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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Sangamon County is $30,594, which is about the same as the state average of $30,019 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Sangamon County median household income is $55,565, which has grown by 29.35% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 22.70% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Sangamon County residents spend 18.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.6 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #10

Sangamon County	30,594 USD
Illinois	30,019 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sangamon County	32,315 USD
Illinois	32,198 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sangamon County	38,299 USD
Illinois	39,039 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sangamon County	28,015 USD
Illinois	26,489 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #17

Sangamon County	55,565 USD
Illinois	57,166 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Sangamon County	72,162 USD
Illinois	78,521 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #48

Sangamon County	29.35%
Illinois	22.70%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Sangamon County		Illinois		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.20%	$13,516, see rank	22.23%	$15,728	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.27%	$17,218, see rank	27.05%	$17,893	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.50%	$3,011, see rank	2.51%	$3,672	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	23.26%	$30,349, see rank	16.75%	$26,034	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Sangamon County	72,772 USD
Illinois	70,967 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Sangamon County	87,981 USD
Illinois	92,664 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Sangamon County	Illinois	U.S.
White	$60,416, see rank	$62,152	$56,900
Black	$26,192, see rank	$34,174	$35,600
Hispanic	$39,125, see rank	$46,782	$42,396
Asian	$61,591, see rank	$75,890	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$33,929, see rank	$41,567	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$51,023, see rank	$73,264	$53,370
One Race, Other	$79,276, see rank	$44,842	$40,300
Two or More Races	$51,372, see rank	$48,716	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Sangamon County	Illinois	U.S.
less than 25	$20,547, see rank	$24,207	$25,788
25 to 44	$56,769, see rank	$62,340	$58,398
45 to 64	$68,866, see rank	$70,284	$65,027
65 or over	$44,728, see rank	$38,325	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Sangamon County	Illinois	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	157,766, see rank	10,170,489	248,775,628
Male¹	74,589, 47.28%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	53,402, 71.60%, see rank	71.38%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	267, 0.36%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	53,135, 71.24%, see rank	71.09%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	48,395, 91.08%, see rank	89.58%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,740, 8.92%, see rank	10.42%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	21,187, 28.40%, see rank	28.62%	30.72%
Female¹	83,177, 52.72%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	52,429, 63.03%, see rank	61.04%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	70, 0.08%, see rank	0.05%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	52,359, 62.95%, see rank	60.99%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	48,520, 92.67%, see rank	90.48%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,839, 7.33%, see rank	9.52%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	30,748, 36.97%, see rank	38.96%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Sangamon County	Illinois	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	95,883, 100%	5,928,078	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	79,026, 82.42%, see rank	73.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	8,239, 8.59%, see rank	8.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1,596, 1.66%, see rank	8.92%	5.06%
Walked	2,310, 2.41%, see rank	3.14%	2.78%
Other Means	1,321, 1.38%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	3,391, 3.54%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Sangamon County	18.5 minutes
Illinois	28.6 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Sangamon County	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	96,915	6,032,031	143,435,233
Male¹	48,395, 49.94%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	18,608, 38.45%, see rank	33.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	7,700, 15.91%, see rank	14.62%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	8,880, 18.35%, see rank	18.01%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	246, 0.51%, see rank	0.47%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,471, 7.17%, see rank	7.74%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6,757, 13.96%, see rank	20.51%	17.94%
Female¹	48,520, 50.06%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	20,507, 42.27%, see rank	40.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	9,780, 20.16%, see rank	20.39%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	16,664, 34.34%, see rank	32.33%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	30, 0.06%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	31, 0.06%, see rank	0.21%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,445, 2.98%, see rank	6.66%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Sangamon County	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	96,915, 100%	6,032,031	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,267, 1.31%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	4,254, 4.39%, see rank	5.12%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,433, 4.57%, see rank	12.55%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2,288, 2.36%, see rank	3.01%	2.75%
Retail Trade	10,546, 10.88%, see rank	11.00%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	4,154, 4.29%, see rank	5.85%	4.93%
Information	1,732, 1.79%, see rank	2.07%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	7,519, 7.76%, see rank	7.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	8,182, 8.44%, see rank	11.29%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	25,648, 26.46%, see rank	23.07%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	7,528, 7.77%, see rank	9.02%	9.49%
Public Administration	14,198, 14.65%, see rank	3.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	5,166, 5.33%, see rank	4.78%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Sangamon County	%	Illinois	U.S.
Population in Poverty	29,045	14.91%, see rank	14.41%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	5,410	10.57%, see rank	10.54%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.