Lindenhurst vs Wauconda

A side-by-side comparison of Lindenhurst and Wauconda: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lindenhurst has the higher population (14,365 vs 14,010 in Wauconda). Lindenhurst has the higher median household income ($127,837 vs $112,438 in Wauconda). Lindenhurst has the higher median home value ($275,400 vs $268,300 in Wauconda).

Population, income & housing

	Lindenhurst	Wauconda
Population	14,365	14,010
Median age	37.1 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$127,837	$112,438
Median home value	$275,400	$268,300
Median gross rent	$1,836	$1,304
Housing units	5,288	5,361
Homeownership rate	83.1%	79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.1%	39.4%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lindenhurst	Wauconda
Population	14,417 → 14,365 (-0.4%)	13,655 → 14,010 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$108,044 → $127,837 (+18.3%)	$81,313 → $112,438 (+38.3%)
Median home value	$219,700 → $275,400 (+25.4%)	$226,600 → $268,300 (+18.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,598 → $1,836 (+14.9%)	$1,166 → $1,304 (+11.8%)

Lindenhurst

Population

14,41714,365

Median household income

$108,044$127,837

Median home value

$219,700$275,400

Median gross rent

$1,598$1,836

Wauconda

Population

13,65514,010

Median household income

$81,313$112,438

Median home value

$226,600$268,300

Median gross rent

$1,166$1,304

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lindenhurst	Wauconda
Under 5	7.3%	7.9%
5 to 17	17.6%	21.1%
18 to 24	8.5%	6.7%
25 to 34	13.5%	8.9%
35 to 44	13.8%	18.6%
45 to 54	14.6%	12.4%
55 to 64	12.8%	12.8%
65 to 74	7.3%	9.0%
75 and over	4.7%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lindenhurst	Wauconda
White (non-Hispanic)	72.8%	72.3%
Black or African American	3.5%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	7.6%	5.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	12.5%	18.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lindenhurst	Wauconda
No high school diploma	4.9%	8.1%
High school graduate	19.1%	20.9%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	28.9%	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	15.1%	15.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lindenhurst	Wauconda
Drove alone	76.1%	72.5%
Carpooled	6.7%	9.9%
Public transit	1.5%	1.6%
Walked	0.2%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.6%	14.2%
Other means	0.9%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lindenhurst	Wauconda
1-unit, detached	80.8%	70.6%
1-unit, attached	11.5%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	4.9%
20 or more units	1.1%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Lindenhurst	Wauconda
Poverty rate	3.5%	6.5%
Average household size	2.80	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	33	30
Median year structure built	1986	1990