Wabash County, IL Demographic Data
Wabash County, IL Summary
Wabash County is located in Illinois
- Population: 11,935
- Area: 227.51 sq. miles
- Land Area: 223.25 sq. miles
- Water Area: 4.25 sq. miles
- Population Density: 52.46 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 459.32 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Wabash County, IL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
5,938
51%
50.8
Male
5,649
49%
49.2
Total Population
11,587
323,128,000
Wabash County, IL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
707
6.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
629
5.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
793
6.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
679
5.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
745
6.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,307
11.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,266
10.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,531
13.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,021
8.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
716
6.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,106
9.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
645
5.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
442
3.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
9,055
78.1%
77.2
Female
4,658
51.4%
51.3
Male
4,397
48.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
8,651
74.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,555
22.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,193
18.9%
15.2
Female
1,228
56.0%
55.8
Male
965
44.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Wabash County, IL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
11,489
99.2%
96.8
White
11,192
96.6%
72.6
Black or African American
117
1.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
12
0.1%
0.8
Asian
145
1.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
33
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
19
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
49
0.4%
0.4
Vietnamese
1
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
43
0.4%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
23
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
98
0.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
200
1.7%
17.8
Mexican
93
0.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
107
0.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
11,387
98.3%
82.2
Wabash County, IL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
347
4.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
505
6.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,599
32.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,829
22.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,374
17.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,009
12.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
371
4.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
852
10.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
7,182
89.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,380
17.2%
31.2
Wabash County, IL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,014
21.3%
33.7%
Now Married
5,344
56.5%
47.5
Divorced
1,289
13.6%
11.0%
Separated
81
0.9%
2.0
Widowed
730
7.7
5.8%
Wabash County, IL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
10,661
98.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
219
2.0%
21.6%
Spanish
63
0.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
76
0.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
80
0.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Wabash County, IL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
451
9.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
256
5.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
688
14.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
431
8.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
727
15.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
918
18.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
655
13.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
490
10.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
148
3.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
82
1.7%
6.4
Median household income
46,871
57,617
Per capita income
24,697
31,128
Wabash County, IL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
446
8.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
396
7.4%
9.8
Construction
354
6.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,167
21.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
212
3.9%
6.6
Information
43
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,085
20.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
307
5.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
262
4.9%
11.4
Public administration
100
1.9%
4.6
Retail trade
483
9.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
417
7.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
107
2.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
714
13.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,425
26.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,266
23.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
934
17.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,040
19.3%
18.1%
Wabash County, IL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,184
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,239
81.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
612
11.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
6
0.1%
5.1
Walked
22
0.4%
2.7
Other means
87
1.7%
1.8
Worked at home
218
4.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.1
26.6
Wabash County, IL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
350
7.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,652
34.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,862
38.4%
37.1
3 or more
982
20.3%
21.0
Wabash County, IL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
4,846
87.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,570
73.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,276
26.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
696
12.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
11
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Wabash County, IL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,542
1 room
120
2.2%
2.4
2 rooms
110
2.0%
2.7
3 rooms
406
7.3%
9.1
4 rooms
733
13.2%
16.5
5 rooms
1,225
22.1%
19.8
6 rooms
1,174
21.2%
17.8
7 rooms
792
14.3%
12.0
8 rooms
566
10.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
416
7.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Wabash County, IL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,542
1-unit, detached
4,244
76.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
13
0.2%
5.9
2-units
116
2.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
139
2.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
93
1.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
119
2.1%
4.4
20 or more units
225
4.1%
9.0
Mobile home
593
10.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Wabash County, IL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,265
22.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
549
9.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
782
14.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
606
10.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,005
18.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
437
7.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
409
7.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
478
8.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
11
0.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Wabash County, IL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,504
51.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
974
20.1%
4.7
Electricity
953
19.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
244
5.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
148
3.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
10
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
13
0.3%
1.1
Wabash County, IL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,772
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
11
0.6%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
21
1.2%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
29
1.6%
11.8%
Less than $500
117
6.6%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
165
9.3%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
605
34.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
824
46.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
901
50.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
303
17.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
141
8.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
141
8.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
284
16.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
2
0.0%
0.0%
Wabash County, IL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,147
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
83
7.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
473
41.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
591
51.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
129
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
567
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
212
19.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
122
11.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
154
14.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
154
14.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
82
7.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
345
32.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
207
0.0%
0.0%
Wabash County, IL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,570
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
774
21.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,505
42.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
566
15.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
393
11.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
237
6.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
88
2.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
7
0.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
80,200
205,000
