Sycamore

Population: 18,243
Median household income: $80,837
Median home value: $254,200

Sycamore, a community in DeKalb County, Illinois, has 18,243 residents. The median household income of $80,837 is above the DeKalb County median ($69,022).

Between 2019 and 2023, Sycamore's population grew 2.9% from 17,726 to 18,243, while its median home value rose 34.2% from $189,400 to $254,200.

43.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 71.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,243
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $80,837
Median home value: $254,200
Median gross rent: $1,062
Housing units: 7,868
Homeownership rate: 71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,72618,243

Median household income

$71,698$80,837

Median home value

$189,400$254,200

Median gross rent

$963$1,062

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,726	$71,698	$189,400	$963
2020	17,990	$65,924	$199,500	$915
2021	18,144	$73,475	$213,900	$948
2022	18,171	$80,785	$250,000	$1,043
2023	18,243	$80,837	$254,200	$1,062

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 2410.9%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	799	4.4%
5 to 17	3,296	18.1%
18 to 24	1,982	10.9%
25 to 34	2,351	12.9%
35 to 44	2,450	13.4%
45 to 54	2,377	13.0%
55 to 64	2,304	12.6%
65 to 74	1,633	9.0%
75 and over	1,051	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,578	85.4%
Black or African American	619	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	182	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.0%
Two or more races	180	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,677	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate20.1%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree25.9%

Graduate or professional degree17.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	504	4.1%
High school graduate	2,449	20.1%
Some college or associate's	3,910	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	3,156	25.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2,147	17.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone76.4%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit1.6%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle1.9%

Worked from home12.7%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,556	76.4%
Carpooled	513	5.2%
Public transit	162	1.6%
Walked	96	1.0%
Bicycle	185	1.9%
Worked from home	1,256	12.7%
Other means	126	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,102	35.9%
15 to 29 min	2,196	25.4%
30 to 44 min	1,453	16.8%
45 to 59 min	1,077	12.5%
60+ min	810	9.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 9.5% (1,724 of 18,132)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,939	65.9%
Nonfamily households	2,560	34.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,499	95.3%
Vacant	369	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,321	71.0%
Renter-occupied	2,178	29.0%

1-unit, detached53.8%

1-unit, attached18.6%

2 to 4 units13.5%

5 to 19 units9.2%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,236	53.8%
1-unit, attached	1,467	18.6%
2 to 4 units	1,064	13.5%
5 to 19 units	722	9.2%
20 or more units	197	2.5%
Mobile home & other	182	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1774223
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 10 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 41.9967, -88.6776