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; Abbreviation: JVL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wonder Lake:
- GALT FIELD (about 2 miles; GREENWOOD/WONDER LAKE, IL; Abbreviation: 10C)
- VINCENT (about 11 miles; GENOA CITY, WI; Abbreviation: 64C)
- LAKE IN THE HILLS (about 14 miles; CHICAGO/LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL; Abbreviation: 3CK)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wonder Lake:
- MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; CRYSTAL LAKE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,707)
- COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY (about 24 miles; GRAYSLAKE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,973)
- ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; ELGIN, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,077)
- WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER COLLEGE (about 30 miles; PALATINE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 8,229)
- GATEWAY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 38 miles; KENOSHA, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,575)
- TRINITY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; DEERFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,121)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 40 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,493)
Public primary/middle school in Wonder Lake:
- HARRISON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 481; Location: 6809 MCCULLOM LAKE; Grades: PK – 08)