Sycamore, IL Demographic Data
Sycamore, IL Summary
Sycamore is located in Dekalb County in Illinois
- Population: 17,505
- Area: 9.77 sq. miles
- Land Area: 9.73 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.04 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,792.07 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 833.66 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Sycamore, IL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
8,889
51%
50.8
Male
8,722
50%
49.2
Total Population
17,611
323,128,000
Sycamore, IL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,171
6.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
973
5.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,204
6.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,389
7.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,387
7.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,628
14.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,471
14.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,140
12.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,126
6.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
801
4.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,306
7.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
700
4.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
315
1.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
13,591
77.2%
77.2
Female
6,979
51.4%
51.3
Male
6,612
48.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
12,588
71.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,777
15.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,321
13.2%
15.2
Female
1,391
59.9%
55.8
Male
930
40.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
35
0.0%
0.0
Sycamore, IL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
17,309
98.3%
96.8
White
15,752
89.4%
72.6
Black or African American
453
2.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
18
0.1%
0.8
Asian
414
2.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
158
0.9%
1.2
Chinese
56
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
146
0.8%
0.9
Japanese
9
0.1%
0.2
Korean
40
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
5
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
672
3.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
302
1.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,673
9.5%
17.8
Mexican
1,309
7.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
75
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
289
1.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
15,938
90.5%
82.2
Sycamore, IL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
194
1.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
408
3.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,548
22.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,637
23.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,241
10.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,812
24.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,647
14.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
602
5.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
10,885
94.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
4,459
38.8%
31.2
Sycamore, IL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,824
33.8%
33.7%
Now Married
6,682
46.8%
47.5
Divorced
1,786
12.5%
11.0%
Separated
103
0.7%
2.0
Widowed
868
6.1
5.8%
Sycamore, IL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
14,783
89.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,657
10.1%
21.6%
Spanish
1,030
6.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
393
2.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
215
1.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
19
0.1%
1.1%
Sycamore, IL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
350
5.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
222
3.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
398
5.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
516
7.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
760
11.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,565
23.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,084
16.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,120
16.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
439
6.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
237
3.5%
6.4
Median household income
67,132
57,617
Per capita income
31,461
31,128
Sycamore, IL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
182
1.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
757
8.0%
9.8
Construction
625
6.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,500
26.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
548
5.8%
6.6
Information
126
1.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,186
12.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
376
4.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
702
7.4%
11.4
Public administration
435
4.6%
4.6
Retail trade
1,134
12.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
490
5.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
400
4.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
812
8.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,875
41.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,257
13.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,106
22.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,411
14.9%
18.1%
Sycamore, IL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
9,126
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,701
84.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
610
6.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
39
0.4%
5.1
Walked
132
1.4%
2.7
Other means
143
1.6%
1.8
Worked at home
501
5.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.0
26.6
Sycamore, IL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
260
3.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,170
32.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,844
42.5%
37.1
3 or more
1,417
21.2%
21.0
Sycamore, IL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,691
97.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,383
65.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,308
34.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
164
2.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Sycamore, IL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,855
1 room
96
1.4%
2.4
2 rooms
34
0.5%
2.7
3 rooms
577
8.4%
9.1
4 rooms
1,390
20.3%
16.5
5 rooms
1,496
21.8%
19.8
6 rooms
810
11.8%
17.8
7 rooms
803
11.7%
12.0
8 rooms
615
9.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,034
15.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Sycamore, IL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,855
1-unit, detached
3,799
55.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1,261
18.4%
5.9
2-units
259
3.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
338
4.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
641
9.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
92
1.3%
4.4
20 or more units
174
2.5%
9.0
Mobile home
291
4.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Sycamore, IL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
965
14.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
236
3.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
556
8.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
338
4.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
811
11.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
482
7.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,182
17.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,091
30.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
152
2.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
42
0.6%
1.4%
Sycamore, IL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
5,711
85.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
77
1.2%
4.7
Electricity
852
12.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
13
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
9
0.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
23
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
6
0.1%
1.1
Sycamore, IL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,895
47295100.0
Less than $500
8
0.3%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
120
4.1%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
264
9.1%
7.0%
$500 to $999
285
9.8%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
429
14.8%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
842
29.1%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
947
32.7%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,254
43.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
489
16.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
451
15.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
290
10.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
411
14.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Sycamore, IL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,240
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
24
1.1%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
121
5.4%
11.9%
Less than $500
153
6.8%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
791
35.3%
28.3%
$500 to $999
1,151
51.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
68
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
934
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
341
15.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
405
18.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
394
17.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
246
11.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
228
10.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
594
26.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
100
0.0%
0.0%
Sycamore, IL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,383
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
342
7.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
328
7.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
960
21.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
909
20.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,325
30.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
460
10.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
46
1.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
13
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
173,900
205,000
