Shabbona vs Waterman

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

Shabbona 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 756 in Shabbona). Waterman has the higher median household income ($97,386 vs $75,375 in Shabbona). Waterman has the higher median home value ($212,900 vs $180,400 in Shabbona).

Population, income & housing

	Shabbona	Waterman
Population	756	1,419
Median age	51.8 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$75,375	$97,386
Median home value	$180,400	$212,900
Median gross rent	$885	$897
Housing units	350	508
Homeownership rate	73.2%	86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.4%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shabbona	Waterman
Population	1,112 → 756 (-32.0%)	1,426 → 1,419 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$59,583 → $75,375 (+26.5%)	$71,429 → $97,386 (+36.3%)
Median home value	$154,900 → $180,400 (+16.5%)	$161,700 → $212,900 (+31.7%)
Median gross rent	$773 → $885 (+14.5%)	$772 → $897 (+16.2%)

Shabbona

Population

1,112756

Median household income

$59,583$75,375

Median home value

$154,900$180,400

Median gross rent

$773$885

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)

	Shabbona	Waterman
Under 5	2.5%	6.2%
5 to 17	10.2%	20.4%
18 to 24	13.5%	12.4%
25 to 34	9.3%	10.5%
35 to 44	7.9%	17.8%
45 to 54	10.3%	7.8%
55 to 64	11.9%	17.5%
65 to 74	13.5%	4.5%
75 and over	20.9%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shabbona	Waterman
White (non-Hispanic)	87.3%	78.5%
Black or African American	2.2%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.3%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shabbona	Waterman
No high school diploma	6.5%	8.0%
High school graduate	35.1%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	41.0%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shabbona	Waterman
Drove alone	90.6%	86.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.5%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	1.9%	7.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shabbona	Waterman
1-unit, detached	69.4%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	17.4%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	3.7%
20 or more units	10.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Shabbona	Waterman
Poverty rate	9.3%	7.2%
Average household size	2.19	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	29	38
Median year structure built	1963	1971