Sheffield

Population: 789
Median household income: $68,542
Median home value: $102,600

Located in Bureau County, Illinois, Sheffield is a community with a population of 789. Its median household income of $68,542 runs above the Bureau County figure of $65,894.

From 2019 to 2023, Sheffield's population grew 2.5% from 770 to 789, while its median home value rose 29.5% from $79,200 to $102,600.

17.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 75.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 789
Median age: 39.0 yrs
Median household income: $68,542
Median home value: $102,600
Median gross rent: $992
Housing units: 419
Homeownership rate: 75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

770789

Median household income

$46,458$68,542

Median home value

$79,200$102,600

Median gross rent

$706$992

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	770	$46,458	$79,200	$706
2020	828	$48,854	$77,400	$733
2021	825	$63,750	$84,100	$808
2022	801	$68,250	$92,700	$880
2023	789	$68,542	$102,600	$992

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 347.7%

35 to 4418.1%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	41	5.2%
5 to 17	116	14.7%
18 to 24	85	10.8%
25 to 34	61	7.7%
35 to 44	143	18.1%
45 to 54	84	10.6%
55 to 64	108	13.7%
65 to 74	80	10.1%
75 and over	71	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	715	90.6%
Black or African American	11	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	41	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	21	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.8%

High school graduate29.3%

Some college or associate's42.4%

Bachelor's degree14.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	59	10.8%
High school graduate	160	29.3%
Some college or associate's	232	42.4%
Bachelor's degree	77	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	19	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone83.8%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.3%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	327	83.8%
Carpooled	38	9.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	3.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	2.3%
Other means	1	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	113	29.7%
15 to 29 min	169	44.4%
30 to 44 min	58	15.2%
45 to 59 min	24	6.3%
60+ min	17	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 12.0% (90 of 751)

	Count	Share
Family households	206	61.5%
Nonfamily households	129	38.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1944

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	335	80.0%
Vacant	84	20.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	254	75.8%
Renter-occupied	81	24.2%

1-unit, detached95.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	398	95.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7	1.7%
5 to 19 units	7	1.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1769147
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.16 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.3580, -89.7392