Lakewood ShoresIL
This town in Illinois has a population of 459.
Is Lakewood Shores a good place to live?
11% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Lakewood Shores, below both the Illinois town median (29%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Only 4 of the 769 Illinois towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Lakewood Shores. Lakewood Shores has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Lakewood Shores has shrunk 51% from 2010 to 2020
1,347 counted in 2010 and 665 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
The data
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Natural hazards: very high risk in Lakewood Shores, mostly inland flooding
Lakewood Shores’ FEMA hazard score comes in at 82 of 100. FEMA puts just over two thirds of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 16% to cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Lakewood Shores’ workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
For Lakewood Shores, the average commute is 23 minutes. The top destinations are Joliet (9%), Wilmington (7%) and Chicago (7%). 3.7% of Lakewood Shores residents live below the poverty line.
| Lakewood Shores | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.7% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Lakewood Shores
July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 17° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Illinois and the rest of the country, more of Lakewood Shores’ adults binge drink
In Lakewood Shores, 20% of adults report frequent mental distress, and 41% have obesity. The town beats the Illinois average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 38% of adults sleep under 7 hours in the town.
| Lakewood Shores | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Lakewood Shores | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.5% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 10.1% | 11.7% |
| More smokers | 15.9% | 12.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Lakewood Shores sells for about $231K
The share of households in Lakewood Shores who own their home: 87%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Lakewood Shores
Moving to Lakewood Shores: who provides what
Lakewood Shores is unincorporated, so Will County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
459 people, and everyone knows the way
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Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lakewood Shores; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Lakewood Shores residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Lakewood Shores
Place in Illinois, United States
Lakewood Shores is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Will County, Illinois, United States. The population was 665 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 2.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 564 ft
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