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Sangamon County, IL

194,345 Population
868.2 square miles 223.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.1 ±0.6 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$48,286 ±$2,277 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Illinois: $46,937 ±$406
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$78,821 ±$5,110 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Illinois: $83,211 ±$898
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.1% ±1.6% (17,420  ±3,117) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 11.6% 1,438,470 (±0.3% / ±31,443)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

19.7 minutes ±0.5 (1,528,100  ±51,146) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Illinois: 27.8 143,793,920 (±0.1 / ±595,293)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

86,042 ±1,592 Number of households
  • Illinois: 5,105,448 ±12,305
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0 (190,411  ±221) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 2.4 12,417,746
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.2% ±1.8% (2,311  ±777) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 4.6% 138,998 (±0.2% / ±6,570)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

93,658 ±106 Number of housing units
  • Illinois: 5,482,133 ±1,080
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$197,000 ±$8,639 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Illinois: $280,700 ±$1,768
  • about half the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.3% ±1.7% (17,848  ±3,284.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 10.2% 1,289,197 (±0.3% / ±31,884.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

95.3% ±3.7% (130,354  ±5,131.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Illinois: 90.7% 8,028,089 (±0.5% / ±45,818.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
42.6% ±2.4% (58,275  ±3,329.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 39.2% 3,471,705 (±0.3% / ±28,867)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.7% (7,172  ±1,153) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Illinois: 15.4% 1,957,482
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.5% ±0.9% (9,809  ±1,367) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Illinois: 4.5% 452,391 (±0.1% / ±11,018)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
9,809 Total veterans ±1,367 9,202 Male ±1,264 607 Female ±391

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