Old Shawneetown vs Omaha

A side-by-side comparison of Old Shawneetown and Omaha: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Omaha has the higher population (276 vs 131 in Old Shawneetown). Omaha has the higher median household income ($63,750 vs $30,694 in Old Shawneetown). Omaha has the higher median home value ($44,600 vs $14,600 in Old Shawneetown).

Population, income & housing

	Old Shawneetown	Omaha
Population	131	276
Median age	45.5 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$30,694	$63,750
Median home value	$14,600	$44,600
Median gross rent	—	$675
Housing units	59	125
Homeownership rate	73.3%	77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Old Shawneetown	Omaha
Population	81 → 131 (+61.7%)	285 → 276 (-3.2%)
Median household income	$15,625 → $30,694 (+96.4%)	$38,333 → $63,750 (+66.3%)
Median home value	$9,999 → $14,600 (+46.0%)	$45,600 → $44,600 (-2.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$346 → $675 (+95.1%)

Old Shawneetown

Population

81131

Median household income

$15,625$30,694

Median home value

$9,999$14,600

Omaha

Population

285276

Median household income

$38,333$63,750

Median home value

$45,600$44,600

Median gross rent

$346$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Old Shawneetown	Omaha
Under 5	10.7%	9.8%
5 to 17	24.4%	21.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	13.8%
25 to 34	9.2%	4.0%
35 to 44	3.1%	13.8%
45 to 54	22.9%	6.5%
55 to 64	13.0%	8.3%
65 to 74	12.2%	18.8%
75 and over	4.6%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Old Shawneetown	Omaha
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	73.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	26.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Old Shawneetown	Omaha
No high school diploma	12.9%	6.5%
High school graduate	63.5%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	23.5%	42.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Old Shawneetown	Omaha
Drove alone	100.0%	92.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Old Shawneetown	Omaha
1-unit, detached	32.2%	84.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	67.8%	10.4%

Poverty & households

	Old Shawneetown	Omaha
Poverty rate	49.6%	14.1%
Average household size	2.91	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1981	1964