Lemont, IL

Census Place

2024 Population

17,820

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2024 Poverty Rate

3.08%

1.86% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$123,370

2.16% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$468,800

4.69% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

8,357

Population & Diversity

Lemont, IL is home to a population of 17.8k people, from which 95.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 17.8% of Lemont, IL residents were born outside of the country (3.16k people).

In 2024, there were 14.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (15.1k people) in Lemont, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.05k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 502 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.6%

2024 Citizenship

96.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.6% of Lemont, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lemont, IL was 96.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lemont, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lemont, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
15.1k ± 927
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.05k ± 584
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
502 ± 379

8.86%

Hispanic Population

1.58k people

8.86% of the people in Lemont, IL are hispanic (1.58k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lemont, IL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Illinois.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
637,284 ± 19,101 people
India
166,788 ± 9,961 people
Poland
117,148 ± 8,364 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 637,284 Illinois residents, followed by India with 166,788 and Poland with 117,148.

Foreign-Born Population

17.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

3.16k people

15.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.72k people

As of 2024, 17.8% of Lemont, IL residents (3.16k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lemont, IL was 15.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Lemont, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
329 ± 142
Korea
53 ± 56
Gulf War (1990s)
41 ± 50

Lemont, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 6.21 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Lemont, IL.

Economy

The economy of Lemont, IL employs 8.36k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lemont, IL were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,120 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (929 people), and Retail Trade (849 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($120,063), Utilities ($118,083), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($104,583).

Employment

Occupations

8.36k

2024 Value

± 810

−2.8%

1 Year decline

± 13.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lemont, IL declined at a rate of −2.8%, from 8.6k employees to 8.36k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lemont, IL, are Management Occupations (1,444 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,067 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (684 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lemont, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

8.36k

2024 Value

± 810

−2.8%

1 Year decline

± 13.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lemont, IL declined at a rate of −2.8%, from 8.6k employees to 8.36k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lemont, IL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,120 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (929 people), and Retail Trade (849 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lemont, IL, though some of these residents may live in Lemont, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$88,504

Median earning men ± $8,406

$56,456

Median earning women ± $6,541

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($131,541), Wholesale Trade ($130,547), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($122,480).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($93,173), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,393), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($66,875).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lemont, IL was $468,800 in 2024, which is 1.41 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $447,800 to $468,800, a 4.69% increase. The homeownership rate in Lemont, IL is 87.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lemont, IL have an average commute time of 34.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lemont, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$468,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$21,755

$5,617

Median Property Taxes

±$459

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lemont, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lemont, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

87.6%

Homeownership

2024

61.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 87.6% of the housing units in Lemont, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 87.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lemont, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$123,370

Median Household Income

± $26,461

6.41k

Number of Households

± 632

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.41k households in Lemont, IL declined from $123,370 from the previous year's value of $126,100.

The following chart displays the households in Lemont, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lemont, IL is from Illinois.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.474

2023 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2024, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.55% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Illinois across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (71.6%)
Worked At Home (17.1%)
Walked (3.9%)

In 2024, 71.6% of workers in Lemont, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (17.1%) and those who walked to work (3.9%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

34.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lemont, IL have a longer commute time (34.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.7% of the workforce in Lemont, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lemont, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lemont, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lemont, IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.08% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lemont, IL (541 out of 17.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lemont, IL is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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