Geography
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Lake Villa has a total area of 7.30 square miles (18.91 km2), of which 6.52 square miles (16.89 km2) (or 89.26%) is land and 0.78 square miles (2.02 km2) (or 10.74%) is water. [5]
The village lies in a gently rolling moraine landscape, dominated by lakes of glacial origin known as the Chain O'Lakes. Among these are Cedar Lake, north of the village center, and Deep Lake, to the east. There are several smaller lakes and ponds, along with a complement of wetlands. The lakes and ponds have been important in Lake Villa's historic tourist industry, and over the years led to a small ice industry.
Drainage is ultimate to the Des Plaines and Fox rivers, both of which flow to the Illinois River and ultimately the Mississippi.
The Wisconsin Central Railway runs through the village center. This is a heavily used freight line which also carries Metra commuter rail traffic from Antioch, Illinois to the Chicago Loop.
Demographics
As of the 2020 census [9] there were 8,741 people, 2,963 households, and 2,216 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,197.40 inhabitants per square mile (462.32/km2). There were 3,254 housing units at an average density of 445.75 per square mile (172.11/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 75.79% White, 4.77% African American, 0.17% Native American, 6.14% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 3.56% from other races, and 9.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.31% of the population.
There were 2,963 households, out of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.75% were married couples living together, 13.06% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.21% were non-families. 18.97% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.06% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.42 and the average family size was 2.89.
The village's age distribution consisted of 26.5% under the age of 18, 12.5% from 18 to 24, 19.7% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $105,639, and the median income for a family was $130,924. Males had a median income of $70,590 versus $47,642 for females. The per capita income for the village was $42,513. About 2.8% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.
Lake Villa village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
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 may be of any race.| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000 [10] | Pop 2010 [7] | Pop 2020 [8] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 5,335 | 7,109 | 6,404 | 90.98% | 81.33% | 73.26% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 145 | 335 | 408 | 2.47% | 3.83% | 4.67% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0.12% | 0.09% | 0.05% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 96 | 437 | 534 | 1.64% | 5.00% | 6.11% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0.09% | 0.00% | 0.03% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 16 | 6 | 37 | 0.27% | 0.07% | 0.42% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 79 | 132 | 362 | 1.35% | 1.51% | 4.14% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 181 | 714 | 989 | 3.09% | 8.17% | 11.31% |
| Total | 5,864 | 8,741 | 8,741 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
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