Lanark vs Savanna

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

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

Savanna has the higher population (2,851 vs 1,510 in Lanark). Lanark has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $46,094 in Savanna). Lanark has the higher median home value ($97,100 vs $75,000 in Savanna).

Population, income & housing

	Lanark	Savanna
Population	1,510	2,851
Median age	36.9 yrs	50.7 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$46,094
Median home value	$97,100	$75,000
Median gross rent	$781	$777
Housing units	738	1,703
Homeownership rate	81.0%	60.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	16.3%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lanark	Savanna
Population	1,445 → 1,510 (+4.5%)	2,977 → 2,851 (-4.2%)
Median household income	$44,875 → $66,250 (+47.6%)	$31,710 → $46,094 (+45.4%)
Median home value	$86,300 → $97,100 (+12.5%)	$68,800 → $75,000 (+9.0%)
Median gross rent	$600 → $781 (+30.2%)	$615 → $777 (+26.3%)

Lanark

Population

1,4451,510

Median household income

$44,875$66,250

Median home value

$86,300$97,100

Median gross rent

$600$781

Savanna

Population

2,9772,851

Median household income

$31,710$46,094

Median home value

$68,800$75,000

Median gross rent

$615$777

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lanark	Savanna
Under 5	7.2%	2.9%
5 to 17	17.3%	14.1%
18 to 24	12.6%	6.8%
25 to 34	8.9%	7.9%
35 to 44	15.0%	12.4%
45 to 54	9.9%	13.0%
55 to 64	9.5%	15.5%
65 to 74	11.4%	14.8%
75 and over	8.1%	12.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lanark	Savanna
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	88.0%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
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%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lanark	Savanna
No high school diploma	4.3%	16.6%
High school graduate	38.0%	28.0%
Some college or associate's	44.0%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lanark	Savanna
Drove alone	88.5%	74.2%
Carpooled	4.7%	8.7%
Public transit	0.8%	1.9%
Walked	2.7%	8.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	6.4%
Other means	0.4%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lanark	Savanna
1-unit, detached	90.0%	73.2%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	4.9%
20 or more units	0.5%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Lanark	Savanna
Poverty rate	14.3%	15.4%
Average household size	2.33	1.88
Mean commute (minutes)	25	14
Median year structure built	1944	1949