Wataga, IL Population

Overview

726

Total Population

33.3

Median age

48.62%

Female population %

105.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

55.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

26

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Wataga's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Wataga is 33.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wataga's population under 18 was 19.83%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wataga's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.04% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wataga, 17.77% were under the age of 15, 27.00% aged 15 to 29, 37.19% aged 30 to 64, 17.36% aged 65 to 84, and 0.69% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 20 less females than males in Wataga:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.62% females and 51.38% males in Wataga, IL.
The Wataga, IL gender ratio is 105.7:100 i.e. 105.7 men to 100 women (1.057).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 58.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 43.

Wataga's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wataga population: 92.56% are White, 1.79% are Black or African American, 0.41% are Asian and 5.23% are multiracial.
Wataga's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 26 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7 (96.42% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wataga is White with a population of 672 (92.56% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 870 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wataga's population decreased by 25 (2.87%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wataga's population decreased by 105 (12.43%), 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, Wataga's population was lowest in year 2022 at 720.