Round Lake is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 18,430 people and three associated neighborhoods, Round Lake is the 135th largest community in Illinois. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Round Lake, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Round Lake, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Round Lake’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Round Lake does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $108,965.00.Unlike some villages, Round Lake isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Round Lake are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Round Lake is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Round Lake who work in office and administrative support (12.70%), management occupations (10.50%), and sales jobs (8.21%). Also of interest is that Round Lake has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Round Lake telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.26% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Round Lake is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Round Lake, the average commute to work is 32.26 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Round Lake is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 40.53% of adults in Round Lake have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Round Lake in 2022 was $42,300, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $169,200 for a family of four. However, Round Lake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Round Lake is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Round Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Round Lake residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Round Lake also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 32.15% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Round Lake include German, Polish, Irish, English, and Italian. Round Lake also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 24.80%. The most common language spoken in Round Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
