Wilmington (Greene County), IL

Census Place

2024 Population

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

46.2

50% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

31.5%

22.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$74,167

2.89% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Economy

The economy of Wilmington (Greene County), IL employs 54 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Wilmington (Greene County), IL were Health Care & Social Assistance (20 people), Construction (16 people), and Manufacturing (9 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($56,154), Health Care & Social Assistance ($56,154), and Manufacturing ($53,125).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 84

3.85%

1 Year growth

± 206%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wilmington (Greene County), IL grew at a rate of 3.85%, from 52 employees to 54 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wilmington (Greene County), IL, are Health Technologists & Technicians (14 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (8 people), and Management Occupations (8 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wilmington (Greene County), IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2024 Value

± 84

3.85%

1 Year growth

± 206%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wilmington (Greene County), IL grew at a rate of 3.85%, from 52 employees to 54 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wilmington (Greene County), IL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (20 people), Construction (16 people), and Manufacturing (9 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wilmington (Greene County), IL, though some of these residents may live in Wilmington (Greene County), IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,750

Median earning men ± $29,338

$55,882

Median earning women ± $718

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($43,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,962).

Housing & Living

People in Wilmington (Greene County), IL have an average commute time of 49.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wilmington (Greene County), IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$34,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,357

$29

Median Property Taxes

±$34

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 Wilmington (Greene County), IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

90.6%

Homeownership

2024

80.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 90.6% of the housing units in Wilmington (Greene County), IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 90.9%.

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

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$74,167

Median Household Income

± $68,547

Number of Households

± 41

In 2024, the median household income of the 32 households in Wilmington (Greene County), IL grew to $74,167 from the previous year's value of $72,083.

The following chart displays the households in Wilmington (Greene 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wilmington (Greene County), IL is from Illinois.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.474

2023 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2024, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.55% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 2024

Drove Alone (59.3%)
Carpooled (24.1%)
Walked (9.26%)

In 2024, 59.3% of workers in Wilmington (Greene County), IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (24.1%) and those who walked to work (9.26%).

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

49.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wilmington (Greene County), IL have a longer commute time (49.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4% of the workforce in Wilmington (Greene County), IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Wilmington (Greene 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 Wilmington (Greene County), IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Wilmington (Greene County), IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

31.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wilmington (Greene County), IL (29 out of 92 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wilmington (Greene County), IL is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

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