Lane vs Wapella

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

Lane 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 145 in Lane). Since 2019, Lane's population has grown faster (-11.6% vs -17.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Lane	Wapella
Population	145	465
Median age	10.9 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$59,375
Median home value	—	$101,800
Median gross rent	—	$950
Housing units	40	236
Homeownership rate	10.0%	90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lane	Wapella
Population	164 → 145 (-11.6%)	565 → 465 (-17.7%)
Median household income	$57,813 → $45,455 (-21.4%)	$58,667 → $59,375 (+1.2%)
Median home value	—	$88,700 → $101,800 (+14.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$678 → $950 (+40.1%)

Lane

Population

164145

Median household income

$57,813$45,455

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)

	Lane	Wapella
Under 5	19.3%	8.0%
5 to 17	46.2%	13.5%
18 to 24	6.2%	8.8%
25 to 34	3.4%	13.5%
35 to 44	24.8%	12.5%
45 to 54	0.0%	11.2%
55 to 64	0.0%	11.2%
65 to 74	0.0%	13.5%
75 and over	0.0%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lane	Wapella
White (non-Hispanic)	60.7%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	38.6%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lane	Wapella
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.9%
High school graduate	31.7%	46.6%
Some college or associate's	68.3%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lane	Wapella
Drove alone	100.0%	65.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	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)

	Lane	Wapella
1-unit, detached	10.0%	91.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	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	90.0%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Lane	Wapella
Poverty rate	0.0%	2.6%
Average household size	3.63	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	—	22
Median year structure built	1974	1967