Lacon vs Varna

A side-by-side comparison of Lacon and Varna: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lacon has the higher population (1,768 vs 425 in Varna). Varna has the higher median household income ($61,250 vs $60,750 in Lacon). Lacon has the higher median home value ($111,700 vs $89,000 in Varna).

Population, income & housing

	Lacon	Varna
Population	1,768	425
Median age	41.4 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$60,750	$61,250
Median home value	$111,700	$89,000
Median gross rent	$811	$838
Housing units	804	190
Homeownership rate	73.4%	85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.0%	11.5%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lacon	Varna
Population	1,759 → 1,768 (+0.5%)	392 → 425 (+8.4%)
Median household income	$52,448 → $60,750 (+15.8%)	$54,250 → $61,250 (+12.9%)
Median home value	$85,700 → $111,700 (+30.3%)	$85,000 → $89,000 (+4.7%)
Median gross rent	$757 → $811 (+7.1%)	$775 → $838 (+8.1%)

Lacon

Population

1,7591,768

Median household income

$52,448$60,750

Median home value

$85,700$111,700

Median gross rent

$757$811

Varna

Population

392425

Median household income

$54,250$61,250

Median home value

$85,000$89,000

Median gross rent

$775$838

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lacon	Varna
Under 5	6.3%	6.6%
5 to 17	15.8%	20.9%
18 to 24	7.2%	2.8%
25 to 34	13.2%	12.7%
35 to 44	11.0%	11.5%
45 to 54	8.3%	9.4%
55 to 64	14.5%	16.9%
65 to 74	8.6%	6.1%
75 and over	15.0%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lacon	Varna
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lacon	Varna
No high school diploma	5.8%	11.5%
High school graduate	46.2%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	42.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lacon	Varna
Drove alone	87.9%	86.5%
Carpooled	2.8%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	0.6%
Other means	0.7%	4.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lacon	Varna
1-unit, detached	82.7%	93.2%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Lacon	Varna
Poverty rate	14.3%	16.4%
Average household size	2.26	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	36	28
Median year structure built	1956	1944