Sangamon County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Sangamon County, Illinois. Population: 196.1K.

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Median Home Price

$220.5K

Based on 22 cities

Median Household Income

$74.1K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

3.0x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$63.8K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$3,369

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.53%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,115

Property Tax$281

Insurance$91.87

Total Monthly$1,488

Historical Home Prices

2015

$128.6K

2016

$129.8K

+1.0%%

2017

$130.5K

+0.5%%

2018

$130.1K

-0.3%%

2019

$136.3K

+4.7%%

2020

$141.3K

+3.7%%

2021

$147.5K

+4.4%%

2022

$156.0K

+5.7%%

2023

$166.2K

+6.5%%

2024

$173.3K

+4.3%%

2025

$186.2K

+7.4%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

5.0%%

Near national average

Population Density

226

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

6.3

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

78.1%

Black

12.5%

Hispanic

2.8%

Asian

2.1%

Two or More Races

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

53°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

200

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

38.8"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 92/100

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