Leonore vs Serena

A side-by-side comparison of Leonore and Serena: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Serena has the higher population (195 vs 143 in Leonore). Since 2019, Serena's population has grown faster (+42.3% vs +21.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Leonore	Serena
Population	143	195
Median age	47.2 yrs	15.4 yrs
Median home value	$82,000	—
Median gross rent	$880	—
Housing units	66	14
Homeownership rate	87.1%	50.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.0%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	10.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Leonore	Serena
Population	118 → 143 (+21.2%)	137 → 195 (+42.3%)
Median household income	$79,375 → $45,833 (-42.3%)	—
Median home value	$75,400 → $82,000 (+8.8%)	—
Median gross rent	$794 → $880 (+10.8%)	—

Leonore

Population

118143

Median household income

$79,375$45,833

Median home value

$75,400$82,000

Median gross rent

$794$880

Serena

Population

137195

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Leonore	Serena
Under 5	4.9%	5.1%
5 to 17	14.7%	62.1%
18 to 24	11.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.5%	14.4%
35 to 44	5.6%	18.5%
45 to 54	29.4%	0.0%
55 to 64	2.1%	0.0%
65 to 74	5.6%	0.0%
75 and over	15.4%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Leonore	Serena
White (non-Hispanic)	97.2%	0.0%
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	2.1%	39.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	61.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Leonore	Serena
No high school diploma	4.1%	67.2%
High school graduate	52.0%	21.9%
Some college or associate's	41.8%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	2.0%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Leonore	Serena
Drove alone	97.6%	100.0%
Carpooled	1.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Leonore	Serena
1-unit, detached	98.5%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Leonore	Serena
Poverty rate	17.5%	35.4%
Average household size	2.31	13.93
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1963	—