Sycamore township, IL

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 14,705 ( 280 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.3 square miles
Population density: 428.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	12,793	87.00%	1.5%
Black:	396	2.69%	3.4%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	141	0.96%	26.9%
2+ races:	193	1.31%	8.5%
Hispanic:	1,175	7.99%	16.3%

Total non-White:	1,912	13.00%	4.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	193	1.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	87	0.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
14,425
12,600	87.35%
383	2.66%
8	0.06%
193	1.34%
211	1.46%
1,010	7.00%
1,825	12.65%

2000
10,303
9,551	92.70%
232	2.25%
12	0.12%
78	0.76%
82	0.80%
333	3.23%
752	7.30%

1990
8,843
8,290	93.75%
349	3.95%
15	0.17%
80	0.90%
n/a
84	0.95%
553	6.25%

1980
8,549
7,977	93.31%
249	2.91%
0	0.00%
135	1.58%
n/a
188	2.20%
572	6.69%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

3,049	29.6
1,073	10.4

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,261	14.3
199	2.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

313	3.7
-19	-0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Sycamore township, IL

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
37.2
3,943	26.8%
10,762	73.2%
2,156	14.7%

5,719
2.55

3,921	68.6%
2,981	76.0%
533	13.6%
1,798	31.4%

2010
Number	Percent
35.0
3,715	25.8%
10,710	74.2%
1,347	9.3%

5,547
2.57

3,826	69.0%
3,068	80.2%
371	9.7%
1,721	31.0%

2000
Number	Percent
35.6
2,873	27.9%
7,430	72.1%
970	9.4%

3,852
2.65

2,757	71.6%
2,335	84.7%
207	7.5%
1,095	28.4%

1990
Number	Percent
32.5
2,617	29.6%
6,226	70.4%
1,033	11.7%

3,231
2.70

2,415	74.7%
2,117	87.7%
111	4.6%
816	25.3%

1980
Number	Percent
30.3
2,567	30.0%
5,982	70.0%
970	11.3%

3,183
2.67

2,360	74.1%
2,115	89.6%
139	5.9%
823	25.9%

2022 Housing Data for Sycamore township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	62	1.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	192	3.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	238	4.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	103	1.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	328	5.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	149	2.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	143	2.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	203	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	122	2.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	484	8.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	566	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	720	12.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	656	11.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	519	9.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	664	11.6%
$200,000 or more	570	10.0%

Median Household Income	84,089
Per Capita Income	40,591

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	233	4.1%
Public Assistance	92	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	529	9.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	6,570	77.2%
Unemployed	197	2.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	6,767	79.5%
Not in Labor Force	1,748	20.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,507	2,304	52.1%
Non-Profit	134	381	26.0%
Self-Employed	475	158	75.0%

Local Government	466	542	46.2%
State Government	98	228	30.1%
Federal Government	47	10	82.5%

Total Private + Self	2,982	2,462	54.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	745	1,161	39.1%
Total	3,727	3,623	50.7%

Pct. Govt.	18.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,061	14.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,557	21.2%
Professional, Technical	2,341	31.9%
Service Occupations	1,201	16.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	104	1.4%
All others	1,190	16.2%

White Collar		67.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,319	17.9%
Educational services	1,095	14.9%
Manufacturing	777	10.6%
Retail trade	741	10.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	471	6.4%
Accommodation and food services	451	6.1%
Transportation and warehousing	374	5.1%
Construction	283	3.9%
Public administration	281	3.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	267	3.6%
Finance and insurance	223	3.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	198	2.7%
Other services	174	2.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	131	1.8%
Utilities	131	1.8%
Wholesale trade	124	1.7%
Information	111	1.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	110	1.5%
Management	71	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	18	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	679	4.62%
Puerto Rican	377	2.56%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	7	0.05%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	7	0.05%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	77	0.52%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	77	0.52%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	35	0.24%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	71	0.48%
Korean	59	0.40%
Laotian	11	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	13,380	95.4%
Spanish	389	2.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	164	1.2%
Chinese	39	0.3%
Other Indo-European	33	0.2%
German, other Germanic	18	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	5	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	4,346	29.6%
Irish	1,808	12.3%
English	1,619	11.0%
Polish	1,057	7.2%
Swedish	966	6.6%
Italian	919	6.2%
French	640	4.4%
American	614	4.2%
Norwegian	611	4.2%
Yugoslavian	579	3.9%
Scottish	432	2.9%
Scandinavian	369	2.5%
Greek	285	1.9%
Czech	220	1.5%
European	167	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	14,559	99.0%
Not a citizen	146	1.0%

Native	14,107	95.9%
Foreign-born	598	4.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
174	1.8%	237	2.5%	1,439	15.2%	3,346	35.3%	2,634	27.8%	1,648	17.4%
Average years of education: 14.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	174	1.8%
9-12 Years	237	2.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,439	15.2%
Some College	3,346	35.3%
Bach. Degree	2,634	27.8%
Grad Degree	1,648	17.4%
Average years of education: 14.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +536	D +403	D + 5.0%
D +939
2020 vs. 2012	R +430	D +549	D + 7.2%
D +979
2020 vs. 2008	R +754	R +208	R + 4.1%
D +546

2016 vs. 2008	R +218	R +611	R + 9.1%
D -393
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	71%	Joe Biden (D)	4,201	51.2%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,794	46.2%	209	2.5%	8,204	6	-1	0.14%
2016	65%	Hillary Clinton (D)	3,262	45.1%	Donald Trump (R)	3,258	45.0%	715	9.9%	7,235	7	-1	0.13%
2012	62%	Mitt Romney (R)	3,364	49.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	3,222	47.7%	162	2.4%	6,748	9	3	0.13%
2008	68%	Barack Obama (D)	3,655	53.4%	John McCain (R)	3,040	44.4%	148	2.2%	6,843	8	-1	0.12%
2004	65%	George W. Bush* (R)	3,224	56.3%	John Kerry (D)	2,435	42.5%	67	1.2%	5,726	12	6	0.11%
2000	62%	George W. Bush (R)	2,455	53.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,981	43.0%	172	3.7%	4,608	11	5	0.10%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Sycamore township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

4,201

51.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,794

46.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

148

1.8%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

8,204

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): -1

2016 President, Sycamore township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

3,262

45.1%

Donald Trump (R)

3,258

45.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

458

6.3%

Other

257

3.6%

TOTAL

7,235

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): -1

2012 President, Sycamore township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

3,222

47.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

3,364

49.9%

Other

162

2.4%

TOTAL

6,748

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 3

2008 President, Sycamore township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

3,655

53.4%

John McCain (R)

3,040

44.4%

Other

148

2.2%

TOTAL

6,843

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): -1

2004 President, Sycamore township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

3,224

56.3%

John Kerry (D)

2,435

42.5%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

5,726

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Sycamore township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

2,455

53.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,981

43.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

140

3.0%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

4,608

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sycamore township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	54%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	3,185	51.2%	Kathy Salvi (R)	2,923	47.0%	117 [+]	1.9%	6,225	5	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 115 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2022	G	54%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	3,105	50.0%	Darren Bailey (R)	2,887	46.5%	223 [+]	3.6%	6,215	4	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 210 (3.4%); Other (Write-in) 13 (0.2%);
2020	S2	71%	Richard Durbin* (D)	3,960	48.4%	Mark Curran (R)	3,822	46.8%	393 [+]	4.8%	8,175	8	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 156 (1.9%); Willie Wilson (I) 151 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 86 (1.1%);
2018	G	55%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	2,929	47.0%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	2,736	43.9%	565 [+]	9.1%	6,230	8	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 300 (4.8%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 265 (4.3%);
2016	S3	64%	Mark Kirk* (R)	3,469	48.6%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	3,141	44.0%	535 [+]	7.5%	7,145	9	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 357 (5.0%); Scott Summers (Green) 167 (2.3%); Other (Write-in) 11 (0.2%);
2014	S2	44%	Jim Oberweis (R)	2,474	51.4%	Richard Durbin* (D)	2,099	43.6%	242 [+]	5.0%	4,815	9	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 242 (5.0%);
2014	G	44%	Bruce Rauner (R)	2,890	60.0%	Pat Quinn* (D)	1,776	36.9%	151 [+]	3.1%	4,817	10	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 151 (3.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	6,058
Median Value	$261,200

Occupied	5,719	94.4%
Vacant	339	5.6%

Owned	3,918	68.5%
Rented	1,801	31.5%
Median Rent	$1,115

Single-Family Units	4,544	75.0%
Detached	3,597	59.4%
Attached	947	15.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	567	9.4%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Sycamore township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sycamore township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Sycamore township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sycamore township, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Sycamore township, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sycamore township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Sycamore township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sycamore township, IL