Waynesville

Population: 348
Median household income: $64,583
Median home value: $86,200

Waynesville, a community in De Witt County, Illinois, has 348 residents. The median household income of $64,583 is in line with the De Witt County median ($64,802).

From 2019 to 2023, Waynesville's population declined 15.1% from 410 to 348, while its median home value rose 17.0% from $73,700 to $86,200.

The median resident is 48.8 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 23.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 348
Median age: 48.8 yrs
Median household income: $64,583
Median home value: $86,200
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 180
Homeownership rate: 93.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

410348

Median household income

$62,250$64,583

Median home value

$73,700$86,200

Median gross rent

$730$596

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	410	$62,250	$73,700	$730
2020	496	$66,000	$77,500	—
2021	417	$69,286	$74,600	$596
2022	467	$75,972	$85,900	—
2023	348	$64,583	$86,200	—

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 1711.8%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3415.5%

35 to 448.3%

45 to 547.2%

55 to 6423.0%

65 to 7417.5%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10	2.9%
5 to 17	41	11.8%
18 to 24	26	7.5%
25 to 34	54	15.5%
35 to 44	29	8.3%
45 to 54	25	7.2%
55 to 64	80	23.0%
65 to 74	61	17.5%
75 and over	22	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	345	99.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	3	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.5%

High school graduate65.3%

Some college or associate's26.2%

Bachelor's degree6.3%

Graduate or professional degree0.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4	1.5%
High school graduate	177	65.3%
Some college or associate's	71	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	17	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2	0.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone93.6%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	160	93.6%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	6.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	16	10.0%
15 to 29 min	69	43.1%
30 to 44 min	66	41.3%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	9	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 11.3% (39 of 346)

	Count	Share
Family households	89	56.3%
Nonfamily households	69	43.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	158	87.8%
Vacant	22	12.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	147	93.0%
Renter-occupied	11	7.0%

1-unit, detached88.9%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	160	88.9%
1-unit, attached	4	2.2%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16	8.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1779449
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.32 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.2413, -89.1245