Lee

Population: 332
Median household income: $76,250
Median home value: $155,200

Lee, a community in DeKalb County, Illinois, has 332 residents. At $76,250, its median household income sits above DeKalb County's $69,022.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lee's population declined 5.7% from 352 to 332, while its median home value rose 33.8% from $116,000 to $155,200.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 80.1% of the population. 86.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 332
Median age: 35.8 yrs
Median household income: $76,250
Median home value: $155,200
Median gross rent: $1,102
Housing units: 119
Homeownership rate: 75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

352332

Median household income

$62,500$76,250

Median home value

$116,000$155,200

Median gross rent

$763$1,102

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	352	$62,500	$116,000	$763
2020	380	$82,500	$130,800	$725
2021	333	$67,500	$128,100	$907
2022	325	$71,875	$155,300	$942
2023	332	$76,250	$155,200	$1,102

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1720.8%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6418.7%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	20	6.0%
5 to 17	69	20.8%
18 to 24	32	9.6%
25 to 34	42	12.7%
35 to 44	33	9.9%
45 to 54	36	10.8%
55 to 64	62	18.7%
65 to 74	26	7.8%
75 and over	12	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	266	80.1%
Black or African American	15	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.6%
Two or more races	16	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	33	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.3%

High school graduate43.6%

Some college or associate's39.3%

Bachelor's degree8.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7	3.3%
High school graduate	92	43.6%
Some college or associate's	83	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	17	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone86.0%

Carpooled4.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	154	86.0%
Carpooled	8	4.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	2.8%
Bicycle	2	1.1%
Worked from home	10	5.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	37	21.9%
15 to 29 min	45	26.6%
30 to 44 min	39	23.1%
45 to 59 min	25	14.8%
60+ min	23	13.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.96
Poverty rate: 18.2% (60 of 329)

	Count	Share
Family households	94	83.9%
Nonfamily households	18	16.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	112	94.1%
Vacant	7	5.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	84	75.0%
Renter-occupied	28	25.0%

1-unit, detached94.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	112	94.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7	5.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1742587
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.2 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.7954, -88.9417

Lee