Sumner

Population: 2,229
Median household income: $51,458
Median home value: $61,200

Sumner, a community in Lawrence County, Illinois, has 2,229 residents. At $51,458, its median household income sits in line with Lawrence County's $53,438.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sumner's population declined 27.1% from 3,056 to 2,229, while its median home value rose 39.7% from $43,800 to $61,200.

5.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 76.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,229
Median age: 37.0 yrs
Median household income: $51,458
Median home value: $61,200
Median gross rent: $707
Housing units: 334
Homeownership rate: 76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.0%
Unemployment rate: 11.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,0562,229

Median household income

$35,792$51,458

Median home value

$43,800$61,200

Median gross rent

$555$707

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,056	$35,792	$43,800	$555
2020	2,916	$36,298	$54,500	$650
2021	2,851	$39,554	$50,400	$630
2022	2,411	$44,167	$63,400	$679
2023	2,229	$51,458	$61,200	$707

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 176.0%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3426.0%

35 to 4421.1%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 744.6%

75 and over1.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	108	4.8%
5 to 17	134	6.0%
18 to 24	213	9.6%
25 to 34	580	26.0%
35 to 44	470	21.1%
45 to 54	312	14.0%
55 to 64	267	12.0%
65 to 74	102	4.6%
75 and over	43	1.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,172	52.6%
Black or African American	746	33.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.1%
Asian	14	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	22	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	272	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma37.5%

High school graduate39.1%

Some college or associate's18.4%

Bachelor's degree2.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	666	37.5%
High school graduate	693	39.1%
Some college or associate's	327	18.4%
Bachelor's degree	48	2.7%
Graduate or professional degree	40	2.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled15.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home1.5%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	269	80.1%
Carpooled	53	15.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	2	0.6%
Worked from home	5	1.5%
Other means	7	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	94	28.4%
15 to 29 min	113	34.1%
30 to 44 min	101	30.5%
45 to 59 min	15	4.5%
60+ min	8	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.92
Poverty rate: 33.1% (255 of 771)

	Count	Share
Family households	158	59.6%
Nonfamily households	107	40.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	265	79.3%
Vacant	69	20.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	203	76.6%
Renter-occupied	62	23.4%

1-unit, detached75.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other21.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	252	75.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12	3.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	70	21.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1773703
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.4 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.7154, -87.8667