Como vs Lyndon

A side-by-side comparison of Como and Lyndon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Como has the higher population (581 vs 576 in Lyndon). Como has the higher median household income ($59,417 vs $52,656 in Lyndon). Como has the higher median home value ($154,000 vs $108,300 in Lyndon).

Population, income & housing

	Como	Lyndon
Population	581	576
Median age	37.7 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$59,417	$52,656
Median home value	$154,000	$108,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,146
Housing units	201	262
Homeownership rate	83.1%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	11.6%
Unemployment rate	11.5%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Como	Lyndon
Population	593 → 581 (-2.0%)	656 → 576 (-12.2%)
Median household income	$77,569 → $59,417 (-23.4%)	$41,823 → $52,656 (+25.9%)
Median home value	$150,700 → $154,000 (+2.2%)	$79,400 → $108,300 (+36.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$850 → $1,146 (+34.8%)

Como

Population

593581

Median household income

$77,569$59,417

Median home value

$150,700$154,000

Lyndon

Population

656576

Median household income

$41,823$52,656

Median home value

$79,400$108,300

Median gross rent

$850$1,146

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Como	Lyndon
Under 5	1.4%	4.2%
5 to 17	28.4%	19.6%
18 to 24	1.4%	7.1%
25 to 34	17.9%	15.3%
35 to 44	12.0%	7.8%
45 to 54	7.6%	11.1%
55 to 64	12.6%	10.9%
65 to 74	13.9%	10.4%
75 and over	4.8%	13.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Como	Lyndon
White (non-Hispanic)	60.2%	77.6%
Black or African American	5.7%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	15.8%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	18.2%	19.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Como	Lyndon
No high school diploma	10.5%	13.6%
High school graduate	27.0%	53.3%
Some college or associate's	50.7%	21.6%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	5.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Como	Lyndon
Drove alone	57.1%	81.5%
Carpooled	18.2%	12.7%
Public transit	5.6%	0.0%
Walked	14.7%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.4%
Other means	4.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Como	Lyndon
1-unit, detached	90.5%	84.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	9.9%

Poverty & households

	Como	Lyndon
Poverty rate	22.0%	7.1%
Average household size	2.89	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	17	33
Median year structure built	1958	1960