Waukegan is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 87,976 people and 20 associated neighborhoods, Waukegan is the ninth largest community in Illinois.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Waukegan is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Waukegan is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Waukegan who work in office and administrative support (11.95%), maintenance occupations (7.82%), and sales jobs (7.48%). Also of interest is that Waukegan has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. The population of Waukegan overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Waukegan, 21.46% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Waukegan in 2022 was $30,089, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,356 for a family of four. However, Waukegan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Waukegan is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Waukegan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Waukegan, accounting for 52.63% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Waukegan residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Waukegan include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish. Foreign born people are also an important part of Waukegan's cultural character, accounting for 29.71% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Waukegan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
