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Lemont, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Lemont is a Census village of 17,820 people across 8.82 square miles of land, lying across Cook County and DuPage County and Will County. Median household income is $123,370, 87.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 41 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $15.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lemont
What Lemont is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area8.82 sq mi
- Water area0.37 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,020
- County holding the largest share of its areaCook County, 88.3 percent
- Counties this place lies inCook County 88.3 percent, DuPage County 8.3 percent, Will County 3.4 percent
Lemont crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
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 Lemont
- Population17,820
- Median age43.7
- Population under 184,460
- Share under 1825.0 percent
- Population 65 and over3,715
- Share 65 and over20.8 percent
- Households6,412
- Family households4,823
- Share of households that are families75.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Lemont
- Median household income$123,370 plus or minus $26,461
- Per capita income$54,818
- Civilian labor force8,755
- Employed8,357
- Unemployed398 plus or minus 150
- Unemployment rate4.5 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over12,261
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher46.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree19.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Lemont
- Housing units6,645
- Occupied units6,412
- Vacant units233 plus or minus 157
- Vacancy rate3.5 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Owner occupied5,617
- Renter occupied795 plus or minus 253
- Ownership rate87.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$468,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,209 plus or minus $541
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.8 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Single family units6,008
- Share single family90.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more637 plus or minus 241
- Share in buildings of two or more9.6 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1995
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Lemont gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,736
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,059 plus or minus 278
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.7 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,880
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more57.6 percent
- Drove alone71.6 percent
- Carpooled3.5 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Public transport3.2 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Walked3.9 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Worked from home17.1 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Lemont (7(a))
- Approvals41
- Gross approval$15,556,100
- Average approval$379,417
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$594,000
- Largest approval$4,367,000
- Jobs supported402
- Jobs per approval9.8
- Loans with a final outcome9
- Paid in full8
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more7.3 percent
- Share to franchises9.8 percent
- Distinct lenders16
- Distinct industries by NAICS27
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lemont, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 9 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Lemont (504)
- Approvals14
- Gross approval$15,154,000
- Average approval$1,082,429
- Median approval$1,044,000
- Largest approval$2,374,000
- Jobs supported153
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lemont, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Lemont
- NFIP communityVillage of Lemont
- NFIP community number170117
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/01/19
The Village of Lemont participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170117 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.
Cook County, not Lemont
Cook County context, not Lemont figures
- Establishments in Cook County134,513
- Covered employment, Cook County2,565,567
- Average annual pay, Cook County$86,931
- Housing units permitted, Cook County6,507
Every figure in this section is published for Cook County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lemont.
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
Lemont questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lemont, Illinois?
17,820, in 6,412 households. Lemont village covers 8.82 square miles of land, which is 2,020 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lemont in?
Lemont lies in more than one. By area it is 88.3 percent in Cook County, 8.3 percent in DuPage County, 3.4 percent in Will County. This page sits under Cook County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Lemont?
$123,370. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $468,800. Median gross rent is $1,209 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lemont businesses?
41 7(a) approvals totaling $15.6 m since FY2020, across 16 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 14 504 approvals worth $15.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lemont, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lemont borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Lemont. Only 9 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Lemont in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lemont appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lemont, village of, community 170117, 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 Lemont figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cook 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 Lemont.
Is zoning published for Lemont?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.