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Wauconda, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Wauconda is a Census village of 14,027 people across 5.07 square miles of land, in Lake County. Median household income is $111,239, 76.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 33 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $20.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wauconda
What Wauconda is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area5.07 sq mi
- Water area0.69 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,765
- 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.
Wauconda
How many people live in Wauconda
- Population14,027
- Median age36.6
- Population under 183,942
- Share under 1828.1 percent
- Population 65 and over1,579
- Share 65 and over11.3 percent
- Households5,039
- Family households3,355
- Share of households that are families66.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wauconda
Income and work in Wauconda
- Median household income$111,239
- Per capita income$46,478
- Civilian labor force7,841
- Employed7,460
- Unemployed381 plus or minus 173
- Unemployment rate4.9 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Adults 25 and over8,829
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher38.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Wauconda
- Housing units5,249
- Occupied units5,039
- Vacant units210 plus or minus 118
- Vacancy rate4.0 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Owner occupied3,828
- Renter occupied1,211 plus or minus 252
- Ownership rate76.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$278,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,371
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.8 percent
- Single family units4,055
- Share single family77.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more980 plus or minus 248
- Share in buildings of two or more18.7 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Mobile homes214 plus or minus 77
- Median year structure built1988
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Wauconda gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,274
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,248 plus or minus 293
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.9 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,130
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more49.9 percent
- Drove alone72.0 percent
- Carpooled8.9 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Public transport2.5 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Walked0.6 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home15.2 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wauconda
SBA loans in Wauconda (7(a))
- Approvals33
- Gross approval$19,987,100
- Average approval$605,670
- Median approval$160,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,562,440
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported463
- Jobs per approval14.0
- Loans with a final outcome10
- Paid in full10
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more15.2 percent
- Share to franchises9.1 percent
- Distinct lenders16
- Distinct industries by NAICS23
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wauconda, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 10 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.
Wauconda
SBA loans in Wauconda (504)
- Approvals23
- Gross approval$13,782,000
- Average approval$599,217
- Median approval$542,000
- Largest approval$1,372,000
- Jobs supported133
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wauconda, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 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.
Wauconda
Flood risk in Wauconda
- NFIP communityVillage of Wauconda
- NFIP community number170396
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/17/16
The Village of Wauconda participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170396 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 Wauconda
Lake County context, not Wauconda 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 Wauconda.
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
Wauconda questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wauconda, Illinois?
14,027, in 5,039 households. Wauconda village covers 5.07 square miles of land, which is 2,765 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wauconda 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 Wauconda?
$111,239. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $278,600. Median gross rent is $1,371 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wauconda businesses?
33 7(a) approvals totaling $20.0 m since FY2020, across 16 lenders, median approval $160,000, plus 23 504 approvals worth $13.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wauconda, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wauconda borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wauconda. Only 10 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 Wauconda in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wauconda appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wauconda, village of, community 170396, 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 Wauconda 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 Wauconda.
Is zoning published for Wauconda?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.