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LAKE FOREST MOST RECENT CENSUS DATA HIGHLIGHTS:
Total Population:
19,375 (Census 2010)
Median Age: 46.5 (Census 2010)
Total Number of
Households: 6,763 (Census 2010)
Average
Household Size: 2.68 (Census 2010)
Total Number of
Housing Units: 7,444 (Census 2010)
Number of Owner Occupied Housing Units:
5,937 (Census
2010 )
Number of Renter Occupied Housing Units:
826 (Census 2010 )
Percent of Population Age 25 and Older with
Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 74.3% (ACS 2006-2010)
Median Household
Income: $136,801 (ACS 2006-2010)
Per Capita
Income: $92,745 (ACS 2006-2010)
Median Owner
Occupied Housing Unit Value: $886,000 (ACS 2008-2010)
LAKE FOREST POPULATION GROWTH 1860-2010:
DECENNIAL CENSUS
The decennial census occurs every 10
years, in the years ending in "0," to count the population
and housing units for the entire United States. Its primary
purpose is to provide the population counts that determine
how seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are
apportioned. Census figures also are required to draw
congressional and state legislative district boundaries, to
allocate federal and state funds, to formulate public
policy, and to assist with planning and decision-making in
the private sector. The decennial census provides detailed
information on:
[
Click here to go to Lake Forest 2010
Census main page ]
AMERICAN
COMMUNITY SURVEY
The American Community Survey (ACS)
is a survey of a sample of the United States population
conducted by the Census Bureau to gather data on
education, employment, income, ancestry, and detailed
housing data. Prior to 2010, this information was
collected as part of the decennial census, however that
data is now collected through the ACS which is sent to
households continuously over the course of a year. The
ACS averages all the data it collects over a given
time-period – either 1-, 3-, or 5-years depending on the
size of a place – to provide estimates for a place. For
the City of Lake Forest, estimates are provided using a
5-year average. The American Community Survey provides,
in addition to all the subjects covered in the census,
detailed information on:
[ Click here to go to Lake
Forest ACS 2005-2009 main page ]
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