Wabash County, IL Population

Overview

11,414

Total Population

44.0

Median age

50.43%

Female population %

98.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

66.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

259

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Wabash County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Wabash County is 44.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wabash County's population under 18 was 22.35%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wabash County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.01% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wabash County, 18.79% were under the age of 15, 16.01% aged 15 to 29, 44.19% aged 30 to 64, 17.39% aged 65 to 84, and 3.62% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 98 more females than males in Wabash County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.43% females and 49.57% males in Wabash County, IL.
The Wabash County, IL gender ratio is 98.3:100 i.e. 98.3 men to 100 women (0.983).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 491.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 464.

Wabash County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wabash County population: 95.11% are White, 0.09% are Black or African American, 0.01% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.64% are Asian, 0.23% are some other race and 2.93% are multiracial.
Wabash County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 259 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,155 (97.73% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wabash County is White with a population of 10,856 (95.11% of the total population).

Wabash County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 12,879 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wabash County's population decreased by 963 (7.48%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wabash County's population decreased by 601 (5.04%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Wabash County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 11,087.