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61048

Lena, IL · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
3,786
Median household income
$82,875
People below poverty
3%
Median home value
$166,600

Income

The median income of households in 61048 was $82,875. An estimated 1.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 61048 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 1.4
$10,000 to $14,999 3.3
$15,000 to $24,999 5.3
$25,000 to $34,999 5.4
$35,000 to $49,999 9.4
$50,000 to $74,999 19.9
$75,000 to $99,999 17.6
$100,000 to $149,999 22.4
$150,000 to $199,999 8.8
$200,000 or more 6.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 61048 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 66755
Female 47500

An estimated 71.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 34.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 25.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $27,628. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 61048 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 71.3
Social Security 34.3
Retirement income 25.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.7
Cash public assistance income 1.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 0% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 5.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 3.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 61048 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 3
Children under 18 years below poverty 0
People 65 years old and over below poverty 5.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 3.3

In 2020-2024, 5.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 27.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 27.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 6.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 61048 in 2020-2024, 98% had health insurance coverage and 2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 76.4% and public coverage was 36.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.5%.


In 2020-2024, 61048 had a total population of 3,786 - 1,875 (49.5%) females and 1,911 (50.5%) males. The median age was 47.2 years. An estimated 22.9% of the population was under 18 years, 23.6% was 19 to 44 years, 27.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 25.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 61048 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 98 130
5 to 9 150 52
10 to 14 192 75
15 to 19 87 119
20 to 24 29 41
25 to 29 65 78
30 to 34 152 174
35 to 39 42 129
40 to 44 95 88
45 to 49 98 125
50 to 54 188 174
55 to 59 78 114
60 to 64 146 111
65 to 69 139 73
70 to 74 109 113
75 to 79 180 159
80 to 84 37 45
85 and over 26 75

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 95.9% were White; 0.3% were Black or African American; 6.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1.3% of the people in 61048 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 95.5% of the people in 61048 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,641 households in 61048. The average household size was 2.27 people.

Married-couple households made up 63.9% of the households in 61048 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 19.3% of all households, while 12.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 9.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 26.3% of all households.

In 61048, 28.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 38.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 61048 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 63.9
Cohabiting Couples 4.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
12.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 74.1% of males and 65.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 16.6 16.6
Now married, except separated 74.1 65.6
Separated 1 0.7
Widowed 1.3 8.8
Divorced 7.1 8.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 61048, 12 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 66.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.5% of the people living in 61048 were U.S. natives. 65.4% of the 61048 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.5% of 61048 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 100% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 61048 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 61048.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 61048 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 0
Europe 100
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 61048 in 2020-2024, 1.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1% of people at least five years old; 0.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 61048 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1
Other Indo-European languages 0.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 61048 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 61048 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.6
Different house, same county 5.9
Different county, same state 1.9
Different state 1.6
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 91.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 24.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 8.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 61048 was 734 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 37 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 630. College or graduate school enrollment was 67.

Educational Attainment of People in 61048 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 8.4
High school diploma or equivalency 31.2
Some college, no degree 24.1
Associate's degree 12.2
Bachelor's degree 16.1
Graduate or professional degree 7.9

Disability

In 61048, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.5% of people under 18 years old, to 6.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 30% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 61048, 62.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 36.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 71.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 17.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 10.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,361 71.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 329 17.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 195 10.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 61048 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 61048 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 5.8
Construction 6.5
Manufacturing 15
Wholesale trade 3.6
Retail trade 13.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.3
Information 1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 1.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 31.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4.7
Other Services, except public administration 4.6
Public administration 1.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 61048 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 801 42
Service occupations 243 12.7
Sales and office occupations 421 22.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 227 11.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 217 11.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 81.6% of 61048 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 61048 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 81.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.4
Other means 0
Worked from home 11.6

In 2020-2024, 61048 had a total of 1,768 housing units. Of these housing units, 86.1% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 12% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 61048 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 86.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 12
Mobile homes 1.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 28.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 61048 was 6.1 rooms, and of these housing units 70.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 61048 had 1,641 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 127 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 82.8% while renters occupied 17.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.4 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.64.

2.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 13.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.9% and another 25.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 61048:

House Heating Fuel Used in 61048 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 77.4
Electricity 17.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 4.9
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 61048 was $166,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 55.8 % had a mortgage. 44.2% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,422 and for owners without a mortgage it was $639.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 61048 was $664. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.