Frankfort vs New Lenox

A side-by-side comparison of Frankfort and New Lenox: population, income, housing, and more.

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

New Lenox has the higher population (27,456 vs 20,417 in Frankfort). Frankfort has the higher median household income ($153,714 vs $133,071 in New Lenox). Frankfort has the higher median home value ($461,600 vs $377,500 in New Lenox).

Population, income & housing

	Frankfort	New Lenox
Population	20,417	27,456
Median age	41.8 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$153,714	$133,071
Median home value	$461,600	$377,500
Median gross rent	$2,175	$1,244
Housing units	6,922	9,473
Homeownership rate	94.7%	91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.2%	45.5%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Frankfort	New Lenox
Population	18,999 → 20,417 (+7.5%)	26,454 → 27,456 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$139,145 → $153,714 (+10.5%)	$110,313 → $133,071 (+20.6%)
Median home value	$384,900 → $461,600 (+19.9%)	$294,800 → $377,500 (+28.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,240 → $2,175 (+75.4%)	$1,143 → $1,244 (+8.8%)

Frankfort

Population

18,99920,417

Median household income

$139,145$153,714

Median home value

$384,900$461,600

Median gross rent

$1,240$2,175

New Lenox

Population

26,45427,456

Median household income

$110,313$133,071

Median home value

$294,800$377,500

Median gross rent

$1,143$1,244

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Frankfort	New Lenox
Under 5	5.4%	8.4%
5 to 17	24.1%	20.4%
18 to 24	6.0%	7.4%
25 to 34	6.6%	9.6%
35 to 44	12.1%	17.4%
45 to 54	15.1%	12.2%
55 to 64	15.1%	12.3%
65 to 74	9.6%	8.0%
75 and over	6.0%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Frankfort	New Lenox
White (non-Hispanic)	78.6%	89.6%
Black or African American	10.8%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.4%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Frankfort	New Lenox
No high school diploma	1.7%	1.7%
High school graduate	15.8%	23.1%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	34.2%	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	25.0%	17.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Frankfort	New Lenox
Drove alone	71.8%	75.7%
Carpooled	3.3%	5.6%
Public transit	4.3%	3.5%
Walked	0.3%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	19.4%	14.2%
Other means	0.9%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Frankfort	New Lenox
1-unit, detached	81.7%	81.0%
1-unit, attached	13.9%	10.5%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Frankfort	New Lenox
Poverty rate	4.4%	2.1%
Average household size	3.08	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	33	33
Median year structure built	2000	1997