Makanda vs Vergennes

A side-by-side comparison of Makanda and Vergennes: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Makanda has the higher population (550 vs 274 in Vergennes). Makanda has the higher median household income ($72,083 vs $48,594 in Vergennes). Makanda has the higher median home value ($241,300 vs $92,000 in Vergennes).

Population, income & housing

	Makanda	Vergennes
Population	550	274
Median age	50.7 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	$72,083	$48,594
Median home value	$241,300	$92,000
Median gross rent	$911	$950
Housing units	243	129
Homeownership rate	79.0%	69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.8%	7.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	12.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Makanda	Vergennes
Population	588 → 550 (-6.5%)	225 → 274 (+21.8%)
Median household income	$68,750 → $72,083 (+4.8%)	$43,750 → $48,594 (+11.1%)
Median home value	$231,100 → $241,300 (+4.4%)	$76,700 → $92,000 (+19.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,013 → $911 (-10.1%)	$683 → $950 (+39.1%)

Makanda

Population

588550

Median household income

$68,750$72,083

Median home value

$231,100$241,300

Median gross rent

$1,013$911

Vergennes

Population

225274

Median household income

$43,750$48,594

Median home value

$76,700$92,000

Median gross rent

$683$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Makanda	Vergennes
Under 5	5.3%	6.2%
5 to 17	17.6%	12.8%
18 to 24	1.5%	10.2%
25 to 34	6.0%	15.3%
35 to 44	8.7%	6.2%
45 to 54	17.1%	15.7%
55 to 64	13.1%	13.9%
65 to 74	20.7%	12.0%
75 and over	10.0%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Makanda	Vergennes
White (non-Hispanic)	82.2%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	13.1%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	2.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Makanda	Vergennes
No high school diploma	2.9%	10.8%
High school graduate	13.2%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	23.1%	50.0%
Bachelor's degree	33.4%	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	27.4%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Makanda	Vergennes
Drove alone	87.2%	78.2%
Carpooled	2.0%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.8%
Worked from home	9.9%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Makanda	Vergennes
1-unit, detached	81.9%	68.2%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.0%	30.2%

Poverty & households

	Makanda	Vergennes
Poverty rate	10.7%	10.6%
Average household size	2.40	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1993	1978