Mason vs Watson

A side-by-side comparison of Mason and Watson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Watson has the higher population (616 vs 365 in Mason). Watson has the higher median household income ($68,625 vs $63,472 in Mason). Watson has the higher median home value ($93,900 vs $89,300 in Mason).

Population, income & housing

	Mason	Watson
Population	365	616
Median age	36.9 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$63,472	$68,625
Median home value	$89,300	$93,900
Median gross rent	$588	$750
Housing units	151	244
Homeownership rate	82.1%	82.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.8%	12.1%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mason	Watson
Population	258 → 365 (+41.5%)	824 → 616 (-25.2%)
Median household income	$40,417 → $63,472 (+57.0%)	$53,750 → $68,625 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$66,300 → $89,300 (+34.7%)	$75,400 → $93,900 (+24.5%)
Median gross rent	$325 → $588 (+80.9%)	$556 → $750 (+34.9%)

Mason

Population

258365

Median household income

$40,417$63,472

Median home value

$66,300$89,300

Median gross rent

$325$588

Watson

Population

824616

Median household income

$53,750$68,625

Median home value

$75,400$93,900

Median gross rent

$556$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mason	Watson
Under 5	8.5%	3.9%
5 to 17	18.6%	18.3%
18 to 24	6.8%	8.3%
25 to 34	14.0%	12.8%
35 to 44	10.4%	11.5%
45 to 54	15.6%	19.6%
55 to 64	9.3%	14.9%
65 to 74	7.1%	8.3%
75 and over	9.6%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mason	Watson
White (non-Hispanic)	89.0%	98.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mason	Watson
No high school diploma	15.4%	10.5%
High school graduate	46.5%	41.4%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.4%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mason	Watson
Drove alone	82.4%	81.3%
Carpooled	10.9%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	6.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mason	Watson
1-unit, detached	64.2%	79.5%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.5%	9.8%

Poverty & households

	Mason	Watson
Poverty rate	24.1%	20.6%
Average household size	2.52	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	24	17
Median year structure built	1973	1982