Le Roy vs Normal

A side-by-side comparison of Le Roy and Normal: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Normal has the higher population (52,908 vs 3,177 in Le Roy). Le Roy has the higher median household income ($87,500 vs $66,350 in Normal). Normal has the higher median home value ($199,900 vs $165,600 in Le Roy).

Population, income & housing

	Le Roy	Normal
Population	3,177	52,908
Median age	44.8 yrs	25.2 yrs
Median household income	$87,500	$66,350
Median home value	$165,600	$199,900
Median gross rent	$806	$974
Housing units	1,496	21,879
Homeownership rate	83.8%	55.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.8%	52.5%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Le Roy	Normal
Population	3,702 → 3,177 (-14.2%)	54,891 → 52,908 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$73,950 → $87,500 (+18.3%)	$58,111 → $66,350 (+14.2%)
Median home value	$137,800 → $165,600 (+20.2%)	$170,200 → $199,900 (+17.5%)
Median gross rent	$601 → $806 (+34.1%)	$875 → $974 (+11.3%)

Le Roy

Population

3,7023,177

Median household income

$73,950$87,500

Median home value

$137,800$165,600

Median gross rent

$601$806

Normal

Population

54,89152,908

Median household income

$58,111$66,350

Median home value

$170,200$199,900

Median gross rent

$875$974

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Le Roy	Normal
Under 5	6.1%	4.4%
5 to 17	14.6%	12.4%
18 to 24	7.5%	32.9%
25 to 34	12.5%	11.2%
35 to 44	9.5%	10.2%
45 to 54	13.0%	8.7%
55 to 64	18.1%	8.3%
65 to 74	9.8%	6.7%
75 and over	8.9%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Le Roy	Normal
White (non-Hispanic)	96.6%	75.4%
Black or African American	1.1%	11.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.4%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Le Roy	Normal
No high school diploma	3.8%	2.5%
High school graduate	32.2%	19.7%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	24.4%	34.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	18.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Le Roy	Normal
Drove alone	82.9%	70.8%
Carpooled	3.2%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	0.2%	8.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	13.6%	12.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Le Roy	Normal
1-unit, detached	81.2%	46.9%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	6.9%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	23.2%
20 or more units	4.2%	13.3%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Le Roy	Normal
Poverty rate	3.5%	21.5%
Average household size	2.24	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	23	17
Median year structure built	1972	1989