Lake Catherine, Illinois
Lake Catherine is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,279.
Geography
Lake Catherine is located in northwestern Lake County and is bordered to the north by Kenosha County, Wisconsin, to the east by the village of Antioch, and to the west by the community of Channel Lake. It surrounds Lake Catherine, a bay of Channel Lake, one of the Chain O'Lakes of northern Illinois.Illinois Route 173 passes through the community, leading east through Antioch village to Zion and west to Richmond. Chicago is to the southeast, and Kenosha, Wisconsin, is to the northeast.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Lake Catherine has a total area of, of which is land and is water.
Demographics
As of the 2020 census there were 1,279 people, 560 households, and 313 families residing in the CDP. The population density was. There were 743 housing units at an average density of. The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.44% White, 1.17% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.23% Pacific Islander, 1.09% from other races, and 6.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.65% of the population.There were 560 households, out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.57% were married couples living together, 11.25% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.11% were non-families. 33.57% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.29% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.06 and the average family size was 2.29.
The CDP's age distribution consisted of 18.4% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 24.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $78,889, and the median income for a family was $94,792. Males had a median income of $46,094 versus $27,072 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $39,950. About 1.9% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 0.3% of those age 65 or over.
| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2000 | Pop 2010 | % 2000 | % 2010 | ||
| White alone | 1,426 | 1,269 | 1,124 | 95.70% | 92.02% | 87.88% |
| Black or African American alone | 12 | 20 | 12 | 0.81% | 1.45% | 0.94% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0.07% | 0.22% | 0.39% |
| Asian alone | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0.00% | 0.51% | 0.70% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.20% | 0.07% | 0.00% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial | 14 | 19 | 44 | 0.94% | 1.38% | 3.44% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 60 | 85 | 2.28% | 4.35% | 6.65% |
| Total | 1,490 | 1,379 | 1,279 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |