Lanark

Population: 1,510
Median household income: $66,250
Median home value: $97,100

Located in Carroll County, Illinois, Lanark is a community with a population of 1,510. The median household income of $66,250 is above the Carroll County median ($60,871).

From 2019 to 2023, Lanark's population grew 4.5% from 1,445 to 1,510, while its median home value rose 12.5% from $86,300 to $97,100.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.3% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 93.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,510
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $66,250
Median home value: $97,100
Median gross rent: $781
Housing units: 738
Homeownership rate: 81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4451,510

Median household income

$44,875$66,250

Median home value

$86,300$97,100

Median gross rent

$600$781

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,445	$44,875	$86,300	$600
2020	1,453	$47,917	$83,000	$671
2021	1,571	$62,083	$83,900	$672
2022	1,553	$67,031	$94,800	$806
2023	1,510	$66,250	$97,100	$781

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 2412.6%

25 to 348.9%

35 to 4415.0%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	109	7.2%
5 to 17	261	17.3%
18 to 24	191	12.6%
25 to 34	135	8.9%
35 to 44	227	15.0%
45 to 54	149	9.9%
55 to 64	143	9.5%
65 to 74	172	11.4%
75 and over	123	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,405	93.0%
Black or African American	5	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	32	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	68	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate38.0%

Some college or associate's44.0%

Bachelor's degree9.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	41	4.3%
High school graduate	361	38.0%
Some college or associate's	418	44.0%
Bachelor's degree	87	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	42	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone88.5%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit0.8%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.9%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	695	88.5%
Carpooled	37	4.7%
Public transit	6	0.8%
Walked	21	2.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	23	2.9%
Other means	3	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	271	35.6%
15 to 29 min	110	14.4%
30 to 44 min	249	32.7%
45 to 59 min	95	12.5%
60+ min	37	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 14.3% (215 of 1,505)

	Count	Share
Family households	434	67.6%
Nonfamily households	208	32.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1944

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	642	87.0%
Vacant	96	13.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	520	81.0%
Renter-occupied	122	19.0%

1-unit, detached90.0%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	664	90.0%
1-unit, attached	10	1.4%
2 to 4 units	24	3.3%
5 to 19 units	30	4.1%
20 or more units	4	0.5%
Mobile home & other	6	0.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1741859
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.12 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.1019, -89.8334