Lake of the Woods vs Mahomet

A side-by-side comparison of Lake of the Woods and Mahomet: population, income, housing, and more.

Lake of the Woods and Mahomet are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mahomet has the higher population (9,755 vs 1,976 in Lake of the Woods). Mahomet has the higher median household income ($114,904 vs $69,054 in Lake of the Woods). Mahomet has the higher median home value ($293,200 vs $194,300 in Lake of the Woods).

Population, income & housing

	Lake of the Woods	Mahomet
Population	1,976	9,755
Median age	41.1 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$69,054	$114,904
Median home value	$194,300	$293,200
Median gross rent	$1,201	$1,202
Housing units	763	3,581
Homeownership rate	82.6%	80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.0%	52.8%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake of the Woods	Mahomet
Population	2,404 → 1,976 (-17.8%)	8,392 → 9,755 (+16.2%)
Median household income	$58,034 → $69,054 (+19.0%)	$113,261 → $114,904 (+1.5%)
Median home value	$114,600 → $194,300 (+69.5%)	$240,300 → $293,200 (+22.0%)
Median gross rent	$926 → $1,201 (+29.7%)	$939 → $1,202 (+28.0%)

Lake of the Woods

Population

2,4041,976

Median household income

$58,034$69,054

Median home value

$114,600$194,300

Median gross rent

$926$1,201

Mahomet

Population

8,3929,755

Median household income

$113,261$114,904

Median home value

$240,300$293,200

Median gross rent

$939$1,202

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake of the Woods	Mahomet
Under 5	4.4%	5.3%
5 to 17	22.3%	27.0%
18 to 24	3.6%	9.8%
25 to 34	12.6%	6.2%
35 to 44	15.7%	18.5%
45 to 54	13.2%	11.6%
55 to 64	8.3%	12.0%
65 to 74	9.7%	6.8%
75 and over	10.4%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake of the Woods	Mahomet
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	86.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake of the Woods	Mahomet
No high school diploma	2.7%	3.5%
High school graduate	35.4%	17.4%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	26.0%	27.9%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	24.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake of the Woods	Mahomet
Drove alone	73.9%	79.7%
Carpooled	24.6%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	14.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake of the Woods	Mahomet
1-unit, detached	58.3%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.2%
20 or more units	3.4%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	34.3%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Lake of the Woods	Mahomet
Poverty rate	6.9%	3.9%
Average household size	2.59	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1993	2000