Lyndon

Population: 576
Median household income: $52,656
Median home value: $108,300

Located in Whiteside County, Illinois, Lyndon is a community with a population of 576. At $52,656, its median household income sits below Whiteside County's $64,536.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lyndon's population declined 12.2% from 656 to 576, while its median home value rose 36.4% from $79,400 to $108,300.

11.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 81.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 576
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $52,656
Median home value: $108,300
Median gross rent: $1,146
Housing units: 262
Homeownership rate: 81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
Unemployment rate: 8.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

656576

Median household income

$41,823$52,656

Median home value

$79,400$108,300

Median gross rent

$850$1,146

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	656	$41,823	$79,400	$850
2020	604	$37,344	$84,000	$793
2021	589	$40,000	$88,700	$1,060
2022	561	$50,682	$109,400	$1,111
2023	576	$52,656	$108,300	$1,146

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1719.6%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 447.8%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over13.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	24	4.2%
5 to 17	113	19.6%
18 to 24	41	7.1%
25 to 34	88	15.3%
35 to 44	45	7.8%
45 to 54	64	11.1%
55 to 64	63	10.9%
65 to 74	60	10.4%
75 and over	78	13.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	447	77.6%
Black or African American	7	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	7	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	114	19.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.6%

High school graduate53.3%

Some college or associate's21.6%

Bachelor's degree5.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	54	13.6%
High school graduate	212	53.3%
Some college or associate's	86	21.6%
Bachelor's degree	20	5.0%
Graduate or professional degree	26	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone81.5%

Carpooled12.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	224	81.5%
Carpooled	35	12.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	4.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	71	27.0%
15 to 29 min	87	33.1%
30 to 44 min	43	16.3%
45 to 59 min	39	14.8%
60+ min	23	8.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 7.1% (41 of 576)

	Count	Share
Family households	119	48.6%
Nonfamily households	126	51.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	245	93.5%
Vacant	17	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	200	81.6%
Renter-occupied	45	18.4%

1-unit, detached84.7%

1-unit, attached5.3%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	222	84.7%
1-unit, attached	14	5.3%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26	9.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1745278
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.76 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.7175, -89.9240