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Most Expensive New Lenox Neighborhoods
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| 1 | Village Center |
| 2 | U.S. Route 6 / Cedar R... |
| 3 | Spencer / Steele |
REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR New Lenox NEIGHBORHOODS Village Center, Spencer / Steele, U.S. Route 6 / Cedar Rd
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR New Lenox, IL Frankfort, Goodings Grove, Joliet, Lemont, Lockport, Matteson, Mokena, Monee, Orland Park, Tinley Park
POPULATION
17,617
| NEW LENOX INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 17,617 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 6,063 |
| NEW LENOX HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 86.52% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 9.53% |
| % VACANT | 3.95% |
| TYPE OF NEW LENOX HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 75.44% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 12.77% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 4.44% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 7.01% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 0.35% |
| OTHER | 0.00% |
| SIZE OF NEW LENOX HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 0.23% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 1.47% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 23.26% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 42.39% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 29.47% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 3.18% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 32.71% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 49.76% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 14.07% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 3.46% |
| NEW LENOX REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $327,574 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $1,009 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$91,000 | 0.12% |
| $91,001-$184,000 | 6.40% |
| $184,001-$368,000 | 58.50% |
| $368,001-$551,000 | 32.54% |
| $551,001-$736,000 | 1.60% |
| $736,001-$920,000 | 0.65% |
| $920,001-$1,380,000 | 0.19% |
| $1,380,001-$1,840,000 | 0.00% |
| > $1,840,000 | 0.00% |
| PEOPLE OF New Lenox | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 8.60% |
| 5 TO 17 | 24.21% |
| 18 TO 24 | 6.79% |
| 25 TO 34 | 13.28% |
| 35 TO 54 | 32.78% |
| 55 TO 64 | 6.68% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 7.67% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 92.55% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 26.19% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $67,697 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $25,161 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 2.41% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Retail (15.90%), Manufacturing (12.57%), Construction (9.85%), Education (9.49%), Healthcare (8.58%), Finance (6.75%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (5.76%), Other (4.54%), Transportation (4.52%), Administration (3.60%), Utilities (3.34%), Accomodation (3.21%), Wholesale (3.10%), Public Service (2.57%), Information Technology (2.31%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 5.31% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 97.67% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 0.13% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.07% |
| ASIAN | 0.47% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.00% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 0.91% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 0.76% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 2.88% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | German (19.91%), Irish (16.32%), Unclassified (11.87%), Polish (11.17%), Italian (9.57%), English (3.93%), Other Groups (3.79%), United States or American (3.00%), Swedish (2.96%), Dutch (2.72%), French (2.00%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 1.35% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (88.26%) |
New Lenox is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 17,617 people and three constituent neighborhoods, New Lenox is the 133rd largest community in Illinois.
Unlike some villages, New Lenox isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in New Lenox are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, New Lenox is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in New Lenox who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.88%), sales jobs (14.93%), and management occupations (9.89%).
Also of interest is that New Lenox has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Because of many things, New Lenox is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, New Lenox really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is New Lenox perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
One downside of living in New Lenox is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In New Lenox, the average commute to work is 34.07 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
New Lenox is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The overall education level of New Lenox citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 26.19% of adults in New Lenox have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.
The per capita income in New Lenox in 2000 was $25,161, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $100,644 for a family of four. However, New Lenox contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call New Lenox home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in New Lenox is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in New Lenox include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, English, Swedish, Dutch, and French.
The most common language spoken in New Lenox is English.
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