Sangamon County, Illinois (IL)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 17,740
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 55,098
Renter-occupied apartments: 24,635 (it was 23,624 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 30% |
State: | 33% |
Land area: 868 sq. mi.
Water area: 8.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 224 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (28.4%), Public administration (13.6%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 70%
- Government: 25%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 152,67678.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 23,03311.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 8,6134.4%Two or more races
- 5,0812.6%Hispanic or Latino
- 4,7242.4%Asian alone
- 3540.2%Some other race alone
- 2530.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age: | 40.8 years |
Illinois median age: | 39.0 years |
Males: 94,210 | ![]() |
Females: 100,524 | ![]() |

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Sangamon County: | 2.0 people |
Illinois: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $68,466 ($42,957 in 1999)
This county: | $68,466 |
Illinois: | $72,205 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $677 (lower quartile is $539, upper quartile is $853)
This county: | $677 |
State: | $966 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $154,400 (it was $87,600 in 2000)
Sangamon: | $154,400 |
Illinois: | $231,500 |
Mean price in 2021:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,279Detached houses: $183,800
Here: $183,800 State: $285,490 Townhouses or other attached units: $243,639
Here: $243,639 State: $267,853 In 2-unit structures: $148,436
Here: $148,436 State: $305,909 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $167,888
Here: $167,888 State: $356,547 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $149,278
Here: $149,278 State: $327,261 Mobile homes: $66,503
Here: $66,503 State: $69,530
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $548
Institutionalized population: 1,831
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 4
- Rapes: 18
- Robberies: 19
- Assaults: 116
- Burglaries: 181
- Thefts: 309
- Auto thefts: 79
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 20
- Robberies: 12
- Assaults: 149
- Burglaries: 205
- Thefts: 167
- Auto thefts: 77
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 224 buildings, average cost: $202,900
- 2020: 184 buildings, average cost: $290,600
- 2019: 145 buildings, average cost: $265,500
- 2018: 175 buildings, average cost: $281,900
- 2017: 189 buildings, average cost: $267,400
- 2016: 254 buildings, average cost: $259,900
- 2015: 263 buildings, average cost: $213,400
- 2014: 276 buildings, average cost: $200,900
- 2013: 264 buildings, average cost: $219,100
- 2012: 236 buildings, average cost: $228,600
- 2011: 247 buildings, average cost: $215,400
- 2010: 277 buildings, average cost: $206,100
- 2009: 289 buildings, average cost: $179,800
- 2008: 259 buildings, average cost: $203,700
- 2007: 412 buildings, average cost: $184,100
- 2006: 596 buildings, average cost: $166,400
- 2005: 664 buildings, average cost: $171,600
- 2004: 647 buildings, average cost: $152,300
- 2003: 630 buildings, average cost: $142,200
- 2002: 610 buildings, average cost: $142,800
- 2001: 727 buildings, average cost: $124,500
- 2000: 680 buildings, average cost: $111,300
- 1999: 768 buildings, average cost: $107,400
- 1998: 760 buildings, average cost: $105,500
- 1997: 721 buildings, average cost: $101,900
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $3,369 (2.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $2,788 (2.0%)
Sangamon County: | 15.1% |
Illinois: | 12.1% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 40.8 years old
(Males: 39.6 years old, Females: 42.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.7 years old, Black residents: 26.9 years old, American Indian residents: 27.7 years old, Asian residents: 33.4 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 29.5 years old, Other race residents: 25.9 years old)
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.
2019 air pollution in Sangamon County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.037 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 9.6 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring counties: Berkeley County, West Virginia , Arapahoe County, Colorado
, Champaign County, Ohio
, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
, Macon County, Missouri
, Scott County
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Here: | 3.9% |
Illinois: | 4.3% |
Current college students: 9,460
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 37.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 6,687 (50.5% naturalized citizens)
Sangamon County: | 3.4% |
Whole state: | 14.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 2,4982010 or later
- 1,2652000 to 2009
- 1,0271990 to 1999
- 7141980 to 1989
- 6361970 to 1979
- 1,034Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 94.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 67,629
- One, attached: 4,925
- Two: 1,977
- 3 or 4: 3,455
- 5 to 9: 4,300
- 10 to 19: 3,456
- 20 to 49: 1,160
- 50 or more: 2,858
- Mobile homes: 3,457
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 40
Housing units in Sangamon County with a mortgage: 34,874 (3,039 second mortgage, 268 home equity loan, 2,422 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,055
Here: | 97.1% with mortgage |
State: | 97.4% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Sangamon County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 42,075 | 115 |
Catholic | 31,734 | 16 |
Mainline Protestant | 22,811 | 61 |
Other | 6,663 | 19 |
Black Protestant | 4,513 | 13 |
Orthodox | 280 | 1 |
None | 89,389 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Sangamon County: | 1.44 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.24 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Illinois: | 0.08 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.26 / 10,000 pop. |
Illinois: | 0.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Sangamon County: | 3.46 / 10,000 pop. |
Illinois: | 2.61 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 8.05 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Sangamon County: | 9.8% |
Illinois: | 8.3% |
Sangamon County: | 27.9% |
State: | 25.2% |
Here: | 13.0% |
State: | 14.5% |
Agriculture in Sangamon County:
Average size of farms: 483 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $150,422
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $313.44
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 6.95%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 9.99%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $109,471
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 89.47%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.19%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $132,730
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.98%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.34
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.30%
Corn for grain: 234951 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 721 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 177858 harvested acres
Vegetables: 67 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 41 acres
Earthquake activity:
Sangamon County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Illinois state average. It is 215% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 131.0 miles away from Sangamon County center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 131.0 miles away from the county center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 114.6 miles away from the county center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 158.8 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 131.4 miles away from Sangamon County center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 116.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Illinois Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4489, Natural disaster type: Other
- Illinois Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 03, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1960: March 17, 2011, FEMA Id: 1960, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
- Illinois Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: November 30, 2006 to December 01, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1681: February 09, 2007, FEMA Id: 1681, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Illinois Tornadoes and Severe Storms, Incident Period: March 11, 2006 to March 13, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1633: March 28, 2006, FEMA Id: 1633, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
- Illinois Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3230: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3230, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Illinois Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 21, 2002 to May 23, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1416: May 21, 2002, FEMA Id: 1416, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Illinois Winter Snow Storm, Incident Period: January 01, 1999 to January 15, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3134: January 08, 1999, FEMA Id: 3134, Natural disaster type: Storm, Snow
- Illinois Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 1996 to May 17, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1112: May 06, 1996, FEMA Id: 1112, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Illinois Severe Storms, Flooding, Incident Period: April 09, 1994 to May 04, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1025: April 26, 1994, FEMA Id: 1025, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Illinois SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: June 10, 1974, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-438: June 10, 1974, FEMA Id: 438, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
The number of natural disasters in Sangamon County (10) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 2
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 78,131 (80.4%)
- Carpooled: 4,982 (5.1%)
- Bus: 755 (0.8%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 1,174 (1.2%)
- Bicycle: 306 (0.3%)
- Walked: 1,488 (1.5%)
- Worked at home: 10,377 (10.7%)
- Health care and social assistance (33%)
- Public administration (15%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Retail trade (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Health care and social assistance (32%)
- Public administration (14%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Retail trade (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Computer and mathematical occupations (7%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (7%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (10%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
- Sales and related occupations (6%)
- Personal care and service occupations (6%)
- India (17%)
- Mexico (12%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
- Philippines (7%)
- Nigeria (4%)
- Korea (3%)
- Cameroon (3%)
- German (17%)
- English (11%)
- American (9%)
- Irish (8%)
- Italian (3%)
- European (3%)
- Scottish (1%)
People in group quarters in Sangamon County, Illinois in 2010:
- 1,173 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 1,081 people in college/university student housing
- 448 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 295 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 252 people in group homes intended for adults
- 199 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 153 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 146 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 105 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
- 39 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 30 people in in-patient hospice facilities
- 21 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 15 people in correctional residential facilities
- 9 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
People in group quarters in Sangamon County, Illinois in 2000:
- 1,201 people in nursing homes
- 572 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 396 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 270 people in religious group quarters
- 269 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 125 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 101 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
- 98 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 83 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 77 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 71 people in state prisons
- 37 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 12 people in other group homes
- 10 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 10 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 9 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 3 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
4.36% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($52,972 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.36% |
Illinois average: | 5.09% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.62% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($29,437 average AGI)
1.73% relocated from other states ($23,535 average AGI)
Sangamon County: 1.73% Illinois average: 2.01%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Cook County, IL | ![]() |
from Menard County, IL | ![]() |
from Morgan County, IL | ![]() |
from Macon County, IL | ![]() |
from Christian County, IL | ![]() |
from Macoupin County, IL | ![]() |
from Logan County, IL | ![]() |
4.89% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($64,483 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.89% |
Illinois average: | 6.10% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.39% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($23,915 average AGI)
2.51% relocated to other states ($40,568 average AGI)
Sangamon County: 2.51% Illinois average: 3.06%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Cook County, IL | ![]() |
to Menard County, IL | ![]() |
to Christian County, IL | ![]() |
to Macon County, IL | ![]() |
to Macoupin County, IL | ![]() |
to Morgan County, IL | ![]() |
to Logan County, IL | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 9.7
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.3%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 30,889 (25,806 aged, 5,083 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,929 (6%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Sangamon County, Illinois in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (2,888)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (2,597)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,990)
- Unspecified dementia (1,459)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,400)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (1,325)
- Congestive heart failure (999)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (892)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (892)
- Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (677)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 23,087
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 511
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 55,450
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,338
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 970
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 6
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 54
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 101
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 8
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 58.9. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 35.8
- Other - 23.1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 105.9. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 49.2
- Suffocation - 24.6
- Poisoning - 23.9
- Other - 8.2
Household type by relationship:
Households: 194,734- Male householders: 40,161 (14,800 living alone), Female householders: 44,253 (16,369 living alone)
34,669 spouses (34,338 opposite-sex spouses), 5,994 unmarried partners, (5,735 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 54,740 children (52,515 natural, 715 adopted, 1,510 stepchildren), 2,420 grandchildren, 1,701 brothers or sisters, 2,140 parents, 205 foster children, 1,036 other relatives, 3,875 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 3,540
Size of family households: 25,780 2-persons, 9,439 3-persons, 7,238 4-persons, 3,621 5-persons, 1,397 6-persons, 738 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 31,169 1-person, 4,515 2-persons, 377 3-persons, 102 4-persons, 38 5-persons.
24,469 married couples with children.
15,292 single-parent households (2,713 men, 12,579 women).
95.6% of residents of Sangamon speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (68% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $3,125,207,000 ($16,274 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
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 13,420Here: | 70 per 1000 residents |
State: | 75 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 9,551
Here: | 50 per 1000 residents |
State: | 43 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +581
Here: | +3 per 1000 residents |
State: | +26 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,676
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 36.00 millions of gallons per day (4% from ground, 96% from surface)
Here: | 6.3 |
State: | 6.4 |
Here: | 4.2 |
State: | 4.2 |
- Year house built in Sangamon County, Illinois
- 1492020 or later
- 5,6882010 to 2019
- 8,2532000 to 2009
- 11,1511990 to 1999
- 8,6571980 to 1989
- 16,9961970 to 1979
- 12,7481960 to 1969
- 9,6231950 to 1959
- 4,6651940 to 1949
- 15,3271939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sangamon County, Illinois
- 1341 room
- 492 rooms
- 6853 rooms
- 6,5574 rooms
- 12,4825 rooms
- 12,7496 rooms
- 8,5917 rooms
- 7,4888 rooms
- 11,8049+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sangamon County, Illinois
- 4641 room
- 5712 rooms
- 5,5713 rooms
- 7,7904 rooms
- 4,2615 rooms
- 2,1416 rooms
- 8417 rooms
- 9898 rooms
- 1,2479+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sangamon County, Illinois
- 134no bedroom
- 9591 bedroom
- 13,2742 bedrooms
- 30,4323 bedrooms
- 12,2394 bedrooms
- 3,5015+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sangamon County, Illinois
- 464no bedroom
- 5,7721 bedroom
- 11,1122 bedrooms
- 5,0303 bedrooms
- 9194 bedrooms
- 5785+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Sangamon County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 1,151no vehicle
- 18,8221 vehicle
- 25,1392 vehicles
- 11,5003 vehicles
- 2,6774 vehicles
- 1,2505+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Sangamon County in renter-occupied apartments
- 3,541no vehicle
- 13,8641 vehicle
- 4,9402 vehicles
- 1,3893 vehicles
- 584 vehicles
- 835+ vehicles
86.5% of Sangamon County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Illinois.
Sangamon County: | 86.5% |
State average: | 87.9% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 158,361
- Other state: 28,715
- Northeast: 2,269
- Midwest: 11,586
- South: 9,938
- West: 4,922
- 78.6%Utility gas
- 14.6%Electricity
- 6.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.3%Other fuel
- 0.3%Wood
- 0.1%No fuel used
- 60.1%Utility gas
- 36.3%Electricity
- 2.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.0%No fuel used
- 0.2%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 21.2% |
Illinois: | 14.1% |
Here: | 11.5% |
Illinois: | 10.6% |
Here: | 17.0% |
Illinois: | 28.8% |
Sangamon County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $33,312,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,901,000
Central Staff Services: $519,000
Regular Highways: $432,000
Central Staff Services: $78,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $25,642,000
Police Protection: $25,319,000
Central Staff Services: $21,251,000
Central Staff Services: $21,207,000
Health - Other: $15,924,000
Health - Other: $14,998,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $11,272,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $10,840,000
Regular Highways: $7,159,000
General - Other: $6,594,000
General - Other: $6,066,000
Regular Highways: $6,045,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $10,462,000
Public Welfare: $7,025,000
General Local Government Support: $1,079,000
General Local Government Support: $951,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,842,000
Interest on Debt: $1,220,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $94,156,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $71,554,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $71,045,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $59,129,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $45,035,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,008,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,045,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,537,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $15,132,000
Fines and Forfeits: $12,862,000
General Revenue - Other: $11,309,000
General Revenue - Other: $7,587,000
Interest Earnings: $2,323,000
Interest Earnings: $1,387,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $407,000
Regular Highways: $394,000
Regular Highways: $364,000
Police Protection: $316,000
Police Protection: $216,000
Central Staff Services: $154,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $38,517,000
Cash and Securities: $34,573,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $19,915,000
General Local Government Support: $17,721,000
Highways: $5,108,000
Highways: $4,664,000
Public Welfare: $2,132,000
Other: $1,736,000
Other: $1,479,000
Public Welfare: $1,017,000
- Tax - Property: $32,397,000
Property: $30,181,000
Other License: $1,007,000
Other License: $882,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $40,463,000
: $37,445,000
Sangamon County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $33,312,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,901,000
Central Staff Services: $519,000
Regular Highways: $432,000
Central Staff Services: $78,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $25,642,000
Police Protection: $25,319,000
Central Staff Services: $21,251,000
Central Staff Services: $21,207,000
Health - Other: $15,924,000
Health - Other: $14,998,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $11,272,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $10,840,000
Regular Highways: $7,159,000
General - Other: $6,594,000
General - Other: $6,066,000
Regular Highways: $6,045,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $10,462,000
Public Welfare: $7,025,000
General Local Government Support: $1,079,000
General Local Government Support: $951,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,842,000
Interest on Debt: $1,220,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $94,156,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $71,554,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $71,045,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $59,129,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $45,035,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,008,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,045,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,537,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $15,132,000
Fines and Forfeits: $12,862,000
General Revenue - Other: $11,309,000
General Revenue - Other: $7,587,000
Interest Earnings: $2,323,000
Interest Earnings: $1,387,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $407,000
Regular Highways: $394,000
Regular Highways: $364,000
Police Protection: $316,000
Police Protection: $216,000
Central Staff Services: $154,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $38,517,000
Cash and Securities: $34,573,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $19,915,000
General Local Government Support: $17,721,000
Highways: $5,108,000
Highways: $4,664,000
Public Welfare: $2,132,000
Other: $1,736,000
Other: $1,479,000
Public Welfare: $1,017,000
- Tax - Property: $32,397,000
Property: $30,181,000
Other License: $1,007,000
Other License: $882,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $40,463,000
: $37,445,000
Sangamon County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $33,312,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,901,000
Central Staff Services: $519,000
Regular Highways: $432,000
Central Staff Services: $78,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $25,642,000
Police Protection: $25,319,000
Central Staff Services: $21,251,000
Central Staff Services: $21,207,000
Health - Other: $15,924,000
Health - Other: $14,998,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $11,272,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $10,840,000
Regular Highways: $7,159,000
General - Other: $6,594,000
General - Other: $6,066,000
Regular Highways: $6,045,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $10,462,000
Public Welfare: $7,025,000
General Local Government Support: $1,079,000
General Local Government Support: $951,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,842,000
Interest on Debt: $1,220,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $94,156,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $71,554,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $71,045,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $59,129,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $45,035,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,008,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,045,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,537,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $15,132,000
Fines and Forfeits: $12,862,000
General Revenue - Other: $11,309,000
General Revenue - Other: $7,587,000
Interest Earnings: $2,323,000
Interest Earnings: $1,387,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $407,000
Regular Highways: $394,000
Regular Highways: $364,000
Police Protection: $316,000
Police Protection: $216,000
Central Staff Services: $154,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $38,517,000
Cash and Securities: $34,573,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $19,915,000
General Local Government Support: $17,721,000
Highways: $5,108,000
Highways: $4,664,000
Public Welfare: $2,132,000
Other: $1,736,000
Other: $1,479,000
Public Welfare: $1,017,000
- Tax - Property: $32,397,000
Property: $30,181,000
Other License: $1,007,000
Other License: $882,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $40,463,000
: $37,445,000
Sangamon County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $33,312,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,901,000
Central Staff Services: $519,000
Regular Highways: $432,000
Central Staff Services: $78,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $25,642,000
Police Protection: $25,319,000
Central Staff Services: $21,251,000
Central Staff Services: $21,207,000
Health - Other: $15,924,000
Health - Other: $14,998,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $11,272,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $10,840,000
Regular Highways: $7,159,000
General - Other: $6,594,000
General - Other: $6,066,000
Regular Highways: $6,045,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $10,462,000
Public Welfare: $7,025,000
General Local Government Support: $1,079,000
General Local Government Support: $951,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,842,000
Interest on Debt: $1,220,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $94,156,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $71,554,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $71,045,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $59,129,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $45,035,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,008,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,045,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,537,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $15,132,000
Fines and Forfeits: $12,862,000
General Revenue - Other: $11,309,000
General Revenue - Other: $7,587,000
Interest Earnings: $2,323,000
Interest Earnings: $1,387,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $407,000
Regular Highways: $394,000
Regular Highways: $364,000
Police Protection: $316,000
Police Protection: $216,000
Central Staff Services: $154,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $38,517,000
Cash and Securities: $34,573,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $19,915,000
General Local Government Support: $17,721,000
Highways: $5,108,000
Highways: $4,664,000
Public Welfare: $2,132,000
Other: $1,736,000
Other: $1,479,000
Public Welfare: $1,017,000
- Tax - Property: $32,397,000
Property: $30,181,000
Other License: $1,007,000
Other License: $882,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $40,463,000
: $37,445,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 4,363
- Number of aged recipients: 167
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 4,196
- Number of recipients under 18: 1,266
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,670
- Number of recipients older than 64: 427
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,327
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,059
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 52 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 973 | $110,802 | 2,040 | $115,252 | 9,591 | $127,805 | 632 | $50,810 | 26 | $216,115 | 619 | $78,835 | 51 | $54,353 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 32 | $102,156 | 101 | $123,386 | 937 | $127,272 | 46 | $35,587 | 3 | $129,667 | 48 | $91,938 | 11 | $60,455 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 114 | $99,061 | 167 | $81,467 | 1,082 | $109,081 | 195 | $29,421 | 0 | $0 | 76 | $58,092 | 30 | $38,767 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 70 | $104,257 | 79 | $118,899 | 750 | $121,111 | 57 | $54,316 | 0 | $0 | 28 | $74,964 | 7 | $90,286 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 20 | $122,800 | 6 | $97,833 | 124 | $125,290 | 2 | $96,000 | 0 | $0 | 4 | $115,500 | 2 | $26,500 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 48 full tracts) | ||||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | D) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A & B) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 434 | $132,081 | 575 | $129,718 | 3 | $159,000 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 69 | $128,333 | 122 | $141,238 | 5 | $57,200 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 26 | $144,231 | 56 | $124,357 | 3 | $110,667 | 1 | $161,000 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 20 | $136,000 | 37 | $128,541 | 1 | $94,000 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 6 | $69,000 | 5 | $113,800 | 1 | $30,000 | 0 | $0 |
Most common first names in Sangamon County, IL among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Mary | 1,938 | 79.2 years |
John | 1,789 | 74.4 years |
William | 1,471 | 74.6 years |
James | 1,151 | 71.3 years |
Robert | 1,140 | 70.4 years |
Charles | 972 | 73.3 years |
Helen | 906 | 80.5 years |
George | 826 | 75.5 years |
Margaret | 675 | 80.9 years |
Dorothy | 656 | 78.1 years |
Most common last names in Sangamon County, IL among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 609 | 75.6 years |
Miller | 358 | 75.9 years |
Brown | 334 | 75.8 years |
Johnson | 331 | 73.0 years |
Jones | 315 | 74.6 years |
Davis | 309 | 75.6 years |
Williams | 282 | 71.9 years |
Wilson | 213 | 74.4 years |
Moore | 199 | 73.6 years |
White | 187 | 74.3 years |
Businesses in Sangamon County, IL | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AMF Bowling | 2 | Lane Bryant | 1 | |
AT&T | 8 | Lane Furniture | 3 | |
Abercrombie & Fitch | 1 | LensCrafters | 1 | |
Abercrombie Kids | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 3 | |
Ace Hardware | 3 | Long John Silver's | 2 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 2 | Lowe's | 2 | |
Aeropostale | 1 | Macy's | 1 | |
American Eagle Outfitters | 2 | Marriott | 2 | |
Applebee's | 2 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 21 | |
Arby's | 6 | Maurices | 1 | |
Ascend Collection | 1 | Mazda | 1 | |
Ashley Furniture | 1 | McDonald's | 14 | |
Audi | 1 | Meijer | 1 | |
AutoZone | 4 | Men's Wearhouse | 2 | |
BMW | 1 | Menards | 2 | |
Bakers | 1 | Microtel | 1 | |
Bakers Square | 1 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
Barnes & Noble | 1 | Motherhood Maternity | 3 | |
Baskin-Robbins | 2 | New Balance | 4 | |
Bath & Body Works | 2 | Nike | 12 | |
Baymont Inn | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | Office Depot | 1 | |
Best Western | 1 | OfficeMax | 1 | |
Budget Car Rental | 1 | Old Navy | 1 | |
Buffalo Wild Wings | 2 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
Burger King | 5 | Outback | 1 | |
CVS | 7 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
Carson Pirie Scott | 1 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
Casual Male XL | 1 | Panda Express | 1 | |
Catherines | 1 | Panera Bread | 2 | |
Charlotte Russe | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 3 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Payless | 2 | |
Chico's | 1 | Penske | 2 | |
Chuck E. Cheese's | 1 | PetSmart | 1 | |
Circle K | 6 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
Cold Stone Creamery | 1 | Pizza Hut | 4 | |
Coldwater Creek | 1 | Plato's Closet | 1 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | Popeyes | 2 | |
Comfort Suites | 1 | Quiznos | 2 | |
Cracker Barrel | 1 | RadioShack | 4 | |
Curves | 4 | Ramada | 2 | |
DHL | 1 | Red Lobster | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 4 | Red Roof Inn | 1 | |
Days Inn | 1 | Rue21 | 1 | |
Deb | 1 | Ryan's Grill | 1 | |
Decora Cabinetry | 2 | Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing | 1 | |
Dennys | 2 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
Discount Tire | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 3 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | Sam's Club | 1 | |
DressBarn | 1 | Sears | 3 | |
Dressbarn | 1 | Shoe Carnival | 1 | |
Express | 1 | Sleep Inn | 1 | |
Fashion Bug | 1 | Slumberland | 1 | |
FedEx | 41 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
Finish Line | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 4 | |
Firestone Complete Auto Care | 2 | Staples | 1 | |
Ford | 2 | Starbucks | 6 | |
GNC | 2 | Steak 'n Shake | 4 | |
GameStop | 4 | Subaru | 1 | |
Gap | 1 | Subway | 26 | |
Goodwill | 2 | Super 8 | 2 | |
Gymboree | 1 | T-Mobile | 8 | |
H&R Block | 9 | T.G.I. Driday's | 1 | |
Hardee's | 5 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
Hilton | 3 | Taco Bell | 4 | |
Hobby Lobby | 1 | Talbots | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 4 | Target | 1 | |
Hollister Co. | 1 | The Limited | 1 | |
Honda | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
Hot Topic | 1 | Toys"R"Us | 2 | |
Howard Johnson | 1 | Travelodge | 1 | |
Hyundai | 1 | True Value | 4 | |
IHOP | 1 | U-Haul | 9 | |
JCPenney | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 6 | |
Jimmy John's | 3 | UPS | 33 | |
JoS. A. Bank | 1 | Vans | 2 | |
Jones New York | 4 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
Journeys | 1 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
Justice | 1 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
KFC | 3 | Walgreens | 14 | |
Kmart | 2 | Walmart | 3 | |
Kohl's | 1 | Wendy's | 2 | |
La-Z-Boy | 1 | Wet Seal | 1 |
Sangamon County on our top lists:
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"
- #75 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #97 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"