Sparland vs Wenona

A side-by-side comparison of Sparland and Wenona: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wenona has the higher population (1,006 vs 375 in Sparland). Sparland has the higher median household income ($45,278 vs $40,921 in Wenona). Wenona has the higher median home value ($88,900 vs $82,800 in Sparland).

Population, income & housing

	Sparland	Wenona
Population	375	1,006
Median age	35.4 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$45,278	$40,921
Median home value	$82,800	$88,900
Median gross rent	$950	$785
Housing units	197	542
Homeownership rate	85.4%	61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	19.6%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sparland	Wenona
Population	399 → 375 (-6.0%)	1,065 → 1,006 (-5.5%)
Median household income	$47,019 → $45,278 (-3.7%)	$44,444 → $40,921 (-7.9%)
Median home value	$83,500 → $82,800 (-0.8%)	$96,400 → $88,900 (-7.8%)
Median gross rent	$693 → $950 (+37.1%)	$610 → $785 (+28.7%)

Sparland

Population

399375

Median household income

$47,019$45,278

Median home value

$83,500$82,800

Median gross rent

$693$950

Wenona

Population

1,0651,006

Median household income

$44,444$40,921

Median home value

$96,400$88,900

Median gross rent

$610$785

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sparland	Wenona
Under 5	8.0%	5.8%
5 to 17	21.1%	17.0%
18 to 24	3.5%	9.6%
25 to 34	15.2%	13.4%
35 to 44	6.9%	13.2%
45 to 54	14.9%	7.3%
55 to 64	14.4%	9.7%
65 to 74	8.5%	16.0%
75 and over	7.5%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sparland	Wenona
White (non-Hispanic)	89.1%	92.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	8.3%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sparland	Wenona
No high school diploma	9.5%	12.5%
High school graduate	34.4%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	41.9%	43.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sparland	Wenona
Drove alone	70.5%	91.2%
Carpooled	7.7%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	16.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	3.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sparland	Wenona
1-unit, detached	97.5%	74.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Sparland	Wenona
Poverty rate	21.9%	21.1%
Average household size	2.37	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1955	1950