Savanna

Population: 2,851
Median household income: $46,094
Median home value: $75,000

Located in Carroll County, Illinois, Savanna is a community with a population of 2,851. At $46,094, its median household income sits below Carroll County's $60,871.

Between 2019 and 2023, Savanna's population declined 4.2% from 2,977 to 2,851, while its median home value rose 9.0% from $68,800 to $75,000.

The typical home was built around 1949. 15.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,851
Median age: 50.7 yrs
Median household income: $46,094
Median home value: $75,000
Median gross rent: $777
Housing units: 1,703
Homeownership rate: 60.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,9772,851

Median household income

$31,710$46,094

Median home value

$68,800$75,000

Median gross rent

$615$777

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,977	$31,710	$68,800	$615
2020	2,924	$32,067	$68,600	$573
2021	3,102	$42,713	$67,300	$638
2022	2,783	$45,474	$64,700	$726
2023	2,851	$46,094	$75,000	$777

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

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 347.9%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7414.8%

75 and over12.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	84	2.9%
5 to 17	402	14.1%
18 to 24	193	6.8%
25 to 34	225	7.9%
35 to 44	353	12.4%
45 to 54	370	13.0%
55 to 64	442	15.5%
65 to 74	421	14.8%
75 and over	361	12.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,509	88.0%
Black or African American	6	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	95	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	231	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.6%

High school graduate28.0%

Some college or associate's39.1%

Bachelor's degree13.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	360	16.6%
High school graduate	609	28.0%
Some college or associate's	849	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	293	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	61	2.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone74.2%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit1.9%

Walked8.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	856	74.2%
Carpooled	100	8.7%
Public transit	22	1.9%
Walked	92	8.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	74	6.4%
Other means	10	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	636	58.9%
15 to 29 min	284	26.3%
30 to 44 min	108	10.0%
45 to 59 min	18	1.7%
60+ min	34	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 1.88
Poverty rate: 15.4% (417 of 2,702)

	Count	Share
Family households	634	42.8%
Nonfamily households	847	57.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,481	87.0%
Vacant	222	13.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	896	60.5%
Renter-occupied	585	39.5%

1-unit, detached73.2%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units8.8%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units6.8%

Mobile home & other5.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,246	73.2%
1-unit, attached	12	0.7%
2 to 4 units	150	8.8%
5 to 19 units	84	4.9%
20 or more units	115	6.8%
Mobile home & other	96	5.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1767821
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.62 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 42.0938, -90.1391