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Lena, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $154,054 (it was $89,200 in 2000)
Lena:

$154,054
Illinois:

$251,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $110,182 - $193,744

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $166,186
Here:

$166,186
State:

$310,164

Townhouses or other attached units: $147,645
Here:

$147,645
State:

$286,230

Total population: 2,840 (Urban population: 2,622 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 246 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 1,247 (1,142 occupied: 925 owner occupied, 232 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

20%
State:

33%

Housing density: 583 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $359,934.

Median contract rent in 2022: $443 (lower quartile is $371, upper quartile is $601)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $370


Median gross rent in Lena, IL in 2022: $603

Housing units in Lena with a mortgage: 607 (87 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 77 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 34

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $84,609

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $64,532

Median monthly housing costs: $892

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Lena, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1966

Median year apartment built: 1961

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,772
  • Male householders: 549 (97 living alone), Female householders: 572 (295 living alone)
  • 681 spouses (658 opposite-sex spouses), 48 unmarried partners, (48 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 770 children (724 natural, 28 adopted, 16 stepchildren), 18 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 46 foster children, 0 other relatives, 16 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 69

Size of family households: 368 2-persons, 64 3-persons, 143 4-persons, 104 5-persons, 33 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 414 1-person, 23 2-persons.

614 married couples with children.
69 single-parent households (14 men, 55 women).

99.2% of residents of Lena speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 21 (0.8%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.7
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

4.1

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lena, Illinois
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lena, Illinois
  • 0no bedroom
  • 221 bedroom
  • 1602 bedrooms
  • 5673 bedrooms
  • 1624 bedrooms
  • 145+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lena, Illinois
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lena, Illinois
  • 10no bedroom
  • 971 bedroom
  • 922 bedrooms
  • 303 bedrooms
  • 44 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Lena in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lena in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 24no vehicle
  • 2211 vehicle
  • 4812 vehicles
  • 1043 vehicles
  • 514 vehicles
  • 445+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Lena in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lena in renter-occupied apartments
  • 26no vehicle
  • 1671 vehicle
  • 392 vehicles
  • 03 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lena, Illinois
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lena, Illinois
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 424 rooms
  • 1345 rooms
  • 2446 rooms
  • 2227 rooms
  • 1228 rooms
  • 1619+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lena, Illinois
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lena, Illinois
  • 101 room
  • 322 rooms
  • 313 rooms
  • 604 rooms
  • 965 rooms
  • 06 rooms
  • 07 rooms
  • 48 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
  • Lena, IL household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Lena, IL in 2022
  • 35Less than $10,000
  • 100$10,000 to $19,999
  • 84$20,000 to $29,999
  • 93$30,000 to $39,999
  • 102$40,000 to $49,999
  • 131$50,000 to $59,999
  • 126$60,000 to $74,999
  • 204$75,000 to $99,999
  • 121$100,000 to $124,999
  • 74$125,000 to $149,999
  • 55$150,000 to $199,999
  • 45$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Lena, IL

  • Distribution of house value in Lena, IL in 2022
  • 8$10,000 to $14,999
  • 8$30,000 to $34,999
  • 14$40,000 to $49,999
  • 7$50,000 to $59,999
  • 62$60,000 to $69,999
  • 15$70,000 to $79,999
  • 42$80,000 to $89,999
  • 29$90,000 to $99,999
  • 193$100,000 to $124,999
  • 70$125,000 to $149,999
  • 174$150,000 to $174,999
  • 76$175,000 to $199,999
  • 68$200,000 to $249,999
  • 109$250,000 to $299,999
  • 9$750,000 to $999,999
  • 8$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Lena, IL

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Lena, IL in 2022
  • 9$200 to $249
  • 9$250 to $299
  • 7$300 to $349
  • 51$350 to $399
  • 33$400 to $449
  • 18$450 to $499
  • 17$500 to $549
  • 8$550 to $599
  • 56$600 to $649
  • 4$1,000 to $1,249
  • 27No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 75.1%
Number of people working at home: 129 (9.9% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 139
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 176
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 87
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 121
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 220
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 101
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 121
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 44
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 0
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 34
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 37
  • 90 or more minutes: 75
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Lena

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 657 (72.4%)
  • Carpooled: 119 (13.1%)
  • Taxi: 4 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 6 (0.7%)
  • Worked at home: 129 (14.2%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.5%Males
  • 1.0%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Lena, Illinois
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Lena, Illinois
  • 02010 or later
  • 122000 to 2009
  • 01990 to 1999
  • 81980 to 1989
  • 51970 to 1979
  • 19Before 1970
Ancestries in Lena, IL

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 683 (67.8%)
  • English: 57 (5.7%)
  • Swedish: 30 (3.0%)
  • American: 28 (2.8%)
  • Irish: 22 (2.2%)
  • Greek: 19 (1.9%)
  • Polish: 16 (1.6%)
  • Italian: 13 (1.3%)
  • British: 8 (0.8%)
  • Scottish: 7 (0.7%)
  • Scandinavian: 5 (0.5%)
  • Swiss: 5 (0.5%)
  • Norwegian: 4 (0.4%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Lena:

57.1% (12)
Illinois:

0.5% (9,671)

Greece
Lena:

42.9% (9)
Illinois:

0.6% (10,720)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 1,719
  • Other state: 1,021
  • Northeast: 8
  • Midwest: 935
  • South: 31
  • West: 56

92.9% of Lena residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39.5% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 100.0% lived in Illinois.


Lena:

92.9%
State average:

88.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 36
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 7
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 4
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 10
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 221
  • Less than 1 year of college: 99
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 178
  • Associate degree: 79
  • Bachelor's degree: 147
  • Master's degree: 109
  • Professional school degree: 9
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 26
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 4
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 4
  • 11th grade: 4
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 373
  • Less than 1 year of college: 119
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 130
  • Associate degree: 56
  • Bachelor's degree: 233
  • Master's degree: 50
  • Professional school degree: 21
  • Doctorate degree: 15
Educational Attainment for Females
Lena marital status for males
Lena marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 989
  • One, attached: 66
  • 3 or 4: 46
  • 5 to 9: 40
  • 10 to 19: 51
  • 20 to 49: 54
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.6%

House/condo owner moved in on average 9 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Lena
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Lena, IL
  • 88.6%Utility gas
  • 9.4%Electricity
  • 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.0%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Lena, IL
  • 66.7%Electricity
  • 31.1%Utility gas
  • 2.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 43
Here:

14.0%
Illinois:

13.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Illinois:

9.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
Illinois:

27.4%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability