Marissa vs Washington Park

A side-by-side comparison of Marissa and Washington Park: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Washington Park has the higher population (1,728 vs 1,133 in Marissa). Marissa has the higher median household income ($48,393 vs $42,008 in Washington Park). Marissa has the higher median home value ($87,000 vs $43,200 in Washington Park).

Population, income & housing

	Marissa	Washington Park
Population	1,133	1,728
Median age	46.7 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$48,393	$42,008
Median home value	$87,000	$43,200
Median gross rent	$572	$875
Housing units	725	1,175
Homeownership rate	72.6%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.2%	8.1%
Unemployment rate	20.0%	21.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marissa	Washington Park
Population	1,410 → 1,133 (-19.6%)	3,941 → 1,728 (-56.2%)
Median household income	$40,216 → $48,393 (+20.3%)	$21,821 → $42,008 (+92.5%)
Median home value	$79,500 → $87,000 (+9.4%)	$45,500 → $43,200 (-5.1%)
Median gross rent	$670 → $572 (-14.6%)	$835 → $875 (+4.8%)

Marissa

Population

1,4101,133

Median household income

$40,216$48,393

Median home value

$79,500$87,000

Median gross rent

$670$572

Washington Park

Population

3,9411,728

Median household income

$21,821$42,008

Median home value

$45,500$43,200

Median gross rent

$835$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marissa	Washington Park
Under 5	1.2%	5.6%
5 to 17	12.8%	18.6%
18 to 24	4.9%	12.7%
25 to 34	12.6%	15.5%
35 to 44	17.2%	3.9%
45 to 54	13.4%	16.1%
55 to 64	15.1%	16.6%
65 to 74	13.7%	7.1%
75 and over	9.0%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marissa	Washington Park
White (non-Hispanic)	81.5%	6.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	77.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	14.4%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marissa	Washington Park
No high school diploma	4.8%	21.6%
High school graduate	45.1%	38.8%
Some college or associate's	36.9%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	2.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marissa	Washington Park
Drove alone	69.2%	90.5%
Carpooled	16.3%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	2.1%
Walked	0.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.5%	0.0%
Other means	3.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marissa	Washington Park
1-unit, detached	72.4%	85.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	14.1%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.9%	7.4%

Poverty & households

	Marissa	Washington Park
Poverty rate	19.1%	37.9%
Average household size	1.94	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	28	22
Median year structure built	1958	1959