Lemont, IL Demographic Data
Lemont, IL Summary
Lemont is located in Cook County in Illinois
- Population: 15,954
- Area: 8.35 sq. miles
- Land Area: 7.97 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.38 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,910.42 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 736.22 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lemont, IL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
8,658
52%
50.8
Male
7,929
48%
49.2
Total Population
16,587
323,128,000
Lemont, IL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
734
4.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
871
5.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,521
9.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,229
7.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,027
6.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,414
8.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,960
11.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,296
19.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,209
7.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
750
4.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,449
8.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
673
4.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
454
2.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
12,486
75.3%
77.2
Female
6,592
52.8%
51.3
Male
5,894
47.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
11,876
71.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,962
17.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,576
15.5%
15.2
Female
1,545
60.0%
55.8
Male
1,031
40.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Lemont, IL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
16,302
98.3%
96.8
White
15,657
94.4%
72.6
Black or African American
142
0.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
36
0.2%
0.8
Asian
358
2.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
100
0.6%
1.2
Chinese
22
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
207
1.2%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
29
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
109
0.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
285
1.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,193
7.2%
17.8
Mexican
877
5.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
17
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
118
0.7%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
181
1.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
15,394
92.8%
82.2
Lemont, IL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
210
1.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
408
3.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,937
26.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,266
20.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
975
8.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,134
28.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,275
11.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
618
5.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
10,587
94.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
4,409
39.4%
31.2
Lemont, IL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,734
27.7%
33.7%
Now Married
7,941
59.0%
47.5
Divorced
997
7.4%
11.0%
Separated
26
0.2%
2.0
Widowed
763
5.7
5.8%
Lemont, IL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
12,457
78.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
3,396
21.4%
21.6%
Spanish
458
2.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
2,712
17.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
193
1.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
33
0.2%
1.1%
Lemont, IL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
151
2.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
71
1.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
370
6.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
527
9.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
323
5.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
881
15.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
886
15.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,171
20.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
626
10.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
781
13.5%
6.4
Median household income
89,524
57,617
Per capita income
40,647
31,128
Lemont, IL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
551
6.5%
9.8
Construction
702
8.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,680
19.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
743
8.7%
6.6
Information
257
3.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,015
11.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
489
5.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,163
13.7%
11.4
Public administration
221
2.6%
4.6
Retail trade
765
9.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
600
7.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
320
3.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
603
7.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,853
45.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
895
10.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,250
26.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
905
10.6%
18.1%
Lemont, IL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
8,280
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
6,746
81.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
466
5.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
332
4.0%
5.1
Walked
61
0.7%
2.7
Other means
33
0.4%
1.8
Worked at home
642
7.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
34.2
26.6
Lemont, IL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
200
3.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,375
23.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,649
45.8%
37.1
3 or more
1,563
27.0%
21.0
Lemont, IL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,787
95.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,712
81.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,075
18.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
274
4.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Lemont, IL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,061
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
113
1.9%
2.7
3 rooms
323
5.3%
9.1
4 rooms
452
7.5%
16.5
5 rooms
989
16.3%
19.8
6 rooms
1,031
17.0%
17.8
7 rooms
916
15.1%
12.0
8 rooms
909
15.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,328
21.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Lemont, IL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,061
1-unit, detached
4,408
72.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
862
14.2%
5.9
2-units
165
2.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
58
1.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
249
4.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
70
1.2%
4.4
20 or more units
249
4.1%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lemont, IL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
892
14.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
46
0.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
169
2.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
447
7.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
587
9.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
604
10.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,634
27.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,544
25.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
128
2.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
10
0.2%
1.4%
Lemont, IL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
5,422
93.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
10
0.2%
4.7
Electricity
355
6.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Lemont, IL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,439
47295100.0
Less than $500
23
0.7%
1.6%
$500 to $999
209
6.1%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
410
11.9%
28.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
443
12.9%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
569
16.5%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
845
24.6%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
940
27.3%
11.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,309
38.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
552
16.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
399
11.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
236
6.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
943
27.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lemont, IL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,069
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
15
1.4%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
53
5.0%
4.4%
Less than $500
70
6.5%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
121
11.3%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
299
28.0%
28.3%
$500 to $999
511
47.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
6
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
898
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
164
16.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
122
12.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
116
11.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
136
13.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
129
12.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
349
34.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
59
0.0%
0.0%
Lemont, IL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,712
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
96
2.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
38
0.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
111
2.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
246
5.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,201
25.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
2,337
49.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
612
13.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
71
1.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
342,500
205,000
