Papineau vs Wellington

A side-by-side comparison of Papineau and Wellington: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wellington has the higher population (204 vs 109 in Papineau). Papineau has the higher median household income ($64,000 vs $46,979 in Wellington). Papineau has the higher median home value ($86,700 vs $73,900 in Wellington).

Population, income & housing

	Papineau	Wellington
Population	109	204
Median age	41.6 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$64,000	$46,979
Median home value	$86,700	$73,900
Median gross rent	$720	—
Housing units	50	103
Homeownership rate	75.0%	88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	7.5%
Unemployment rate	13.8%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Papineau	Wellington
Population	114 → 109 (-4.4%)	275 → 204 (-25.8%)
Median household income	$44,750 → $64,000 (+43.0%)	$39,583 → $46,979 (+18.7%)
Median home value	$92,500 → $86,700 (-6.3%)	$58,800 → $73,900 (+25.7%)
Median gross rent	$688 → $720 (+4.7%)	$617 → $789 (+27.9%)

Papineau

Population

114109

Median household income

$44,750$64,000

Median home value

$92,500$86,700

Median gross rent

$688$720

Wellington

Population

275204

Median household income

$39,583$46,979

Median home value

$58,800$73,900

Median gross rent

$617$789

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Papineau	Wellington
Under 5	11.9%	8.8%
5 to 17	2.8%	9.8%
18 to 24	19.3%	9.3%
25 to 34	5.5%	15.7%
35 to 44	11.9%	8.8%
45 to 54	12.8%	11.3%
55 to 64	9.2%	13.2%
65 to 74	26.6%	15.2%
75 and over	0.0%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Papineau	Wellington
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	88.2%
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	11.9%	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Papineau	Wellington
No high school diploma	11.1%	8.2%
High school graduate	50.0%	44.9%
Some college or associate's	18.1%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	20.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Papineau	Wellington
Drove alone	94.6%	88.4%
Carpooled	1.8%	4.2%
Public transit	3.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Papineau	Wellington
1-unit, detached	82.0%	98.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.0%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Papineau	Wellington
Poverty rate	17.4%	13.7%
Average household size	2.73	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	19	39
Median year structure built	1955	1963