Waukegan Population and Demographics

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Waukegan City, Illinois Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Waukegan Population: 87901 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 44621 50.76% Female 43280 49.24%       Under 5 years 8457 9.62% 5 to 9 years 7861 8.94% 10 to 14 years 6452 7.34% 15 to 19 years 6515 7.41% 20 to 24 years 7898 8.99% 25 to 34 years 16132 18.35% 35 to 44 years 13223 15.04% 45 to 54 years 9279 10.56% 55 to 59 years 2834 3.22% 60 to 64 years 2303 2.62% 65 to 74 years 3668 4.17% 75 to 84 years 2418 2.75% 85 years and over 861 0.98%       Median age (years) 29       18 years and over 61348 69.79% Male 31156 35.44% Female 30192 34.35% 21 years and over 57025 64.87% 62 years and over 8327 9.47% 65 years and over 6947 7.9% Male 2785 3.17% Female 4162 4.73%       Race     One race 84822 96.5% White 44073 50.14% Black or African American 16890 19.21% American Indian and Alaska Native 471 0.54% Asian 3146 3.58% Asian indian 567 0.65% Chinese 308 0.35% Filipino 1802 2.05% Japanese 61 0.07% Korean 177 0.2% Vietnamese 64 0.07% Other Asian 167 0.19% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 57 0.06% Native Hawaiian 15 0.02% Guamanian or Chamorro 11 0.01% Samoan 9 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 22 0.03% Some other race 20185 22.96% Two or more races 3079 3.5%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 87901 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 39396 44.82% Mexican 30717 34.94% Puerto Rican 2976 3.39% Cuban 103 0.12% Other Hispanic or Latino 5600 6.37% Not Hispanic or Latino 48505 55.18% White alone 27186 30.93%       Relationship     Total Population 87901 100.00% In households 85811 97.62% Householder 27787 31.61% Spouse 13764 15.66% Child 28793 32.76% Own child under 18 years 22698 25.82% Other relatives 9515 10.82% Under 18 years 3111 3.54% Nonrelatives 5952 6.77% Unmarried partner 1682 1.91% In group quarters 2090 2.38% Institutionalized population 1011 1.15% Non-Institutionalized population 1079 1.23%       Households by Type     Total Households 27787 100.0 % Family households (families) 19445 69.98% With own children under 18 years 11232 40.42% Married-couple family 13764 49.53% With own children under 18 years 7901 28.43% Female householder, no husband present 4050 14.58% With own children under 18 years 2561 9.22% Non Family households 8342 30.02% Householder living alone 6711 24.15% Householder 65 years and over 2072 7.46%       Households with individuals under 18 years 12538 45.12% Households with individuals 65 years and over 5079 18.28%       Average Household size 3.09 Average family size 3.68       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 29243 100.00% Occupied housing units 27787 95.02% Vacant housing units 1456 4.98% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 48 0.16% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 27787 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 15697 56.49% Renter-occupied housing units. 12090 43.51%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 3.35 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.74

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