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WenonaIL

A town of 999. A typical home worth about $118K.

Population
999
−7.8% since 2010
Typical home
$118K
−8.9% in a year
Household income
$43K
median
Median age
36.0
years
Jobs based here
109
A commuter town

What makes Wenona stand out

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Small town

999 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Wenona home is worth about $118K

The typical Wenona home is worth about $118,000, down 8.9% in a year, 60% below the Illinois typical home.

$118KZillow home value

Typical home value

Wenona$118K
Illinois$298K
−8.9%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in March
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Wenona

Most working residents leave Wenona for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Peoria (9%), Ottawa (4%) and Toluca (4%). Half commute less than 32 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Wenona1%
Peoria9%
Ottawa4%
Toluca4%
Peru4%
32 mi
median commute distance
109
jobs based in Wenona
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Wenona has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 22 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

22″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–35°
Spring39–62°
Summer62–83°
Fall42–64°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 26
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 37% of U.S. communities.

37risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
37Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesDrought
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Wenona is

Wenona beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.

32 measures vs. Illinois
0 better28 too close to call4 worse
What stands outWenonaIL
More adults with COPD8%6.3%
More adults who have had cancer9%7.6%
More adults with heart disease6.9%5.9%
Osf Saint Elizabeth Mdl Ctr
19.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Wenona for work

Where Wenona’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

9% → Peoria Peoria 9% 4% → Ottawa Ottawa 4% 4% → Toluca Toluca 4% 4% → Peru Peru 4% 3% → Minonk Minonk 3% 3% → Monmouth Monmouth 3% Wenona · 1% stay
109jobs based in Wenona
1%of working residents work in town
32 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Wenona

City in Illinois, United States

Official town website ↗

Wenona is a city in Marshall and LaSalle counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 974 at the 2020 census. The Marshall County portion of Wenona is part of the Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the small portion that lies in LaSalle County is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
974
Area
0.7 sq mi
Elevation
694 ft
ZIP code
61377
Area code
815

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