Wabash County, Illinois

Wabash County has a population of 11,119 and has shrunk 4.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $104,900, about 1.8 times the county's median household income of $57,086.

Home price
$104,900
Income
$57,086
Population
11,119
Unemployment
4.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$104,900county
Median gross rent$794county
Median year homes here were built1970county
Share of homes built before 198068.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile10.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant12.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.8%county
Typical monthly rent$2,014(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$916county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$698county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,274county
Home insurance / yr$2,643(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living94.7(statewide)
Median household income$57,086county
Family health premium / yr$24,993(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,107(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.250(statewide)
Poverty rate16.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home4.7%county
Unemployment rate4.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.5%county
Share of workers employed by government12.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.7%county
Economic output per resident$40,563county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.41%county
Top state income tax4.95%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.95%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.98%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time23.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service30 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport189706county
Miles to nearest general aviation field13 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station63 micounty
Households without a vehicle11.0%county
Traffic deaths18.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.4(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher18.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.8%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment1513county
Students per full-time teacher14.3county
Free lunch eligible54.4%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution23 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians36county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.7%county
Frequent mental distress16.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population11,119county
Land area in square miles223county
People per square mile of land49.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store20.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract50.4%county
Population change since 2020-4.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age43.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.6%county
Share of households that are one person31.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.2%county
Second languages3.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls47.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents317county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-6county
Households that moved in205county
Households that moved away199county
Average income of arriving households$45,283county
Average income of departing households$58,864county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year7county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings41.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate289(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature56.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation46.1 incounty
Annual snowfall6.6 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.18 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F38 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing92 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days194 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 12county
Average first fall frostOct 23county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$169county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh15.9¢county
Household electricity use964 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.00(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity21.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas55.1%county
Homes heated by propane19.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.7%county
Homes heated by wood2.5%county
Households with broadband84.5%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk25.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk68.4county
Landslide risk42.6county
Hail risk22.3county
Earthquake risk86.0county
Tornado risk29.1county
Tropical cyclone risk15.9county
Extreme heat risk54.5county
Winter weather risk40.8county
Strong wind risk35.1county
Wildfire risk0.4county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Wabash County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Illinois figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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