Wayne County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Wayne County, Illinois. Population: 16.1K.

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Median Home Price

$144.3K

Based on 5 cities

Median Household Income

$53.1K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.7x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$39.8K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,670

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.16%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$730

Property Tax$139

Insurance$60.14

Total Monthly$929

Historical Home Prices

2015

$125.9K

2016

$128.2K

+1.9%%

2017

$130.8K

+2.0%%

2018

$130.2K

-0.4%%

2019

$126.5K

-2.9%%

2020

$134.6K

+6.5%%

2021

$123.4K

-8.3%%

2022

$126.2K

+2.2%%

2023

$130.6K

+3.6%%

2024

$128.4K

-1.7%%

2025

$133.2K

+3.7%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

5.2%%

Near national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

13.6

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White

95.7%

Black

0.2%

Hispanic

1.6%

Asian

0.5%

Two or More Races

1.9%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

56°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

190

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

46.4"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 41/100

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