Fox Lake is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 10,849 people and three associated neighborhoods, Fox Lake is the 210th largest community in Illinois.

Also of interest is that Fox Lake has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.65% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Fox Lake, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.71 minutes every day commuting to work.

The population of Fox Lake overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Fox Lake, 23.92% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Fox Lake in 2022 was $42,676, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $170,704 for a family of four. However, Fox Lake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Fox Lake is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Fox Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fox Lake residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Fox Lake also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.92% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fox Lake include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and English.

The most common language spoken in Fox Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.