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Wabash County, IL

Demographic and economic profile of Wabash County, IL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Wabash County is a small rural Illinois county of 11,199 residents with a high school attainment rate of 92.8%, though college degree attainment is low at 18.7%, pointing to a workforce oriented toward skilled trades and manual occupations. Labor force participation stands at 57.2%, with a 4.4% unemployment rate and median worker earnings of $39,626. The county's housing costs are notably low—median home value of $103,900 and median gross rent of $774/month—against a 76.3% homeownership rate, though population has declined 3.2% over five years and a poverty rate of 14.1% reflects ongoing economic pressure.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

11,199

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$57,086

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.2% since 2018

Wabash County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone10,416 (93.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races219 (2.0%)
  • Asian Alone181 (1.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race176 (1.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone69 (0.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone52 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish166
  2. 2.Korean117
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic9
  4. 4.Other Indo-European9
  5. 5.Vietnamese6

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

698

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$30,081

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$36,323

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,143
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)960
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)506
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining382
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities310

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,303
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,148
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations921
  4. 4.Service Occupations913
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations533

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.85×)302
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.77×)867
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.55×)176
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.19×)276
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.13×)325

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$103,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$774/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999380 (10.5%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999361 (10.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999289 (8.0%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999244 (6.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999222 (6.1%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999210 (5.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,626

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

10.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,811 (80.6%)
  • Carpooled472 (10.0%)
  • Worked At Home221 (4.7%)
  • Walked138 (2.9%)
  • Other49 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit23 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.