Overview
1,116
Total Population
35.6
Median age
53.85%
Female population %
85.7:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
0-4 years
Largest age group
71.4
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
37
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Wenona's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Wenona is 35.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Wenona's population under 18 was 26.16%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Wenona's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.83% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Wenona, 23.84% were under the age of 15, 21.15% aged 15 to 29, 37.19% aged 30 to 64, 16.40% aged 65 to 84, and 1.43% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 86 more females than males in Wenona:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.85% females and 46.15% males in Wenona, IL.
- The Wenona, IL gender ratio is 85.7:100 i.e. 85.7 men to 100 women (0.857).
- For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 51.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 85.
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Race / Ethnicity
Wenona's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Wenona population: 95.88% are White, 0.36% are Black or African American and 3.76% are multiracial.
- Wenona's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 37 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,079 (96.68% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Wenona is White with a population of 1,07 (95.88% of the total population).
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Year by year
Wenona's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 1,063 in the year 2007
- From 2000 to 2010, Wenona's population increased by 8 (0.76%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Wenona's population decreased by 85 (8.03%), 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, Wenona's population was lowest in year 2019 at 944.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)