Verona, Illinois

Verona is a village in Grundy County, Illinois. The population was 208 at the 2020 census.

The community was established circa 1876 by George D. Smith as a station on the Chicago, Pekin and Southwestern Railroad. Smith named the town for his birthplace Verona, New York.

Geography
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Verona has a total area of 0.17 sqmi, all land.

Demographics
As of the 2020 census there were 208 people, 119 households, and 60 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,260.61 PD/sqmi. There were 90 housing units at an average density of 545.45 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 80.29% White, 0.00% African American, 0.96% Native American, 3.85% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 7.21% from other races, and 7.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.35% of the population.

There were 119 households, out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.82% were married couples living together, 9.24% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.58% were non-families. 47.06% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.29% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.28 and the average family size was 2.18.

The village's age distribution consisted of 25.9% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 27% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 127.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 131.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $42,188, and the median income for a family was $68,333. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $25,938 for females. The per capita income for the village was $26,351. About 20.0% of families and 21.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 50.7% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.