Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home

County:

Sangamon County

State:

Illinois

FIPS Code:

17167

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

40,008

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

1.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

27

Mean July Temp:

76

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Federal/State Government

Policy Type:

None

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

161,335

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

176,070

9.1%

3.4%

5.8%

1990:

178,386

1.3%

-4.9%

6.3%

2000:

188,951

5.9%

1.1%

4.8%

2005:

192,789

2.0%

0.0%

2.0%

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

163,967

86.8%

0-to-19:

51,602

27.3%

Black:

18,134

9.6%

20-to-39:

51,307

27.2%

Hispanic:

2,000

1.1%

40-to-59:

52,886

28.0%

American Indian:

353

0.2%

60-plus:

33,156

17.5%

Other:

4,497

2.4%

Median Age:

37.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

217.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

88.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

28.6%

Median Family Income:

$53,900

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.5%

Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home