Homer Glen vs New Lenox

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

Homer Glen 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 24,516 in Homer Glen). New Lenox has the higher median household income ($133,071 vs $128,546 in Homer Glen). Homer Glen has the higher median home value ($400,000 vs $377,500 in New Lenox).

Population, income & housing

	Homer Glen	New Lenox
Population	24,516	27,456
Median age	42.0 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$128,546	$133,071
Median home value	$400,000	$377,500
Median gross rent	$1,737	$1,244
Housing units	8,314	9,473
Homeownership rate	93.5%	91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.5%	45.5%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Homer Glen	New Lenox
Population	24,592 → 24,516 (-0.3%)	26,454 → 27,456 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$106,818 → $128,546 (+20.3%)	$110,313 → $133,071 (+20.6%)
Median home value	$330,600 → $400,000 (+21.0%)	$294,800 → $377,500 (+28.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,567 → $1,737 (+10.8%)	$1,143 → $1,244 (+8.8%)

Homer Glen

Population

24,59224,516

Median household income

$106,818$128,546

Median home value

$330,600$400,000

Median gross rent

$1,567$1,737

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)

	Homer Glen	New Lenox
Under 5	5.5%	8.4%
5 to 17	18.8%	20.4%
18 to 24	6.5%	7.4%
25 to 34	9.8%	9.6%
35 to 44	12.7%	17.4%
45 to 54	10.8%	12.2%
55 to 64	16.5%	12.3%
65 to 74	12.1%	8.0%
75 and over	7.2%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Homer Glen	New Lenox
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	89.6%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.1%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Homer Glen	New Lenox
No high school diploma	7.8%	1.7%
High school graduate	23.8%	23.1%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	25.7%	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	17.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Homer Glen	New Lenox
Drove alone	77.8%	75.7%
Carpooled	5.9%	5.6%
Public transit	1.8%	3.5%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	13.7%	14.2%
Other means	0.7%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Homer Glen	New Lenox
1-unit, detached	89.8%	81.0%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	10.5%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	4.2%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Homer Glen	New Lenox
Poverty rate	4.4%	2.1%
Average household size	3.04	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	36	33
Median year structure built	1988	1997