Rutland vs Wedron

A side-by-side comparison of Rutland and Wedron: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rutland has the higher population (189 vs 69 in Wedron). Since 2019, Rutland's population has grown faster (-28.1% vs -59.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Rutland	Wedron
Population	189	69
Median age	58.5 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$49,063	—
Median home value	$72,800	—
Median gross rent	$860	—
Housing units	116	24
Homeownership rate	85.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.4%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rutland	Wedron
Population	263 → 189 (-28.1%)	170 → 69 (-59.4%)
Median household income	$38,929 → $49,063 (+26.0%)	$69,744 → $72,470 (+3.9%)
Median home value	$69,200 → $72,800 (+5.2%)	$111,600 → $110,700 (-0.8%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $860 (+29.7%)	—

Rutland

Population

263189

Median household income

$38,929$49,063

Median home value

$69,200$72,800

Median gross rent

$663$860

Wedron

Population

17069

Median household income

$69,744$72,470

Median home value

$111,600$110,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rutland	Wedron
Under 5	1.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.6%	33.3%
18 to 24	4.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	4.8%	0.0%
35 to 44	10.1%	66.7%
45 to 54	11.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	20.1%	0.0%
65 to 74	21.7%	0.0%
75 and over	14.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rutland	Wedron
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	100.0%
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	2.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rutland	Wedron
No high school diploma	20.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	47.4%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rutland	Wedron
Drove alone	91.6%	100.0%
Carpooled	7.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rutland	Wedron
1-unit, detached	80.2%	100.0%
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	19.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Rutland	Wedron
Poverty rate	6.3%	0.0%
Average household size	1.91	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	30	—
Median year structure built	1971	—