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Census Tract 8, Sangamon, IL

1,573 Population
0.5 square miles 3,204.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

32 ±5.9 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Springfield: 41 ±0.6
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Sangamon County: 41 ±0.2

Economics

$15,824 ±$3,432 Per capita income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Springfield: $42,670 ±$1,364
  • about one-third of the amount in Sangamon County: $44,151 ±$904
$35,927 ±$7,815 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Springfield: $66,064 ±$3,378
  • about half the amount in Sangamon County: $75,357 ±$1,749

32.7% ±15.2% (514  ±266) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in Springfield: 16.8% 18,562 (±1.5% / ±1,695)
  • more than double the rate in Sangamon County: 13.1% 25,082 (±1% / ±1,962)

14.6 minutes ±3.1 (6,590  ±2,265) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Springfield: 17.4 745,615 (±0.5 / ±38,137)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Sangamon County: 19.7 1,528,100 (±0.5 / ±51,146)

Families

639 ±119 Number of households
  • Springfield: 51,040 ±819
  • Sangamon County: 84,762 ±732
2.5 ±0.3 (1,573  ±360) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Springfield: 2.2 109,812 (±0 / ±473)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Sangamon County: 2.3 190,999 (±0 / ±157)

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

830 ±118 Number of housing units
  • Springfield: 57,424 ±643
  • Sangamon County: 93,382 ±103

$41,500 ±$16,303 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-quarter of the amount in Springfield: $162,100 ±$4,251
  • about one-quarter of the amount in Sangamon County: $176,300 ±$4,624

9% ±5.4% (142  ±90.6) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Springfield: 12.7% 14,230 (±1.1% / ±1,230.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Sangamon County: 10.6% 20,384 (±0.7% / ±1,341.1)

Social

65% ±8.7% (608  ±148.7) High school grad or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Springfield: 93.3% 74,618 (±2.2% / ±1,965.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Sangamon County: 94.1% 128,622 (±1.9% / ±2,524.1)
7.3% ±7.1% (68  ±67.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Springfield: 36.3% 29,040 (±1.4% / ±1,135.8)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Sangamon County: 36.6% 50,028 (±1.1% / ±1,507)

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

1% ±1.6% (16  ±26) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Springfield: 4.9% † 5,513 (±0.6% / ±623)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Sangamon County: 3.6% 6,961

6.8% ±5.7% (81  ±70) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Springfield: 6.5% 5,792 (±0.6% / ±545)
  • a little higher than the rate in Sangamon County: 6.6% 9,968 (±0.5% / ±696)
81 Total veterans ±70 81 Male ±70 N/A Female ±13

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