CITY · 1990 CENSUS

New Lenox

Illinois · 9,627 residents · 15.8 sq mi

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New Lenox is home to 9,627 people in Illinois. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. There are 8,144 fewer people here than in 2000. Households here earn about 34% more than in Illinois as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 4.6% of residents. Households take in $43,073 a year at the median, 43% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.5

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,627

−46%vs 2000

vs 17,771 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.5

−5%vs 2000

vs 33.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

15.8 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202428K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.2%(882)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.5%(818)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149%(863)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(669)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(523)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.1%(1,835)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.7%(1,701)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(962)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.5%(628)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.8%(464)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.6%(247)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(35)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$43,073

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,697 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,459

−39%vs 2000

vs $25,161 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.6%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$109,700

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $178,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$516

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $683 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

83.1%

−6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.9% in 2000

16.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.6%(16,991)

Black0.3%(53)

Hispanic / Latino3.2%(563)

Asian0.4%(64)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.2%(9,550)

Black0.1%(6)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(181)

Asian0.2%(21)

Other0.5%(50)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.5%(1,272)

Puerto Rican0.3%(76)

Central American0.2%(45)

Guatemalan0.2%(45)

South American0.1%(37)

Peruvian0.1%(31)

Colombian0%(6)

Cuban0%(3)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(86)

Vietnamese0.1%(31)

Asian Indian0.1%(29)

Korean0.1%(20)

Japanese0%(11)

Thai0%(11)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(5)

Ancestry

German26%(7,280)

Irish23.9%(6,685)

Polish17.3%(4,844)

Italian14.3%(3,993)

English6.9%(1,923)

Dutch3.7%(1,033)

Swedish3.4%(953)

American3.1%(871)

Greek2.3%(651)

Lithuanian1.6%(451)

Ukrainian1.6%(446)

Norwegian1.5%(415)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish1.4%(382)

Czech1.1%(322)

French1%(282)

Croatian0.8%(222)

Slovene0.7%(191)

Subsaharan African0.5%(150)

Hungarian0.5%(128)

Slovak0.4%(104)

Danish0.3%(93)

Welsh0.3%(77)

Arab0.3%(76)

Austrian0.2%(52)

British0.2%(47)

Belgian0.2%(45)

French Canadian0.2%(45)

Jordanian0.2%(43)

Finnish0.1%(41)

Russian0.1%(39)

Nigerian0.1%(30)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(24)

Turkish0.1%(24)

Latvian0.1%(16)

Romanian0%(8)

Serbian0%(8)

Armenian0%(7)

Portuguese0%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.3%

−7.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.2%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.3%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.5 min

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 26.4 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 married28.2%(2,929)

Married65.2%(6,781)

Widowed1.8%(189)

Divorced4.8%(504)

Women 15+

Never married23.2%(2,433)

Married62.9%(6,609)

Widowed7.4%(772)

Divorced6.6%(688)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.6%

−2.6 ptssince 2013

from 4.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

82.6%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 82.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.7%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.0%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 10.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

6.0%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 7.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

92.1%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 93.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

17.3%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 18.0% 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)30.6%(255)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.8%(232)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.8%(282)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7%(58)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 834 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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