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Gurnee, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Gurnee is a Census village of 30,510 people across 13.51 square miles of land, in Lake County. Median household income is $119,628, 76.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 43 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $29.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Gurnee
What Gurnee is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area13.51 sq mi
- Water area0.08 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,258
- County holding the largest share of its areaLake County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gurnee
How many people live in Gurnee
- Population30,510
- Median age40.1
- Population under 186,206
- Share under 1820.3 percent
- Population 65 and over4,725
- Share 65 and over15.5 percent
- Households11,779
- Family households7,975
- Share of households that are families67.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gurnee
Income and work in Gurnee
- Median household income$119,628
- Per capita income$58,525
- Civilian labor force17,286
- Employed16,458
- Unemployed828 plus or minus 212
- Unemployment rate4.8 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over20,986
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher56.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree22.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gurnee
Housing in Gurnee
- Housing units12,081
- Occupied units11,779
- Vacant units302 plus or minus 162
- Vacancy rate2.5 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Owner occupied8,961
- Renter occupied2,818
- Ownership rate76.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$344,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,655
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.6 percent
- Single family units9,161
- Share single family75.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,913
- Share in buildings of two or more24.1 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1992
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gurnee
How Gurnee gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute13,446
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,051
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,789
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more35.6 percent
- Drove alone70.0 percent
- Carpooled8.4 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Public transport1.4 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked0.3 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home19.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gurnee
SBA loans in Gurnee (7(a))
- Approvals43
- Gross approval$29,009,300
- Average approval$674,635
- Median approval$300,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,166,900
- Largest approval$4,000,000
- Jobs supported616
- Jobs per approval14.3
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full4
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.6 percent
- Share to franchises30.2 percent
- Distinct lenders25
- Distinct industries by NAICS28
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Gurnee, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Gurnee
SBA loans in Gurnee (504)
- Approvals31
- Gross approval$40,715,000
- Average approval$1,313,387
- Median approval$852,000
- Largest approval$5,500,000
- Jobs supported252
- Loans with a final outcome13
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Gurnee, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 13 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Gurnee
Flood risk in Gurnee
- NFIP communityVillage of Gurnee
- NFIP community number170365
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 5
- Currently effective map date10/05/23
The Village of Gurnee participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170365 and carries Community Rating System class 5, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lake County, not Gurnee
Lake County context, not Gurnee figures
- Establishments in Lake County20,076
- Covered employment, Lake County329,354
- Average annual pay, Lake County$91,042
- Housing units permitted, Lake County1,042
Every figure in this section is published for Lake County as a whole and is not a measurement of Gurnee.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Gurnee questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Gurnee, Illinois?
30,510, in 11,779 households. Gurnee village covers 13.51 square miles of land, which is 2,258 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Gurnee in?
Lake County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Gurnee?
$119,628. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $344,300. Median gross rent is $1,655 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Gurnee businesses?
43 7(a) approvals totaling $29.0 m since FY2020, across 25 lenders, median approval $300,000, plus 31 504 approvals worth $40.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Gurnee, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Gurnee borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Gurnee. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Gurnee in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Gurnee appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Gurnee, village of, community 170365, carrying Community Rating System class 5, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Gurnee figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lake County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Gurnee.
Is zoning published for Gurnee?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.