Mundelein, Illinois

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The 2000 Census showed that Mundelein had a population of 30,935 people^<1>. This represents 0.25% of the total population of Illinois, making it the state's 61st most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
58	East Saint Louis	SW	275 mi [442.6 km]	28,773	8.78% decrease
59	Highland Park	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	31,449	0.27% increase
60	Granite City	SW	268 mi [431.3 km]	30,703	1.91% decrease
-61-	Mundelein			33,717	8.99% increase
62	Woodridge	S	36 mi [57.9 km]	34,130	10.33% increase
63	Carpentersville	SW	17 mi [27.36 km]	37,741	23.39% increase
64	Alton	SW	258 mi [415.2 km]	29,393	3.62% decrease

Mundelein had 10,167 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Mundelein has an area^<4> of 8.62 square miles [22.33 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Mundelein had a 2000 population density of 3,587 people per square mile [1,385 people/km²], making it the state's 109th most densely populated area.

Lake County

The village of Mundelein is located in Lake County.

The county had a population of 648,174 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 30,935 people, Mundelein contained 4.77% of the Lake County total.

In addition, where the community of Mundelein has a population density of 3,587 people per square mile [1,385 people/km²], Lake County averages 1,448 people per square mile [559 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Lake County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Mundelein and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Mundelein. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Mundelein. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Mundelein, it also contains a comparison between Mundelein and the state of Illinois.

Click here for the Mundelein QuickFact (QF-1751349).

The following communities are nearby Mundelein and also have Census QuickFacts:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Gurnee	QF-1732018	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	30,608	6.15% increase
	Buffalo Grove	QF-1709447	S	8 mi [12.87 km]	42,972	0.15% increase
	North Chicago	QF-1753559	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	32,608	9.22% decrease
	Waukegan	QF-1779293	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]	90,788	3.28% increase
	Palatine	QF-1757225	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	67,080	2.45% increase
	Wheeling	QF-1781087	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	36,063	4.54% increase
	Highland Park	QF-1734722	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	31,449	0.27% increase
	Arlington Heights	QF-1702154	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	73,399	3.46% decrease

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Mundelein.

A Census Quickfact is available for Lake County (QF-17097).

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Mundelein:

Mundelein is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #3 (the East North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Mundelein.

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<6>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Mundelein. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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