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Moving to Lakewood, Illinois

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Population: 2,337. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,502 (+49.9% change)
Males: 1,146 (49.0%), Females: 1,191 (51.0%)

Zip code: 62438

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.7 years
Median household income: $111,172
Median house value: $284,900

Population by Race

Races in Lakewood:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.6%)
  • Hispanic (2.4%)
  • Asian Indian (1.1%)
  • Black (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (32.6%), Irish (25.3%), English (11.6%), Italian (10.1%), Polish (10.1%), United States (7.9%).

Land area: 3.1 square miles

 

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Lakewood

  • High school or higher: 95.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 55.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 18.6%
  • Unemployed: 1.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 36.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lakewood village

  • Never married: 16.2%
  • Now married: 75.3%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 3.1%
  • Divorced: 4.6%

5.0% Foreign born (3.6% Europe, 0.6% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +670 (+40.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Lakewood:

  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; WOODSTOCK, IL)
  • NORTHERN ILLINOIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; MCHENRY, IL)
  • ELGIN MENTAL HEALTH CENTER (about 14 miles; ELGIN, IL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lakewood:

  • CHICAGO O’HARE INTL (about 38 miles; CHICAGO, IL; Abbreviation: ORD)
  • KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 40 miles; KENOSHA, WI; Abbreviation: ENW)
  • GREATER ROCKFORD (about 50 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Abbreviation: RFD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lakewood:

  • LAKE IN THE HILLS (about 5 miles; CHICAGO/LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL; Abbreviation: 3CK)
  • GALT FIELD (about 13 miles; GREENWOOD/WONDER LAKE, IL; Abbreviation: 10C)
  • VINCENT (about 21 miles; GENOA CITY, WI; Abbreviation: 64C)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lakewood:

  • MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; CRYSTAL LAKE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,707)
  • ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; ELGIN, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,077)
  • WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER COLLEGE (about 24 miles; PALATINE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 8,229)
  • COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY (about 25 miles; GRAYSLAKE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,973)
  • WHEATON COLLEGE (about 31 miles; WHEATON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,684)
  • WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; SUGAR GROVE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,834)
  • COLLEGE OF DUPAGE (about 33 miles; Glen Ellyn, IL; Full-time enrollment: 15,545)

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