Wabash County, Illinois

Wabash is the second largest county in the U.S. State of Illinois. The county is the main region of the Tri-State Metroplex based around Kentucky, Illinois and Indiana, accounting for approximately 60% of the region's population. The county seat, Kennedy, is the region's largest city and Illinois' second largest.

Wabash County is home to a wide variety of cities, towns and villages ranging from major urban areas such as Kennedy and Johnson, to middle class inner suburbs such as Eastwood and Oakland, to wealthy professional cities such as East Woodlawn and Vidalia.

Demographics
The racial makeup of the county was 57.14% White, 20.77% Black or African American, 9.95% Asian, 4.18% Native American, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.97% from other races, and 6.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.18% of the population.

Top ancestries in the county were Polish (7.17%), Hispanic (5.18%), German (5.02%), Irish (4.66%), Chinese (4.58%) and Dutch (4.19%).

Income
In 2000, the median income for a household in the county was $40,918, and the median income for a family was $44,823. The per capita income for the county was $17,476. About 11.3% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the poverty line.

The median income was $30,724 in rural areas, $34,516 in urban cities, $43,873 in inner suburbs, and $55,238 in outer suburbs.

Income by racial groups is as follows:
 * Native American: $34,102 (Family: $37,447)
 * Multi-Racial: $36,278 (Family: $40,181)
 * Hispanic: $43,273 (Family: $48,199)
 * Black: $45,914 (Family: $49,681)
 * White: $46,049 (Family: $51,463)
 * Asian: $55,142 (Family: $62,918)

Income by educational status is as follows:
 * Less than High School: $21,102 ($10,348 per capita)
 * High School or GED: $43,776 ($18,297 per capita)
 * Less than 1 year college: $47,976 ($20,646 per capita)
 * Associates' Degree: $54,657 ($28,049 per capita)
 * Bachelors' Degree: $70,978 ($42,741 per capita)
 * Masters' Degree: $94,914 ($62,942 per capita)
 * Doctorate Degree: $147,276 ($86,918 per capita)