Lenzburg vs Marissa

A side-by-side comparison of Lenzburg and Marissa: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Marissa has the higher population (1,133 vs 513 in Lenzburg). Marissa has the higher median household income ($48,393 vs $44,722 in Lenzburg). Lenzburg has the higher median home value ($92,500 vs $87,000 in Marissa).

Population, income & housing

	Lenzburg	Marissa
Population	513	1,133
Median age	32.0 yrs	46.7 yrs
Median household income	$44,722	$48,393
Median home value	$92,500	$87,000
Median gross rent	$645	$572
Housing units	228	725
Homeownership rate	65.5%	72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	13.2%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	20.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lenzburg	Marissa
Population	454 → 513 (+13.0%)	1,410 → 1,133 (-19.6%)
Median household income	$39,850 → $44,722 (+12.2%)	$40,216 → $48,393 (+20.3%)
Median home value	$64,200 → $92,500 (+44.1%)	$79,500 → $87,000 (+9.4%)
Median gross rent	$810 → $645 (-20.4%)	$670 → $572 (-14.6%)

Lenzburg

Population

454513

Median household income

$39,850$44,722

Median home value

$64,200$92,500

Median gross rent

$810$645

Marissa

Population

1,4101,133

Median household income

$40,216$48,393

Median home value

$79,500$87,000

Median gross rent

$670$572

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lenzburg	Marissa
Under 5	10.1%	1.2%
5 to 17	20.3%	12.8%
18 to 24	7.4%	4.9%
25 to 34	16.8%	12.6%
35 to 44	12.7%	17.2%
45 to 54	8.0%	13.4%
55 to 64	15.4%	15.1%
65 to 74	6.4%	13.7%
75 and over	2.9%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lenzburg	Marissa
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	81.5%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	14.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lenzburg	Marissa
No high school diploma	16.3%	4.8%
High school graduate	37.9%	45.1%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lenzburg	Marissa
Drove alone	91.1%	69.2%
Carpooled	2.2%	16.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	10.5%
Other means	2.2%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lenzburg	Marissa
1-unit, detached	75.9%	72.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	14.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.8%	10.9%

Poverty & households

	Lenzburg	Marissa
Poverty rate	17.0%	19.1%
Average household size	2.57	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	1968	1958