Moving to Gurnee, Illinois
Population: 28,834. Estimated population in July 2024: 30,772 (+6.7% change)
Males: 13,972 (48.5%), Females: 14,862 (51.5%)
Lake County
Zip code: 60031
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.2 years
Median household income: $75,742
Median house value: $199,000
Population by Race
Races in Gurnee:
- White Non-Hispanic (78.7%)
- Hispanic (6.0%)
- Black (5.1%)
- Filipino (3.0%)
- Two or more races (2.2%)
- Other race (2.2%)
- Asian Indian (2.1%)
- Chinese (1.5%)
- Korean (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (27.1%), Irish (14.4%), Polish (9.2%), Italian (8.6%), English (8.1%), Swedish (3.1%).
Elevation: 680 feet
Land area: 13.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Gurnee
- High school or higher: 94.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 47.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 17.0%
- Unemployed: 2.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Gurnee village
- Never married: 20.9%
- Now married: 66.0%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 3.8%
- Divorced: 8.3%
11.7% Foreign born (6.0% Asia, 3.1% Europe, 1.9% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +14,900 (+106.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Gurnee:
- ST THERESE MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; WAUKEGAN, IL)
- VICTORY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; WAUKEGAN, IL)
- CONDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; LIBERTYVILLE, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gurnee:
- KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 15 miles; KENOSHA, WI; Abbreviation: ENW)
- CHICAGO O’HARE INTL (about 29 miles; CHICAGO, IL; Abbreviation: ORD)
- GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL (about 39 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Abbreviation: MKE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gurnee:
- WAUKEGAN REGIONAL (about 6 miles; CHICAGO/WAUKEGAN, IL; Abbreviation: UGN)
- CAMPBELL (about 10 miles; GRAYSLAKE, IL; Abbreviation: C81)
- CAMP LAKE (about 19 miles; CAMP LAKE, WI; Abbreviation: 49C)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gurnee:
- COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY (about 8 miles; GRAYSLAKE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,973)
- TRINITY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; DEERFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,121)
- GATEWAY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 17 miles; KENOSHA, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,575)
- WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER COLLEGE (about 20 miles; PALATINE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 8,229)
- OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; DES PLAINES, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,749)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE (about 24 miles; KENOSHA, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,945)
- MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; CRYSTAL LAKE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,707)
Public high school in Gurnee:
- WARREN TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 3,627; Location: 34090 ALMOND RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Gurnee:
- WESTLAKE CHRISTIAN (Students: 201; Location: 940 N KILBOURNE RD; Grades: PK – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Gurnee:
- WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 2,278; Location: 7000 WASHINGTON ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- WOODLAND INTERMEDIATE SCH (Students: 1,582; Location: 1115 N HUNT CLUB RD; Grades: 03 – 05)
- VIKING SCHOOL (Students: 736; Location: 4460 GRAND AVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
- SPAULDING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 640; Location: 2000 BELLE PLAINE AV; Grades: PK – 02)
- O PLAINE SCHOOL (Students: 602; Location: 333 N O PLAINE RD; Grades: 03 – 05)
- GURNEE GRADE SCHOOL (Students: 262; Location: 940 KILBOURN RD; Grades: KG – 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Gurnee:
- COUNTRY MEADOWS MONTESSORI SCH (Students: 249; Location: 6151 WASHINGTON; Grades: PK – 8)
- SDA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL OF LAKE C (Students: 30; Location: 36448 N FULLER RD; Grades: KG – 8)
Libraries
Library in Gurnee:
- WARREN-NEWPORT P.L.D. (Operating income: $3,699,701; Location: 244 N. O’PLAINE ROAD; 175,990 books; 11,896 audio materials; 9,653 video materials; 383 serial subscriptions)