Gurnee

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  4. Gurnee Employment Information
  5. Gurnee Family Information
  6. Gurnee Education Information
  7. Gurnee Business Information
  8. Gurnee Public Benefits Information
  9. Gurnee Criminal Information
  10. Gurnee Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Gurnee Zip Codes


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Gurnee Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 28,834
  • Land Area (2000): 34.709 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.037 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 10,929
Very Low Income (VLI) Owner Households (2000): 481
Very Low Income (VLI) Renter Households (2000): 749
Gurnee Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 28,276 98.82%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 339 1.18%

Gurnee Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Gurnee Employment Information Back to top
Gurnee Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 8,755 8,550 205 2.34% 24
1991 8,759 8,491 267 3.05% 31
1992 8,920 8,619 301 3.37% 34
1993 9,161 8,869 292 3.18% 32
1994 9,447 9,175 273 2.89% 29
1995 9,494 9,269 225 2.37% 24
1996 13,550 13,162 388 2.87% 29
1997 14,780 14,409 372 2.51% 25
1998 15,439 15,045 394 2.55% 25
1999 15,965 15,561 404 2.53% 25
2000 16,446 15,947 499 3.03% 31
2001 16,419 15,785 633 3.86% 38
2002 16,442 15,705 737 4.48% 45
2003 16,431 15,688 743 4.52% 45
2004 16,526 15,767 759 4.59% 46
2005 16,834 16,167 667 3.96% 40
2006 17,142 16,509 633 3.69% 37
2007 17,412 16,670 743 4.26% 43
2008 17,570 16,639 931 5.30% 53
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 17,062 16,161 901 5.28% 53
Feb 2008 17,163 16,353 810 4.72% 47
Mar 2008 17,388 16,593 795 4.57% 46
Apr 2008 17,637 16,887 750 4.25% 43
May 2008 17,663 16,833 830 4.70% 47
Jun 2008 17,957 16,916 1,041 5.80% 58
Jul 2008 17,843 16,811 1,032 5.78% 58
Aug 2008 17,774 16,636 1,138 6.40% 64
Sep 2008 17,642 16,558 1,084 6.14% 61
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Gurnee Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Chemical Manufacturing 908 11.36%
2. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 681 8.52%
3. Construction 605 7.57%
4. Finance and Insurance 518 6.48%
5. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 382 4.78%
6. Health Care 306 3.83%
7. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 301 3.77%
8. Educational Services 285 3.57%
9. Public Administration 270 3.38%
10. Accommodation and Food Services 256 3.20%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 191 2.39%
12. Machinery Manufacturing 177 2.21%
13. Printing and Related Manufacturing 174 2.18%
14. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 156 1.95%
15. Metal Manufactuing 153 1.91%
16. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 134 1.68%
17. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 128 1.60%
18. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 123 1.54%
19. Food Manufacturing 115 1.44%
20. Other Transportation 110 1.38%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 939 13.22%
2. Educational Services 698 9.82%
3. Finance and Insurance 618 8.70%
4. Chemical Manufacturing 567 7.98%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 492 6.92%
6. Public Administration 211 2.97%
7. Accommodation and Food Services 208 2.93%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 206 2.90%
9. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 203 2.86%
10. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 202 2.84%
11. Social Assistance 198 2.79%
12. Personal and Laundry Services 165 2.32%
13. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 145 2.04%
14. Construction 120 1.69%
15. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 119 1.67%
16. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 112 1.58%
17. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 98 1.38%
18. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 97 1.37%
19. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 94 1.32%
20. Department and Other General Stores 92 1.29%

Gurnee Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Management Occupations 738 9.23%
2. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 550 6.88%
3. Top Executives 409 5.12%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 388 4.85%
5. Computer Specialists 379 4.74%
6. Engineers 372 4.65%
7. Other Production Occupations 298 3.73%
8. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 244 3.05%
9. Other Installation / Maintenance 235 2.94%
10. Business Operations Specialists 230 2.88%
11. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 230 2.88%
12. Operations Managers Non Finance 214 2.68%
13. Other Office and Admin Support 183 2.29%
14. Accountants and Auditors 179 2.24%
15. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 174 2.18%
16. Financial Managers 171 2.14%
17. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 169 2.11%
18. Life and Physical Scientists 166 2.08%
19. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 125 1.56%
20. Vehicle Mechanics 120 1.50%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 414 5.83%
2. Business Operations Specialists 361 5.08%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 356 5.01%
4. Other Management Occupations 338 4.76%
5. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 335 4.71%
6. Registered Nurses 335 4.71%
7. Other Office and Admin Support 331 4.66%
8. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 275 3.87%
9. Other Sales and Related Occupations 262 3.69%
10. Computer Specialists 261 3.67%
11. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 227 3.19%
12. Customer Service Representatives 212 2.98%
13. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 196 2.76%
14. Accountants and Auditors 188 2.65%
15. Life and Physical Scientists 155 2.18%
16. Other Production Occupations 146 2.05%
17. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 142 2.00%
18. Health Technologists and Technicians 141 1.98%
19. Cashiers 139 1.96%
20. Operations Managers Non Finance 114 1.60%

Gurnee Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 13,919 67.66%
15-35 hours 2,365 11.50%
1-14 hours 523 2.54%
No regular hours 3,766 18.31%

Gurnee Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 473 3.27%
5 AM-5:29 AM 325 2.25%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 909 6.28%
6 AM-6:29 AM 1,618 11.18%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 1,864 12.88%
7 AM-7:29 AM 2,567 17.74%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 2,132 14.73%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,288 8.90%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 905 6.25%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 736 5.09%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 313 2.16%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 71 0.49%
Noon-3:59 PM 678 4.69%
4 PM-11:59 PM 590 4.08%

Gurnee Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 219 1.51%
5-9 1,039 7.18%
10-14 1,650 11.40%
15-19 1,875 12.96%
20-24 2,151 14.87%
25-29 898 6.21%
30-34 1,890 13.06%
35-39 442 3.05%
40-44 784 5.42%
45-59 1,728 11.94%
60-89 1,184 8.18%
At least 90 609 4.21%

Gurnee Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 19 0.13% 7,813 54.00%
30-44 0 0.00% 3,116 21.54%
45-59 5 0.03% 1,723 11.91%
At least 60 381 2.63% 1,412 9.76%

Gurnee Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 8 0.05%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 1,130 7.58%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 12,795 85.81%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 12 0.08%
Color 4 Box Other 25 0.17%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 405 2.72%
Color 6 Box Walked 94 0.63%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 441 2.96%

Gurnee Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Gurnee Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 10,530 (28,555 people)
Families (2000): 7,565 (24,752 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 4,018
People at same address in 1995: 11,655
Gurnee Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 291 2.76%
$10,000-$14,999 283 2.69%
$15,000-$19,999 318 3.02%
$20,000-$24,999 267 2.53%
$25,000-$29,999 360 3.42%
$30,000-$34,999 433 4.11%
$35,000-$39,999 367 3.48%
$40,000-$44,999 532 5.05%
$45,000-$49,999 362 3.44%
$50,000-$59,999 873 8.29%
$60,000-$74,999 1,102 10.46%
$75,000-$99,999 2,030 19.27%
$100,000-$124,999 1,446 13.72%
$125,000-$149,999 912 8.66%
$150,000-$199,999 589 5.59%
$200,000 or more 371 3.52%

Gurnee Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 2,412 22.69%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,731 25.69%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 440 4.14%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,739 16.36%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 47 0.44%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 2,050 19.29%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 14 0.13%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 870 8.19%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1 0.01%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 238 2.24%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.01%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 86 0.81%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Gurnee Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 9,533 32.75%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 5,385 18.50%
Public Assistance 141 0.48%
Retirement 1,134 3.90%
Self Employment 876 3.01%
Social Security 1,513 5.20%
Supplemental Security 122 0.42%
Wage / Salary 9,347 32.11%
Other 1,056 3.63%

Gurnee Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,521 37.96%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 4,121 62.04%

Gurnee Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 658 6.64%
Color 1 Box Married 6,879 69.40%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,253 22.73%
Color 3 Box Widowed 122 1.23%

Gurnee Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,081 9.84%
Color 1 Box Married 7,115 64.74%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,113 19.23%
Color 3 Box Widowed 681 6.20%

Gurnee Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Gurnee Education Information Back to top
Gurnee Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 367 1.85%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 952 4.80%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 3,779 19.04%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 4,460 22.48%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,269 6.40%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 5,896 29.71%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 3,120 15.72%

Gurnee Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 501 1.74% 622 2.16% 1,123 3.89%
Kindergarten 434 1.51% 144 0.50% 578 2.00%
Grades 1-4 1,939 6.72% 239 0.83% 2,178 7.55%
Grades 5-8 1,579 5.48% 203 0.70% 1,782 6.18%
Grades 9-12 1,240 4.30% 134 0.46% 1,374 4.77%
Undergrad college 918 3.18% 248 0.86% 1,166 4.04%
Graduate or professional school 305 1.06% 263 0.91% 568 1.97%
Total 6,916 23.99% 1,853 6.43% 8,769 30.41%

Gurnee Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Gurnee Business Information Back to top
Wholesale trade sales (2002): $663,904,000
Retail sales (2002): $1,011,056,000
Accommodation and foodservices sales (2002): $117,989,000
Gurnee Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Gurnee Public Benefits Information Back to top
Gurnee Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 27,708 96.97%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 867 3.03%

Gurnee Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Gurnee Criminal Information Back to top
Gurnee Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 28 61
2005 29 57
2006 28 65
2007 27 61

Gurnee Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Gurnee Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Gurnee Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 5,394 18.71%
10-19 Years 3,813 13.22%
20-29 Years 2,917 10.12%
30-39 Years 6,088 21.11%
40-49 Years 4,975 17.25%
50-59 Years 2,829 9.81%
60-69 Years 1,369 4.75%
70-79 Years 1,009 3.50%
80-89 Years 403 1.40%
90+ Years 37 0.13%

Gurnee Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 13,972 48.46%
Color 1 Box Female 14,862 51.54%

Gurnee Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 22,705 78.74%
Color 2 Box Asian 2,345 8.13%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 1,738 6.03%
Color 1 Box African-American 1,442 5.00%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 502 1.74%
Color 6 Box Other Race 54 0.19%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 39 0.14%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 9 0.03%

Gurnee Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 7,821 27.04%
2. Irish 4,140 14.31%
3. Polish 2,645 9.14%
4. Italian 2,468 8.53%
5. English 2,349 8.12%
6. Swedish 907 3.14%
7. Norwegian 902 3.12%
8. United States Or American 737 2.55%
9. Dutch 548 1.89%
10. French Non-Basque 527 1.82%

Gurnee Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 21,536 83.29%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 1,298 5.02%
3. Tagalog 532 2.06%
4. Chinese 305 1.18%
5. Polish 187 0.72%
6. Other Indic 183 0.71%
7. Hindi 177 0.68%
8. German 162 0.63%
9. Serbo Croatian 156 0.60%
10. French 152 0.59%

Gurnee Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 25,253 88.25%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 1,648 5.76%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 1,714 5.99%

Gurnee Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Gurnee Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Gurnee Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
60031