Lerna

Population: 220
Median household income: $48,750
Median home value: $80,800

Lerna, a community in Coles County, Illinois, has 220 residents. The median household income of $48,750 is below the Coles County median ($56,040).

Between 2019 and 2023, Lerna's population declined 13.0% from 253 to 220, while its median home value rose 22.1% from $66,200 to $80,800.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 97.3% of the population. 89.2% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 220
Median age: 30.3 yrs
Median household income: $48,750
Median home value: $80,800
Median gross rent: $800
Housing units: 127
Homeownership rate: 71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
Unemployment rate: 15.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

253220

Median household income

$43,500$48,750

Median home value

$66,200$80,800

Median gross rent

$521$800

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	253	$43,500	$66,200	$521
2020	251	$44,286	$68,200	$613
2021	252	$44,375	$73,500	$546
2022	220	$46,000	$79,200	$595
2023	220	$48,750	$80,800	$800

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

Age distribution

Under 511.4%

5 to 1710.5%

18 to 2413.2%

25 to 3417.3%

35 to 445.9%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 646.8%

65 to 7415.0%

75 and over10.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	25	11.4%
5 to 17	23	10.5%
18 to 24	29	13.2%
25 to 34	38	17.3%
35 to 44	13	5.9%
45 to 54	20	9.1%
55 to 64	15	6.8%
65 to 74	33	15.0%
75 and over	24	10.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	214	97.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	6	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate50.3%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree7.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9	6.3%
High school graduate	72	50.3%
Some college or associate's	46	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	10	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone89.2%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	74	89.2%
Carpooled	6	7.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	3.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	19	23.8%
15 to 29 min	42	52.5%
30 to 44 min	12	15.0%
45 to 59 min	7	8.8%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 17.0% (36 of 212)

	Count	Share
Family households	57	62.6%
Nonfamily households	34	37.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	91	71.7%
Vacant	36	28.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	65	71.4%
Renter-occupied	26	28.6%

1-unit, detached81.9%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other15.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	104	81.9%
1-unit, attached	1	0.8%
2 to 4 units	2	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20	15.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1742938
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.11 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.4179, -88.2888