Sailor Springs

Population: 80
Median household income: $76,146

Sailor Springs, a community in Clay County, Illinois, has 80 residents. The median household income of $76,146 is above the Clay County median ($57,266).

From 2019 to 2023, Sailor Springs's population held roughly steady from 80 to 80, while its median household income rose 122.0% from $34,306 to $76,146.

1.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 100.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 80
Median age: 53.3 yrs
Median household income: $76,146
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 40
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.4%
Unemployment rate: 13.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8080

Median household income

$34,306$76,146

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	80	$34,306	$22,500
2020	114	$63,125	—
2021	93	$66,111	—
2022	101	$71,607	—
2023	80	$76,146	—

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 176.3%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5433.8%

55 to 6426.3%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	5	6.3%
18 to 24	6	7.5%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	10	12.5%
45 to 54	27	33.8%
55 to 64	21	26.3%
65 to 74	7	8.8%
75 and over	4	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	79	98.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate85.5%

Some college or associate's8.7%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree1.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3	4.3%
High school graduate	59	85.5%
Some college or associate's	6	8.7%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1	1.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone93.6%

Carpooled2.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	44	93.6%
Carpooled	1	2.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1	2.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1	2.2%
15 to 29 min	38	82.6%
30 to 44 min	5	10.9%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	2	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 2.5% (2 of 80)

	Count	Share
Family households	29	87.9%
Nonfamily households	4	12.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	33	82.5%
Vacant	7	17.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	33	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

1-unit, detached47.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units2.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other50.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	19	47.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1	2.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20	50.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1766599
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.26 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.7645, -88.3602