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Mettawa, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Mettawa is a Census village of 663 people across 5.45 square miles of land, in Lake County. Median household income is $181,333, 95.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mettawa
What Mettawa is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area5.45 sq mi
- Water area0.08 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land122 plus or minus 29
- 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.
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How many people live in Mettawa
- Population663 plus or minus 159
- Median age43.4
- Population under 18178 plus or minus 67
- Share under 1826.8 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Population 65 and over146 plus or minus 42
- Share 65 and over22.0 percent
- Households230
- Family households192 plus or minus 47
- Share of households that are families83.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Mettawa
- Median household income$181,333 plus or minus $44,254
- Per capita income$92,227 plus or minus $19,931
- Civilian labor force288 plus or minus 81
- Employed280 plus or minus 82
- Unemployed8 plus or minus 7
- Unemployment rate2.8 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Adults 25 and over453 plus or minus 95
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.2 percent plus or minus 28.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher73.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree33.1 percent plus or minus 8.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Mettawa
- Housing units281 plus or minus 73
- Occupied units230
- Vacant units51 plus or minus 63
- Vacancy rate18.1 percent plus or minus 21.9
- Owner occupied219 plus or minus 45
- Renter occupied11 plus or minus 9
- Ownership rate95.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$871,500
- Single family units281 plus or minus 74
- Share single family100.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1983
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Mettawa gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute192 plus or minus 62
- Commuting under 15 minutes53 plus or minus 26
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.6 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more74 plus or minus 31
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.5 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Drove alone65.3 percent plus or minus 13.8
- Carpooled3.0 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Public transport1.5 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Walked2.6 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Worked from home27.5 percent plus or minus 12.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Mettawa (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$2,118,000
- Average approval$2,118,000
- Median approval$2,118,000
- Largest approval$2,118,000
- Jobs supported35
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mettawa, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 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.
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Flood risk in Mettawa
- NFIP communityVillage of Mettawa
- NFIP community number170381
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/18/13
The Village of Mettawa participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170381 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lake County, not Mettawa
Lake County context, not Mettawa 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 Mettawa.
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.
Coverage
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
Mettawa questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mettawa, Illinois?
663, in 230 households. Mettawa village covers 5.45 square miles of land, which is 122 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mettawa 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 Mettawa?
$181,333. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $871,500. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Mettawa in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Mettawa appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Mettawa, village of, community 170381, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 Mettawa 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 Mettawa.
Is zoning published for Mettawa?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.