Welcome to Lombard
Brother Ralph and Morgan Babcock settled in a grove of trees along the DuPage River in the 1930s known as Babcock's Grove. Glen Elyn developed to the west and Lombard to the east named, after Chicago banker and developer Josia Lombard in 1869. Now a city of 44,000, Lombard is famous for its Lilac Festival, which started in 1930. Also, William LeRoy, who started the Little Orphan Annie cartoon strip grew up and featured some of the aspects of the house in Annie cartoons. Lombard's Norman Rockwell downtown continues to grow and redevelop, now expanding to include the community-owned and operated Prairie Food Coop where a theater uses to exist. Yorktown Mall is also one of the few malls in the area that is bustling. Lombard is 22 miles due west of Chicago's downtown.
Affordable Places to Live
Median Household Income - $79,800
Median Home Value - $265,509
Housing Affordability Index - 129
Adults with 201(k) - 19.50%
Education & Career Opportunities
Unemployment Rate - 2.90%
Population With Bachelor's Degree or Higher - 45.80%
Population in the Workforce - 68.70%
Food Scene
Adults Drank Beer in Last 6 Months - 45.50%
Restaurants per Capita - 35.80
Adults who Dined Out - 57.10%
Average Annual Spending on Lunch Out - $1,177.00
Love Where You Live
Volunteerism Rate - 18.40%
Voting - 56.80%
Local Participation, Served on Local Committee - 5.70%
Diversity Index - 49.70
Health
Population Has Health Insurance - 93.10%
Population Jogged in the Past Year - 13.90%
Hospitals per Capita - 2.96
Households Used Organic Food in Last 6 Months - 27.70%
Real Estate
Average Mortgage Amount - $1,062.01
Median Rent - $1,173.00
Homes Owned - 71.90%
Homes Rented - 28.10%
Experiences
Population Went to Art Gallery Last Year - 9.20%
Population Attended Live Theater Last Year - 13.70%
Population Went to a Zoo Last Year - 12.60%
Population Attended a Sporting Event Last Year - 18.20%
