Sangamon County, IL Demographic Data
Sangamon County, IL Summary
Sangamon County is located in Illinois
- Population: 199,271
- Area: 877.02 sq. miles
- Land Area: 868.30 sq. miles
- Water Area: 8.72 sq. miles
- Population Density: 227.21 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 603.67 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Sangamon County, IL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
102,430
52%
50.8
Male
95,069
48%
49.2
Total Population
197,499
323,128,000
Sangamon County, IL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
11,261
5.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
13,618
6.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
11,999
6.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
12,515
6.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
12,245
6.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
24,302
12.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
24,821
12.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
26,185
13.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
14,883
7.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
12,755
6.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
19,171
9.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
8,917
4.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
4,827
2.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
152,724
77.3%
77.2
Female
80,801
52.9%
51.3
Male
71,923
47.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
146,074
74.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
40,456
20.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
32,915
16.7%
15.2
Female
19,019
57.8%
55.8
Male
13,896
42.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Sangamon County, IL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
192,944
97.7%
96.8
White
162,397
82.2%
72.6
Black or African American
25,993
13.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
143
0.1%
0.8
Asian
3,568
1.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
977
0.5%
1.2
Chinese
337
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
1,087
0.6%
0.9
Japanese
143
0.1%
0.2
Korean
770
0.4%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
254
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
124
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
719
0.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
4,555
2.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
4,419
2.2%
17.8
Mexican
11.2
Puerto Rican
1.7
Cuban
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
193,080
97.8%
82.2
Sangamon County, IL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
3,200
2.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
7,309
5.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
35,861
26.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
29,832
22.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
11,192
8.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
29,857
22.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
18,610
13.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
10,509
7.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
125,352
92.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
48,467
35.7%
31.2
Sangamon County, IL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
52,957
33.0%
33.7%
Now Married
73,568
45.8%
47.5
Divorced
22,487
14.0%
11.0%
Separated
1,969
1.2%
2.0
Widowed
9,640
6.0
5.8%
Sangamon County, IL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
177,313
95.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
8,925
4.8%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Sangamon County, IL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
5,418
6.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
4,623
5.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
8,362
10.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
7,423
8.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
12,920
15.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
13,621
16.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
11,048
13.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
11,225
13.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
4,993
6.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
3,326
4.0%
6.4
Median household income
53,782
57,617
Per capita income
31,576
31,128
Sangamon County, IL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,177
1.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
8,392
9.0%
9.8
Construction
4,289
4.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
24,915
26.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
6,758
7.2%
6.6
Information
1,161
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
5,462
5.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
4,384
4.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
7,505
8.0%
11.4
Public administration
11,212
12.0%
4.6
Retail trade
11,973
12.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
4,126
4.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,991
2.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
5,135
5.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
37,527
40.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
8,391
9.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
25,387
27.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
16,905
18.1%
18.1%
Sangamon County, IL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
92,109
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
75,889
82.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
7,874
8.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1,224
1.3%
5.1
Walked
1,680
1.8%
2.7
Other means
1,530
1.7%
1.8
Worked at home
3,912
4.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.9
26.6
Sangamon County, IL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
6,442
7.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
31,271
37.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
30,263
36.5%
37.1
3 or more
14,983
18.1%
21.0
Sangamon County, IL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
82,959
91.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
58,409
70.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
24,550
29.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
8,016
8.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Sangamon County, IL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
90,975
1 room
905
1.0%
2.4
2 rooms
2,159
2.4%
2.7
3 rooms
5,491
6.0%
9.1
4 rooms
17,064
18.8%
16.5
5 rooms
20,026
22.0%
19.8
6 rooms
14,699
16.2%
17.8
7 rooms
10,894
12.0%
12.0
8 rooms
10,073
11.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
9,664
10.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Sangamon County, IL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
90,975
1-unit, detached
65,348
71.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
3,320
3.6%
5.9
2-units
2,976
3.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
3,263
3.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
3,039
3.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
2,539
2.8%
4.4
20 or more units
5,552
6.1%
9.0
Mobile home
4,938
5.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Sangamon County, IL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
14,488
15.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
6,916
7.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
11,460
12.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
11,082
12.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
14,228
15.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
9,600
10.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
13,148
14.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
8,040
8.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
1,641
1.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
372
0.4%
1.4%
Sangamon County, IL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
59,260
71.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4,701
5.7%
4.7
Electricity
18,145
21.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
19
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
192
0.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
262
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
380
0.5%
1.1
Sangamon County, IL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
35,807
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
794
2.2%
7.0%
Less than $500
811
2.3%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
1,231
3.4%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
2,705
7.6%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
6,999
19.5%
20.1%
$500 to $999
10,806
30.2%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
12,461
34.8%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
17,944
50.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
5,645
15.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
3,575
10.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,693
7.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
5,756
16.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
194
0.0%
0.0%
Sangamon County, IL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
23,182
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
144
0.6%
4.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
286
1.2%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
519
2.2%
11.9%
Less than $500
2,723
11.7%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
3,491
15.1%
28.3%
$500 to $999
16,019
69.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
1,368
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
760
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
3,140
13.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
3,156
13.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
3,197
14.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,279
10.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,676
7.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
9,419
41.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,683
0.0%
0.0%
Sangamon County, IL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
58,409
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
4,900
8.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
13,104
22.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
14,377
24.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
10,206
17.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
10,892
18.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
3,703
6.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,145
2.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
82
0.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
140,300
205,000
