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Population (year 2000): 20,059. Estimated
population in July 2005: 21,123 (+5.3% change)
Males: 9,545 (47.6%), Females: 10,514 (52.4%)
Lake County
Zip code:
60045
Median resident age: 41.0 years
Median household income: $136,462 (year 2000)
Median house value: $662,400 (year 2000)
Races in Lake Forest:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.4%)
- Hispanic (1.9%)
- Black (1.4%)
- Asian Indian (0.9%)
- Korean (0.9%)
- Chinese (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (22.3%), Irish (20.0%),
English (16.4%), Italian (8.4%), Polish (5.7%), United States
(4.6%).
Elevation: 700 feet
Land area: 16.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lake Forest
- High school or higher: 97.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 73.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 33.9%
- Unemployed: 6.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lake Forest city
- Never married: 20.6%
- Now married: 69.0%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 5.1%
- Divorced: 5.0%
6.5% Foreign born (2.8% Europe, 2.1% Asia, 0.7%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +2,168 (+12.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Lake Forest:
- LAKE FOREST HOSPITAL (660 N WESTMORELAND
ROAD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Lake Forest:
- HILL TOP CENTER (about 4 miles; GREEN OAKS, IL)
- CONDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles;
LIBERTYVILLE, IL)
- ST THERESE MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; WAUKEGAN,
IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lake
Forest:
- CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 19 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: ORD)
- KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 25 miles; KENOSHA, WI; ID:
ENW)
- CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 32 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: MDW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lake Forest:
- PALWAUKEE MUNI (about 10 miles; CHICAGO/PROSPECT
HEIGHTS/W, IL; ID: PWK)
- WAUKEGAN REGIONAL (about 13 miles; CHICAGO/WAUKEGAN,
IL; ID: UGN)
- CAMPBELL (about 16 miles; GRAYSLAKE, IL; ID: C81)
Amtrak station near Lake Forest:
- 12 miles: GLENVIEW (1116 DEPOT ST.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car
rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges/Universities in Lake Forest:
- LAKE FOREST COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
1,246; Location: 555 N SHERIDAN ROAD; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.lfc.edu; Offers Master's
degree)
- BARAT COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 651; Location:
700 E WESTLEIGH RD; Private, not-for-profit; Website:
www.barat.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- LAKE FOREST GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT (FT
enrollment: 249; Location: 280 N SHERIDAN RD; Private,
not-for-profit; Offers Master's degree)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lake Forest:
- TRINITY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles;
DEERFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,121)
- OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; DES
PLAINES, IL; FT enrollment: 5,749)
- COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY (about 15 miles; GRAYSLAKE,
IL; FT enrollment: 6,973)
- WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER COLLEGE (about 17 miles;
PALATINE, IL; FT enrollment: 8,229)
- NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; EVANSTON,
IL; FT enrollment: 14,958)
- CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-WILBUR WRIGHT COLLEGE
(about 21 miles; CHICAGO, IL; FT enrollment: 5,618)
- NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles;
CHICAGO, IL; FT enrollment: 7,324)
Public high school in Lake Forest:
- LAKE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,735;
Location: 1285 N MCKINLEY RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Lake Forest:
- LAKE FOREST ACADEMY (Students: 273; Location:
1500 W KENNEDY ROAD; Grades: 9 - 12)
- WOODLANDS ACADEMY OF THE SACRE (Students:
171; Location: 760 EAST WESTLEIGH ROAD; Grades: 9 - 12;
Girls only)
Public primary/middle schools in Lake Forest:
- DEER PATH MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,004;
Location: 155 W DEERPATH; Grades: 05 - 08)
- EVERETT ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 468; Location:
1111 EVERETT SCH RD; Grades: KG - 04)
- CHEROKEE ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 421;
Location: 475 CHEROKEE RD; Grades: KG - 04)
- SHERIDAN ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 301;
Location: 1360 N SHERIDAN RD; Grades: PK - 04)
- RONDOUT ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 114; Location:
28593 N BRADLEY RD; Grades: KG - 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Lake Forest:
- SCHOOL OF ST. MARY (Students: 710; Location:
185 ILLINOIS ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
- LAKE FOREST COUNTRY DAY SCH (Students: 426;
Location: 145 S GREEN BAY ROAD; Grades: PK - 9)
- MONTESSORI SCH OF LAKE FOREST (Students: 229;
Location: 13700 WEST LAUREL DR; Grades: PK - 7)
- DEARHAVEN CHILD CARE - LEARNIN (Students: 22;
Location: 1100 NORTH WESTMORELAND ROAD; Grades: KG - KG)
Library in Lake Forest:
- LAKE FOREST LIB. (Operating income:
$2,297,735; Location: 360 E. DEERPATH ROAD; 112,630
books; 5,546 audio materials; 2,805 video materials; 410
serial subscriptions)
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