Wadsworth is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 3,517. It is named after E. S. Wadsworth, who was a major stockholder for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, which passes through the village.
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Geography
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Wadsworth has a total area of 9.93 square miles (25.72 km2), of which 9.84 square miles (25.49 km2) (or 99.10%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km2) (or 0.90%) is water.
Major streets
Tri-State Tollway
Old US-41
Russell Road
Kilbourne Road
Delany Road
Skokie Highway
Rosecrans Road
21st Street
Wadsworth Road
Cashmore Road
Green Bay Road
Dilleys Road
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Wadsworth had a population of 3,517, with 1,307 households and 1,098 families. The population density was 354.07 inhabitants per square mile (136.71/km2), and there were 1,377 housing units at an average density of 138.63 per square mile (53.53/km2).
The median age was 49.9 years. 18.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 100.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males age 18 and over.
74.5% of residents lived in urban areas, while 25.5% lived in rural areas.
Of the village's households, 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. 67.9% were married-couple households, 11.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 15.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
Of all housing units, 5.1% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.3%.
Income and poverty
The median income for a household in the village was $101,307, and the median income for a family was $128,333. Males had a median income of $72,589 versus $40,195 for females. The per capita income for the village was $51,750. About 1.5% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.6% of those under age 18 and 0.0% of those age 65 or over.
Wadsworth is home to the Tempel Farms Lipizzan Horses.
Wadsworth also contains the pyramid house. "The largest 24-karat gold-plated object ever created" is the private home of Jim Onan, a wealthy Armenian garage builder, and his family. The Onans occasionally open the house for tours of the 17,000-square-foot (1,600 m2) 6-story structure containing a replica of King Tut's tomb. The walled property also features a triple-pyramid garage, a 64-foot-tall (20 m) statue of Ramesses II, and a recreation of King Tutankhamun's tomb. In 2018, the pyramid house was severely damaged by fire.