Lemont is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 13,177 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Lemont is the 170th largest community in Illinois.

Lemont is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Lemont is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lemont who work in management occupations (14.74%), office and administrative support jobs (13.76%), and sales jobs (12.22%).

Also of interest is that Lemont has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Lemont is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The village's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Lemont's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Lemont is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Lemont, the average commute to work is 33.06 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Being a small village, Lemont does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Lemont Information and Demographics

The education level of Lemont citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 31.96% of adults in Lemont have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Lemont in 2000 was $28,354, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $113,416 for a family of four. However, Lemont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Lemont home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Lemont is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lemont include Polish, German, Irish, Italian, Lithuanian, and English.

The languages spoken by people in Lemont are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Lemont is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish, Spanish, and Other Indo-European languages.