Wapella, IL Population

Overview

444

Total Population

44.6

Median age

50.23%

Female population %

99.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

48.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wapella is 44.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wapella's population under 18 was 13.51%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wapella's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.62% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wapella, 10.81% were under the age of 15, 15.09% aged 15 to 29, 52.48% aged 30 to 64, 21.17% aged 65 to 84, and 0.45% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2 more females than males in Wapella:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.23% females and 49.77% males in Wapella, IL.
The Wapella, IL gender ratio is 99.1:100 i.e. 99.1 men to 100 women (0.991).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 31.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 31.

Wapella's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Wapella population: 97.75% are White and 2.25% are multiracial.
Wapella's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 444 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wapella is White with a population of 434 (97.75% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 644 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wapella's population decreased by 85 (13.20%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wapella's population decreased by 49 (8.77%), 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, Wapella's population was lowest in year 2022 at 503.