Donnellson vs Waggoner

A side-by-side comparison of Donnellson and Waggoner: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Waggoner has the higher population (185 vs 133 in Donnellson). Donnellson has the higher median home value ($46,000 vs $40,000 in Waggoner). Since 2019, Waggoner's population has grown faster (-3.6% vs -18.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Donnellson	Waggoner
Population	133	185
Median age	38.5 yrs	48.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$69,135
Median home value	$46,000	$40,000
Median gross rent	$725	$675
Housing units	73	109
Homeownership rate	86.9%	59.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.0%	2.7%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	13.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Donnellson	Waggoner
Population	164 → 133 (-18.9%)	192 → 185 (-3.6%)
Median household income	—	$30,500 → $69,135 (+126.7%)
Median home value	$62,000 → $46,000 (-25.8%)	$48,100 → $40,000 (-16.8%)
Median gross rent	$825 → $725 (-12.1%)	$586 → $675 (+15.2%)

Donnellson

Population

164133

Median home value

$62,000$46,000

Median gross rent

$825$725

Waggoner

Population

192185

Median household income

$30,500$69,135

Median home value

$48,100$40,000

Median gross rent

$586$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Donnellson	Waggoner
Under 5	6.0%	3.2%
5 to 17	10.5%	11.9%
18 to 24	9.0%	4.9%
25 to 34	18.8%	7.0%
35 to 44	15.0%	12.4%
45 to 54	3.0%	31.4%
55 to 64	17.3%	21.1%
65 to 74	15.8%	6.5%
75 and over	4.5%	1.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Donnellson	Waggoner
White (non-Hispanic)	64.7%	97.3%
Black or African American	7.5%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	27.8%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Donnellson	Waggoner
No high school diploma	24.2%	15.5%
High school graduate	48.5%	56.8%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	1.0%	2.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Donnellson	Waggoner
Drove alone	71.4%	81.7%
Carpooled	5.7%	11.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.7%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.1%	2.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Donnellson	Waggoner
1-unit, detached	97.3%	43.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
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	2.7%	55.0%

Poverty & households

	Donnellson	Waggoner
Poverty rate	53.4%	21.6%
Average household size	2.18	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	23	30
Median year structure built	1938	1974