COMPARING TWO PLACES
Waggoner vs Taylorville
PLACE A
Waggoner, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Taylorville, Illinois
Waggoner is 98% smaller than Taylorville. Waggoner earns more, with a median household income $12,865 higher. Taylorville has grown faster since 2000 (-7% vs -32%).
WAGGONERTAYLORVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population18010,522−98% vs Taylorville
Population density7381,020−282
Population growth-32.0%-6.6%−25.4 pts
Median age48.139.6+8.5
Male53.3%47.7%+5.6 pts
Female46.7%52.3%−5.6 pts
Foreign-born4.1%1.7%+2.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.2%90.3%+8.0 pts
Black0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other1.8%2.4%−0.6 pts
Median household income$70,417$57,552+$12,865
Per capita income$31,901$31,442+$459
Poverty rate18.9%12.4%+6.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2770.450−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher0.8%15.8%−15.0 pts
Graduate degree0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Unemployment rate15.3%3.5%+11.7 pts
Labor force participation79.2%59.9%+19.3 pts
Median home value$37,500$104,100−$66,600
Median gross rent$650$828−$178
Owner-occupied61.5%66.6%−5.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.9%11.8%+6.1 pts
Rent-burdened households3.3%37.3%−34.0 pts
Average commute31.520.4+11.2
Worked from home2.0%3.4%−1.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.9%3.6%+2.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025