Wayne County, IL

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2023 Population

15,994

0.825% 1-year decline

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

43.1

0.466% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

13.8%

0.673% 1-year decrease

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 2023, Wayne County, IL had a population of 16k people with a median age of 43.1 and a median household income of $53,107. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Wayne County, IL declined from 16,127 to 15,994, a −0.825% decrease 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+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.86%), 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 (205 degrees awarded in 2022).

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.

Wayne County, IL borders Clay County, IL, Edwards County, IL, Hamilton County, IL, Jefferson County, IL, Marion County, IL, Richland County, IL, and White County, IL.

United States Illinois

Population & Diversity

Wayne County, IL is home to a population of 16k 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 51.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (15.3k people) in Wayne County, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 298 Two+ (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 approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Wayne County, IL was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Wayne County, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wayne County, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
15.3k ± 42
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
298 ± 69.4
Other (Hispanic)
158 ± 80

1.62%

Hispanic Population

259 people

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

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Wayne County, IL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Illinois.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
622,347 ± 18,890 people
India
165,336 ± 9,918 people
Poland
123,006 ± 8,569 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 622,347 Illinois residents, followed by India with 165,336 and Poland with 123,006.

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 N/A%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Wayne County, IL was 1.77%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Wayne County, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Economy

The economy of Wayne County, IL employs 7.02k people. The largest industries in Wayne County, IL are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,276 people), Manufacturing (967 people), and Retail Trade (952 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Males in Illinois have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $66,581. The income inequality in Illinois (measured using the Gini index) is 0.477, which is lower than than the national average.

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 . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wayne County, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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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.

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).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

Y-Axis

2.47%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Illinois.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

47
Other Services (except Public Administration)
27
Retail Trade
17
Accommodation and Food Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$42.3k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$20.9k
Retail Trade
$10.4k
Wholesale Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Wayne County, IL went to Donald J. Trump with 84.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (14%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.06%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. 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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (84.6%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (14%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.06%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Wayne County, IL went to Donald J. Trump with 84.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (14%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.06%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Wayne County, IL for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

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Dick Durbin

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 1997

Tammy Duckworth

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Illinois over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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.

Education

In 2022, universities in Wayne County, IL awarded 205 degrees. The student population of Wayne County, IL in 2022 is skewed towards men, with 1,077 male students and 663 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Wayne County, IL are White (189 and 92.2%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (7 and 3.41%), Asian (3 and 1.46%), and Black or African American (3 and 1.46%).

The largest universities in Wayne County, IL by number of degrees awarded are Frontier Community College (205 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Wayne County, IL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (106 and 51.7%), Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (31 and 15.1%), and General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation (14 and 6.83%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 1,740 students enrolled in Wayne County, IL, 61.9% men and 38.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,553 records, of which 39.8% were women and 60.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
69 degrees awarded
Clinical Laboratory Technician
7 degrees awarded
Biological & Physical Sciences
6 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Wayne County, IL was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 69 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Wayne County, IL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Frontier Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

205 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Frontier Community College with 205 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 85 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Wayne County, IL, which is 0.708 times less than the 120 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 189 degrees mean that there were 27 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 7 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.01% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.62M), Some college (2.15M), and Bachelors Degree (2.1M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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 approximately the same as the national average of N/A%.

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.

In 2023, 11.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Wayne County, IL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.764%.

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 N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Wayne County, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Wayne County, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

Use the dropdown to filter by race/ethnicity.

Race/Ethnicity

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

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

6.85k

Number of Households

± 445

In 2023, the median household income of the 6.85k households in Wayne County, IL declined from $53,107 from the previous year's value of $53,522.

The following chart displays the households in Wayne County, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wayne County, IL is from Illinois.

0.477

2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.478

2021 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2022, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.477 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.371% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Illinois across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (81.6%)
Carpooled (9.18%)
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.

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, N/A% of the workforce in Wayne County, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Wayne County, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 11.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Wayne County, IL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.764%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

13.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wayne County, IL (2.2k out of 15.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than 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.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 18.7% of the children was living in poverty in Wayne County, IL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.7%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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 2290 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.12% decrease from the previous year (2316 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3991 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 726 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,290 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Wayne County, IL

Primary care physicians in Wayne County, IL see an average of 2,290 patients per year. This represents a 1.12% decrease from the previous year (2,316 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.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.1% under 18 years, 16.8% between 18 and 34 years, 37.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Wayne County, IL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 74.6 in Wayne County, IL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Wayne County, IL.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, 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 35.5% in Wayne County, IL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Wayne County, IL.