Lerna, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Lerna is a Census village of 226 people across 0.11 square miles of land, in Coles County. Median household income is $67,679, 77.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lerna
What Lerna is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.11 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,966 plus or minus 783
- County holding the largest share of its areaColes 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.
Lerna
How many people live in Lerna
- Population226 plus or minus 90
- Median age31.4 plus or minus 17.0
- Population under 1850 plus or minus 24
- Share under 1822.1 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Population 65 and over56 plus or minus 27
- Share 65 and over24.8 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Households87 plus or minus 34
- Family households69 plus or minus 30
- Share of households that are families79.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Lerna
- Median household income$67,679 plus or minus $28,616
- Per capita income$28,484 plus or minus $8,248
- Civilian labor force108 plus or minus 55
- Employed94 plus or minus 51
- Unemployed14 plus or minus 17
- Unemployment rate13.0 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Adults 25 and over151 plus or minus 60
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.4 percent plus or minus 49.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.3 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.0 percent plus or minus 10.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lerna
Housing in Lerna
- Housing units117 plus or minus 43
- Occupied units87 plus or minus 34
- Vacant units30 plus or minus 22
- Vacancy rate25.6 percent plus or minus 16.3
- Owner occupied67 plus or minus 30
- Renter occupied20 plus or minus 15
- Ownership rate77.0 percent plus or minus 16.8
- Median owner-occupied home value$94,400 plus or minus $29,199
- Median gross rent, monthly$850 plus or minus $248
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.1 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Single family units101 plus or minus 37
- Share single family86.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1 plus or minus 14
- Share in buildings of two or more0.9 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Mobile homes15 plus or minus 13
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lerna
How Lerna gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute87 plus or minus 51
- Commuting under 15 minutes20 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.0 percent plus or minus 19.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more25 plus or minus 22
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more28.7 percent plus or minus 18.3
- Drove alone88.2 percent
- Carpooled5.4 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home6.5 percent plus or minus 5.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lerna
Flood risk in Lerna
- NFIP communityVillage of Lerna
- NFIP community number171044
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Village of Lerna participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 171044 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.
Coles County, not Lerna
Coles County context, not Lerna figures
- Establishments in Coles County1,112
- Covered employment, Coles County23,930
- Average annual pay, Coles County$52,987
- Housing units permitted, Coles County36
Every figure in this section is published for Coles County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lerna.
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.
Coverage
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
Lerna questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lerna, Illinois?
226, in 87 households. Lerna village covers 0.11 square miles of land, which is 1,966 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lerna in?
Coles 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 Lerna?
$67,679. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $94,400. Median gross rent is $850 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Lerna in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lerna appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lerna, village of, community 171044, 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 Lerna figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Coles 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 Lerna.
Is zoning published for Lerna?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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