Winnebago

Population: 2,896
Median household income: $82,813
Median home value: $180,300

Winnebago, a community in Winnebago County, Illinois, has 2,896 residents. Its median household income of $82,813 runs above the Winnebago County figure of $64,363.

Between 2019 and 2023, Winnebago's population declined 14.5% from 3,387 to 2,896, while its median home value rose 28.5% from $140,300 to $180,300.

26.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 85.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,896
Median age: 43.0 yrs
Median household income: $82,813
Median home value: $180,300
Median gross rent: $941
Housing units: 1,238
Homeownership rate: 85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,3872,896

Median household income

$83,005$82,813

Median home value

$140,300$180,300

Median gross rent

$821$941

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,387	$83,005	$140,300	$821
2020	3,539	$83,611	$139,100	$856
2021	3,323	$85,300	$147,500	$863
2022	3,003	$82,708	$166,700	$1,100
2023	2,896	$82,813	$180,300	$941

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7414.7%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	203	7.0%
5 to 17	480	16.6%
18 to 24	154	5.3%
25 to 34	327	11.3%
35 to 44	320	11.0%
45 to 54	301	10.4%
55 to 64	406	14.0%
65 to 74	427	14.7%
75 and over	278	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,635	91.0%
Black or African American	14	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.1%
Asian	15	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.3%
Two or more races	126	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	95	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate25.3%

Some college or associate's39.9%

Bachelor's degree13.8%

Graduate or professional degree13.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	164	8.0%
High school graduate	521	25.3%
Some college or associate's	821	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	285	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	268	13.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone80.4%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,158	80.4%
Carpooled	111	7.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	158	11.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	254	19.8%
15 to 29 min	519	40.5%
30 to 44 min	410	32.0%
45 to 59 min	21	1.6%
60+ min	79	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 7.1% (202 of 2,846)

	Count	Share
Family households	799	67.7%
Nonfamily households	382	32.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,181	95.4%
Vacant	57	4.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,014	85.9%
Renter-occupied	167	14.1%

1-unit, detached86.9%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units5.9%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units4.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,076	86.9%
1-unit, attached	10	0.8%
2 to 4 units	73	5.9%
5 to 19 units	29	2.3%
20 or more units	50	4.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1782491
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.93 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.2671, -89.2340