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Annawan: Demographics & People

865 people call Annawan home, in 399 households. Population shrank 9.4% from 955 (2022) to 865 (2024). Median age 40.8 years. (2.8y younger than Henry County; 3.1y older than Illinois). Children under 18 are 23% of the population. Population is 96% White (non-Hispanic) and 1% Asian. The community is relatively homogeneous (Simpson index 0.08). 59% of households are family-led. County is losing 223 residents per year (2022-2023). County health: 38% adult obesity, 19% smoke.

Population & Trend

Population shrank 9.4% from 955 (2022) to 865 (2024). Estimated 2026 population: ~785 (extrapolated at -4.7%/yr trend). Census Bureau Vintage estimate: 686.

Census data vintage2024
Population33,244 people
Annual growth rate · Population change-9.4%
Annual growth rate · Population (2022)955
Annual growth rate · Population (2024)865
Annual growth rate · Trend categoryshrinking
Population865 people (vs Illinois 39,460)
Population Estimate686

Sources: Census ACS 5-Year 2023, Table B01003  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Age Distribution

Median age 40.8y is 1.9 years older than the U.S. median (38.9y). Children under 18 make up 23% — near the U.S. share of ~22%.

Age Summary · Median age40.8 years (vs Illinois 37.7y)
Age Summary · Children Pct22.8%
Age Summary · Characterestablished
Age Summary · Total Pop865
Age Summary · Under 18197
Age Summary · 18 To 34175.0×
Age Summary · 35 To 64294.0×
Age Summary · 65 Plus199
Population under 18197
Median age40.8 years (vs Illinois 37.7y)

Sources: Census ACS 5-Year 2024 — place-level B01001 query · Census ACS 5-Year 2023  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-29

Race, Ethnicity & Diversity

Of 865 residents, race / ethnicity breaks down by Census ACS counts (a person can identify with one or more groups). The Simpson diversity index is 0.08 (0 = single group, 1 = perfectly even distribution); this is read as relatively homogeneous.

White residents875
Black residents12
Asian residents11
Hispanic or Latino residents17
Diversity Index · Diversity index (Simpson)8.5%
Diversity Index · Diversity labelrelatively homogeneous
Diversity Index · Groups counted4
Diversity Index · Largest group share95.6%
Asian population1.4% (vs Illinois 6.1%)
Hispanic or Latino population1.3% (vs Illinois 17.6%)
White (non-Hispanic) population96.4% (vs Illinois 54.8%)

Sources: Census ACS 5-Year 2023  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Ancestry

Self-reported ancestry from Census ACS — what residents report as their ethnic origin, separate from race. Counts can exceed population because people can list multiple ancestries.

Top (8)

(unnamed)
German
(unnamed)
English
(unnamed)
Irish
(unnamed)
American
(unnamed)
Hispanic Total
(unnamed)
Puerto Rican
(unnamed)
Asian
(unnamed)
Italian

Citizenship & Origin

Where residents were born and their citizenship status (Census ACS). 0.3% are foreign-born — below the U.S. average of 13.9%. 1% have naturalized to U.S. citizenship.

Residents born in this state761
Residents born in another state91
Share born in this state88.0%
Share born in another state12.0%
Native-born U.S. citizens10.5%
Foreign-born residents0.3%
Naturalized citizens1.2%
Total foreign-born residents21
From Africa6

Households & Family Composition

399 households. Averaging 2.4 people each — smaller than the U.S. average of 2.5. 59% are family households — below the U.S. share of ~65%. Of 255 families, 37% are married couples with children.

Children under 18250
Total families255
Married couples with children95
Single-parent households7
Average household size2.37
Women who gave birth (past year)8.3%
Grandparents living with grandchildren7
Family households236 households (vs Illinois 9,709)
Households that are families59.1% (vs Illinois 62.4%)
Total households399 households (vs Illinois 14,867)

Sources: Census ACS 5-Year 2023  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Residential Stability & Migration

How long residents have lived here and where they came from. 8.7% moved within the county in the past year — the U.S. baseline is roughly 8–10%. The surrounding county is losing 223 residents per year on net (IRS migration data).

Moved within the county (past year)8.7%
Migration · People moving in (annual)30,694
Migration · People moving out (annual)30,917
Migration · Net migration (in − out)-223
Migration · Year2022-2023

Sources: IRS SOI Migration 2021-2022  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Disability

Census ACS measures self-reported functional limitations — vision, hearing, mobility, cognitive, self-care, or independent-living. The U.S. baseline disability rate is about 12–13%; rates trend higher with median age.

Residents with a disability46
Disability rate5.9%

Other

Congressional District · District17
Congressional District · Congress118th
Cdc Birth Rate · Fips17011
Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips17
Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips011
Cdc Birth Rate · CountyBureau
Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate14.3%
Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci11.30
Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci17.90
Cdc Mortality · Fips17011
Cdc Mortality · CountyBureau County
Cdc Mortality · Urban RuralMicropolitan
Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 20231,424
Cdc Vaccination · Fips17011
Cdc Vaccination · CountyBureau County
Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct64.7%
Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct58.8%
Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct57.8%
Cdc Vaccination · Population 201932,628
Cdc Vaccination · Metro StatusNon-metro
Family Score · Score2.00
Family Score · Schools2
Family Score · Children Pct22.8%
Family Score · Ratinglimited
Town Summary · Key Factspopulation 865, shrinking, established, middle-class, mixed
Town Summary · Population865 people (vs Illinois 39,460)
Town Summary · CountyBureau County

Sources: NCES school congressional district assignment · federal dataset cascade