Wadsworth, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 3,829 (Urban population: 3,035, Rural population: 794 (all nonfarm))

Wadsworth, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,046 (1,031 occupied: 952 owner occupied, 79 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	8%
State:	33%

Housing density: 119 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $284,819.

Median contract rent in 2007: $784 (lower quartile is $530, upper quartile is $1,095)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $888

Median gross rent in Wadsworth, IL in 2007: $976

Housing units in Wadsworth with a mortgage: 672 (59 second mortgage, 104 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 229

Wadsworth,IL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $408,159 (it was $251,700 in 2000)

Wadsworth:	$408,159
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $273,169 - $504,901

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $423,068
Here: $423,068
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $363,155
Here: $363,155
State: $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $1,482,184
Here: $1,482,184
State: $320,810

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,017

In family households: 2,866 (778 male householders, 147 female householders)
828 spouses, 990 children (918 natural, 30 adopted, 42 stepchildren), 38 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 30 parents, 16 other relatives, 28 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 151 (82 male householders (82 living alone)), 59 female householders (47 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 403 2-persons, 196 3-persons, 176 4-persons, 101 5-persons, 41 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 129 1-person, 12 2-persons.

773 married couples with children.
47 single-parent households (22 men, 25 women).

94.0% of residents of Wadsworth speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 155 (5.1%)
(69.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.2
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wadsworth, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 16 4 rooms: 18 5 rooms: 107 6 rooms: 195 7 rooms: 196 8 rooms: 215 9 or more rooms: 205

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wadsworth, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 16 4 rooms: 21 5 rooms: 19 6 rooms: 4 7 rooms: 8 8 rooms: 11 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 8
1995 to 1998: 127
1990 to 1994: 189
1980 to 1989: 208
1970 to 1979: 167
1960 to 1969: 142
1950 to 1959: 88
1940 to 1949: 33
1939 or earlier: 84

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wadsworth:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 20 2 bedrooms: 61 3 bedrooms: 499 4 bedrooms: 330 5 or more bedrooms: 42

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wadsworth:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 28 2 bedrooms: 17 3 bedrooms: 22 4 bedrooms: 12 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Wadsworth in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 18 1 vehicle: 123 2 vehicles: 461 3 vehicles: 261 4 vehicles: 60 5 or more vehicles: 29

Cars and other vehicles available in Wadsworth in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 4 1 vehicle: 29 2 vehicles: 35 3 vehicles: 7 4 vehicles: 4 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Wadsworth, IL:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 2
$70,000 to $79,999: 5
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 8
$125,000 to $149,999: 13
$150,000 to $174,999: 21
$175,000 to $199,999: 9
$200,000 to $249,999: 96
$250,000 to $299,999: 109
$300,000 to $399,999: 302
$400,000 to $499,999: 285
$500,000 to $749,999: 233
$750,000 to $999,999: 57
$1,000,000 or more: 40

Wadsworth rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Wadsworth:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 7
$400 to $449: 8
$450 to $499: 6
$500 to $549: 14
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 3
$750 to $799: 9
$800 to $899: 4
$900 to $999: 12
$1,000 to $1,249: 7
$1,250 to $1,499: 4
$1,500 to $1,999: 3
$2,000 or more: 12
No cash rent: 4

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 19 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 5 1975 to 1979: 16 1970 to 1974: 12 1970 to 1974: 24 1965 to 1969: 79

Wadsworth, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 82.9%
Number of people working at home: 44 (2.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 21
5 to 9 minutes: 106
10 to 14 minutes: 152
15 to 19 minutes: 263
20 to 24 minutes: 391
25 to 29 minutes: 102
30 to 34 minutes: 151
35 to 39 minutes: 50
40 to 44 minutes: 55
45 to 59 minutes: 100
60 to 89 minutes: 86
90 or more minutes: 49

Wadsworth mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,402 (89%)
Carpooled: 86 (5%)
Railroad: 12 (1%)
Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
Walked: 7 (0%)
Other means: 14 (1%)
Worked at home: 44 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 28
$10,000 to $14,999: 18
$15,000 to $19,999: 4
$20,000 to $24,999: 16
$25,000 to $29,999: 14
$30,000 to $34,999: 48
$35,000 to $39,999: 29
$40,000 to $44,999: 19
$45,000 to $49,999: 49
$50,000 to $59,999: 100
$60,000 to $74,999: 130
$75,000 to $99,999: 171
$100,000 to $124,999: 174
$125,000 to $149,999: 104
$150,000 to $199,999: 77
$200,000 or more: 85

First ancestries reported:

German: 685

Irish: 238

Polish: 223

English: 214

Italian: 189

Other groups: 182

Scottish: 102

Finnish: 102

Swedish: 78

United States or American: 74

Greek: 60

Norwegian: 56

Danish: 56

Lithuanian: 46

Slovene: 39

Northern European: 33

French (except Basque): 29

Yugoslavian: 27

Scotch-Irish: 22

Dutch: 22

Czech: 19

Swiss: 18

French Canadian: 16

Hungarian: 15

British: 13

Croatian: 13

Armenian: 12

Austrian: 8

Australian: 8

Belgian: 7

European: 7

Russian: 7

Welsh: 7

Scandinavian: 3

Acadian/Cajun: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

India (14%)
Germany (13%)
Other Eastern Europe (11%)
United Kingdom (10%)
Poland (10%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
Other Northern Europe (6%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 2182
Northeast: 125
Midwest: 393
South: 122
West: 35

72% of Wadsworth residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 83% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 9
9th grade: 4
10th grade: 15
11th grade: 4
12th grade, no diploma: 15
High school graduate (or equivalency): 216
Less than 1 year of college: 80
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 207
Associate degree: 66
Bachelor's degree: 255
Master's degree: 96
Professional school degree: 32
Doctorate degree: 39

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 7
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 22
9th grade: 4
10th grade: 0
11th grade: 3
12th grade, no diploma: 11
High school graduate (or equivalency): 280
Less than 1 year of college: 101
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 141
Associate degree: 78
Bachelor's degree: 224
Master's degree: 99
Professional school degree: 16
Doctorate degree: 17

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 20.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $102,577
Black householders: $86,840
Asian householders: $140,608
Some other race householders: $206,823
Two or more races householders: $134,906
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $36,828

Wadsworth household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Wadsworth household income for Black householders

Wadsworth household income for Asian householders

Wadsworth household income for Two or more races householders

Wadsworth household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Wadsworth marital status for males

Wadsworth marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $407,185
Black or African American householders: $395,347
Asian householders: $388,050
Some other race householders: $445,942
Two or more races householders: $356,753
Hispanic or Latino householders: $440,915

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 997
One, attached: 20
Two: 15
3 or 4: 7
5 to 9: 7

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Wadsworth:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (95%) Electricity (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (82%) Electricity (18%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 132

Here:	35.0%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 48

Here:	21.9%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 12

Here:	13.6%
Illinois:	25.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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