Christian County vs Lee County

A side-by-side comparison of Christian County and Lee County: population, income, housing, and more.

Christian County and Lee County are counties in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lee County has the higher population (34,058 vs 33,684 in Christian County). Lee County has the higher median household income ($68,459 vs $59,253 in Christian County). Lee County has the higher median home value ($155,100 vs $112,100 in Christian County).

Population, income & housing

	Christian County	Lee County
Population	33,684	34,058
Median age	42.7 yrs	43.0 yrs
Median household income	$59,253	$68,459
Median home value	$112,100	$155,100
Median gross rent	$729	$853
Housing units	15,190	14,993
Homeownership rate	74.3%	73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Christian County	Lee County
Population	32,931 → 33,684 (+2.3%)	34,389 → 34,058 (-1.0%)
Median household income	$52,834 → $59,253 (+12.1%)	$58,194 → $68,459 (+17.6%)
Median home value	$90,900 → $112,100 (+23.3%)	$119,900 → $155,100 (+29.4%)
Median gross rent	$674 → $729 (+8.2%)	$694 → $853 (+22.9%)

Christian County

Population

32,93133,684

Median household income

$52,834$59,253

Median home value

$90,900$112,100

Median gross rent

$674$729

Lee County

Population

34,38934,058

Median household income

$58,194$68,459

Median home value

$119,900$155,100

Median gross rent

$694$853

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Christian County	Lee County
Under 5	5.0%	4.9%
5 to 17	15.0%	15.0%
18 to 24	7.6%	6.6%
25 to 34	12.1%	13.3%
35 to 44	12.9%	12.6%
45 to 54	12.6%	12.1%
55 to 64	15.0%	14.7%
65 to 74	11.1%	11.9%
75 and over	8.6%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Christian County	Lee County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	84.3%
Black or African American	2.6%	5.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.6%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Christian County	Lee County
No high school diploma	9.1%	9.5%
High school graduate	44.1%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Christian County	Lee County
Drove alone	84.3%	83.6%
Carpooled	8.3%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	0.7%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	6.3%	5.3%
Other means	0.2%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Christian County	Lee County
1-unit, detached	83.0%	78.3%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	4.5%
20 or more units	3.3%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Christian County	Lee County
Poverty rate	11.1%	11.7%
Average household size	2.37	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	1963	1962