Round Lake Beach is a northern suburb of Chicago in Lake County,

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. Per the 2020 census, the population was 27,252. The

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defines an

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of northwest Chicago-area suburbs that are separated from Chicago's urban area, with Round Lake Beach as the principal city: the Round Lake Beach– McHenry–

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, IL–WI urban area had a population of 261,835 as of the 2020 census, making it the 155th largest in the United States.

Geography

Round Lake Beach is a mid-sized town located at (42.3790210, -88.0810720). According to the 2010 census, Round Lake Beach has a total area of , of which (or 97.05%) is land and (or 2.95%) is water.

Major streets

* Monaville Road * Fairfield Road * Rollins Road * Cedar Lake Road * Hook Drive * Hainesville Road

Demographics

2020 census

''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''

2000 Census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 25,859 people, 7,349 households, and 6,026 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 7,608 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 54.35%

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, 13.06%

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, 0.62% Native American, 2.07%

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, 0.04%

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, 16.97% from other races, and 2.89% from two or more races.

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of any race were 41.26% of the population. There were 7,349 households, out of which 53.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were

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living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.0% were non-families. 14.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.50 and the average family size was 3.83. In the village, the population was spread out, with 35.0% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 36.4% from 25 to 44, 14.6% from 45 to 64, and 4.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.9 males. The median income for a household in the village was $59,359, and the median income for a family was $61,637. Males had a median income of $39,439 versus $28,165 for females. The

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for the village was $18,113. About 3.2% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the

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, including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

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, first baseman for the

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, Anaheim Angels, and

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; born in Round Lake Beach

Transportation

Round Lake Beach has a

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's North Central Service, which provides rail service between

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and Chicago Union Station Monday through Friday. The village of Round Lake Beach does approximately $3 to $4 million in infrastructure improvement per year using TIF and MFT funds.

References

External links

* {{authority control 1937 establishments in Illinois Chicago metropolitan area Populated places established in 1937 Villages in Illinois Villages in Lake County, Illinois Majority-minority cities and towns in Lake County, Illinois