ZIP 60045 · Lake Forest
Who lives in ZIP code 60045 (Lake Forest, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lake Forest, IL · Lake County
uszips 2026
People21,074
Median age45.9
Household income$233,125
Home value$932,241
Median rent$1,857/mo
Poverty3.5%
College degree+81.3%
Commute31 min
Place
- Metro area
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- Wider region
- Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
- Metro division
- Lake County, IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 382 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,470
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
26.1% are 65 or older; 80.2% are adults.
Household income
75.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $79,207.
Education (adults 25+)
42.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 61.5%
- Never married
- 26.8%
- Divorced
- 6.0%
- Widowed
- 5.6%
- Family size
- 3.04
- Dual-income families
- 51.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 89.0%
- Rent burden
- 26.2%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 54.9%
- Unemployment
- 1.8%
- Self-employed
- 20.5%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 59.2%
- Veterans
- 2.7%
- With a disability
- 12.7%
- No health insurance
- 1.8%
- Limited English
- 0.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.