2022 population: 194,534 ( 2,931 from 2010 , 1,804 from 2020)
Land area: 868.3 square miles
Population density: 224.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	152,711	78.50%	6.3%
Black:	26,376	13.56%	14.0%
Indian:	364	0.19%	6.1%
Asian:	4,605	2.37%	42.0%
2+ races:	5,252	2.70%	32.7%
Hispanic:	5,226	2.69%	50.2%

Total non-White:	41,823	21.50%	21.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,782	12.2
Deaths:	4,840	12.3
Net Migration:	-2,221	-5.7
Net Immigration:	392	1.0

Change in White population:	-10,276	-5.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	7,345	3.7

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
197,465
162,987	82.54%
23,146	11.72%
343	0.17%
3,242	1.64%
3,959	2.00%
3,480	1.76%
34,478	17.46%

2000
188,951
163,967	86.78%
18,134	9.60%
353	0.19%
2,108	1.12%
2,131	1.13%
2,000	1.06%
24,984	13.22%

1990
178,386
161,289	90.42%
14,288	8.01%
330	0.18%
1,354	0.76%
n/a
1,125	0.63%
17,097	9.58%

1980
176,089
162,520	92.29%
11,423	6.49%
300	0.17%
917	0.52%
n/a
866	0.49%
13,569	7.71%

1970
161,335
152,441	94.49%
7,812	4.84%
63	0.04%
200	0.12%
n/a
720	0.45%
8,894	5.51%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
23,706	12.5
16,808	8.9
-1,663	-0.9
839	0.4

-980	-0.5
9,494	5.0

Number	Rate
1990's
25,949	14.5
17,560	9.8
-3,217	-1.8
1,118	0.6

2,678	1.5
7,887	4.4

Number	Rate
1980's
27,474	15.6
16,451	9.3
-7,739	-4.4
n/a

-1,231	-0.7
3,528	2.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
3,164	2.0
n/a

10,079	6.2
4,675	2.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Sangamon County, 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
40.6
43,115	22.2%
151,419	77.8%
36,316	18.7%

84,017
2.29

49,548	59.0%
35,728	72.1%
6,098	12.3%
34,469	41.0%

2010
Number	Percent
39.2
46,816	23.7%
150,649	76.3%
27,362	13.9%

82,986
2.33

51,376	61.9%
36,835	71.7%
6,716	13.1%
31,610	38.1%

2000
Number	Percent
37.3
47,080	24.9%
141,871	75.1%
25,793	13.7%

78,781
2.36

50,106	63.6%
38,187	76.2%
5,871	11.7%
28,675	36.4%

1990
Number	Percent
34.3
45,510	25.5%
132,876	74.5%
24,443	13.7%

71,944
2.44

47,720	66.3%
38,016	79.7%
4,706	9.9%
24,224	33.7%

1980
Number	Percent
31.1
48,331	27.4%
127,758	72.6%
21,950	12.5%

67,958
2.55

47,420	69.8%
39,389	83.1%
3,997	8.4%
20,538	30.2%

2022 Housing Data for Sangamon County, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,609	5.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,696	4.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,942	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,842	3.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,059	3.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,786	3.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,917	4.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,794	3.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,136	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,915	7.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,690	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	11,284	13.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	9,035	10.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,036	7.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	7,866	9.4%
$200,000 or more	6,410	7.6%

Median Household Income	71,653
Per Capita Income	41,387

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	91
Compared to U.S.	90

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,172	5.0%
Public Assistance	2,064	2.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	12,732	15.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	85,328	72.0%
Unemployed	4,801	4.0%
In Armed Forces	352	0.3%

Total Labor Force	90,481	76.3%
Not in Labor Force	28,112	23.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	27,503	24,843	52.5%
Non-Profit	3,916	6,814	36.5%
Self-Employed	4,263	2,755	60.7%

Local Government	3,554	3,875	47.8%
State Government	6,157	7,124	46.4%
Federal Government	1,159	705	62.2%

Total Private + Self	31,766	27,598	53.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	14,786	18,518	44.4%
Total	46,552	46,116	50.2%

Pct. Govt.	24.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	16,290	17.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	20,206	21.8%
Professional, Technical	24,869	26.8%
Service Occupations	16,058	17.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	314	0.3%
All others	15,298	16.5%

White Collar		66.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	17,070	18.4%
Public administration	12,137	13.1%
Retail trade	9,290	10.0%
Educational services	9,059	9.8%
Accommodation and food services	5,897	6.4%
Finance and insurance	5,607	6.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	5,584	6.0%
Manufacturing	5,143	5.5%
Other services	4,541	4.9%
Construction	4,185	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	3,222	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,950	3.2%
Wholesale trade	1,959	2.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,308	1.4%
Information	1,272	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,260	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,105	1.2%
Utilities	950	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	115	0.1%
Management	67	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,592	1.32%
Puerto Rican	910	0.46%
Cuban	188	0.10%
Dominican	50	0.03%

Total Central American	152	0.08%
Costa Rican	5	0.00%
Guatemalan	40	0.02%
Honduran	26	0.01%
Nicaraguan	81	0.04%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	340	0.17%
Argentinean	35	0.02%
Bolivian	15	0.01%
Chilean	51	0.03%
Colombian	159	0.08%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	16	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	64	0.03%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	692	0.35%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	1,845	0.94%
Chinese	580	0.30%
Filipino	499	0.25%
Vietnamese	298	0.15%
Korean	209	0.11%
Taiwanese	156	0.08%
Japanese	153	0.08%
Thai	119	0.06%
Laotian	56	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	176,805	95.5%
Spanish	2,801	1.5%
Other Indo-European	1,447	0.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun	764	0.4%
Other Asian	631	0.3%
Chinese	525	0.3%
Tagalog	451	0.2%
Other	387	0.2%
German, other Germanic	331	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	40,073	20.4%
Irish	23,972	12.2%
English	22,358	11.4%
American	9,513	4.9%
Italian	8,952	4.6%
French	3,938	2.0%
Scottish	3,866	2.0%
European	3,368	1.7%
Polish	3,358	1.7%
Dutch	2,580	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	2,288	1.2%
Swedish	1,854	0.9%
British	1,627	0.8%
Welsh	1,260	0.6%
Norwegian	1,230	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	193,469	98.6%
Not a citizen	2,653	1.4%

Native	190,216	97.0%
Foreign-born	5,906	3.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,242	1.6%	7,059	5.2%	38,772	28.3%	41,424	30.3%	28,222	20.6%	19,064	13.9%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,242	1.6%
9-12 Years	7,059	5.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	38,772	28.3%
Some College	41,424	30.3%
Bach. Degree	28,222	20.6%
Grad Degree	19,064	13.9%
Average years of education: 13.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	103,486	99,888	3,598	3.5%	6.3%
1991	105,127	100,878	4,249	4.0%	7.3%
1992	104,769	99,656	5,113	4.9%	7.9%
1993	102,609	97,876	4,733	4.6%	7.5%
1994	101,172	97,149	4,023	4.0%	5.8%
1995	101,220	97,194	4,026	4.0%	5.2%
1996	101,737	97,688	4,049	4.0%	5.3%
1997	102,478	98,767	3,711	3.6%	4.8%
1998	102,445	99,003	3,442	3.4%	4.5%
1999	101,157	97,816	3,341	3.3%	4.4%

2000	105,726	102,007	3,719	3.5%	4.4%
2001	104,824	100,750	4,074	3.9%	5.4%
2002	104,299	99,593	4,706	4.5%	6.6%
2003	101,802	96,311	5,491	5.4%	6.7%
2004	102,734	97,473	5,261	5.1%	6.2%
2005	105,766	101,041	4,725	4.5%	5.7%
2006	106,636	102,194	4,442	4.2%	4.6%
2007	107,566	102,718	4,848	4.5%	5.1%
2008	107,531	101,413	6,118	5.7%	6.5%
2009	107,466	99,377	8,089	7.5%	10.2%

2010	106,966	98,527	8,439	7.9%	10.5%
2011	107,363	99,273	8,090	7.5%	9.8%
2012	104,950	97,124	7,826	7.5%	9.0%
2013	101,749	94,098	7,651	7.5%	9.1%
2014	102,401	96,182	6,219	6.1%	7.2%
2015	103,571	98,071	5,500	5.3%	6.0%
2016	104,237	99,031	5,206	5.0%	5.9%
2017	101,842	97,338	4,504	4.4%	5.0%
2018	101,666	97,195	4,471	4.4%	4.4%
2019	99,964	96,057	3,907	3.9%	4.0%

2020	96,869	88,916	7,953	8.2%	9.5%
2021	98,217	92,683	5,534	5.6%	6.1%
2022	97,397	93,403	3,994	4.1%	4.6%
2023	97,376	93,210	4,166	4.3%	4.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	92,938
Median Value	$162,400

Occupied	84,017	90.4%
Vacant	8,921	9.6%

Owned	58,870	70.1%
Rented	25,147	29.9%
Median Rent	$927

Single-Family Units	71,903	77.4%
Detached	67,085	72.2%
Attached	4,818	5.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	11,439	12.3%
Mobile Homes	4,011	4.3%

Sangamon County, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sangamon County, IL

2022 Housing Data for Sangamon County, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sangamon County, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Sangamon County, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sangamon County, IL

Historical Labor Force Data for Sangamon County, IL