Clinton vs Wapella

A side-by-side comparison of Clinton and Wapella: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Clinton has the higher population (7,012 vs 465 in Wapella). Wapella has the higher median household income ($59,375 vs $55,960 in Clinton). Wapella has the higher median home value ($101,800 vs $101,200 in Clinton).

Population, income & housing

	Clinton	Wapella
Population	7,012	465
Median age	39.7 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$55,960	$59,375
Median home value	$101,200	$101,800
Median gross rent	$916	$950
Housing units	3,492	236
Homeownership rate	64.0%	90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clinton	Wapella
Population	7,062 → 7,012 (-0.7%)	565 → 465 (-17.7%)
Median household income	$46,923 → $55,960 (+19.3%)	$58,667 → $59,375 (+1.2%)
Median home value	$82,100 → $101,200 (+23.3%)	$88,700 → $101,800 (+14.8%)
Median gross rent	$563 → $916 (+62.7%)	$678 → $950 (+40.1%)

Clinton

Population

7,0627,012

Median household income

$46,923$55,960

Median home value

$82,100$101,200

Median gross rent

$563$916

Wapella

Population

565465

Median household income

$58,667$59,375

Median home value

$88,700$101,800

Median gross rent

$678$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clinton	Wapella
Under 5	8.1%	8.0%
5 to 17	15.3%	13.5%
18 to 24	8.5%	8.8%
25 to 34	13.1%	13.5%
35 to 44	10.9%	12.5%
45 to 54	11.3%	11.2%
55 to 64	14.7%	11.2%
65 to 74	8.7%	13.5%
75 and over	9.4%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clinton	Wapella
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	93.8%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.5%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clinton	Wapella
No high school diploma	12.3%	4.9%
High school graduate	38.7%	46.6%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clinton	Wapella
Drove alone	80.1%	65.2%
Carpooled	6.1%	11.7%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	14.2%
Other means	0.2%	6.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clinton	Wapella
1-unit, detached	79.2%	91.9%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Clinton	Wapella
Poverty rate	16.4%	2.6%
Average household size	2.16	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	19	22
Median year structure built	1955	1967