Lanark vs Milledgeville

A side-by-side comparison of Lanark and Milledgeville: population, income, housing, and more.

Lanark and Milledgeville are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lanark has the higher population (1,510 vs 1,199 in Milledgeville). Lanark has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $59,688 in Milledgeville). Lanark has the higher median home value ($97,100 vs $89,200 in Milledgeville).

Population, income & housing

	Lanark	Milledgeville
Population	1,510	1,199
Median age	36.9 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$59,688
Median home value	$97,100	$89,200
Median gross rent	$781	$629
Housing units	738	517
Homeownership rate	81.0%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lanark	Milledgeville
Population	1,445 → 1,510 (+4.5%)	996 → 1,199 (+20.4%)
Median household income	$44,875 → $66,250 (+47.6%)	$47,574 → $59,688 (+25.5%)
Median home value	$86,300 → $97,100 (+12.5%)	$84,100 → $89,200 (+6.1%)
Median gross rent	$600 → $781 (+30.2%)	$660 → $629 (-4.7%)

Lanark

Population

1,4451,510

Median household income

$44,875$66,250

Median home value

$86,300$97,100

Median gross rent

$600$781

Milledgeville

Population

9961,199

Median household income

$47,574$59,688

Median home value

$84,100$89,200

Median gross rent

$660$629

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lanark	Milledgeville
Under 5	7.2%	5.9%
5 to 17	17.3%	19.3%
18 to 24	12.6%	7.8%
25 to 34	8.9%	11.8%
35 to 44	15.0%	13.7%
45 to 54	9.9%	15.5%
55 to 64	9.5%	8.3%
65 to 74	11.4%	8.5%
75 and over	8.1%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lanark	Milledgeville
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	96.6%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lanark	Milledgeville
No high school diploma	4.3%	9.3%
High school graduate	38.0%	42.7%
Some college or associate's	44.0%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lanark	Milledgeville
Drove alone	88.5%	86.6%
Carpooled	4.7%	7.0%
Public transit	0.8%	0.3%
Walked	2.7%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	3.3%
Other means	0.4%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lanark	Milledgeville
1-unit, detached	90.0%	93.4%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	4.1%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lanark	Milledgeville
Poverty rate	14.3%	13.4%
Average household size	2.33	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1944	1941