Hinckley vs Waterman

A side-by-side comparison of Hinckley and Waterman: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hinckley has the higher population (2,286 vs 1,419 in Waterman). Waterman has the higher median household income ($97,386 vs $81,625 in Hinckley). Hinckley has the higher median home value ($267,600 vs $212,900 in Waterman).

Population, income & housing

	Hinckley	Waterman
Population	2,286	1,419
Median age	34.5 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$81,625	$97,386
Median home value	$267,600	$212,900
Median gross rent	$1,333	$897
Housing units	910	508
Homeownership rate	72.3%	86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.2%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	13.2%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hinckley	Waterman
Population	2,137 → 2,286 (+7.0%)	1,426 → 1,419 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$73,967 → $81,625 (+10.4%)	$71,429 → $97,386 (+36.3%)
Median home value	$208,700 → $267,600 (+28.2%)	$161,700 → $212,900 (+31.7%)
Median gross rent	$977 → $1,333 (+36.4%)	$772 → $897 (+16.2%)

Hinckley

Population

2,1372,286

Median household income

$73,967$81,625

Median home value

$208,700$267,600

Median gross rent

$977$1,333

Waterman

Population

1,4261,419

Median household income

$71,429$97,386

Median home value

$161,700$212,900

Median gross rent

$772$897

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hinckley	Waterman
Under 5	6.1%	6.2%
5 to 17	20.6%	20.4%
18 to 24	14.3%	12.4%
25 to 34	9.5%	10.5%
35 to 44	12.9%	17.8%
45 to 54	12.4%	7.8%
55 to 64	10.5%	17.5%
65 to 74	8.2%	4.5%
75 and over	5.5%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hinckley	Waterman
White (non-Hispanic)	83.4%	78.5%
Black or African American	1.0%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.9%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	9.5%	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hinckley	Waterman
No high school diploma	2.3%	8.0%
High school graduate	22.9%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	39.5%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	23.1%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hinckley	Waterman
Drove alone	81.7%	86.6%
Carpooled	4.5%	4.1%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	7.2%	7.8%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hinckley	Waterman
1-unit, detached	78.2%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	11.1%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Hinckley	Waterman
Poverty rate	15.4%	7.2%
Average household size	2.56	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	32	38
Median year structure built	1972	1971