With 999 people, Wenona is a city in Illinois. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Households here earn about 48% less than in Illinois as a whole. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $101,100. 0% of people here were born outside the United States. Households take in $43,300 at the median, 47% less than the US figure.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $43,300, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 15%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wenona
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants76.3% → 57.9%(−18.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Poverty rate9.2% → 17.0%(+7.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$59,253 → $43,300(−27%)US over the same years: +14%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)7.6%(5)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)6.1%(4)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era50%(33)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 66 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Wenona, decade by decade
Wenona population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
948
$59,253
$77,282
10.4%
2.9
2000
1,065
$66,875
$118,590
12.2%
8.9
2010
1,056
$50,350
$117,963
13.1%
13.3
2020
974
$42,638
$112,235
16.2%
29.5
2024
999
$43,300
$101,100
18.1%
24.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
