Illinois · Census place 41859
Lanark city, IL
Quick answer
Lanark city has 1,510 residents, ranking #583 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $66,250, the median home is worth $97,100 and median gross rent runs $781 a month.
- Population
- 1,510Lanark city residents
- Median household income
- $66,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $97,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $781Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 81%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lanark city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lanark city median would spend about 14.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.3% of residents and 81% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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