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Wamac, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Wamac is a Census city of 804 people across 1.42 square miles of land, lying across Washington County and Marion County and Clinton County. Median household income is $36,500, 70.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wamac
What Wamac is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.42 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land568 plus or minus 137
- County holding the largest share of its areaWashington County, 53.6 percent
- Counties this place lies inWashington County 53.6 percent, Marion County 36.2 percent, Clinton County 10.2 percent
Wamac crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wamac
How many people live in Wamac
- Population804 plus or minus 194
- Median age46.7
- Population under 18188 plus or minus 75
- Share under 1823.4 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Population 65 and over107 plus or minus 43
- Share 65 and over13.3 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Households372 plus or minus 84
- Family households186 plus or minus 57
- Share of households that are families50.0 percent plus or minus 10.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wamac
Income and work in Wamac
- Median household income$36,500 plus or minus $18,723
- Per capita income$22,594
- Civilian labor force383 plus or minus 114
- Employed342 plus or minus 113
- Unemployed41 plus or minus 31
- Unemployment rate10.7 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Adults 25 and over584 plus or minus 136
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher81.2 percent plus or minus 25.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher0.7 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wamac
Housing in Wamac
- Housing units415 plus or minus 89
- Occupied units372 plus or minus 84
- Vacant units43 plus or minus 31
- Vacancy rate10.4 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Owner occupied261 plus or minus 76
- Renter occupied111 plus or minus 43
- Ownership rate70.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$20,100 plus or minus $7,565
- Median gross rent, monthly$787
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.9 percent plus or minus 13.4
- Single family units223 plus or minus 60
- Share single family53.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes177 plus or minus 55
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wamac
How Wamac gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute325 plus or minus 112
- Commuting under 15 minutes167 plus or minus 91
- Share commuting under 15 minutes51.4 percent plus or minus 21.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more108 plus or minus 51
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.2 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Drove alone61.0 percent plus or minus 28.7
- Carpooled31.7 percent plus or minus 17.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home1.8 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Washington County, not Wamac
Washington County context, not Wamac figures
- Establishments in Washington County364
- Covered employment, Washington County6,126
- Average annual pay, Washington County$60,403
- Housing units permitted, Washington County18
Every figure in this section is published for Washington County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wamac.
All Washington County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Wamac questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wamac, Illinois?
804, in 372 households. Wamac city covers 1.42 square miles of land, which is 568 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wamac in?
Wamac lies in more than one. By area it is 53.6 percent in Washington County, 36.2 percent in Marion County, 10.2 percent in Clinton County. This page sits under Washington County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Wamac?
$36,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $20,100. Median gross rent is $787 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Wamac figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Washington County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Wamac.
Is zoning published for Wamac?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.