COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wataga vs Kewanee
PLACE A
Wataga, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Kewanee, Illinois
Wataga is 94% smaller than Kewanee. Wataga earns more, with a median household income $12,031 higher. Kewanee has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -12%).
WATAGAKEWANEEDIFFERENCE
Total population71212,115−94% vs Kewanee
Population density8591,836−977
Population growth-11.7%-3.2%−8.6 pts
Median age32.746.3−13.6
Male54.9%51.6%+3.3 pts
Female45.1%48.4%−3.3 pts
Foreign-born0.1%4.3%−4.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.3%78.7%+10.6 pts
Black1.5%3.1%−1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.2%13.6%−10.4 pts
Asian0.1%0.5%−0.4 pts
Other5.8%4.0%+1.8 pts
Median household income$62,917$50,886+$12,031
Per capita income$33,882$29,324+$4,558
Poverty rate9.3%17.9%−8.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3680.445−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.3%16.0%−2.7 pts
Graduate degree2.4%5.9%−3.4 pts
Unemployment rate1.8%8.9%−7.1 pts
Labor force participation71.9%54.3%+17.6 pts
Median home value$97,600$73,200+$24,400
Median gross rent$636$797−$161
Owner-occupied74.3%69.2%+5.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.4%9.7%−1.3 pts
Rent-burdened households29.8%45.6%−15.8 pts
Average commute22.019.4+2.6
Worked from home0.8%6.9%−6.1 pts
Public transit to work0.5%0.0%+0.5 pts
Uninsured8.2%2.9%+5.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025