| Forest Lake, Illinois | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States  |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lake |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ela |
| Pushpin Map: | Illinois#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Forest Lake |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Illinois##Location in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 42.2078°N -88.0536°W |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.06 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.91 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.16 |
| Elevation Ft: | 815 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1784 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1970.74 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 5097.14 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-26896 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.41 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.35 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.06 |
Forest Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Ela Township of Lake County, Illinois, United States. It is about northwest of downtown Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,784.[2] The community was founded in 1935 as a vacation community for Chicago residents.
Forest Lake is located in southwestern Lake County at (42.207824, -88.053475).[3] It is bordered to the north, west, and south by Hawthorn Woods, and to the east and south by Kildeer. The village of Lake Zurich boundary comes within 0.1miles of the southwest corner of the CDP.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Forest Lake CDP has a total area of 1.1km2, of which 0.9km2 are land and 0.2km2, or 14.86%, are water,[4] consisting of the community's namesake water body.
| White alone (NH) | 1,412 | 1,454 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1,468 | 92.29% | 87.64% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 82.29% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 6 | 17 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 12 | 0.39% | 1.02% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.67% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 2 | 0.00% | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.11% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 14 | 63 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 79 | 0.92% | 3.80% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 4.43% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 1 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 3 | 0.0% | 0.06% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.17% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 1 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 4 | 0.00% | 0.06% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.22% | |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 24 | 9 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 80 | 1.57% | 0.54% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 4.48% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 74 | 114 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 136 | 4.84% | 6.87% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 7.62% | |
| Total | 1,530 | 1,659 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1,784 | 100.00% | 100.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 100.00% |
As of the census[8] of 2010, there were 1,659 people, 662 households, and 446 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3606.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 662 housing units at an average density of 1439.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP in 2016 was 89.6% White, 1.0% African American, 3.6% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.0% of the population. The percentage of people "foreign born" in Forest Lake is 17.4%, with 14.1% born in Europe.
There were 622 households in 2010, out of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.7% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 14.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the 2000 CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.0% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 34.5% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
The median income for a household in 2016 was $89,276. The 2000 CDP listed the median income for a family at $81,035. Males had a median income of $49,375 versus $36,833 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $28,737. About 2.6% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.