COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wamac vs Mascoutah
PLACE A
Wamac, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Mascoutah, Illinois
Wamac is 90% smaller than Mascoutah. Mascoutah earns more, with a median household income $60,875 higher. Mascoutah has grown faster since 2000 (17% vs -17%).
WAMACMASCOUTAHDIFFERENCE
Total population9629,239−90% vs Mascoutah
Population density680958−279
Population growth-16.9%17.0%−33.9 pts
Median age46.737.5+9.2
Male45.0%50.2%−5.2 pts
Female55.0%49.8%+5.2 pts
Foreign-born0.6%3.8%−3.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.0%77.9%+15.2 pts
Black0.9%2.8%−1.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.0%10.0%−9.1 pts
Asian0.2%2.2%−1.9 pts
Other4.9%7.1%−2.3 pts
Median household income$36,500$97,375−$60,875
Per capita income$22,594$40,069−$17,475
Poverty rate27.7%9.8%+17.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3940.363+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher0.7%30.8%−30.1 pts
Graduate degree0.0%12.8%−12.8 pts
Unemployment rate10.7%4.1%+6.7 pts
Labor force participation57.6%69.4%−11.8 pts
Median home value$20,100$224,900−$204,800
Median gross rent$787$1,370−$583
Owner-occupied70.2%69.7%+0.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.4%6.0%+4.3 pts
Rent-burdened households34.2%45.7%−11.5 pts
Average commute21.823.5−1.7
Worked from home1.8%12.4%−10.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Uninsured9.6%6.2%+3.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025