Odin vs Wamac

A side-by-side comparison of Odin and Wamac: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Odin has the higher population (941 vs 794 in Wamac). Odin has the higher median household income ($44,415 vs $40,000 in Wamac). Odin has the higher median home value ($105,000 vs $21,900 in Wamac).

Population, income & housing

	Odin	Wamac
Population	941	794
Median age	44.3 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$44,415	$40,000
Median home value	$105,000	$21,900
Median gross rent	$713	$805
Housing units	439	395
Homeownership rate	77.9%	65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.3%	1.9%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	12.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Odin	Wamac
Population	1,062 → 941 (-11.4%)	1,280 → 794 (-38.0%)
Median household income	$40,250 → $44,415 (+10.3%)	$31,667 → $40,000 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$54,100 → $105,000 (+94.1%)	$28,400 → $21,900 (-22.9%)
Median gross rent	$657 → $713 (+8.5%)	$671 → $805 (+20.0%)

Odin

Population

1,062941

Median household income

$40,250$44,415

Median home value

$54,100$105,000

Median gross rent

$657$713

Wamac

Population

1,280794

Median household income

$31,667$40,000

Median home value

$28,400$21,900

Median gross rent

$671$805

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Odin	Wamac
Under 5	8.6%	6.2%
5 to 17	12.0%	18.5%
18 to 24	5.4%	3.9%
25 to 34	11.9%	14.5%
35 to 44	12.5%	11.8%
45 to 54	4.5%	11.6%
55 to 64	13.1%	23.8%
65 to 74	18.2%	8.8%
75 and over	13.8%	0.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Odin	Wamac
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	91.1%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.2%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Odin	Wamac
No high school diploma	8.0%	17.8%
High school graduate	40.5%	50.1%
Some college or associate's	47.1%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	3.2%	1.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Odin	Wamac
Drove alone	98.5%	71.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	18.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.2%
Worked from home	0.8%	4.3%
Other means	0.8%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Odin	Wamac
1-unit, detached	73.6%	58.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.1%	41.8%

Poverty & households

	Odin	Wamac
Poverty rate	12.2%	29.4%
Average household size	2.30	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	19	25
Median year structure built	1967	1964