Lake County is located in northeast Illinois. The County Seat is Waukegan and the largest city is Waukegan. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.lakecountyil.gov/. The 2014 population estimate is 705,186 and the 2010 census population was 703,409. The land area is 443.67 square miles and there are 1585.6 persons per square mile.
82.7% of the population is White, 7.4% is Black or African American, 20.7% is Hispanic or Latino, 7% is Asian, 0.9% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 2% is two or more races. 88.9% have a high school degree or higher, and 41.9% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $254,800, there are 241,072 households, an average of 2.84 persons per household. The per capita income is $38,018, the median household income is $77,469, and 9% of the persons in Lake County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 68,418. Retail sales (in $1000) were $20,336,251, and sales per capita were $28,949. The percentage of black-owned firms is 3.8%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 28.6%.
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| Lake County Lake County, Illinois official website, including government information, contacts, departments, schedules, events, business services, social services, maps, and more. |
| Accident Reports Pay Site Lake County Sheriff's Office accident reports. |
| Court Calendars Lake County Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court calendars. |
| Court Records Lake County Clerk of the Circuit Court access to 19th Judicial Circuit Court records. |
| Court Records | 1840-1898 Illinois State Archives database of Lake County Circuit Court Case Files for the period 1840-1898. |
| Foreclosures Lake County Sheriff's Office foreclosures search. |
| Inmates Inmate roster search from the Lake County Sheriff's Office. |
| Most Wanted Lake County Sheriff's Office most wanted. |
| Most Wanted List of most wanted by the office of the Sheriff in Lake County. |
| Most Wanted | Deadbeat Parents Lake County Sheriff's office list of most wanted child support deadbeat parents. |
| Most Wanted | Sex Offenders Lake County Sheriff's Office list of non-compliant wanted sex offenders. |
| Property | Assessment Lake County Assessment Office property assessment records searchable by address or PIN. |
| Property | GIS Lake County GIS map service parcel search. |
| Property | Tax Payments Lake County Treasurer's Office current tax payment status search. |
| Sex Offenders Registered offenders search from the Lake County Sheriff's Office. |
| Voters Check your Lake County voter registration and find your polling place. |
| Warrants Lake County Sheriff's Office outstanding warrants. |
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