CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lyndon

Illinois · 602 residents · 0.76 sq mi

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Lyndon is home to 602 people in Illinois. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $34,800. At a median age of 37.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 26%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

602

+6%vs 2000

vs 566 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.3

−10%vs 2000

vs 41.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.76 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024433

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(36)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(39)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.8%(53)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(47)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.7%(22)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.3%(86)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.8%(95)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.8%(77)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(49)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.5%(63)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(33)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(2)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,958

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,375 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,918

−35%vs 2000

vs $16,870 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.7%

+8.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$34,800

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$334

+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $363 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.3%

−9.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.7% in 2000

21.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.1%(544)

Black0.2%(1)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(7)

Asian0.2%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.2%(591)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(2)

Asian1.5%(9)

Other0.3%(2)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

South American5.8%(25)

Argentine5.8%(25)

Puerto Rican2.5%(11)

Asian origin

Thai0.2%(1)

Ancestry

German16.4%(71)

American14.8%(64)

English13.2%(57)

Irish9%(39)

Polish7.9%(34)

Dutch7.6%(33)

Swedish4.4%(19)

Belgian3.5%(15)

French2.8%(12)

Scottish2.5%(11)

Danish1.6%(7)

Norwegian0.7%(3)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

Italian0.5%(2)

Swiss0.5%(2)

Welsh0.2%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.9%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.7%

−9.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.5%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.3 min

+52%vs 2000

vs 14.0 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 married36.4%(60)

Married49.7%(82)

Widowed3.6%(6)

Divorced10.3%(17)

Women 15+

Never married22.5%(48)

Married39%(83)

Widowed31.5%(67)

Divorced7%(15)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.5%

+1.2 ptssince 2013

from 10.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.9%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 49.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.2%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

35.3%

+11.6 ptssince 2020

from 23.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.0%

−6.7 ptssince 2020

from 21.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.0%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 61.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.0%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 45.7% 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)15.8%(3)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)5.3%(1)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.3%(5)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II15.8%(3)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 19 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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