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New Lenox Illinois Information: New Lenox, Illinois is part of WILL County. Population for New Lenox from the last gathering is 17771. You can view New Lenox venues that host many New Lenox IL events every year. You can also research New Lenox Illinois homes for sale by visiting our New Lenox Illinois real estate guide. New Lenox Illinois has a latitude of 41.5096 and a longitude of -87.9636. Zip codes in New Lenox, IL include 60451 ... more New Lenox zips.

GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in New Lenox, IL
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in New Lenox, IL was 17,771.

Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in New Lenox was 8,660, which represents 48.7 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in New Lenox, IL
There are an estimated 4,250 married men in the town. 69.4 percent of men over 15 years old in New Lenox are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in New Lenox is 9,111 which is 51.3 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in New Lenox, Illinois
There are an estimated 4,305 married women in the community. 65.9 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in New Lenox, IL
The median age of people living in New Lenox, IL was 33.3 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in New Lenox was 1,576. There were 11,915 people above the age of 18, which represents 67 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 6.9 percent of the population (1,231) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in New Lenox, IL
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in New Lenox, IL was 17,636.

White Population in New Lenox, IL
The estimated White population in the New Lenox community is 17,354, which is 97.7 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in New Lenox, Illinois
The estimated Black/African American population is 54, which is 0.3 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in New Lenox, IL
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in New Lenox, IL was 11.

Asian Population in New Lenox, Illinois
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 65.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in New Lenox, IL
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in New Lenox was an estimated 2.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 150, while those of “two or more races” was 135 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the New Lenox community was 563, or 3.2 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in New Lenox, IL
The household population number in New Lenox was 17,758.

Group Quarters Population in New Lenox, IL
Group Quarters population in the community was 13.

Average Household Size in New Lenox, IL
The average household size in New Lenox is 3.03 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 3.39 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in New Lenox, IL
At the time of the last census survey, there were 6,064 total housing units in New Lenox.

The number of occupied housing units was 5,853, or 96.5 of the total units in town. Of these, 5,261 were owner-occupied (89.9), and 592 were renter-occupied (10.1, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 211 vacant homes in New Lenox at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in New Lenox, Illinois
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 4,841, with a median value in dollars of 180,000.

Monthly Owner Costs in New Lenox, IL
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $1,455 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in New Lenox, average costs per month were $426 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 9,847 people in the community had a high school degree, or 92.5 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in New Lenox, Illinois
2,787 people in New Lenox also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 26.2 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in New Lenox, IL
The number of Civilian Veterans in New Lenox was 1,286, or 10.9 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in New Lenox, IL
In 2000, there were 1,338 people in New Lenox, IL listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in New Lenox, IL
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 553 people in New Lenox who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 3.4 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in New Lenox, Illinois
There were 9,119 in the labor force in New Lenox at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 73.7 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in New Lenox was 34.1 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in New Lenox, IL
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $67,697. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in New Lenox, IL
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $72,947. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in New Lenox, Illinois
Per capita income in New Lenox in the last full census was 25,161. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in New Lenox numbered 69, or 1.4 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in New Lenox, IL
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 424, or 2.4 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.