De Witt vs Wapella

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

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

Wapella has the higher population (465 vs 168 in De Witt). De Witt has the higher median household income ($78,750 vs $59,375 in Wapella). Wapella has the higher median home value ($101,800 vs $93,500 in De Witt).

Population, income & housing

	De Witt	Wapella
Population	168	465
Median age	41.0 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$78,750	$59,375
Median home value	$93,500	$101,800
Median gross rent	—	$950
Housing units	110	236
Homeownership rate	88.9%	90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.2%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	De Witt	Wapella
Population	215 → 168 (-21.9%)	565 → 465 (-17.7%)
Median household income	$54,211 → $78,750 (+45.3%)	$58,667 → $59,375 (+1.2%)
Median home value	$84,500 → $93,500 (+10.7%)	$88,700 → $101,800 (+14.8%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $825 (+32.0%)	$678 → $950 (+40.1%)

De Witt

Population

215168

Median household income

$54,211$78,750

Median home value

$84,500$93,500

Median gross rent

$625$825

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)

	De Witt	Wapella
Under 5	0.0%	8.0%
5 to 17	28.6%	13.5%
18 to 24	5.4%	8.8%
25 to 34	1.8%	13.5%
35 to 44	15.5%	12.5%
45 to 54	20.8%	11.2%
55 to 64	15.5%	11.2%
65 to 74	4.8%	13.5%
75 and over	7.7%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	De Witt	Wapella
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	De Witt	Wapella
No high school diploma	12.6%	4.9%
High school graduate	54.1%	46.6%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	2.7%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	De Witt	Wapella
Drove alone	96.3%	65.2%
Carpooled	3.7%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	14.2%
Other means	0.0%	6.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	De Witt	Wapella
1-unit, detached	49.1%	91.9%
1-unit, attached	9.1%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	41.8%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	De Witt	Wapella
Poverty rate	4.8%	2.6%
Average household size	2.67	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	56	22
Median year structure built	1976	1967