Chenoa vs Lexington

A side-by-side comparison of Chenoa and Lexington: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lexington has the higher population (2,074 vs 1,559 in Chenoa). Lexington has the higher median household income ($98,676 vs $66,625 in Chenoa). Lexington has the higher median home value ($171,600 vs $120,700 in Chenoa).

Population, income & housing

	Chenoa	Lexington
Population	1,559	2,074
Median age	42.5 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$66,625	$98,676
Median home value	$120,700	$171,600
Median gross rent	$835	$734
Housing units	734	887
Homeownership rate	86.0%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.4%	32.6%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chenoa	Lexington
Population	1,997 → 1,559 (-21.9%)	1,894 → 2,074 (+9.5%)
Median household income	$59,333 → $66,625 (+12.3%)	$63,221 → $98,676 (+56.1%)
Median home value	$104,100 → $120,700 (+15.9%)	$146,500 → $171,600 (+17.1%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $835 (+13.6%)	$702 → $734 (+4.6%)

Chenoa

Population

1,9971,559

Median household income

$59,333$66,625

Median home value

$104,100$120,700

Median gross rent

$735$835

Lexington

Population

1,8942,074

Median household income

$63,221$98,676

Median home value

$146,500$171,600

Median gross rent

$702$734

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chenoa	Lexington
Under 5	4.7%	9.1%
5 to 17	19.9%	13.4%
18 to 24	9.4%	6.5%
25 to 34	7.2%	14.2%
35 to 44	11.5%	8.4%
45 to 54	12.4%	11.0%
55 to 64	13.8%	19.6%
65 to 74	9.3%	11.2%
75 and over	11.7%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chenoa	Lexington
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	91.8%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chenoa	Lexington
No high school diploma	8.7%	3.1%
High school graduate	39.3%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chenoa	Lexington
Drove alone	78.7%	78.6%
Carpooled	8.4%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	12.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chenoa	Lexington
1-unit, detached	88.1%	81.4%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Chenoa	Lexington
Poverty rate	19.1%	4.8%
Average household size	2.45	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	25	30
Median year structure built	1959	1972