Sangamon County, Illinois (IL)

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% of renters here:	30%
State:	33%

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Median resident age:	37.3 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 90,221	(47.7%)
Females: 98,730	(52.3%)

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Sangamon County:	2.4 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

This county:	$47,830
Illinois:	$54,123

Sangamon County:	$115,100
Illinois:	$208,800

This county:	$499
State:	$669

Sangamon County:	13.3%
Illinois:	11.9%

Area name: Springfield, IL MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sangamon County is $448 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $579 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $756 a month.

Cities in this county include: Springfield, Chatham, Auburn, Riverton, Rochester, Sherman, Pawnee, Southern View, Leland Grove, Grandview.

2005 air pollution in Sangamon County:

Carbon Monoxide: 1 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.088 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.075 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 15.1 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 39 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.003 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.019 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Cass County , Christian County , Logan County , Macon County , Macoupin County , Menard County , Montgomery County , Morgan County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Sangamon County: Nazarene Acres Camp (A), Edgewood Country Club (B), Camp Cilca (C), Selbytown (D), Cockrell (E), Illinois State Fairground (F), Derry Farm (G), Beechley (H), Oak Crest Country Club (I), Maxwell Townhall (J). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Sangamon County include: South Fork Church (A), Buffalo Hart Church (B), New Salem Church (C), Island Grove Church (D), Mechanicsburg Chapel (E), Richland Church (F), Sugar Creek Church (G), United Brethren Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Foutch Cemetery (1), South Fork Cemetery (2), Kern Cemetery (3), Smyrna Cemetery (4), Mechanicsburg Cemetery (5), Anderson Cemetery (6), McKinnie Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Mud Lake (A), Clear Lake (B), Shaft Pond (C), Halfmoon Lake (D), Wiggins Slough (E), Braun Pond (F), Lake Commanche (G), Sangchris Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Buckhart Creek (A), Brush Creek (B), Black Branch (C), Hoover Branch (D), Cantrall Creek (E), Prairie Creek (F), Fancy Creek (G), Panther Creek (H), Archer Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Sangamon County: Sangamon County Conservation Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post office: Glenarm Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	4.4%
Illinois:	4.8%

Current college students: 9,460
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 28.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,537 (55% naturalized citizens)

Sangamon County:	1.9%
Whole state:	12.3%

Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 94.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 58,723
• One, attached: 3,142
• Two: 3,963
• 3 or 4: 3,839
• 5 to 9: 3,629
• 10 to 19: 2,689
• 20 or more: 3,905
• Mobile homes: 5,551
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 18

Housing units in Sangamon County with a mortgage: 33,677 (3,658 second mortgage, 4,571 home equity loan, 162 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13,626

Here:	71.2% with mortgage
State:	69.8% with mortgage

Sangamon County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Illinois state average. It is 4.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 66 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/14/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 78,989 (82%) Carpooled: 10,593 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 1,424 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 31 (0%) Subway or elevated: 4 (0%) Railroad: 50 (0%) Taxi: 131 (0%) Motorcycle: 44 (0%) Bicycle: 289 (0%) Walked: 2,041 (2%) Other means: 349 (0%) Worked at home: 2,529 (3%)

4.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,491 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.74%
Illinois average:	5.66%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($251 average AGI)

Sangamon County:	0.14%
Illinois average:	0.19%

3.00% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($21,312 average AGI)
1.60% relocated from other states ($14,928 average AGI)

Sangamon County:	1.60%
Illinois average:	2.13%

from Cook County, IL	0.27% ($29,877 average AGI)
from Morgan County, IL	0.25% ($33,076)
from Menard County, IL	0.25% ($32,893)
from Macoupin County, IL	0.21% ($30,073)
from Christian County, IL	0.20% ($31,981)
from Macon County, IL	0.17% ($30,301)
from Logan County, IL	0.13% ($29,020)

4.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,014 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.73%
Illinois average:	5.99%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($171 average AGI)

Sangamon County:	0.03%
Illinois average:	0.07%

2.59% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($19,440 average AGI)
2.11% relocated to other states ($22,403 average AGI)

Sangamon County:	2.11%
Illinois average:	2.58%

to Cook County, IL	0.29% ($37,375 average AGI)
to Menard County, IL	0.24% ($44,632)
to Christian County, IL	0.18% ($28,211)
to Macoupin County, IL	0.17% ($28,394)
to Morgan County, IL	0.17% ($30,170)
to Macon County, IL	0.15% ($34,441)
to Madison County, IL	0.12% ($32,149)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 29,398 (25,116 aged, 4,282 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 151,752 (37,808 male householders, 12,298 female householders)

  38,599 spouses, 54,181 children (49,668 natural, 1,456 adopted, 3,057 stepchildren), 2,292 grandchildren, 970 brothers or sisters, 874 parents, 1,482 other relatives, 3,248 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 33,852 (12,270 male householders (9,793 living alone)), 16,405 female householders (14,543 living alone)), 5,177 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 3,347 (1,788 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 22,316 2-persons, 11,906 3-persons, 9,996 4-persons, 4,121 5-persons, 1,309 6-persons, 458 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 24,336 1-person, 3,748 2-persons, 418 3-persons, 135 4-persons, 31 5-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

96.4% of residents of Sangamon County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (86% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $3,125,207,000 ($16274 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $109,772,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $671,929,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $231,870,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $24,517,000
Federal grants: $2,021,956,000
Federal procurement contracts: $33,048,000 ($7,801,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $141,888,000 ($44,601,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $496,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $96,158,000
Federal Government insurance: $101,605,000

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	50 per 1000 residents
State:	43 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Here:	-9 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 36.00 millions of gallons per day (4% from ground, 96% from surface)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.1

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

55% of Sangamon County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Illinois.

Sangamon County:	55.4%
State average:	58.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 151656
• Northeast: 2827
• Midwest: 16518
• South: 9855
• West: 3749

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $81,400

Here:	18.9%
Illinois:	13.4%

Here:	13.7%
Illinois:	11.1%

Here:	12.8%
Illinois:	25.8%