Wayne County, IL

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2023 Median Age
43.1
0.466% 1-year increase
2023 Median Household Income
$53,107
0.775% 1-year decline
2023 Median Property Value
$109,400
1.39% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
7,016
2.37% 1-year decline

About

In N/A, Wayne County, IL had a population of N/A people with a median age of 43.1 and a median household income of $53,107. Between N/A and N/A the population of Wayne County, IL N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A and its median household income declined from $53,522 to $53,107, a −0.775% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Wayne County, IL are White (Non-Hispanic) (95.7%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (1.63%), Other (Hispanic) (0.988%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.538%), and White (Hispanic) (0.319%).

None of the households in Wayne County, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.6% of the residents in Wayne County, IL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Wayne County, IL are Frontier Community College (241 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2023, the median property value in Wayne County, IL was $109,400, and the homeownership rate was 78.9%.

Most people in Wayne County, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Wayne County, IL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Wayne County, IL is home to a population of N/A people, from which 98.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.73% of Wayne County, IL residents were born outside of the country (277 people).

In 2023, there were 58.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (15.3k people) in Wayne County, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 261 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 158 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.6%
2023 Citizenship
98.5%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98.6% of Wayne County, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Wayne County, IL was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wayne County, IL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    15.3k ± 42
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    261 ± 56
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    158 ± 80
1.62%
Hispanic Population
259 people

In 2023, there were 58.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (15.3k people) in Wayne County, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 261 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 158 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.62% of the people in Wayne County, IL are hispanic (259 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Wayne County, IL as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    633,244 ± N/A people
  2. India
    161,770 ± N/A people
  3. Poland
    119,556 ± N/A people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 633,244 Illinois residents, followed by India with 161,770 and Poland with 119,556.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.73%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
277 people
1.77%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
286 people

As of 2023, 1.73% of Wayne County, IL residents (277 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Wayne County, IL was 1.77%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    229 ± 60
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    181 ± 71
  3. Korea
    140 ± 76

Wayne County, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.27 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Wayne County, IL employs 7.02k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Wayne County, IL were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,276 people), Manufacturing (967 people), and Retail Trade (952 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($72,396), Information ($70,320), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($63,500).

Employment

Occupations

7.02k
2023 Value
± 461
−2.37%
1 Year decline
± 9.36%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Wayne County, IL declined at a rate of −2.37%, from 7.19k employees to 7.02k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wayne County, IL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (806 people), Sales & Related Occupations (674 people), and Management Occupations (620 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wayne County, IL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

7.02k
2023 Value
± 461
−2.37%
1 Year decline
± 9.36%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Wayne County, IL declined at a rate of −2.37%, from 7.19k employees to 7.02k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wayne County, IL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,276 people), Manufacturing (967 people), and Retail Trade (952 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wayne County, IL, though some of these residents may live in Wayne County, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$44,278
Median earning men ± $4,136
$33,703
Median earning women ± $2,112

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($101,719), Information ($66,250), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($70,724), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,492), and Manufacturing ($45,147).

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Establishments by Size

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $42.3k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $20.9k
    Retail Trade
  3. $10.4k
    Wholesale Trade

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

N/A are the senators currently representing the state of N/A. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

2024 Election Results
  1. N/AKamala Harris (54.4%)
    Democratic Party
  2. N/ADonald J. Trump (43.5%)
    Republican Party
  3. N/ARobert Kennedy (1.43%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Illinois for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from N/A

Senator from N/AN/A
  1. N/AN/A
    N/A
  2. N/AN/A
    N/A

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Illinois

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Illinois have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Wayne County, IL awarded 241 degrees. The student population of Wayne County, IL in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Wayne County, IL are White (218 and 90.5%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (9 and 3.73%), Two or More Races (6 and 2.49%), and Black or African American (4 and 1.66%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 2,364 students enrolled in Wayne County, IL, 64.8% men and 35.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,104 records, of which 36.1% were women and 63.9% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant
    49 degrees awarded
  2. Small Business Administration & Management
    22 degrees awarded
  3. Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor
    7 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of less than 1 academic year recipients in Wayne County, IL was Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant with 49 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of less than 1 academic year from schools in Wayne County, IL according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Frontier Community College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
241 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Frontier Community College with 241 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 88 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Wayne County, IL, which is 0.575 times less than the 153 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 218 degrees mean that there were 24.2 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 9 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($9,180) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,090) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,460) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (2.6M), Bachelors Degree (2.12M), and Some college (2.1M).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Wayne County, IL was $109,400 in 2023, which is 0.361 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $107,900 to $109,400, a 1.39% increase. The homeownership rate in Wayne County, IL is 78.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Wayne County, IL have an average commute time of 23.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wayne County, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Wayne County, IL is $53,107. In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Wayne County, IL was Census Tract 9549, Wayne County, IL with a value of $67,652, followed by Census Tract 9550, Wayne County, IL and Census Tract 9553, Wayne County, IL, with respective values of $61,951 and $53,245.

In 2024, 10.8% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Wayne County, IL. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator grew 0.522%.

Housing

Property

$109,400
Median Property Value 2023
±$5,070
$5,410
Median Property Taxes
±$369

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Wayne County, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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Rent vs Own

78.9%
Homeownership
2023
60.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 78.9% of the housing units in Wayne County, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 78.6%.

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Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity
Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 9549, Wayne County, IL
  2. Census Tract 9550, Wayne County, IL
  3. Census Tract 9553, Wayne County, IL

In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Wayne County, IL was Census Tract 9549, Wayne County, IL with a value of $67,652, followed by Census Tract 9550, Wayne County, IL and Census Tract 9553, Wayne County, IL, with respective values of $61,951 and $53,245.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Wayne County, IL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$53,107
Median Household Income
± $4,114
N/A
Number of Households
± N/A

In 2023, the median household income of the N/A households in Wayne County, IL declined from $53,107 from the previous year's value of $53,522.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wayne County, IL is from Illinois.
0.474
2023 Wage GINI in Illinois
0.477
2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2023, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.554% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (81.6%)
  2. Carpooled (9.18%)
  3. Worked At Home (7.02%)

In 2023, 81.6% of workers in Wayne County, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.18%) and those who worked at home (7.02%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

23.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wayne County, IL have a shorter commute time (23.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.32% of the workforce in Wayne County, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Wayne County, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Wayne County, IL have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2024, 10.8% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Wayne County, IL. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator grew 0.522%.

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Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wayne County, IL (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wayne County, IL is White, followed by Other and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 283 in Wayne County, IL. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 40.2 per 100,000 population.

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Health

88.6% of the population of Wayne County, IL has health coverage, with 36.9% on employee plans, 20.2% on Medicaid, 17.7% on Medicare, 12.6% on non-group plans, and 1.12% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Wayne County, IL see 1,774 patients per year on average, which represents a 22.5% decrease from the previous year (2,290 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3968 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 661 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,774 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Wayne County, IL

Primary care physicians in Wayne County, IL see an average of 1,774 patients per year. This represents a 22.5% decrease from the previous year (2,290 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Wayne County, IL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in N/A.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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Uninsured People

11.4%
Uninsured
36.9%
Employer Coverage
20.2%
Medicaid
17.7%
Medicare
12.6%
Non-Group
1.12%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Wayne County, IL declined by 1.32% from 11.6% to 11.4%.

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2024, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 69.3 in Wayne County, IL.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2024, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 36.9% in Wayne County, IL.

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