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Lake Zurich
Illinoisvillage
Total population
19,832
Median home value
$435,300
Bachelor's+
Median income
$135,968
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Lake Zurich is a village in Illinois, United States. Its coordinates of 42.195°, -88.088° place it in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 19,832. It covers about 17.9 km² of land area. Resident density is around 1,108 per km², indicating a dense urban fabric. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,414 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 55% of daylight hours. Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Lake Zurich, IL from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Adlai E Stevenson High SchoolHigh · Lincolnshire · 4,489 students · 17.8:1 ratio
- Barrington High SchoolHigh · Barrington · 2,802 students · 16.5:1 ratio
- Mundelein Cons High SchoolHigh · Mundelein · 2,212 students · 16.6:1 ratio
- Libertyville High SchoolHigh · Libertyville · 1,811 students · 13.8:1 ratio
- Lake Zurich High SchoolHigh · Lake Zurich · 1,804 students · 14.3:1 ratio
- Vernon Hills High SchoolHigh · Vernon Hills · 1,505 students · 12.9:1 ratio
- Wauconda High SchoolHigh · Wauconda · 1,460 students · 15.4:1 ratio
- Aptakisic Junior High SchoolMiddle · Buffalo Grove · 883 students · 13.8:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here








People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Illinois
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Lake Zurich




Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library