Lee vs Waterman

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

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

Waterman has the higher population (1,419 vs 332 in Lee). Waterman has the higher median household income ($97,386 vs $76,250 in Lee). Waterman has the higher median home value ($212,900 vs $155,200 in Lee).

Population, income & housing

	Lee	Waterman
Population	332	1,419
Median age	35.8 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$76,250	$97,386
Median home value	$155,200	$212,900
Median gross rent	$1,102	$897
Housing units	119	508
Homeownership rate	75.0%	86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lee	Waterman
Population	352 → 332 (-5.7%)	1,426 → 1,419 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$62,500 → $76,250 (+22.0%)	$71,429 → $97,386 (+36.3%)
Median home value	$116,000 → $155,200 (+33.8%)	$161,700 → $212,900 (+31.7%)
Median gross rent	$763 → $1,102 (+44.4%)	$772 → $897 (+16.2%)

Lee

Population

352332

Median household income

$62,500$76,250

Median home value

$116,000$155,200

Median gross rent

$763$1,102

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)

	Lee	Waterman
Under 5	6.0%	6.2%
5 to 17	20.8%	20.4%
18 to 24	9.6%	12.4%
25 to 34	12.7%	10.5%
35 to 44	9.9%	17.8%
45 to 54	10.8%	7.8%
55 to 64	18.7%	17.5%
65 to 74	7.8%	4.5%
75 and over	3.6%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lee	Waterman
White (non-Hispanic)	80.1%	78.5%
Black or African American	4.5%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	9.9%	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lee	Waterman
No high school diploma	3.3%	8.0%
High school graduate	43.6%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	39.3%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lee	Waterman
Drove alone	86.0%	86.6%
Carpooled	4.5%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	1.2%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.4%
Worked from home	5.6%	7.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lee	Waterman
1-unit, detached	94.1%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Lee	Waterman
Poverty rate	18.2%	7.2%
Average household size	2.96	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	35	38
Median year structure built	1959	1971