Fox Lake, Illinois

Fox Lake is a village in the Grant township of Lake County and the Richmond township of McHenry County, Illinois. The population was 9,178 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Location of Fox Lake, Illinois

Fox Lake is located at 42°24′3″N 88°10′37″W (42.400750, -88.176975).Template:GR

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 9,178 people, 4,046 households, and 2,330 families residing in the village. The population density was 482.1/km² (1,249.1/mi²). There were 4,652 housing units at an average density of 244.4/km² (633.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.49% White, 0.76% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.54% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.81% of the population.

There were 4,046 households out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.4% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the village the population was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $6,548, and the median income for a family was $8,843. Males had a median income of $2,009 versus $9,063 for females. The per capita income for the village was $4,350. About 94.1% of families and 96.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 97.2% of those under age 18 and 89.1% of those age 65 or over.

External links

• Fox Lake, Illinois
• Fox Lake District Library