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Wauconda Illinois Information: Wauconda, Illinois is part of LAKE County. Population for Wauconda from the last gathering is 9448. You can view Wauconda venues that host many Wauconda IL events every year. You can also research Wauconda Illinois homes for sale by visiting our Wauconda Illinois real estate guide. Wauconda Illinois has a latitude of 42.2634 and a longitude of -88.1395. Zip codes in Wauconda, IL include 60084 ... more Wauconda zips.

GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in Wauconda, IL
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in Wauconda, IL was 9,448.

Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in Wauconda was 4,768, which represents 50.5 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in Wauconda, IL
There are an estimated 2,232 married men in the town. 60 percent of men over 15 years old in Wauconda are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in Wauconda is 4,680 which is 49.5 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in Wauconda, Illinois
There are an estimated 2,146 married women in the community. 58.4 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in Wauconda, IL
The median age of people living in Wauconda, IL was 35.8 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in Wauconda was 708. There were 7,079 people above the age of 18, which represents 74.9 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 11.4 percent of the population (1,074) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in Wauconda, IL
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in Wauconda, IL was 9,363.

White Population in Wauconda, IL
The estimated White population in the Wauconda community is 8,526, which is 90.2 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in Wauconda, Illinois
The estimated Black/African American population is 39, which is 0.4 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in Wauconda, IL
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in Wauconda, IL was 25.

Asian Population in Wauconda, Illinois
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 169.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in Wauconda, IL
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in Wauconda was an estimated 4.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 600, while those of “two or more races” was 85 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the Wauconda community was 1,125, or 11.9 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in Wauconda, IL
The household population number in Wauconda was 9,333.

Group Quarters Population in Wauconda, IL
Group Quarters population in the community was 115.

Average Household Size in Wauconda, IL
The average household size in Wauconda is 2.58 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 3.16 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in Wauconda, IL
At the time of the last census survey, there were 3,822 total housing units in Wauconda.

The number of occupied housing units was 3,611, or 94.5 of the total units in town. Of these, 2,909 were owner-occupied (80.6), and 702 were renter-occupied (19.4, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 211 vacant homes in Wauconda at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in Wauconda, Illinois
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 2,377, with a median value in dollars of 161,000.

Monthly Owner Costs in Wauconda, IL
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $1,405 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in Wauconda, average costs per month were $466 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 5,627 people in the community had a high school degree, or 86.6 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Wauconda, Illinois
1,561 people in Wauconda also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 24 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in Wauconda, IL
The number of Civilian Veterans in Wauconda was 767, or 10.8 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in Wauconda, IL
In 2000, there were 1,355 people in Wauconda, IL listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in Wauconda, IL
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 1,375 people in Wauconda who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 15.7 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in Wauconda, Illinois
There were 5,489 in the labor force in Wauconda at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 75.3 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in Wauconda was 30.9 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in Wauconda, IL
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $57,805. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in Wauconda, IL
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $69,576. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in Wauconda, Illinois
Per capita income in Wauconda in the last full census was 26,355. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in Wauconda numbered 50, or 2.1 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in Wauconda, IL
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 368, or 4 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.