Population 199,145
State Illinois
Current Time
Area 868.30 mi²
Zip Codes 62629, 62701-62709, 62711-62713, 62715, 62716, 62718-62723, 62726, 62736, 62739, 62746, 62756, 62757, 62761-62767, 62769, 62776, 62777, 62781, 62786, 62791, 62794, 62796
Per capita income $29,686

Cities in Sangamon County

Chatham, Springfield

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 83.4 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 1.9 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 13.6 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$2,862,623
Total number of firms, 2007 17,195
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 2.3 %
Population, 2013 estimate 199,145
Households, 2008-2012 82,402
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 0.9 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 12,103
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $29,686
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 5.0 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 1.8 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 83,047
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 18.9 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 12.2 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.1 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 868.30 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 197,465
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $124,100
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 5,057
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 2.1 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $55,355
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 23.1 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$366,849
Female persons, percent, 2013 52.1 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 16,127
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 91.9 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.1 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 3.3 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.35
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 15.0 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 31.6 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 83.5 %
Population, 2010 197,465
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 19.1 %
Population per square mile, 2010 227.4
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 81.7 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 71.3 %
Housing units, 2013 90,164
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $14,768
Building permits, 2012 301
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.2 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,841,290
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %