Waukegan City, Illinois

Waukegan City is a city located in Lake County, Illinois, in the Midwestern Region (East North Central) of United States. Waukegan City had an official population of 87901 in 2000. The July 2008 population estimate is 90788, It is ninth most populous in Illinois. The city has a total area of 23.09 sq mi (59.8 sq km), of which, 23.01 square miles (59.6 sq km) of it is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 sq km) of it is water, giving it the 12th largest by total area among Illinois.

As of the census of 2000, there were 87901 people in the city, organized into 27787 households, and 19445 families residing in the city. The population density was 3819.8 people per square mile (1474.83/kmē), it would be the 93rd most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Illinois. There were 29243 housing units at an average density of 1270.9 per square mile (490.7/kmē). The average household size was 3.09 persons, and the average family size was 3.68 persons. In the Waukegan City, 30.2% of the population was under the age of 18, 12.1% were 18 to 24, 33.4% were 25 to 44, 16.4% were 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.2 males. The median age is 29 years, the median age of male residents at 28.4 and the median age of female residents at 29.6. The racial makeup of the city was 44073 White, 16890 Black or African American, 471 American Indian, 3146 Asian, 57 Native Hawaiian, 3079 from two or more races and 20185 Ohter races.

Waukegan city Illinois Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Waukegan city Illinois School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Waukegan City Illinois GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $42335, it is Illinois's 494th wealthiest city by median household income. The median income for a family in the city was $47341, it is 580th wealthiest city by median family income in Illinois. The per capita income for the city was $17368, it is 721st wealthiest city by per capita income in Illinois. The median income of city was $21724, Males had a median income of $24351 versus $19513 for females.

In 2000, 24410 pupils and students, of which 50.42% are male and 49.58% are female, 27.77% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 5.92% nursery or pri school, 8.47% kindergarten, 48.1% elementary school, 20.38% high school and 17.13% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census87901
April 2000 Estimate88041
July 2000 Estimate88402
July 2001 Estimate89608
July 2002 Estimate90900
July 2003 Estimate90962
July 2004 Estimate90761
July 2005 Estimate90294
July 2006 Estimate90680
July 2007 Estimate90627
July 2008 Estimate90788
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school7516941445
Kindergarten105210152067
Elementary school5985575711742
High school246125144975
College or graduate school205821234181
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Waukegan city, Illinois$42335$47341$17368
Lake County, Illinois$66973$76424$32102
Illinois, United States$46590$55545$23104
United States$41994$50046$21587