Wadsworth, Illinois demographics

Wadsworth, IL demographics: median age 38.5; 47.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Wadsworth village, Illinois · Incorporated village · GEOID 1778370. The survey estimates a population of 3,686 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Wadsworth is 38.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 6.6 years. There are 1,278 households (±141). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	38.5 ±6.6	39.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,686
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Under 18	960 ±216	26.0% ±5.6 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	589 ±248	16.0% ±6.6 pp	22.7%	22.8%
35–64	1,270 ±244	34.5% ±6.2 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	867 ±242	23.5% ±6.4 pp	17.0%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,686
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Male	1,884 ±261	51.1% ±6.2 pp	49.4%	49.5%
Female	1,802 ±253	48.9% ±6.0 pp	50.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,686
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
White alone	2,645 ±489	71.8% ±12.4 pp	61.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	117 ±148 · low precision	3.2% ±4.0 pp · low precision	13.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	20 ±29 · low precision	0.5% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	28 ±49 · low precision	0.8% ±1.3 pp · low precision	6.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	282 ±252 · low precision	7.7% ±6.8 pp · low precision	7.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	594 ±389 · low precision	16.1% ±10.5 pp · low precision	10.9%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,686
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,022 ±455	82.0% ±11.0 pp	81.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	664 ±393 · low precision	18.0% ±10.6 pp · low precision	18.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,278
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Married-couple family	858 ±146	67.1% ±8.7 pp	45.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	172 ±150 · low precision	13.5% ±11.6 pp · low precision	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	53 ±44 · low precision	4.1% ±3.4 pp · low precision	11.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	176 ±92 · low precision	13.8% ±7.0 pp · low precision	31.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	19 ±29 · low precision	1.5% ±2.3 pp · low precision	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,278
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Households with people under 18	377 ±93	29.5% ±6.5 pp	28.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	901 ±190	70.5% ±12.7 pp	71.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,278
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	176 ±92 · low precision	13.8% ±7.0 pp · low precision	31.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	630 ±195	49.3% ±14.3 pp	32.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	126 ±79 · low precision	9.9% ±6.1 pp · low precision	14.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	159 ±82 · low precision	12.4% ±6.3 pp · low precision	12.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	95 ±70 · low precision	7.4% ±5.4 pp · low precision	5.8%	5.9%
Six-person households	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±1.4 pp · low precision	2.1%	2.2%
Seven or more people	92 ±68 · low precision	7.2% ±5.3 pp · low precision	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,686
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Native	3,357 ±317	91.1% ±6.0 pp	85.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	329 ±173 · low precision	8.9% ±4.7 pp · low precision	14.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 3,496
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
English only	2,819 ±327	80.6% ±7.7 pp	76.0%	77.7%
Spanish	511 ±306 · low precision	14.6% ±8.7 pp · low precision	14.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	19 ±32 · low precision	0.5% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	45 ±70 · low precision	1.3% ±2.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	43 ±38 · low precision	1.2% ±1.1 pp · low precision	2.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	31 ±44 · low precision	0.9% ±1.3 pp · low precision	2.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	28 ±49 · low precision	0.8% ±1.4 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.0%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 2,369
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	222 ±122 · low precision	9.4% ±5.1 pp · low precision	9.5%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	472 ±173	19.9% ±7.0 pp	25.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	353 ±136	14.9% ±5.6 pp	19.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	200 ±107 · low precision	8.4% ±4.4 pp · low precision	8.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	636 ±172	26.8% ±6.8 pp	22.6%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	486 ±151	20.5% ±6.0 pp	15.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 3,662
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Same house	3,270 ±327	89.3% ±6.9 pp	88.9%	87.7%
Moved within same county	336 ±234 · low precision	9.2% ±6.4 pp · low precision	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	56 ±91 · low precision	1.5% ±2.5 pp · low precision	1.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

2.0% of Wadsworth residents (±1.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.9% in Illinois and 8.4% nationally. 96.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wadsworth	Illinois	U.S.	Compared with Illinois
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	2.0% ±1.8 pp · low precision	6.9%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	96.6% ±15.1 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.8% ±5.4 pp · low precision	4.8%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Wadsworth . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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