Lenox, IA

Census Place

2024 Population

1,569

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.5

1.83% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

11.3%

11.3% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$61,000

2.09% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$111,400

Population & Diversity

Lenox, IA is home to a population of 1.57k people, from which 95.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 7.58% of Lenox, IA residents were born outside of the country (119 people).

In 2024, there were 5.21 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.16k people) in Lenox, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 222 Other (Hispanic) and 91 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.9%

2024 Citizenship

91.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.9% of Lenox, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lenox, IA was 91.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lenox, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.16k ± 145
Other (Hispanic)
222 ± 75
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
91 ± 53

23.8%

Hispanic Population

373 people

23.8% of the people in Lenox, IA are hispanic (373 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lenox, IA 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 Iowa.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
44,333 ± 5,134 people
India
11,889 ± 2,672 people
Guatemala
8,189 ± 2,219 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 44,333 Iowa residents, followed by India with 11,889 and Guatemala with 8,189.

Foreign-Born Population

7.58%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

119 people

11.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

165 people

As of 2024, 7.58% of Lenox, IA residents (119 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 Lenox, IA was 11.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
22 ± 20
Gulf War (2001-)
12 ± 21
Gulf War (1990s)
6 ± 12

Lenox, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.83 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Lenox, IA.

Economy

The economy of Lenox, IA employs 801 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lenox, IA were Manufacturing (286 people), Retail Trade (101 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (92 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($80,486), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($54,167), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,302).

Employment

Occupations

801

2024 Value

± 118

10.9%

1 Year growth

± 20.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lenox, IA grew at a rate of 10.9%, from 722 employees to 801 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lenox, IA, are Production Occupations (173 people), Material Moving Occupations (98 people), and Management Occupations (76 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lenox, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (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

801

2024 Value

± 118

10.9%

1 Year growth

± 20.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lenox, IA grew at a rate of 10.9%, from 722 employees to 801 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lenox, IA, are Manufacturing (286 people), Retail Trade (101 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (92 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lenox, IA, though some of these residents may live in Lenox, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,733

Median earning men ± $2,919

$37,000

Median earning women ± $9,307

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($80,972), Other Services Except Public Administration ($78,750), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($68,125).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,677), Manufacturing ($47,159), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($30,417).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lenox, IA was $111,400 in 2024, which is 0.335 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $106,000 to $111,400, a 5.09% increase. The homeownership rate in Lenox, IA is 76.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lenox, IA have an average commute time of 15.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lenox, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$111,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$8,263

$471

Median Property Taxes

±$83

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 Lenox, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

76.2%

Homeownership

2024

61.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 76.2% of the housing units in Lenox, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 77.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lenox, IA 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.

$61,000

Median Household Income

± $19,063

618

Number of Households

± 91

In 2024, the median household income of the 618 households in Lenox, IA grew to $61,000 from the previous year's value of $59,750.

The following chart displays the households in Lenox, IA 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lenox, IA is from Iowa.

0.435

2024 Wage GINI in Iowa

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2024, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.435 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.29% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (77.1%)
Carpooled (14.8%)
Other (4.05%)

In 2024, 77.1% of workers in Lenox, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.8%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (4.05%).

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

15.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lenox, IA have a shorter commute time (15.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Lenox, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lenox, IA (175 out of 1.55k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 15.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lenox, IA is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

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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