Wayne City, IL Population

Overview

1,022

Total Population

46.7

Median age

53.42%

Female population %

87.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

73.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

8

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wayne City is 46.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wayne City's population under 18 was 21.92%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wayne City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.17% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wayne City, 18.20% were under the age of 15, 14.29% aged 15 to 29, 43.35% aged 30 to 64, 20.45% aged 65 to 84, and 3.72% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 70 more females than males in Wayne City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.42% females and 46.58% males in Wayne City, IL.
The Wayne City, IL gender ratio is 87.2:100 i.e. 87.2 men to 100 women (0.872).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 56.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 53.

Wayne City's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Wayne City population: 98.34% are White, 1.08% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 0.59% are multiracial.
Wayne City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 8 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,014 (99.22% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wayne City is White with a population of 1,005 (98.34% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,100 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wayne City's population decreased by 70 (6.36%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wayne City's population decreased by 28 (2.72%), 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, Wayne City's population was lowest in year 2022 at 986.