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49% of households are owner-occupiers in Waukegan Township, below both Illinois’ towns (75%) and U.S. towns (73%). Among 769 Illinois towns, just 3 have a lower peak summer temperature than Waukegan Township. 21% of the land in Waukegan Township is conserved, where Illinois’ towns sit at 3.7% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest park or preserve is Greenbelt Forest Preserve, at 582 acres. We don’t grade Waukegan Township yet; the figures below are still real.
Where Waukegan Township beats most towns.
Where Waukegan Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census counts: 3,433 in 1860, 89,321 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1860 and 2 maps from 1906 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Waukegan Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw4 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great America3.0M visitors a year
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
Big draw36 mi MuseumArt Institute of Chicago1.5M visitors a yearSix Flags Great America: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0 · Wrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · Soldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Art Institute of Chicago: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Waukegan Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Waukegan Township.
Waukegan Township’s risk rating from FEMA stands at 12 of 100. Since 1979, Waukegan Township has seen 39 flood insurance claims paid out. A third of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 30%. Federal aid has come to Waukegan Township households in 3 declared disasters; the latest was in 2013.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by Waukegan CUSD 60. Two of its 31 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. The 6 public schools in Waukegan Township teach 3,084 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| John R Lewis Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 721 | C+ |
| Waukegan High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 4,186 | D |
NCES · EDFacts
In Waukegan Township, 14% of working residents work locally. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Waukegan Township dropped by 6,643, to 20,029. Its middle household income comes in at $67,000. Half the trips to work are shorter than 13 miles.
| Waukegan Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 7% | 11% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Walkers can cover 11 miles of trail in 37 parks and preserves. In Waukegan Township, the density of trails is 0.5 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves locally: 37, covering 2,148 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park | 3 mi | 845 |
| 2. Waukegan Dunes | 1.4 mi | 27 |
| 3. Bowen Park | 0.4 mi | 67 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A winter brings about 36 inches of snow, with January nights at 17° and July afternoons at 82°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Two figures for adults in Waukegan Township: 26% say their health is fair or poor, 18% have been diagnosed with depression. Of 32 CDC measures, Waukegan Township beats the Illinois average on 3 and trails it on 18. For adults locally, the share who worry about having enough food is 29%.
| Waukegan Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 18% | 19% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Waukegan Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.9% | 7.6% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 14.8% | 17.8% |
| More uninsured adults | 21% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
6 within 15 miles of the center of Waukegan Township
About 5 of every 100 Waukegan Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
City in Illinois, United States
Waukegan ( wə-KEE-ghən) is a city in Lake County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. Located 36 miles (58 km) north of Chicago, Waukegan is a satellite city within the greater Chicago metropolitan area. Its population was 89,321 at the 2020 census. Waukegan is the most populous city in Lake County, the seventh-most populous city within the Chicago metropolitan area, and the 10th-most populous city in Illinois. Waukegan has historically been more industrial in comparison to neighboring wealthy North Shore suburbs; it has long been classified by the Illinois state government as "socioeconomically distressed" despite having some middle class inhabitants.
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8 towns share a border with Waukegan Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waukegan Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Waukegan | #639 | C− | C+ | C | C | C |
| Warren Township | #362 | B+ | C− | — | B− | A |
| North Chicago | #337 | B+ | C+ | B | B+ | B |
| Shields Township | #209 | A− | D | — | B+ | A |
| Benton Township | #643 | C− | C | — | C− | C+ |
| Park City | #277 | A− | A | — | C | B+ |
| Gurnee | #450 | B− | C− | C | B− | A |
Warren Township, Shields Township, Benton Township and Park City report no FBI crime data of their own. Waukegan Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Waukegan Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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