COMPARING TWO PLACES
Waggoner vs Springfield
PLACE A
Waggoner, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Springfield, Illinois
Waggoner is 100% smaller than Springfield. Waggoner earns more, with a median household income $4,353 higher. Springfield has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -32%).
WAGGONERSPRINGFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population180112,989−100% vs Springfield
Population density7381,844−1,107
Population growth-32.0%-1.6%−30.4 pts
Median age48.141.0+7.1
Male53.3%48.3%+4.9 pts
Female46.7%51.7%−4.9 pts
Foreign-born4.1%4.9%−0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.2%69.3%+29.0 pts
Black0.0%19.1%−19.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Asian0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Other1.8%5.2%−3.4 pts
Median household income$70,417$66,064+$4,353
Per capita income$31,901$42,670−$10,769
Poverty rate18.9%16.8%+2.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2770.495−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher0.8%36.3%−35.6 pts
Graduate degree0.0%15.6%−15.6 pts
Unemployment rate15.3%6.8%+8.5 pts
Labor force participation79.2%58.9%+20.3 pts
Median home value$37,500$162,100−$124,600
Median gross rent$650$975−$325
Owner-occupied61.5%64.3%−2.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.9%11.1%+6.8 pts
Rent-burdened households3.3%43.6%−40.2 pts
Average commute31.517.4+14.1
Worked from home2.0%14.5%−12.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured5.9%4.1%+1.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025