Lerna vs Trilla

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

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

Lerna has the higher population (220 vs 118 in Trilla). Trilla has the higher median household income ($120,625 vs $48,750 in Lerna). Trilla has the higher median home value ($96,100 vs $80,800 in Lerna).

Population, income & housing

	Lerna	Trilla
Population	220	118
Median age	30.3 yrs	26.5 yrs
Median household income	$48,750	$120,625
Median home value	$80,800	$96,100
Median gross rent	$800	—
Housing units	127	33
Homeownership rate	71.4%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.2%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	15.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lerna	Trilla
Population	253 → 220 (-13.0%)	338 → 118 (-65.1%)
Median household income	$43,500 → $48,750 (+12.1%)	$53,661 → $120,625 (+124.8%)
Median home value	$66,200 → $80,800 (+22.1%)	$176,900 → $96,100 (-45.7%)
Median gross rent	$521 → $800 (+53.6%)	—

Lerna

Population

253220

Median household income

$43,500$48,750

Median home value

$66,200$80,800

Median gross rent

$521$800

Trilla

Population

338118

Median household income

$53,661$120,625

Median home value

$176,900$96,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lerna	Trilla
Under 5	11.4%	33.1%
5 to 17	10.5%	12.7%
18 to 24	13.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	17.3%	21.2%
35 to 44	5.9%	0.0%
45 to 54	9.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	6.8%	11.0%
65 to 74	15.0%	11.9%
75 and over	10.9%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lerna	Trilla
White (non-Hispanic)	97.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	2.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lerna	Trilla
No high school diploma	6.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	50.3%	39.1%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	42.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lerna	Trilla
Drove alone	89.2%	100.0%
Carpooled	7.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lerna	Trilla
1-unit, detached	81.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lerna	Trilla
Poverty rate	17.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.42	3.58
Mean commute (minutes)	20	—
Median year structure built	1961	1938