Warsaw

Population: 1,511
Median household income: $58,074
Median home value: $90,700

Warsaw is a community in Hancock County, Illinois, home to 1,511 residents. At $58,074, its median household income sits below Hancock County's $65,044.

Between 2019 and 2023, Warsaw's population declined 10.6% from 1,690 to 1,511, while its median home value rose 9.7% from $82,700 to $90,700.

82.4% of workers drive to work alone. 83.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,511
Median age: 46.4 yrs
Median household income: $58,074
Median home value: $90,700
Median gross rent: $769
Housing units: 810
Homeownership rate: 80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%
Unemployment rate: 13.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6901,511

Median household income

$54,758$58,074

Median home value

$82,700$90,700

Median gross rent

$631$769

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,690	$54,758	$82,700	$631
2020	1,600	$53,920	$80,800	$608
2021	1,631	$56,793	$82,200	$699
2022	1,538	$56,321	$89,500	$718
2023	1,511	$58,074	$90,700	$769

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1720.5%

18 to 241.9%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 548.3%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 7423.1%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	60	4.0%
5 to 17	309	20.5%
18 to 24	29	1.9%
25 to 34	168	11.1%
35 to 44	163	10.8%
45 to 54	126	8.3%
55 to 64	209	13.8%
65 to 74	349	23.1%
75 and over	98	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,460	96.6%
Black or African American	3	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4	0.3%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	33	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.2%

High school graduate36.8%

Some college or associate's36.7%

Bachelor's degree12.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	80	7.2%
High school graduate	410	36.8%
Some college or associate's	409	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	137	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	77	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone82.4%

Carpooled5.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.3%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	497	82.4%
Carpooled	30	5.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	62	10.3%
Other means	1	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	136	25.1%
15 to 29 min	201	37.2%
30 to 44 min	100	18.5%
45 to 59 min	74	13.7%
60+ min	30	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 11.5% (174 of 1,511)

	Count	Share
Family households	440	63.3%
Nonfamily households	255	36.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	695	85.8%
Vacant	115	14.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	558	80.3%
Renter-occupied	137	19.7%

1-unit, detached83.8%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units6.3%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	679	83.8%
1-unit, attached	14	1.7%
2 to 4 units	51	6.3%
5 to 19 units	28	3.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	38	4.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1778942
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.52 sq mi
Water area: 0.95 sq mi
Center point: 40.3510, -91.4280