Volo is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. It was incorporated as a village on April 26, 1993. Per the 2020 census, the population was 6,122.
Geography According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Volo has a total area of , of which (or 97.97%) is land and (or 2.03%) is water.
Major streets US Route 12 Illinois Route 59 Illinois Route 60 Illinois Route 120 (Belvidere Road) Nippersink Road Molidor Road Fish Lake Road Gilmer Road Sullivan Lake Road Fox Lake Road Volo Village Road
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition +Volo village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000Pop 2010% 2000% 2010White alone (NH)1332,2094,15373.89%75.42%67.84%Black or African American alone (NH)0562140.00%1.91%3.50%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)0550.00%0.17%0.08%Asian alone (NH)22365241.11%8.06%8.56%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)0200.00%0.07%0.00%Other race alone (NH)07150.00%0.24%0.25%Mixed Race or Multiracial (NH)3572791.67%1.95%4.56%Hispanic or Latino (any race)4235793223.33%12.19%15.22%Total1802,9296,122100.00%100.00%100.00%
2020 census As of the 2020 census, Volo had a population of 6,122. The population density was . There were 2,120 housing units at an average density of , and 2.2% of housing units were vacant.
The median age was 34.5 years. 31.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 7.1% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 95.9 males; for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males age 18 and over. 96.7% of residents lived in urban areas, while 3.3% lived in rural areas.
There were 2,073 households and 1,489 families in Volo. Of all households, 49.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them, and 17.0% were made up of individuals, including 4.3% with someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.20, and the average family size was 2.78. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 2.9%.
Income and poverty The median income for a household in the village was $103,264, and the median income for a family was $111,481. Males had a median income of $77,202 versus $44,420 for females. The per capita income for the village was $41,911. About 0.0% of families and 1.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 0.0% of those age 65 or over.
Institutions and parks Volo contains the Volo Auto Museum and is located near the Volo Bog State Natural Area (which is just outside the village boundary), which was the first purchase of the Illinois Nature Conservancy.Smith, S. & Mark, S. (2009). "The Historical Roots of the Nature Conservancy in the Northwest Indiana/Chicagoland Region: From Science to Preservation." The South Shore Journal, 3. http://www.southshorejournal.org/index.php/issues/volume-3-2009/83-journals/vol-3-2009/75-the-historical-roots-of-the-nature-conservancy-in-the-northwest-indianachicagoland-region-from-science-to-preservation Cyrus Mark, the first president of the Illinois Nature Conservancy, spearheaded the effort to purchase Volo Bog for preservation. Cyrus was the son of steel magnate Clayton Mark, the builder of the planned worker community named Marktown.Smith, S. & Mark, S. (2011). "Marktown: Clayton Mark's Planned Worker Community in Northwest Indiana" . South Shore Journal, 4.
References
External links Village of Volo official website