Sauget

Population: 299
Median household income: $60,469
Median home value: $53,300

Sauget, a community in St. Clair County, Illinois, has 299 residents. At $60,469, its median household income sits below St. Clair County's $70,178.

From 2019 to 2023, Sauget's population grew 91.7% from 156 to 299, while its median home value rose 18.4% from $45,000 to $53,300.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 97.0% of the population. 79.4% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 299
Median age: 59.9 yrs
Median household income: $60,469
Median home value: $53,300
Median gross rent: $676
Housing units: 175
Homeownership rate: 51.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.5%
Unemployment rate: 34.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

156299

Median household income

$54,167$60,469

Median home value

$45,000$53,300

Median gross rent

$725$676

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	156	$54,167	$45,000	$725
2020	233	$53,125	$52,000	$588
2021	189	$59,583	$48,800	$629
2022	270	$58,684	$55,300	$677
2023	299	$60,469	$53,300	$676

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

Age distribution

Under 51.0%

5 to 178.0%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 347.4%

35 to 448.7%

45 to 545.0%

55 to 6424.4%

65 to 7417.4%

75 and over19.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3	1.0%
5 to 17	24	8.0%
18 to 24	25	8.4%
25 to 34	22	7.4%
35 to 44	26	8.7%
45 to 54	15	5.0%
55 to 64	73	24.4%
65 to 74	52	17.4%
75 and over	59	19.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	290	97.0%
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	9	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.6%

High school graduate42.5%

Some college or associate's36.4%

Bachelor's degree4.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	36	14.6%
High school graduate	105	42.5%
Some college or associate's	90	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	11	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5	2.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone79.4%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked20.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	50	79.4%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	20.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	42	66.7%
15 to 29 min	9	14.3%
30 to 44 min	12	19.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.88
Poverty rate: 8.7% (26 of 299)

	Count	Share
Family households	72	45.3%
Nonfamily households	87	54.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	159	90.9%
Vacant	16	9.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	82	51.6%
Renter-occupied	77	48.4%

1-unit, detached72.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other27.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	127	72.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	48	27.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1767756
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 4.59 sq mi
Water area: 0.36 sq mi
Center point: 38.5859, -90.1531