Madison County > Lenox (town)
Population trend for Lenox
011,0001990: 8,6218,62119902000: 8,6658,66520002010: 9,1229,12220102020: 8,7688,76820202023: 8,7078,7072023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Lenox is a town in Madison County, in the Central region.

2023 Median income for Madison County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Madison County home price index (FHFA)
1983–2024: Home prices rose about 403%.

252 151 50 1983 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Lenox
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Lenox
Married-couple families: 1,609 (72.3%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 193 (8.7%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 422 (19.0%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 1,211 (83.1%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 246 (16.9%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Lenox

Pct 5 and under 21% Pct 6 to 17 8% Pct 18 to 64 7% Pct 65 and over 11%

The overall poverty rate in Lenox is 9 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 5 and under.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Lenox lived in the prior year

Same house: 8,031 (92.8%) Same county (different house): 349 (4%) Different NY county: 241 (2.8%) 8,654 current residents Same house: 8,031 (92.8%) Same house Same county (different house): 349 (4%) Same county (different house) Different NY county: 241 (2.8%) Different NY county Different state: 33 (0.4%) Different state (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Lenox residents
39.1 42.1 43.7 45.2 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau