Worden is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,096 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Worden is located in northern Madison County. It is north of Hamel, east of Alton, and northeast of St. Louis.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Worden has a total area of , of which , or 1.66%, are water.

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Worden had a population of 1,096. The median age was 38.1 years. 26.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 101.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 103.0 males age 18 and over.

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 432 households in Worden, of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 51.2% were married-couple households, 19.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 22.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Of the 378 households 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 27.0% of households were one person and 13.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.90.

The age distribution was 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males.

The median household income was $36,100 and the median family income was $40,909. Males had a median income of $35,294 versus $20,156 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,485. About 13.1% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.4% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

It is in the Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7<!--UNI 13530-->.

Notable people

  • Evelyn M. Bowles, Illinois state senator; born in Worden
  • Karen May, Illinois state senator; born in Worden.

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