U.S. PLACE PROFILE
Waukegan, IL
Waukegan is a City in Lake County, Illinois. The loaded 2025 population estimate is 87,940.
Published locationIllinois
Population estimate87,9402025 loaded Census estimate
CountyLake CountyPrimary loaded county
Place typeCityCensus place classification
Coordinates42.36945, -87.87090Census representative point
EXPLORE FROM WAUKEGAN
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Closest published places
Nearest qualifying Census places by straight-line distance.
Park City, IL1.5 miles · SW
Gurnee, IL3.4 miles · W→North Chicago, IL3.7 miles · S→Beach Park, IL5.0 miles · N
Green Oaks, IL5.2 miles · SW
Lake Bluff, IL6.1 miles · S
County coverage
Some incorporated places cross county lines. These county-part values come from the loaded Census county-place-part population layer.
| County | 2025 population in this place part |
|---|---|
| Lake County | 87,940 |
DATA COVERAGE
What is available for Waukegan
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PRIMARY GEOGRAPHIC SOURCE
U.S. Census Bureau
Place identity, coordinates and geographic identifiers are tied to the loaded Census source record for this location.