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Lemont township, Cook County, IL

22,437 Population
20.4 square miles 1,101.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.1 ±1.4 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Cook County: 37.8 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$54,741 ±$3,776 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Cook County: $47,801 ±$321
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $45,104 ±$196
$123,529 ±$20,797 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Cook County: $81,797 ±$639
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Illinois: $81,702 ±$363

3.6% ±1.2% (802  ±254) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Cook County: 13.3% 680,528 (±0.2% / ±11,732)
  • about one-third of the rate in Illinois: 11.7% 1,454,217 (±0.2% / ±18,530)

35.6 minutes ±1.8 (310,495  ±27,134) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Cook County: 31.9 67,472,550 (±0.2 / ±470,105)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 28.1 148,440,910 (±0.1 / ±701,124)

Families

8,068 ±337 Number of households
  • Cook County: 2,084,578 ±3,951
  • Illinois: 5,001,904 ±7,673
2.7 ±0.1 (22,029  ±29) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Cook County: 2.5 5,100,700
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,414,044

6.8% ±2.8% (287  ±122) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Cook County: 4.7% 60,840 (±0.2% / ±2,288)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Illinois: 5% 150,099 (±0.1% / ±3,035)

Housing

8,333 ±338 Number of housing units
  • Cook County: 2,270,349 ±369
  • Illinois: 5,443,501 ±767

$465,000 ±$17,056 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Cook County: $305,200 ±$2,016
  • nearly double the amount in Illinois: $250,500 ±$863

6.3% ±2.2% (1,394  ±490) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Cook County: 11.9% 610,109 (±0.2% / ±10,504)
  • about half the rate in Illinois: 11.5% 1,442,284 (±0.1% / ±14,975.1)

Social

95.2% ±5.3% (14,885  ±948.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Cook County: 88.3% 3,207,646 (±0.4% / ±14,574.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in Illinois: 90.3% 7,887,284 (±0.3% / ±22,684.6)
45.6% ±3.7% (7,125  ±617.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Cook County: 42% 1,523,193 (±0.3% / ±9,672.7)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 37.2% 3,249,494 (±0.2% / ±13,788.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

15.5% ±3.2% (3,487  ±714) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Cook County: 21.4% 1,109,748
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 14.5% 1,833,810

5.4% ±1.2% (918  ±203) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Cook County: 3.4% 136,264 (±0.1% / ±2,924)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 5% 493,667 (±0.1% / ±4,919)
918 Total veterans ±203 918 Male ±203 N/A Female ±23

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