Lake Forest Jobs

Lake Forest is an affluent city in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 20,059 at the 2000 census. The city is south of Waukegan, Illinois, on the shore of Lake Michigan, and is a part of the Chicago metropolitan area and the North Shore. Lake Forest was founded around its college and laid out as a town in 1857 as a stop for travelers making their way south to Chicago. The headquarters of Tenneco, Brunswick , and BFG Technologies are located in unincorporated Lake Forest. The Chicago Bears training facility opened in 1997 in west Lake Forest, and the Chicago Fire now train at the Bears' previous facility located on the campus of Lake Forest College. Robert Redford filmed Ordinary People, the story of a Lake Forest family, on location in 1980, and the movie went on to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Actor Vince Vaughn graduated from Lake Forest High School, as did author Dave Eggers and musician Andrew Bird.

Among the most common occupations in Lake Forest are Management, professional, and related occupations, 57%; Sales and office occupations, 27%; and Service occupations, 6%. Approximately 78 percent of workers in Lake Forest, Illinois work for companies, 6 percent work for the government and 9 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Lake Forest, Illinois are Educational, health and social services, 18%; Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services, 17%; and Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing, 17%. Simply Hired's Lake Forest job listings indicate that the following industries in Lake Forest are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Lake Forest, Illinois is $72,042, and the median income of households in Lake Forest was $136,462.

According to our Lake Forest Trends data, the number of Lake Forest, Illinois jobs has increased by 8% since October 2011.

Population of Lake Forest Total population 20,059 Male 47.58% Female 52.42% Median age 41.0     Lake Forest Housing Owner-occupied homes 87.3% Median cost of a home $662,400 Median mortgage payment $2,624 Renter-occupied homes 12.7% Vacant housing 4.5% Median monthly rent $1,005     Average Income Median for all male full-time $100,000 Median for all female full-time $44,083     Household Income Less than $10,000 2% $10,000 to $14,999 2% $15,000 to $24,999 5% $25,000 to $34,999 5% $35,000 to $49,999 6% $50,000 to $74,999 11% $75,000 to $99,999 7% $100,000 to $149,999 16% $150,000 to $199,999 11% $200,000 or more 35%

Education Less than 9th grade 1% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1% High school graduate 7% Some college, no degree 13% Associate's degree 3% Bachelor's degree 40% Graduate degree 34%     Marital Status Never married 21% Currently married 69% Separated 0% Widowed 5% Divorced 5%     Race White 95% Black or African American 1% Asian 3% Other 1%     Lake Forest Commute Carpool 3.1% Public transportation 12.0% Average travel time 32 minutes