Volo, Illinois


Volo is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. It was incorporated as a village on April 26, 1993. Per the 2020 census, the population was 6,122.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Volo has a total area of, of which is land and is water.

Major streets

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 6,122 people, 1,975 households, and 1,489 families residing in the village. The population density was. There were 2,120 housing units at an average density of. The racial makeup of the village was 71.23% White, 3.61% African American, 0.44% Native American, 8.64% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 5.10% from other races, and 10.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.22% of the population.
There were 1,975 households, out of which 45.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.92% were married couples living together, 11.29% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.61% were non-families. 15.29% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.24% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average household size was 3.20 and the average family size was 2.78.
The village's age distribution consisted of 29.9% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 41.6% from 25 to 44, 14.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $103,264, and the median income for a family was $111,481. Males had a median income of $77,202 versus $44,420 for females. The per capita income for the village was $41,911. About 0.0% of families and 1.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 0.0% of those age 65 or over.
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2000Pop 2010% 2000% 2010
White alone 1332,2094,15373.89%75.42%67.84%
Black or African American alone 0562140.00%1.91%3.50%
Native American or Alaska Native alone 0550.00%0.17%0.08%
Asian alone 22365241.11%8.06%8.56%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone 0200.00%0.07%0.00%
Other race alone 07150.00%0.24%0.25%
Mixed Race or Multiracial 3572791.67%1.95%4.56%
Hispanic or Latino 4235793223.33%12.19%15.22%
Total1802,9296,122100.00%100.00%100.00%

Institutions and parks

Volo contains the Volo Auto Museum and is located near the Volo Bog State Natural Area, which was the first purchase of the Illinois Nature Conservancy. Cyrus Mark, the first president of the Illinois Nature Conservancy, spearheaded the effort to purchase Volo Bog for preservation. Cyrus was the son of steel magnate Clayton Mark, the builder of the planned worker community named Marktown.