Vistula vs Wakarusa

A side-by-side comparison of Vistula and Wakarusa: population, income, housing, and more.

Vistula and Wakarusa are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wakarusa has the higher population (2,519 vs 45 in Vistula). Wakarusa has the higher median household income ($76,008 vs $56,667 in Vistula). Vistula has the higher median home value ($283,300 vs $202,400 in Wakarusa).

Population, income & housing

	Vistula	Wakarusa
Population	45	2,519
Median age	66.2 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$56,667	$76,008
Median home value	$283,300	$202,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,214
Housing units	26	866
Homeownership rate	100.0%	87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	26.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	9.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Vistula	Wakarusa
Population	45 → 45 (+0.0%)	1,957 → 2,519 (+28.7%)
Median household income	—	$65,673 → $76,008 (+15.7%)
Median home value	—	$150,300 → $202,400 (+34.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$740 → $1,214 (+64.1%)

Vistula

Population

4545

Wakarusa

Population

1,9572,519

Median household income

$65,673$76,008

Median home value

$150,300$202,400

Median gross rent

$740$1,214

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Vistula	Wakarusa
Under 5	0.0%	7.1%
5 to 17	0.0%	21.3%
18 to 24	22.2%	9.1%
25 to 34	0.0%	10.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	17.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	8.2%
55 to 64	20.0%	11.6%
65 to 74	57.8%	7.7%
75 and over	0.0%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Vistula	Wakarusa
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	80.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.7%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Vistula	Wakarusa
No high school diploma	0.0%	14.1%
High school graduate	71.4%	41.6%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	18.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Vistula	Wakarusa
Drove alone	65.5%	72.4%
Carpooled	34.5%	17.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Vistula	Wakarusa
1-unit, detached	100.0%	76.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	9.9%

Poverty & households

	Vistula	Wakarusa
Poverty rate	0.0%	9.5%
Average household size	1.73	3.17
Mean commute (minutes)	—	29
Median year structure built	1974	1960