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Third Lake, Illinois

Village in Lake County, Illinois · ZIP 60030, 60046

  • Lake County
  • Within Avon Township
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 1,114 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 489Households
  • $150,893Median household income
  • $329,500Median home value
  • 2ZIP codes

About Third Lake

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Population, 2000 to 2020−18.0%
1.1k1.2k1.3k1.4k2000: 1,35520002010: 1,18220102020: 1,11120201,3551,111
Population of Third Lake at each census
CensusPopulation
20001,355
20101,182
20201,111

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Third Lake
Under $50k4.9%
$50k to $100k18.8%
$100k to $150k25.8%
$150k to $200k19.6%
$200k and over30.9%

Median household income $150,893 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Third Lake
Owner occupied
485 units
Renter occupied
4 units
Vacancy rate
2.4%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Third Lake compared with its county and state
Third Lake compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureThird LakeLake CountyIllinois
Population1,203711,88512,692,653
Median household income$150,893$108,917$81,702
Median age50.138.938.9
Median home value$329,500$326,600$250,500
Bachelor’s degree or higher70.9%47.0%37.2%
Foreign-born residents6.7%19.5%14.4%
Owner-occupied homes99.2%74.4%66.8%
Mean commute to work29.5 minutes28.8 minutes28.1 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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