Lomax vs Stronghurst

A side-by-side comparison of Lomax and Stronghurst: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Stronghurst has the higher population (1,106 vs 321 in Lomax). Stronghurst has the higher median household income ($80,556 vs $51,875 in Lomax). Stronghurst has the higher median home value ($104,400 vs $81,400 in Lomax).

Population, income & housing

	Lomax	Stronghurst
Population	321	1,106
Median age	41.9 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$51,875	$80,556
Median home value	$81,400	$104,400
Median gross rent	$825	$929
Housing units	138	458
Homeownership rate	83.9%	70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lomax	Stronghurst
Population	396 → 321 (-18.9%)	950 → 1,106 (+16.4%)
Median household income	$30,417 → $51,875 (+70.5%)	$46,635 → $80,556 (+72.7%)
Median home value	$66,500 → $81,400 (+22.4%)	$85,800 → $104,400 (+21.7%)
Median gross rent	$575 → $825 (+43.5%)	$540 → $929 (+72.0%)

Lomax

Population

396321

Median household income

$30,417$51,875

Median home value

$66,500$81,400

Median gross rent

$575$825

Stronghurst

Population

9501,106

Median household income

$46,635$80,556

Median home value

$85,800$104,400

Median gross rent

$540$929

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lomax	Stronghurst
Under 5	7.2%	6.4%
5 to 17	17.8%	24.2%
18 to 24	6.2%	6.8%
25 to 34	12.5%	5.8%
35 to 44	12.8%	16.5%
45 to 54	6.9%	8.9%
55 to 64	11.8%	12.1%
65 to 74	18.7%	7.3%
75 and over	6.2%	12.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lomax	Stronghurst
White (non-Hispanic)	85.0%	92.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
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	0.9%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	14.0%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lomax	Stronghurst
No high school diploma	6.3%	5.2%
High school graduate	45.7%	33.7%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lomax	Stronghurst
Drove alone	89.5%	85.8%
Carpooled	10.5%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lomax	Stronghurst
1-unit, detached	87.0%	86.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.1%
Mobile home & other	9.4%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Lomax	Stronghurst
Poverty rate	13.7%	10.8%
Average household size	2.72	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	33	26
Median year structure built	1962	1959