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Round Lake Heights, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Round Lake Heights is a Census village of 2,592 people across 0.58 square miles of land, in Lake County. Median household income is $78,986, 76.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Round Lake Heights
What Round Lake Heights is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.58 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,500 plus or minus 941
- 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 Round Lake Heights
- Population2,592 plus or minus 542
- Median age29.5
- Population under 18868 plus or minus 188
- Share under 1833.5 percent
- Population 65 and over189 plus or minus 84
- Share 65 and over7.3 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Households824
- Family households625 plus or minus 132
- Share of households that are families75.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Round Lake Heights
- Median household income$78,986
- Per capita income$32,129
- Civilian labor force1,311 plus or minus 286
- Employed1,257 plus or minus 268
- Unemployed54 plus or minus 38
- Unemployment rate4.1 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over1,473
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.4 percent plus or minus 19.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.4 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.4 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Round Lake Heights
- Housing units845
- Occupied units824
- Vacant units21 plus or minus 23
- Vacancy rate2.5 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Owner occupied629 plus or minus 143
- Renter occupied195 plus or minus 82
- Ownership rate76.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$216,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,453
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.1 percent
- Single family units792 plus or minus 160
- Share single family93.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more51 plus or minus 33
- Share in buildings of two or more6.0 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Mobile homes2 plus or minus 4
- Median year structure built1990
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Round Lake Heights gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,150 plus or minus 243
- Commuting under 15 minutes188 plus or minus 65
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.3 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more645 plus or minus 129
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more56.1 percent plus or minus 16.3
- Drove alone72.8 percent
- Carpooled17.4 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked0.6 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home8.4 percent plus or minus 6.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Round Lake Heights (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,685,200
- Average approval$842,600
- Median approval$842,600
- Largest approval$1,652,000
- Jobs supported6
- Jobs per approval3.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term210 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises50.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Round Lake Heights, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Round Lake Heights
- NFIP communityVillage of Round Lake Heights
- NFIP community number170390
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/18/13
The Village of Round Lake Heights participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170390 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 Round Lake Heights
Lake County context, not Round Lake Heights 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 Round Lake Heights.
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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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
Round Lake Heights questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Round Lake Heights, Illinois?
2,592, in 824 households. Round Lake Heights village covers 0.58 square miles of land, which is 4,500 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Round Lake Heights 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 Round Lake Heights?
$78,986. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $216,800. Median gross rent is $1,453 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Round Lake Heights businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $1.7 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $842,600. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Round Lake Heights, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Round Lake Heights borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Round Lake Heights. Only 0 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 Round Lake Heights in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Round Lake Heights appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Round Lake Heights, village of, community 170390, 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 Round Lake Heights 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 Round Lake Heights.
Is zoning published for Round Lake Heights?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.