Patoka vs Wamac

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

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

Wamac has the higher population (794 vs 544 in Patoka). Patoka has the higher median household income ($62,344 vs $40,000 in Wamac). Patoka has the higher median home value ($77,500 vs $21,900 in Wamac).

Population, income & housing

	Patoka	Wamac
Population	544	794
Median age	38.1 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$62,344	$40,000
Median home value	$77,500	$21,900
Median gross rent	$811	$805
Housing units	246	395
Homeownership rate	82.5%	65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	1.9%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	12.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Patoka	Wamac
Population	576 → 544 (-5.6%)	1,280 → 794 (-38.0%)
Median household income	$52,596 → $62,344 (+18.5%)	$31,667 → $40,000 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$61,700 → $77,500 (+25.6%)	$28,400 → $21,900 (-22.9%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $811 (+29.8%)	$671 → $805 (+20.0%)

Patoka

Population

576544

Median household income

$52,596$62,344

Median home value

$61,700$77,500

Median gross rent

$625$811

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)

	Patoka	Wamac
Under 5	2.0%	6.2%
5 to 17	25.0%	18.5%
18 to 24	6.4%	3.9%
25 to 34	13.8%	14.5%
35 to 44	15.1%	11.8%
45 to 54	13.8%	11.6%
55 to 64	9.2%	23.8%
65 to 74	7.4%	8.8%
75 and over	7.4%	0.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Patoka	Wamac
White (non-Hispanic)	98.5%	91.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	1.3%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Patoka	Wamac
No high school diploma	3.0%	17.8%
High school graduate	46.7%	50.1%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	1.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Patoka	Wamac
Drove alone	87.3%	71.2%
Carpooled	5.7%	18.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.2%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Patoka	Wamac
1-unit, detached	72.8%	58.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.8%	41.8%

Poverty & households

	Patoka	Wamac
Poverty rate	9.3%	29.4%
Average household size	2.44	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1971	1964