Census: New Lenox Above State Averages on Home Ownership, Income
The American Community Survey has been released. It compiles five years of population data about cities across the country. See how New Lenox compares to averages across Illinois.
The U.S. Census Bureau released Thursday estimates from its American Community Survey, which provides local statistics from 2007 to 2011 on everything from housing, employment, marital status and other demographic details in communities throughout the country. New Lenox, with an estimated 2011 population of 24,538, ranked above Illinois averages on several economic statistics, including home ownership, median home value, median household income and per capita money income (total income for all people over age 15 divided by total population). The village also ranked higher in high school graduates and people who earned bachelor degrees. New Lenox ranked below the state's percentage of people under the poverty line, with 2.6 percent compared…
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