East Dundee vs Wayne

A side-by-side comparison of East Dundee and Wayne: population, income, housing, and more.

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

East Dundee has the higher population (3,156 vs 2,284 in Wayne). Wayne has the higher median household income ($169,583 vs $87,102 in East Dundee). Wayne has the higher median home value ($674,000 vs $260,000 in East Dundee).

Population, income & housing

	East Dundee	Wayne
Population	3,156	2,284
Median age	52.9 yrs	50.6 yrs
Median household income	$87,102	$169,583
Median home value	$260,000	$674,000
Median gross rent	$1,074	$3,501
Housing units	1,540	904
Homeownership rate	73.7%	94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.0%	59.5%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Dundee	Wayne
Population	3,181 → 3,156 (-0.8%)	2,439 → 2,284 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$68,490 → $87,102 (+27.2%)	$134,659 → $169,583 (+25.9%)
Median home value	$197,800 → $260,000 (+31.4%)	$530,100 → $674,000 (+27.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,277 → $1,074 (-15.9%)	$3,500 → $3,501 (+0.0%)

East Dundee

Population

3,1813,156

Median household income

$68,490$87,102

Median home value

$197,800$260,000

Median gross rent

$1,277$1,074

Wayne

Population

2,4392,284

Median household income

$134,659$169,583

Median home value

$530,100$674,000

Median gross rent

$3,500$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Dundee	Wayne
Under 5	4.9%	6.6%
5 to 17	8.0%	9.9%
18 to 24	7.1%	7.4%
25 to 34	12.1%	8.0%
35 to 44	8.3%	10.6%
45 to 54	13.4%	13.0%
55 to 64	20.2%	22.5%
65 to 74	14.1%	18.5%
75 and over	11.9%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Dundee	Wayne
White (non-Hispanic)	68.7%	75.6%
Black or African American	7.1%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.8%	11.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.2%	1.8%
Two or more races	4.2%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	15.0%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Dundee	Wayne
No high school diploma	8.7%	2.2%
High school graduate	28.3%	11.4%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	26.5%	29.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	30.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Dundee	Wayne
Drove alone	81.7%	78.3%
Carpooled	9.5%	3.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	17.2%
Other means	2.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Dundee	Wayne
1-unit, detached	53.7%	97.1%
1-unit, attached	19.6%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	18.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	East Dundee	Wayne
Poverty rate	11.9%	2.3%
Average household size	2.08	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	29	24
Median year structure built	1988	1988