Sheffield vs Wyanet

A side-by-side comparison of Sheffield and Wyanet: population, income, housing, and more.

Sheffield and Wyanet are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wyanet has the higher population (970 vs 789 in Sheffield). Sheffield has the higher median household income ($68,542 vs $59,375 in Wyanet). Sheffield has the higher median home value ($102,600 vs $96,800 in Wyanet).

Population, income & housing

	Sheffield	Wyanet
Population	789	970
Median age	39.0 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$68,542	$59,375
Median home value	$102,600	$96,800
Median gross rent	$992	$912
Housing units	419	482
Homeownership rate	75.8%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	8.8%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sheffield	Wyanet
Population	770 → 789 (+2.5%)	1,052 → 970 (-7.8%)
Median household income	$46,458 → $68,542 (+47.5%)	$52,955 → $59,375 (+12.1%)
Median home value	$79,200 → $102,600 (+29.5%)	$83,100 → $96,800 (+16.5%)
Median gross rent	$706 → $992 (+40.5%)	$748 → $912 (+21.9%)

Sheffield

Population

770789

Median household income

$46,458$68,542

Median home value

$79,200$102,600

Median gross rent

$706$992

Wyanet

Population

1,052970

Median household income

$52,955$59,375

Median home value

$83,100$96,800

Median gross rent

$748$912

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sheffield	Wyanet
Under 5	5.2%	1.5%
5 to 17	14.7%	20.9%
18 to 24	10.8%	4.7%
25 to 34	7.7%	11.3%
35 to 44	18.1%	16.4%
45 to 54	10.6%	12.5%
55 to 64	13.7%	16.2%
65 to 74	10.1%	8.4%
75 and over	9.0%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sheffield	Wyanet
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	95.1%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sheffield	Wyanet
No high school diploma	10.8%	7.2%
High school graduate	29.3%	45.9%
Some college or associate's	42.4%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	0.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sheffield	Wyanet
Drove alone	83.8%	83.4%
Carpooled	9.7%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	3.3%
Other means	0.3%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sheffield	Wyanet
1-unit, detached	95.0%	91.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	5.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Sheffield	Wyanet
Poverty rate	12.0%	13.7%
Average household size	2.36	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1944	1962