Lemont

Population: 17,643
Median household income: $126,100
Median home value: $447,800

Lemont is a community in Cook County, Illinois, home to 17,643 residents. At $126,100, its median household income sits above Cook County's $81,797.

From 2019 to 2023, Lemont's population grew 3.6% from 17,023 to 17,643, while its median home value rose 23.4% from $363,000 to $447,800.

The median resident is 43.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,643
Median age: 43.7 yrs
Median household income: $126,100
Median home value: $447,800
Median gross rent: $1,211
Housing units: 6,513
Homeownership rate: 87.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,02317,643

Median household income

$99,724$126,100

Median home value

$363,000$447,800

Median gross rent

$1,069$1,211

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,023	$99,724	$363,000	$1,069
2020	17,131	$114,509	$373,500	$1,223
2021	17,535	$119,750	$389,000	$1,184
2022	17,558	$128,694	$445,000	$1,276
2023	17,643	$126,100	$447,800	$1,211

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1719.6%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 347.2%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	842	4.8%
5 to 17	3,453	19.6%
18 to 24	1,178	6.7%
25 to 34	1,269	7.2%
35 to 44	2,578	14.6%
45 to 54	2,129	12.1%
55 to 64	2,760	15.6%
65 to 74	1,902	10.8%
75 and over	1,532	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,123	85.7%
Black or African American	235	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.0%
Asian	265	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	18	0.1%
Two or more races	308	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,690	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate21.2%

Some college or associate's28.7%

Bachelor's degree27.6%

Graduate or professional degree18.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	546	4.5%
High school graduate	2,582	21.2%
Some college or associate's	3,492	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	3,365	27.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,185	18.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone76.3%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit2.7%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.4%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,406	76.3%
Carpooled	281	3.3%
Public transit	229	2.7%
Walked	241	2.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,208	14.4%
Other means	32	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,214	16.9%
15 to 29 min	1,786	24.8%
30 to 44 min	1,864	25.9%
45 to 59 min	800	11.1%
60+ min	1,525	21.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.74
Poverty rate: 3.1% (546 of 17,375)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,632	73.1%
Nonfamily households	1,702	26.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,334	97.3%
Vacant	179	2.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,524	87.2%
Renter-occupied	810	12.8%

1-unit, detached76.2%

1-unit, attached12.6%

2 to 4 units6.6%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,964	76.2%
1-unit, attached	820	12.6%
2 to 4 units	430	6.6%
5 to 19 units	109	1.7%
20 or more units	190	2.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1742795
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 8.82 sq mi
Water area: 0.37 sq mi
Center point: 41.6673, -87.9844

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