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Census Tract 8644.02

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Lake County, Illinois · Waukegan GEOID: 17097864402

Tract Snapshot: Census Tract 8644.02, Lake County, IL

Census Tract 8644.02 is located in Lake County, Illinois, inside the municipal boundary of Waukegan, and contains a population of approximately 8,054 residents per Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates. Median household income here is $193,654 — a figure the Census Bureau classifies as "High Income Area" when compared with the 2023 national median near $77,000. Rent data is not published for this tract in the current ACS release. Typical owner-occupied homes are valued around $541,400. The tract's poverty rate is 1.7%, measured as the share of residents with income below the federal poverty threshold.

Census tracts are small, relatively permanent statistical subdivisions of a county designed by the U.S. Census Bureau to contain roughly 1,200 to 8,000 residents, with boundaries held stable across decades so researchers can track neighborhoods over time. Tract-level figures from the American Community Survey are five-year rolling averages rather than snapshots — that smoothing reduces year-to-year noise in small areas but also means the numbers you see here describe the period ending in the reference year rather than a single moment. For context, we link back to the parent city and state pages where you can compare this tract against its neighbors.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey 5-Year 2023 · GEOID: 17097864402 · Note: ACS margins of error widen at tract level

Population
8,054
ACS 2023 estimate
Median HH Income
$193,654
High Income Area
Median Home Value
$541,400
ACS 2023 estimate
Poverty Rate
1.7%
Below federal poverty line
Land Area
8.18
square miles

Location

Census Tract
Tract 8644.02
GEOID (FIPS)
17097864402
County
Lake County
State
Illinois
Nearest City
Waukegan
Coordinates
42.221652, -88.029482

Income & Housing

Census ACS 5-Year 2023 estimates for this tract

Metric Value Context Source
Median Household Income $193,654 High Income Area vs. US ~$77,000 ACS 2023 5-Year
Median Home Value $541,400 Owner-occupied units only ACS 2023 5-Year
Poverty Rate 1.7% Below federal poverty threshold ACS 2023 5-Year

What do people ask about Waukegan, IL?

What is the population of Census Tract 8644.02? +

Census Tract 8644.02 in Lake County, Illinois has a population of approximately 8,054, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Census Tract 8644.02? +

The median household income in Census Tract 8644.02 (Lake County, IL) is $193,654, based on ACS 5-Year 2023 data. This is considered "High Income Area" relative to the national median of approximately $77,000.

What is the poverty rate in Census Tract 8644.02? +

Approximately 1.7% of residents in Census Tract 8644.02 have income below the federal poverty threshold, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates 2023. Census tract boundaries and GEOID from 2023 TIGER/Line files. Population and income data may reflect margins of error for smaller tracts. Last updated: 2026 U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates 2023. Census tract boundaries and GEOID from 2023 TIGER/Line files. Population and income data may reflect margins of error for smaller tracts. Last updated: 2026

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