Southern View

Population: 1,838
Median household income: $53,774
Median home value: $104,700

Southern View is a community in Sangamon County, Illinois, home to 1,838 residents. At $53,774, its median household income sits below Sangamon County's $74,114.

Between 2019 and 2023, Southern View's population grew 10.0% from 1,671 to 1,838, while its median home value rose 18.7% from $88,200 to $104,700.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 18.4% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 82.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,838
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $53,774
Median home value: $104,700
Median gross rent: $1,261
Housing units: 881
Homeownership rate: 67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
Unemployment rate: 8.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6711,838

Median household income

$47,169$53,774

Median home value

$88,200$104,700

Median gross rent

$957$1,261

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,671	$47,169	$88,200	$957
2020	1,605	$46,486	$89,900	$1,082
2021	1,642	$47,244	$89,100	$1,021
2022	1,784	$51,311	$99,800	$1,206
2023	1,838	$53,774	$104,700	$1,261

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

Age distribution

Under 51.4%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3418.4%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6416.5%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	26	1.4%
5 to 17	267	14.5%
18 to 24	108	5.9%
25 to 34	339	18.4%
35 to 44	232	12.6%
45 to 54	190	10.3%
55 to 64	303	16.5%
65 to 74	214	11.6%
75 and over	159	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,512	82.3%
Black or African American	159	8.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	14	0.8%
Two or more races	65	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	87	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.2%

High school graduate28.8%

Some college or associate's38.7%

Bachelor's degree14.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	161	11.2%
High school graduate	414	28.8%
Some college or associate's	556	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	203	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	103	7.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone77.8%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit1.4%

Walked4.1%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home7.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	724	77.8%
Carpooled	89	9.6%
Public transit	13	1.4%
Walked	38	4.1%
Bicycle	2	0.2%
Worked from home	65	7.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	518	59.8%
15 to 29 min	272	31.4%
30 to 44 min	34	3.9%
45 to 59 min	12	1.4%
60+ min	30	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 15.0% (268 of 1,787)

	Count	Share
Family households	446	54.1%
Nonfamily households	379	45.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	825	93.6%
Vacant	56	6.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	559	67.8%
Renter-occupied	266	32.2%

1-unit, detached92.2%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	812	92.2%
1-unit, attached	6	0.7%
2 to 4 units	22	2.5%
5 to 19 units	15	1.7%
20 or more units	11	1.2%
Mobile home & other	15	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1770759
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.67 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.7546, -89.6517