Winnebago is home to 2,981 people in Illinois. Owners hold 87% of the housing stock. That puts it in the top 10% of US cities for household income. 2% of people here were born outside the United States. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $194,000. There are 1,541 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $92,614, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Winnebago
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$147,844 → $194,000(+31%)US over the same years: +67%
Population1,840 → 2,981(+62%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants80.7% → 87.0%(+6.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)10.1%(17)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)34.5%(58)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era20.8%(35)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 168 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
Winnebago, decade by decade
Winnebago 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
1,840
$79,502
$147,844
12.6%
4.2
2000
2,958
$109,101
$200,746
19.6%
7.3
2010
3,101
$115,831
$222,115
28.9%
10.8
2020
2,940
$101,340
$168,595
23.8%
24.0
2024
2,981
$92,614
$194,000
30.0%
33.5
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.
