Lindenhurst

Population: 14,365
Median household income: $127,837
Median home value: $275,400

Lindenhurst, a community in Lake County, Illinois, has 14,365 residents. The median household income of $127,837 is above the Lake County median ($108,917).

From 2019 to 2023, Lindenhurst's population held roughly steady from 14,417 to 14,365, while its median home value rose 25.4% from $219,700 to $275,400.

80.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1986.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,365
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $127,837
Median home value: $275,400
Median gross rent: $1,836
Housing units: 5,288
Homeownership rate: 83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,41714,365

Median household income

$108,044$127,837

Median home value

$219,700$275,400

Median gross rent

$1,598$1,836

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,417	$108,044	$219,700	$1,598
2020	14,317	$115,495	$223,600	$1,562
2021	14,453	$121,209	$228,300	$1,640
2022	14,403	$124,690	$251,700	$1,771
2023	14,365	$127,837	$275,400	$1,836

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5414.6%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,054	7.3%
5 to 17	2,527	17.6%
18 to 24	1,218	8.5%
25 to 34	1,936	13.5%
35 to 44	1,980	13.8%
45 to 54	2,094	14.6%
55 to 64	1,833	12.8%
65 to 74	1,044	7.3%
75 and over	679	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,461	72.8%
Black or African American	505	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.1%
Asian	1,092	7.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	114	0.8%
Two or more races	386	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,791	12.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate19.1%

Some college or associate's31.9%

Bachelor's degree28.9%

Graduate or professional degree15.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	473	4.9%
High school graduate	1,830	19.1%
Some college or associate's	3,048	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,768	28.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,447	15.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone76.1%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit1.5%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.6%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,923	76.1%
Carpooled	522	6.7%
Public transit	114	1.5%
Walked	12	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,138	14.6%
Other means	73	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	968	14.6%
15 to 29 min	2,022	30.4%
30 to 44 min	1,870	28.1%
45 to 59 min	878	13.2%
60+ min	906	13.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.80
Poverty rate: 3.5% (502 of 14,292)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,033	79.4%
Nonfamily households	1,048	20.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,081	96.1%
Vacant	207	3.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,221	83.1%
Renter-occupied	860	16.9%

1-unit, detached80.8%

1-unit, attached11.5%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units4.7%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,275	80.8%
1-unit, attached	607	11.5%
2 to 4 units	97	1.8%
5 to 19 units	251	4.7%
20 or more units	58	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1743770
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 4.53 sq mi
Water area: 0.34 sq mi
Center point: 42.4171, -88.0264