Wabash County, Illinois

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 11,199
Median household income: $53,650
Median home value: $103,900

Home to 11,199 residents, Wabash County is one of Illinois's counties. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $53,650 runs below the Illinois figure of $81,702.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wabash County's population declined 3.0% from 11,546 to 11,199, while its median household income rose 5.7% from $50,770 to $53,650.

81.3% of workers drive to work alone. 77.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,199
Median age: 43.0 yrs
Median household income: $53,650
Median home value: $103,900
Median gross rent: $774
Housing units: 5,416
Homeownership rate: 75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,54611,199

Median household income

$50,770$53,650

Median home value

$82,800$103,900

Median gross rent

$633$774

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,546	$50,770	$82,800	$633
2020	11,390	$48,878	$80,900	$664
2021	11,414	$49,680	$83,300	$670
2022	11,321	$54,074	$94,100	$728
2023	11,199	$53,650	$103,900	$774

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	601	5.4%
5 to 17	1,837	16.4%
18 to 24	965	8.6%
25 to 34	1,216	10.9%
35 to 44	1,224	10.9%
45 to 54	1,311	11.7%
55 to 64	1,582	14.1%
65 to 74	1,405	12.5%
75 and over	1,058	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,499	93.7%
Black or African American	108	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.0%
Asian	140	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	239	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	208	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.2%

High school graduate32.3%

Some college or associate's41.8%

Bachelor's degree12.4%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	560	7.2%
High school graduate	2,520	32.3%
Some college or associate's	3,258	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	963	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	495	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone81.3%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,911	81.3%
Carpooled	505	10.5%
Public transit	1	0.0%
Walked	159	3.3%
Bicycle	16	0.3%
Worked from home	172	3.6%
Other means	49	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,847	39.8%
15 to 29 min	1,437	31.0%
30 to 44 min	635	13.7%
45 to 59 min	373	8.0%
60+ min	349	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 14.1% (1,541 of 10,940)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,971	62.1%
Nonfamily households	1,813	37.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,784	88.3%
Vacant	632	11.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,606	75.4%
Renter-occupied	1,178	24.6%

1-unit, detached77.6%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other10.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,205	77.6%
1-unit, attached	14	0.3%
2 to 4 units	242	4.5%
5 to 19 units	199	3.7%
20 or more units	186	3.4%
Mobile home & other	570	10.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 17185
State: Illinois
Land area: 223 sq mi
Water area: 4.24 sq mi
Center point: 38.4458, -87.8392

Cities & places

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