Wellington, IL Population

Overview

223

Total Population

41.3

Median age

56.05%

Female population %

78.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

84.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wellington is 41.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wellington's population under 18 was 22.42%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wellington's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.46% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wellington, 19.28% were under the age of 15, 22.87% aged 15 to 29, 31.39% aged 30 to 64, 23.77% aged 65 to 84, and 2.69% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 27 more females than males in Wellington:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.05% females and 43.95% males in Wellington, IL.
The Wellington, IL gender ratio is 78.4:100 i.e. 78.4 men to 100 women (0.784).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 18.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 17.

Wellington's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Wellington population: 95.52% are White, 3.14% are some other race and 1.35% are multiracial.
Wellington's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 7 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 216 (96.86% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wellington is White with a population of 213 (95.52% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 258 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wellington's population decreased by 16 (6.20%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wellington's population decreased by 38 (15.70%), 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, Wellington's population was lowest in year 2022 at 200.