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Moving to Fox Lake, Illinois

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Population: 9,178. Estimated population in July 2024: 10,736 (+17.0% change)
Males: 4,607 (50.2%), Females: 4,571 (49.8%)

Lake County

Zip code: 60020

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.0 years
Median household income: $46,548
Median house value: $137,600

Population by Race

Races in Fox Lake:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.6%)
  • Hispanic (5.8%)
  • Other race (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • Black (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (29.9%), Irish (17.7%), Polish (12.6%), Italian (10.1%), English (6.0%), French (3.8%).

Elevation: 740 feet

Land area: 7.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fox Lake

  • High school or higher: 84.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
  • Unemployed: 3.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 37.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fox Lake village

  • Never married: 24.9%
  • Now married: 52.6%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 7.2%
  • Divorced: 13.9%

6.7% Foreign born (2.9% Europe, 2.3% Latin America, 1.2% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,441 (+18.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Fox Lake:

  • NORTHERN ILLINOIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; MCHENRY, IL)
  • GOOD SHEPHERD HOSPITAL ADVOCATE (about 17 miles; BARRINGTON, IL)
  • CONDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; LIBERTYVILLE, IL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fox Lake:

  • KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 22 miles; KENOSHA, WI; Abbreviation: ENW)
  • CHICAGO O’HARE INTL (about 36 miles; CHICAGO, IL; Abbreviation: ORD)
  • GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL (about 42 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Abbreviation: MKE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fox Lake:

  • WESTOSHA (about 8 miles; WILMOT, WI; Abbreviation: 5K6)
  • CAMP LAKE (about 10 miles; CAMP LAKE, WI; Abbreviation: 49C)
  • CAMPBELL (about 10 miles; GRAYSLAKE, IL; Abbreviation: C81)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fox Lake:

  • COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY (about 11 miles; GRAYSLAKE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,973)
  • MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; CRYSTAL LAKE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,707)
  • WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER COLLEGE (about 22 miles; PALATINE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 8,229)
  • GATEWAY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 25 miles; KENOSHA, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,575)
  • TRINITY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; DEERFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,121)
  • ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; ELGIN, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,077)
  • OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; DES PLAINES, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,749)

Public high school in Fox Lake:

  • GRANT COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,416; Location: 285 E GRAND AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Fox Lake:

  • STANTON SCHOOL (Students: 281; Location: 101 HAWTHORNE LN; Grades: 06 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Fox Lake:

  • FOX LAKE P.L.D. (Operating income: $789,189; Location: 255 E. GRAND AVE.; 78,739 books; 5,082 audio materials; 2,434 video materials; 167 serial subscriptions)

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