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Survey (ACS) produces population, demographic and
housing unit estimates, it is the Census Bureau's
Population Estimates Program that produces and
disseminates the
official estimates of the population for the nation,
states, counties, cities and towns and estimates of
housing units for states and counties.
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sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see
Survey Methodology.
Population and Housing Narrative Profile: 2005-2007
HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES:
From 2005-2007 there were 6,700 households in The City
of Lake Forest. The average household size was 2.8
people.
Families made up 78% of the households
in The City of Lake Forest. This figure includes both
married-couple families (72%) and other families (6%).
Nonfamily households made up 22% of all households in
The City of Lake Forest . Most of the nonfamily
households were people living alone, but some were
composed of people living in households in which no one
was related to the householder.
GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY:
From 2005-2007, 91% of the people at least one year old
living in The City of Lake Forest were living in
the same residence one year earlier; 5% had moved during
the past year from another residence in the same county,
1% from another county in the same state, 3% from
another state, and 1% from abroad.
EDUCATION:
From 2005-2007, 99% of people 25 years and over had at
least graduated from high school and 74% had a
bachelor's degree or higher. One percent were dropouts;
they were not enrolled in school and had not graduated
from high school.
The total school enrollment in The
City of Lake Forest was 7,000 from 2005-2007. Nursery
school and kindergarten enrollment was 530 and
elementary or high school enrollment was 4,300 children.
College or graduate school enrollment was 2,200.
DISABILITY:
In The City of Lake Forest , among people at least five
years old from 2005-2007, 7% reported a disability. The
likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from
3% of people 5 to 15 years old, to 4% of people 16 to 64
years old, and to 26% of those 65 and older.
INDUSTRIES:
From 2005-2007, for the employed population 16 years and
older, the leading industries in The City of Lake Forest
were finance and insurance, and real estate and rental
and leasing, 20%, and educational services, and health
care, and social assistance, 19%.
OCCUPATIONS AND TYPE OF EMPLOYER:
Among the most common occupations were: management,
professional, and related occupations, 58%; sales and
office occupations, 30%; service occupations, 7%;
production, transportation, and material moving
occupations, 3%; and construction, extraction,
maintenance and repair occupations, 2%. Eighty-six
percent of the people employed were private wage and
salary workers; 4% was federal, state, or local
government workers; and 9% was self-employed in own not
incorporated business workers.
TRAVEL TO WORK:
Sixty-nine percent of The City of Lake Forest
workers drove to work alone from 2005-2007, 5%
carpooled, 10% took public transportation, and 6% used
other means. The remaining 10% worked at home. Among
those who commuted to work, it took them on average 31.5
minutes to get to work.
INCOME:
The median income of households in The City of Lake
Forest was $150,670. Eighty-one percent of the
households received earnings and 18% received retirement
income other than Social Security. Thirty-two percent of
the households received Social Security. The average
income from Social Security was $19,390. These income
sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some
households received income from more than one source.
HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS:
From 2005-2007, The City of Lake Forest had a total of
7,300 housing units, 7% of which were vacant. Of the
total housing units, 87% was in single-unit structures,
13% was in multi-unit structures, and less than 0.5% was
mobile homes. Twenty-five percent of the housing units
were built since 1990.
OCCUPIED HOUSING UNIT
CHARACTERISTICS:
From 2005-2007, The City of Lake Forest had 6,700
occupied housing units - 6,100 (91%) owner occupied and
610 (9%) renter occupied. One percent of the households
did not have telephone service and 3% of the households
did not have access to a car, truck, or van for private
use. Multi vehicle households were not rare. Fifty-three
percent had two vehicles and another 25% had three or
more.
Other Lake Forest Census Data:
Historical Population Figures and Housing Totals
|
Year
|
Total Population |
Total Housing Units |
| 1860 |
300 |
|
| 1870 |
800 |
|
| 1880 |
1,000 |
|
| 1890 |
1,750 |
|
| 1900 |
2,215 |
|
| 1910 |
3,300 |
|
| 1920 |
3,600 |
|
| 1930 |
6,500 |
|
| 1940 |
7,200 |
|
|
1950 |
7,819 |
2,002 |
|
1960 |
10,687 |
2,930 |
|
1970 |
15,642 |
4,402 |
|
1980 |
15,245 |
5,966 |
|
1990 |
17,836 |
6,131 |
| 1997ª |
18,606 |
6,718 |
|
2000 |
20,059 |
7,001 |
ª
Special Census conducted by the
Bureau of the Census
* Estimated by City of Lake Forest.
1990,
1997 and 2000 Census Population Comparisons of
Lake Forest
|
Total
Population |
Increase since
1990
|
Increase since
1997 |
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
% |
| 1990 Census |
17,836 |
|
|
|
|
| 1997 Special Census |
18,606 |
770 |
4.3% |
|
|
| 2000 Census |
20,059 |
2,223 |
12.5% |
1,453 |
7.8% |
Population Estimates
The Census Bureau Population Estimates Program publishes
annually total population estimates for incorporated places
and in selected states. The following are the Annual
Estimates of the Population for Lake Forest.
Annual Estimates of the
Population:
|
Lake Forest |
Population Estimates |
|
July 1, 2006 |
July 1, 2005 |
July 1, 2004 |
July 1, 2003 |
July 1, 2002 |
July 1, 2001 |
July 1, 2000 |
|
21,600 |
21,477 |
21,150 |
20,862 |
20,585 |
20,225 |
20,168 |
