Somonauk vs Waterman

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

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

Somonauk has the higher population (1,592 vs 1,419 in Waterman). Waterman has the higher median household income ($97,386 vs $81,731 in Somonauk). Somonauk has the higher median home value ($221,500 vs $212,900 in Waterman).

Population, income & housing

	Somonauk	Waterman
Population	1,592	1,419
Median age	46.1 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$81,731	$97,386
Median home value	$221,500	$212,900
Median gross rent	$883	$897
Housing units	692	508
Homeownership rate	72.2%	86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Somonauk	Waterman
Population	2,125 → 1,592 (-25.1%)	1,426 → 1,419 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$65,139 → $81,731 (+25.5%)	$71,429 → $97,386 (+36.3%)
Median home value	$168,900 → $221,500 (+31.1%)	$161,700 → $212,900 (+31.7%)
Median gross rent	$988 → $883 (-10.6%)	$772 → $897 (+16.2%)

Somonauk

Population

2,1251,592

Median household income

$65,139$81,731

Median home value

$168,900$221,500

Median gross rent

$988$883

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)

	Somonauk	Waterman
Under 5	4.2%	6.2%
5 to 17	16.0%	20.4%
18 to 24	8.1%	12.4%
25 to 34	10.8%	10.5%
35 to 44	8.9%	17.8%
45 to 54	15.3%	7.8%
55 to 64	12.9%	17.5%
65 to 74	14.9%	4.5%
75 and over	8.9%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Somonauk	Waterman
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	78.5%
Black or African American	0.9%	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	1.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Somonauk	Waterman
No high school diploma	3.8%	8.0%
High school graduate	37.1%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Somonauk	Waterman
Drove alone	84.3%	86.6%
Carpooled	3.2%	4.1%
Public transit	2.6%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.4%
Worked from home	6.4%	7.8%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Somonauk	Waterman
1-unit, detached	68.5%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	15.2%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	3.7%
20 or more units	3.6%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Somonauk	Waterman
Poverty rate	5.9%	7.2%
Average household size	2.40	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	28	38
Median year structure built	1971	1971