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

Map of Wonder Lake, IL

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)