Round Lake is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 18,491 people and three associated neighborhoods, Round Lake is the 135th largest community in Illinois. Round Lake has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Round Lake, where the median household income is $92,165.00.Unlike some villages, Round Lake isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Round Lake are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Round Lake is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Round Lake who work in office and administrative support (14.03%), sales jobs (9.40%), and management occupations (8.36%). Also of interest is that Round Lake has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.55% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The overall crime rate in Round Lake is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. In Round Lake, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.92 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The population of Round Lake is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 39.46% of adults in Round Lake have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Round Lake in 2022 was $36,959, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $147,836 for a family of four. However, Round Lake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Round Lake is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Round Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Round Lake residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Round Lake also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 30.10% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Round Lake include German, Polish, Irish, Italian, and English. In addition, Round Lake has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (27.64%). The most common language spoken in Round Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
