Lynwood vs Steger

A side-by-side comparison of Lynwood and Steger: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Steger has the higher population (9,449 vs 9,047 in Lynwood). Lynwood has the higher median household income ($76,619 vs $59,691 in Steger). Lynwood has the higher median home value ($213,700 vs $134,100 in Steger).

Population, income & housing

	Lynwood	Steger
Population	9,047	9,449
Median age	39.5 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$76,619	$59,691
Median home value	$213,700	$134,100
Median gross rent	$1,151	$1,035
Housing units	3,664	4,525
Homeownership rate	81.4%	60.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.6%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lynwood	Steger
Population	9,279 → 9,047 (-2.5%)	9,366 → 9,449 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$66,652 → $76,619 (+15.0%)	$49,112 → $59,691 (+21.5%)
Median home value	$150,800 → $213,700 (+41.7%)	$105,200 → $134,100 (+27.5%)
Median gross rent	$913 → $1,151 (+26.1%)	$957 → $1,035 (+8.2%)

Lynwood

Population

9,2799,047

Median household income

$66,652$76,619

Median home value

$150,800$213,700

Median gross rent

$913$1,151

Steger

Population

9,3669,449

Median household income

$49,112$59,691

Median home value

$105,200$134,100

Median gross rent

$957$1,035

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lynwood	Steger
Under 5	7.7%	4.8%
5 to 17	17.3%	17.4%
18 to 24	12.3%	9.3%
25 to 34	9.1%	12.7%
35 to 44	9.6%	14.0%
45 to 54	13.2%	11.5%
55 to 64	10.3%	9.7%
65 to 74	12.4%	14.3%
75 and over	8.2%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lynwood	Steger
White (non-Hispanic)	13.5%	53.4%
Black or African American	65.6%	17.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	11.0%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	22.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lynwood	Steger
No high school diploma	8.1%	11.6%
High school graduate	24.7%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	25.0%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	14.6%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lynwood	Steger
Drove alone	63.6%	77.3%
Carpooled	9.5%	5.9%
Public transit	6.4%	4.9%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	17.9%	8.2%
Other means	2.6%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lynwood	Steger
1-unit, detached	57.9%	66.9%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	12.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.9%
Mobile home & other	23.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lynwood	Steger
Poverty rate	12.9%	15.0%
Average household size	2.69	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	52	32
Median year structure built	1988	1965