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Lanark, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Lanark is a Census city of 1,541 people across 1.12 square miles of land, in Carroll County. Median household income is $59,375, 78.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lanark
What Lanark is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.12 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,375
- County holding the largest share of its areaCarroll County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Lanark
- Population1,541
- Median age38.4
- Population under 18375 plus or minus 85
- Share under 1824.3 percent
- Population 65 and over332 plus or minus 75
- Share 65 and over21.5 percent
- Households702
- Family households457 plus or minus 97
- Share of households that are families65.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Lanark
- Median household income$59,375 plus or minus $18,480
- Per capita income$34,486
- Civilian labor force814 plus or minus 172
- Employed795 plus or minus 169
- Unemployed19 plus or minus 14
- Unemployment rate2.3 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over971
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.9 percent plus or minus 21.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.5 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.9 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Lanark
- Housing units814
- Occupied units702
- Vacant units112 plus or minus 52
- Vacancy rate13.8 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Owner occupied552
- Renter occupied150 plus or minus 49
- Ownership rate78.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$96,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$819
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.6 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Single family units733
- Share single family90.0 percent plus or minus 18.6
- Units in buildings of two or more74 plus or minus 38
- Share in buildings of two or more9.1 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Mobile homes7 plus or minus 7
- Median year structure built1943
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Lanark gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute769 plus or minus 168
- Commuting under 15 minutes274 plus or minus 82
- Share commuting under 15 minutes35.6 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more392 plus or minus 114
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more51.0 percent
- Drove alone86.1 percent
- Carpooled5.9 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Public transport0.9 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Walked3.0 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Worked from home3.6 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Lanark
- NFIP communityCity of Lanark
- NFIP community number170891
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Lanark participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170891 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Carroll County, not Lanark
Carroll County context, not Lanark figures
- Establishments in Carroll County363
- Covered employment, Carroll County3,955
- Average annual pay, Carroll County$46,933
- Housing units permitted, Carroll County25
Every figure in this section is published for Carroll County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lanark.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Lanark questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lanark, Illinois?
1,541, in 702 households. Lanark city covers 1.12 square miles of land, which is 1,375 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lanark in?
Carroll County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Lanark?
$59,375. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $96,600. Median gross rent is $819 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Lanark in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lanark appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lanark, city of, community 170891, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Lanark figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Carroll County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Lanark.
Is zoning published for Lanark?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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