New Lenox

Population: 27,456
Median household income: $133,071
Median home value: $377,500

New Lenox is a community in Will County, Illinois, home to 27,456 residents. Its median household income of $133,071 runs above the Will County figure of $107,799.

Between 2019 and 2023, New Lenox's population grew 3.8% from 26,454 to 27,456, while its median home value rose 28.1% from $294,800 to $377,500.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.4% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 89.6% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,456
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $133,071
Median home value: $377,500
Median gross rent: $1,244
Housing units: 9,473
Homeownership rate: 91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,45427,456

Median household income

$110,313$133,071

Median home value

$294,800$377,500

Median gross rent

$1,143$1,244

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,454	$110,313	$294,800	$1,143
2020	26,788	$115,327	$308,500	$1,163
2021	26,942	$118,817	$316,200	$1,195
2022	27,242	$129,797	$357,000	$1,207
2023	27,456	$133,071	$377,500	$1,244

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

Age distribution

Under 58.4%

5 to 1720.4%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 4417.4%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,294	8.4%
5 to 17	5,607	20.4%
18 to 24	2,039	7.4%
25 to 34	2,632	9.6%
35 to 44	4,774	17.4%
45 to 54	3,362	12.2%
55 to 64	3,372	12.3%
65 to 74	2,187	8.0%
75 and over	1,189	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	24,607	89.6%
Black or African American	95	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	203	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.0%
Some other race	28	0.1%
Two or more races	1,069	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,448	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.7%

High school graduate23.1%

Some college or associate's29.7%

Bachelor's degree28.1%

Graduate or professional degree17.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	293	1.7%
High school graduate	4,051	23.1%
Some college or associate's	5,207	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	4,919	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3,046	17.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone75.7%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit3.5%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home14.2%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,508	75.7%
Carpooled	781	5.6%
Public transit	487	3.5%
Walked	53	0.4%
Bicycle	30	0.2%
Worked from home	1,975	14.2%
Other means	53	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,532	21.3%
15 to 29 min	2,643	22.2%
30 to 44 min	3,179	26.7%
45 to 59 min	1,733	14.5%
60+ min	1,825	15.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.99
Poverty rate: 2.1% (573 of 27,374)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,407	81.0%
Nonfamily households	1,735	19.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,142	96.5%
Vacant	331	3.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,334	91.2%
Renter-occupied	808	8.8%

1-unit, detached81.0%

1-unit, attached10.5%

2 to 4 units3.7%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,671	81.0%
1-unit, attached	991	10.5%
2 to 4 units	351	3.7%
5 to 19 units	396	4.2%
20 or more units	52	0.5%
Mobile home & other	12	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1752584
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 16 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 41.5100, -87.9700