Humboldt vs Lerna

A side-by-side comparison of Humboldt and Lerna: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Humboldt has the higher population (360 vs 220 in Lerna). Humboldt has the higher median household income ($58,375 vs $48,750 in Lerna). Lerna has the higher median home value ($80,800 vs $75,000 in Humboldt).

Population, income & housing

	Humboldt	Lerna
Population	360	220
Median age	41.6 yrs	30.3 yrs
Median household income	$58,375	$48,750
Median home value	$75,000	$80,800
Median gross rent	$879	$800
Housing units	166	127
Homeownership rate	74.5%	71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	15.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Humboldt	Lerna
Population	461 → 360 (-21.9%)	253 → 220 (-13.0%)
Median household income	$50,313 → $58,375 (+16.0%)	$43,500 → $48,750 (+12.1%)
Median home value	$68,700 → $75,000 (+9.2%)	$66,200 → $80,800 (+22.1%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $879 (+25.6%)	$521 → $800 (+53.6%)

Humboldt

Population

461360

Median household income

$50,313$58,375

Median home value

$68,700$75,000

Median gross rent

$700$879

Lerna

Population

253220

Median household income

$43,500$48,750

Median home value

$66,200$80,800

Median gross rent

$521$800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Humboldt	Lerna
Under 5	1.4%	11.4%
5 to 17	25.0%	10.5%
18 to 24	8.6%	13.2%
25 to 34	6.4%	17.3%
35 to 44	15.8%	5.9%
45 to 54	14.7%	9.1%
55 to 64	12.8%	6.8%
65 to 74	11.4%	15.0%
75 and over	3.9%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Humboldt	Lerna
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	97.3%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
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	1.1%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Humboldt	Lerna
No high school diploma	10.3%	6.3%
High school graduate	41.9%	50.3%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Humboldt	Lerna
Drove alone	72.6%	89.2%
Carpooled	21.4%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Humboldt	Lerna
1-unit, detached	79.5%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.7%	15.7%

Poverty & households

	Humboldt	Lerna
Poverty rate	12.1%	17.0%
Average household size	2.35	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	24	20
Median year structure built	1970	1961