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Census tracts · Waukegan, IL

Census tracts in Waukegan, Illinois

16 census tracts lie mostly within Waukegan, and 15 more reach into it, by the 2020 census blocks they share. Median household income runs from $38,542 in Tract 8626.05 to $92,702 in Tract 8617.02, against $71,919 for Waukegan as a whole (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates).

Which census tracts of Waukegan earn the most and the least?

The five tracts with the highest and the lowest median household income among those mostly within Waukegan and with a reliable estimate.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

Every census tract in Waukegan

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Census tracts in or partly in Waukegan, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Distance and direction from the Census Bureau's internal point of Waukegan (2024 Gazetteer), which is not always its downtown
Tract 8617.02170978617022.2 mi northeastLake County3,802±459$92,702$205,100$1,320100%
Tract 8618.04170978618041.2 mi northeastLake County3,890±748$70,722$153,900$1,025100%
Tract 8620170978620000.9 mi eastLake County6,507±818$73,165$163,900$1,234100%
Tract 8621170978621001.6 mi eastLake County5,106±785$69,713$183,900$1,064100%
Tract 8624.01170978624011.6 mi eastLake County3,478±518$62,174$208,600$1,046100%
Tract 8624.02170978624021.7 mi southeastLake County3,234±644$65,417$172,900$1,070100%
Tract 8625.01170978625011.5 mi southeastLake County3,957±585$66,447$162,500$1,350100%
Tract 8625.02170978625022.2 mi southeastLake County2,423±484$83,088$168,200$1,750100%
Tract 8627170978627002.2 mi southeastLake County4,485±817$56,955$166,600$1,282100%
Tract 8661170978661001.3 mi northeastLake County3,213±698$48,372$164,700$1,194100%
Tract 8623170978623002.7 mi southeastLake County2,980±565$45,610$175,500$1,08697%
Tract 8622170978622002.6 mi eastLake County4,279±513$62,125$210,700$1,01295%
Tract 8626.0317097862603at the center pointLake County7,374±986$73,021$188,600$1,16191%
Tract 8618.03170978618032.4 mi northLake County6,679±973$77,894$179,900$1,61586%
Tract 8626.04170978626041.0 mi southLake County4,278±759$76,078$143,300$1,11569%
Tract 8626.05170978626051.7 mi southLake County4,019±481$38,542not published$1,04767%
Tract 8615.06170978615063.5 mi northwestLake County5,666±748$85,647$258,000$1,56146%
Tract 8604170978604004.1 mi northLake County6,820±1,052$82,009$213,600$1,42644%
Tract 8619.01170978619012.3 mi northLake County2,828±356$89,183$195,400$1,35744%
Tract 8619.02170978619020.8 mi northLake County6,743±1,050$47,236$208,900$1,15043%
Tract 8615.04170978615042.4 mi southwestLake County9,338±707$83,134$219,900$1,65339%
Tract 8617.01170978617013.8 mi northeastLake County2,044±558$97,056$220,800$1,86438%
Tract 8636.01170978636015.3 mi southwestLake County3,355±289$207,463$627,300not published25%
Tract 8628170978628002.6 mi southLake County2,131±372$22,981$201,500$60117%
Tract 8615.07170978615072.0 mi northwestLake County2,741±358$109,821$306,300$1,04712%
Tract 8616.03170978616034.3 mi westLake County7,033±1,152$119,063$348,700$1,90310%
Tract 8632.01170978632013.4 mi southLake County2,889±408$79,018$157,600$1,2988%
Tract 8615.10170978615101.7 mi westLake County4,450±348$81,538$309,600$1,0806%
Tract 8615.09170978615092.7 mi westLake County3,179±510$99,381$327,600$1,7333%
Tract 8606170978606004.6 mi northeastLake County7,883±650$55,912$256,500$1,0931%
Tract 8660170978660007.1 mi northwestLake County6,796±21$125,074$350,100$1,3591%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files · Census block assignment files

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