Wayne County, IL Demographic Data
Wayne County, IL Summary
Wayne County is located in Illinois
- Population: 16,727
- Area: 715.49 sq. miles
- Land Area: 713.81 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.67 sq. miles
- Population Density: 23.37 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 464.90 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Wayne County, IL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
8,334
51%
50.8
Male
8,183
50%
49.2
Total Population
16,517
323,128,000
Wayne County, IL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,022
6.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
956
5.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,105
6.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
992
6.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
873
5.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,797
10.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,958
11.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,209
13.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,237
7.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,081
6.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,777
10.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
935
5.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
575
3.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
12,784
77.4%
77.2
Female
6,497
50.8%
51.3
Male
6,287
49.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
12,245
74.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,890
23.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,287
19.9%
15.2
Female
1,802
54.8%
55.8
Male
1,485
45.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Wayne County, IL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
16,336
98.9%
96.8
White
16,070
97.3%
72.6
Black or African American
110
0.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
27
0.2%
0.8
Asian
128
0.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
88
0.5%
1.3
Filipino
7
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
33
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
1
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
181
1.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
126
0.8%
17.8
Mexican
52
0.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
51
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
1
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
22
0.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
16,391
99.2%
82.2
Wayne County, IL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
593
5.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
887
7.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,057
35.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,792
24.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,623
14.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,178
10.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
439
3.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,480
12.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
10,089
87.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,617
14.0%
31.2
Wayne County, IL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,625
19.5%
33.7%
Now Married
8,081
60.2%
47.5
Divorced
1,498
11.2%
11.0%
Separated
151
1.1%
2.0
Widowed
1,079
8.0
5.8%
Wayne County, IL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
15,020
96.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
475
3.1%
21.6%
Spanish
134
0.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
255
1.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
86
0.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Wayne County, IL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
452
6.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
487
6.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
896
12.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
802
11.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,147
16.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,436
20.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
903
12.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
639
9.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
143
2.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
132
1.9%
6.4
Median household income
46,903
57,617
Per capita income
24,342
31,128
Wayne County, IL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
706
9.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
344
4.7%
9.8
Construction
357
4.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,586
21.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
240
3.3%
6.6
Information
66
0.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,682
22.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
355
4.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
297
4.0%
11.4
Public administration
280
3.8%
4.6
Retail trade
784
10.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
502
6.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
184
2.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
909
12.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,874
25.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,854
25.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,474
20.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,272
17.2%
18.1%
Wayne County, IL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
7,339
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
6,050
82.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
583
7.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
78
1.1%
5.1
Walked
152
2.1%
2.7
Other means
68
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
408
5.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.4
26.6
Wayne County, IL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
432
6.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,054
29.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,679
38.1%
37.1
3 or more
1,872
26.6%
21.0
Wayne County, IL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
7,037
89.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,535
78.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,502
21.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
849
10.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Wayne County, IL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,886
1 room
81
1.0%
2.4
2 rooms
134
1.7%
2.7
3 rooms
294
3.7%
9.1
4 rooms
1,204
15.3%
16.5
5 rooms
1,869
23.7%
19.8
6 rooms
1,942
24.6%
17.8
7 rooms
1,063
13.5%
12.0
8 rooms
655
8.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
644
8.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Wayne County, IL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,886
1-unit, detached
5,540
70.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
33
0.4%
5.9
2-units
109
1.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
190
2.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
77
1.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
4
0.1%
4.4
20 or more units
168
2.1%
9.0
Mobile home
1,756
22.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
9
0.1%
0.1
Wayne County, IL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,178
14.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
670
8.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,016
12.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
735
9.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,367
17.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
849
10.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,155
14.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
713
9.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
201
2.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
2
0.0%
1.4%
Wayne County, IL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,078
43.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,200
31.3%
4.7
Electricity
1,358
19.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
17
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
7
0.1%
0.1
Wood
306
4.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
37
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
34
0.5%
1.1
Wayne County, IL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,496
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
8
0.3%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
33
1.3%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
49
2.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
219
8.8%
20.1%
Less than $500
246
9.9%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
719
28.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,222
49.0%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,426
57.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
289
11.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
241
9.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
113
4.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
411
16.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
16
0.0%
0.0%
Wayne County, IL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,213
41,631,300
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
5
0.4%
4.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
32
2.6%
1.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
40
3.3%
28.3%
Less than $500
443
36.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
693
57.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
289
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
569
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
306
26.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
151
13.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
128
11.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
89
7.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
139
12.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
350
30.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
339
0.0%
0.0%
Wayne County, IL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,535
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,612
29.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,890
34.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
917
16.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
545
9.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
336
6.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
172
3.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
40
0.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
23
0.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
78,000
205,000
