Sangamon County, Illinois

25 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 195,217
Median household income: $74,114
Median home value: $170,300

Sangamon County, Illinois counts 195,217 residents. 25 cities and places have their primary county here. At $74,114, its median household income sits below Illinois's $81,702.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sangamon County's population held roughly steady from 196,861 to 195,217, while its median household income rose 19.7% from $61,912 to $74,114.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 78.1% of the population. 78.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 195,217
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $74,114
Median home value: $170,300
Median gross rent: $954
Housing units: 93,151
Homeownership rate: 70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

196,861195,217

Median household income

$61,912$74,114

Median home value

$141,200$170,300

Median gross rent

$820$954

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	196,861	$61,912	$141,200	$820
2020	195,963	$61,743	$144,100	$829
2021	196,759	$66,149	$147,600	$861
2022	196,122	$71,653	$162,400	$927
2023	195,217	$74,114	$170,300	$954

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10,927	5.6%
5 to 17	32,053	16.4%
18 to 24	15,474	7.9%
25 to 34	23,787	12.2%
35 to 44	25,152	12.9%
45 to 54	23,802	12.2%
55 to 64	27,137	13.9%
65 to 74	22,179	11.4%
75 and over	14,706	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	152,464	78.1%
Black or African American	24,341	12.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	103	0.1%
Asian	4,117	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	32	0.0%
Some other race	895	0.5%
Two or more races	7,814	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,451	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate28.2%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree20.9%

Graduate or professional degree14.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,605	6.3%
High school graduate	38,575	28.2%
Some college or associate's	41,552	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	28,645	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	19,386	14.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit1.1%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home12.0%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	70,938	78.3%
Carpooled	5,310	5.9%
Public transit	961	1.1%
Walked	1,210	1.3%
Bicycle	374	0.4%
Worked from home	10,913	12.0%
Other means	859	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	26,402	33.1%
15 to 29 min	40,411	50.7%
30 to 44 min	7,892	9.9%
45 to 59 min	2,053	2.6%
60+ min	2,894	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 12.9% (24,702 of 191,460)

	Count	Share
Family households	48,878	58.0%
Nonfamily households	35,412	42.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	84,290	90.5%
Vacant	8,861	9.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	59,521	70.6%
Renter-occupied	24,769	29.4%

1-unit, detached72.7%

1-unit, attached5.3%

2 to 4 units5.9%

5 to 19 units7.5%

20 or more units4.5%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	67,688	72.7%
1-unit, attached	4,912	5.3%
2 to 4 units	5,494	5.9%
5 to 19 units	7,013	7.5%
20 or more units	4,214	4.5%
Mobile home & other	3,830	4.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 17167
State: Illinois
Land area: 868 sq mi
Water area: 8.78 sq mi
Center point: 39.7569, -89.6624

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