Mokena vs New Lenox

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

Mokena 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 19,906 in Mokena). New Lenox has the higher median household income ($133,071 vs $129,017 in Mokena). New Lenox has the higher median home value ($377,500 vs $377,100 in Mokena).

Population, income & housing

	Mokena	New Lenox
Population	19,906	27,456
Median age	44.1 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$129,017	$133,071
Median home value	$377,100	$377,500
Median gross rent	$1,405	$1,244
Housing units	7,459	9,473
Homeownership rate	90.7%	91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.5%	45.5%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mokena	New Lenox
Population	20,674 → 19,906 (-3.7%)	26,454 → 27,456 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$109,108 → $129,017 (+18.2%)	$110,313 → $133,071 (+20.6%)
Median home value	$319,200 → $377,100 (+18.1%)	$294,800 → $377,500 (+28.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,085 → $1,405 (+29.5%)	$1,143 → $1,244 (+8.8%)

Mokena

Population

20,67419,906

Median household income

$109,108$129,017

Median home value

$319,200$377,100

Median gross rent

$1,085$1,405

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)

	Mokena	New Lenox
Under 5	4.6%	8.4%
5 to 17	17.9%	20.4%
18 to 24	8.1%	7.4%
25 to 34	9.9%	9.6%
35 to 44	10.8%	17.4%
45 to 54	16.1%	12.2%
55 to 64	16.1%	12.3%
65 to 74	10.1%	8.0%
75 and over	6.5%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mokena	New Lenox
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	89.6%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mokena	New Lenox
No high school diploma	2.1%	1.7%
High school graduate	21.6%	23.1%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	28.1%	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	16.4%	17.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mokena	New Lenox
Drove alone	73.0%	75.7%
Carpooled	4.1%	5.6%
Public transit	4.9%	3.5%
Walked	1.9%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	14.9%	14.2%
Other means	1.1%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mokena	New Lenox
1-unit, detached	72.6%	81.0%
1-unit, attached	16.2%	10.5%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Mokena	New Lenox
Poverty rate	4.5%	2.1%
Average household size	2.75	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	32	33
Median year structure built	1996	1997