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 where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, New Lenox is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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 great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making New Lenox a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The village's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, New Lenox has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, New Lenox's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

In New Lenox, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.07 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

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

New Lenox Information and Demographics

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.