Wakeman vs Willard

A side-by-side comparison of Wakeman and Willard: population, income, housing, and more.

Wakeman and Willard are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Willard has the higher population (6,174 vs 1,100 in Wakeman). Wakeman has the higher median household income ($70,393 vs $54,572 in Willard). Wakeman has the higher median home value ($169,300 vs $110,500 in Willard).

Population, income & housing

	Wakeman	Willard
Population	1,100	6,174
Median age	30.6 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$70,393	$54,572
Median home value	$169,300	$110,500
Median gross rent	$776	$853
Housing units	423	2,822
Homeownership rate	74.9%	65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	15.2%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Wakeman	Willard
Population	1,060 → 1,100 (+3.8%)	6,041 → 6,174 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$51,369 → $70,393 (+37.0%)	$41,696 → $54,572 (+30.9%)
Median home value	$126,000 → $169,300 (+34.4%)	$83,400 → $110,500 (+32.5%)
Median gross rent	$676 → $776 (+14.8%)	$702 → $853 (+21.5%)

Wakeman

Population

1,0601,100

Median household income

$51,369$70,393

Median home value

$126,000$169,300

Median gross rent

$676$776

Willard

Population

6,0416,174

Median household income

$41,696$54,572

Median home value

$83,400$110,500

Median gross rent

$702$853

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Wakeman	Willard
Under 5	13.5%	7.6%
5 to 17	23.8%	15.2%
18 to 24	5.2%	8.8%
25 to 34	16.9%	12.6%
35 to 44	6.9%	15.6%
45 to 54	8.8%	8.6%
55 to 64	12.9%	9.8%
65 to 74	7.5%	8.7%
75 and over	4.5%	13.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Wakeman	Willard
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	78.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	1.4%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.5%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	18.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Wakeman	Willard
No high school diploma	6.2%	11.8%
High school graduate	45.3%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	37.9%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Wakeman	Willard
Drove alone	88.8%	82.2%
Carpooled	4.6%	13.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	2.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Wakeman	Willard
1-unit, detached	70.4%	70.9%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	21.3%	16.1%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Wakeman	Willard
Poverty rate	8.0%	15.5%
Average household size	2.76	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1961	1962