People QuickFacts Waukegan Illinois Population, 2006 estimate 92,066 12,831,970 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 4.7% 3.3% Population, 2000 87,901 12,419,293 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 9.6% 7.1% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 30.2% 26.1% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 7.9% 12.1% Female persons, percent, 2000 49.2% 51.0%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 50.1% 73.5% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 19.2% 15.1% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.5% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 3.6% 3.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% Z Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 3.5% 1.9% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 44.8% 12.3%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 46.8% 56.8% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 30.2% 12.3% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 45.9% 19.2% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 66.5% 81.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 16.3% 26.1% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 26.2 28.0  Housing units, 2000 29,243 4,885,615 Homeownership rate, 2000 56.5% 67.3% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $118,200 $130,800  Households, 2000 27,787 4,591,779 Persons per household, 2000 3.09 2.63 Median household income, 1999 $42,335 $46,590 Per capita money income, 1999 $17,368 $23,104 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 13.9% 10.7%     Business QuickFacts Waukegan Illinois Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,586,798 317,467,059 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 611,308 131,469,518 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $6,705 $10,445 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 87,203 19,072,168 Total number of firms, 2002 3,919 958,120 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 7.2% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.4% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 5.5% 4.6% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 16.0% 4.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.1% Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 18.7% 29.7%      Geography QuickFacts Waukegan Illinois Land area, 2000 (square miles) 23 55,583 Persons per square mile, 2000 3,820.1 223.4 FIPS Code 79293 17 Counties Lake County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts