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North Chicago is an outer suburb/exurb of the Greater Chicago area, and is an incorporated city in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 35,918 at the 2000 census.North Chicago hosts the Great Lakes Naval Training Center and the manufacturing headquarters of Abbott Laboratories.
The city is also home to Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, which houses the Chicago Medical School and the Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine.
North Chicago is located at [show location on an interactive map] 42°19′20″N, 87°51′16″W (42.322272, -87.854470).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.8 square miles (20.3 km²), of which, 7.8 square miles (20.3 km²) of it is land and 0.13% is water. The city is picturesquely situated on Lake Michigan. Most of its territory drains directly to the Lake, but the western region drains to the North Branch of the Chicago River, and ultimately, since the engineering projects of the 19th century, to the Illinois and thence to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico.
North Chicago includes a Lake County Forest Preserve unit, the Greenbelt.
North Chicago is served by the RTA Metra commuter rail system, with a stop on the Chicago - Kenosha Union Pacific line around the latitude of 17th Street, just east of Sheridan Road
As of the census of 2000, there were 35,918 people, 7,661 households, and 5,577 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,586.3 people per square mile (1,771.1/km²). There were 8,377 housing units at an average density of 1,069.6/sq mi (413.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 47.72% White, 36.26% African American, 0.84% Native American, 3.59% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 7.66% from other races, and 3.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.24% of the population.
There were 7,661 households out of which 46.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 18.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 3.64.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 34.7% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 9.2% from 45 to 64, and 4.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 156.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 176.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $38,180, and the median income for a family was $40,485. Males had a median income of $24,480 versus $23,736 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,564. About 12.0% of families and 15.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.3% of those under age 18 and 15.4% of those age 65 or over.
It should be borne in mind, when drawing conclusions from these numbers, that North Chicago census figures include the Great Lakes Naval Training Center, which is to some degree a separate sociological unit from the rest of the city.
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