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People QuickFacts |
Sangamon County |
Illinois |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
194,925 | 12,901,563 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
3.2% | 3.9% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
188,958 | 12,419,660 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
6.5% | 6.9% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
23.6% | 24.9% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
13.7% | 12.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
52.1% | 50.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
86.3% | 79.2% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
10.7% | 15.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.2% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
1.4% | 4.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
1.4% | 1.2% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
1.3% | 14.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
85.1% | 65.0% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
55.0% | 56.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
1.9% | 12.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
3.6% | 19.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
88.1% | 81.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
28.6% | 26.1% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
30,322 | 1,999,717 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
19.0 | 28.0 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
90,472 | 5,246,005 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
70.0% | 67.3% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
21.1% | 34.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$91,200 | $130,800 |
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Households, 2000 |
78,722 | 4,591,779 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.36 | 2.63 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$48,330 | $54,141 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$23,173 | $23,104 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
12.8% | 11.9% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Sangamon County |
Illinois |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
5,347 | 321,3561 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
83,206 | 5,357,4661 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
-1.0% | -2.6%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
12,252 | 850,334 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
15,207 | 958,120 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.7% | 7.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.5% | 4.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 4.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
35.2% | 29.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 188,365,216 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 317,467,059 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
2,386,912 | 131,469,518 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$12,462 | $10,446 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
327,126 | 19,072,168 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
561 | 43,020 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
2,962,039 | 88,669,4731 |