CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lomax

Illinois · 461 residents · 1.19 sq mi

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With 461 people, Lomax is a city in Illinois. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 47%. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. The typical home is worth $26,300. The median age is 36.8, about 4 years above the US median. Median household income is $17,109, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

461

−3%vs 2000

vs 477 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.8

+4%vs 2000

vs 35.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.19 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024318

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.5%(39)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.6%(26)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(31)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.3%(43)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.3%(20)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413%(60)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(59)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.4%(62)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.4%(34)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.4%(57)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(25)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(5)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,109

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,609 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,431

−33%vs 2000

vs $14,066 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.0%

+5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$26,300

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$257

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $368 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.1%

−8.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.1% in 2000

26.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(462)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(13)

Asian0.2%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(449)

Black0.4%(2)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(10)

Asian0%(0)

Other2.2%(10)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican13.5%(43)

Asian origin

Chinese0.9%(3)

Ancestry

German28.9%(92)

English17%(54)

Irish7.5%(24)

American5%(16)

French4.1%(13)

Dutch1.9%(6)

Polish1.9%(6)

Swedish1.3%(4)

Italian0.9%(3)

Scottish0.9%(3)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.0%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

55.6%

−16.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.0%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.9 min

+48%vs 2000

vs 16.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married24.3%(33)

Married55.9%(76)

Widowed11%(15)

Divorced8.8%(12)

Women 15+

Never married27.4%(34)

Married53.2%(66)

Widowed6.5%(8)

Divorced12.9%(16)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.3%

−10.5 ptssince 2013

from 11.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.7%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 44.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

23.0%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 26.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.4%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 23.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.2%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 38.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 5.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.4%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 60.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.9%

−7.2 ptssince 2020

from 58.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.4%(4)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.1%(1)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II54.5%(6)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 11 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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