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Tower Lakes, Illinois

Village in Lake County, Illinois · ZIP 60010

  • Lake County
  • Within Cuba Township
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 1,213 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 435Households
  • $172,656Median household income
  • $495,900Median home value
  • 1ZIP codes

About Tower Lakes

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Town intelligenceOfficial sources, refreshed yearly

Population, 2000 to 2020−6.4%
1.2k1.3k1.3k1.4k2000: 1,31020002010: 1,28320102020: 1,22620201,3101,226
Population of Tower Lakes at each census
CensusPopulation
20001,310
20101,283
20201,226

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 Tower Lakes
Under $50k9.1%
$50k to $100k22.3%
$100k to $150k16.8%
$150k to $200k10.8%
$200k and over40.9%

Median household income $172,656 · 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 Tower Lakes
Owner occupied
423 units
Renter occupied
12 units
Vacancy rate
5.2%

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.

Tower Lakes compared with its county and state
Tower Lakes compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureTower LakesLake CountyIllinois
Population1,148711,88512,692,653
Median household income$172,656$108,917$81,702
Median age48.838.938.9
Median home value$495,900$326,600$250,500
Bachelor’s degree or higher77.8%47.0%37.2%
Foreign-born residents8.2%19.5%14.4%
Owner-occupied homes97.2%74.4%66.8%
Mean commute to work37.7 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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Legislative districts

Legislative districts for Tower Lakes3
Congressional and state legislative districts for Tower Lakes
ChamberDistrict
U.S. House of RepresentativesCongressional District 9 (IL-9)
State legislature, lower chamberState House District 52
State legislature, upper chamberState Senate District 26

Boundaries from the Census Bureau’s TIGER/Line district files, matched to Tower Lakes’s own boundary. Who holds each seat appears on the People page once the official records are approved.

Sources: Census cartographic boundaries 2025: congressional districts, 119th Congress, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, upper chamber, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, lower chamber, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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