Population 158 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Sailor Springs
Household size in Sailor Springs
| Period | Sailor Springs | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.71 | 2.69 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.71 | 2.71 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.01 | 2.66 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.09 | 2.58 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.62 | −0.11 | −0.03 |
Households in Sailor Springs are small: just 2.09 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Household size has dropped from 2.71 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Sailor Springs
| Period | Sailor Springs | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.5 | 37.6 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 40.2 | 38.5 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 53.2 | 39.6 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 59.7 | 40.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | +19.2 | +2.6 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 59.7, Sailor Springs is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Sailor Springs
| Period | Sailor Springs | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.9% | 11.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 3.3% | 11.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 4.0% | 11.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 13.0% | 11.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | +7.1 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head about one in eight households in Sailor Springs (13.0%), a bit above the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Sailor Springs
Renters in Sailor Springs
| Period | Sailor Springs | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.9% | 30.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 7.4% | 33.1% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 9.1% | 33.9% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 16.1% | 32.9% | 34.8% |
| Change | +8.2 pts | +2.1 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 16.1% of households in Sailor Springs rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 70.0% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Sailor Springs
| Period | Sailor Springs | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 17.0% | 10.0% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 14.7% | 10.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 6.6% | 9.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 10.7% | 8.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | −6.3 pts | −1.9 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy in Sailor Springs is close to the national rate: 10.7% of homes are empty, against 9.6%. The rate is higher than in Illinois overall (8.1%).
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Sailor Springs
| Period | Sailor Springs | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1970 | 1966 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1976 | 1967 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1978 | 1968 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1980 | 1970 | 1980 |
| Change | +10 | +4 | +6 |
Homes in Sailor Springs are the same age as the nation's housing: the median home was built in 1980. Homes here are newer than in Illinois as a whole, where the median home dates to 1970.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Sailor Springs
| Period | Sailor Springs | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $558 | $953 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $628 | $1,028 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $597 | $1,165 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $751 | $1,428 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$193 | +$475 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Sailor Springs costs $751 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 20.6% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Sailor Springs
Bachelor's degrees in Sailor Springs
| Period | Sailor Springs | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.1% | 31.2% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 16.2% | 32.4% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 13.7% | 34.7% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 12.8% | 37.7% | 35.6% |
| Change | −2.3 pts | +6.5 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Sailor Springs have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 12.8%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Sailor Springs
| Period | Sailor Springs | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 86.0% | 86.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 84.9% | 87.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 94.6% | 89.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 89.2% | 90.3% | 89.3% |
| Change | +3.2 pts | +4.0 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion in Sailor Springs is close to the national rate: 89.2% of adults have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Sailor Springs
| Period | Sailor Springs | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.2% | 8.7% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 6.2% | 10.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 2.6% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.1% | 6.0% | 5.4% |
| Change | −6.1 pts | −2.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
At 5.1%, unemployment in Sailor Springs is close to the national rate of 5.4%. The rate is lower than in Illinois overall (6.0%). Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Sailor Springs compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sailor Springs | 2.09 | 59.7 | 13.0% | 16.1% | 10.7% | 1980 | $751 | 12.8% | 89.2% | 5.1% |
| Ingraham | 2.38 | 51.1 | 12.7% | 9.4% | 19.3% | 1978 | $750 | 16.8% | 89.4% | 2.7% |
| Clay City | 2.46 | 44.9 | 11.6% | 15.0% | 14.9% | 1985 | $637 | 6.6% | 91.7% | 5.1% |
| Louisville | 2.38 | 41.5 | 16.0% | 32.2% | 12.4% | 1975 | $733 | 12.6% | 87.8% | 7.5% |
| Passport | 2.38 | 49.7 | 4.9% | 19.4% | 14.2% | 1977 | $613 | 15.4% | 93.8% | 1.0% |
| Iola | 2.25 | 50.0 | 9.4% | 14.8% | 9.0% | 1989 | $777 | 12.1% | 90.7% | 7.1% |
| Noble | 2.51 | 42.2 | 10.0% | 17.1% | 11.1% | 1976 | $611 | 9.4% | 87.0% | 4.2% |
| Wakefield | 2.48 | 46.2 | 12.3% | 11.3% | 10.6% | 1978 | $744 | 21.0% | 94.8% | 8.4% |
| Flora | 2.35 | 40.2 | 13.7% | 21.4% | 16.6% | 1967 | $735 | 12.9% | 91.3% | 3.8% |
| Winterrowd | 2.58 | 45.2 | 8.9% | 9.1% | 15.3% | 1983 | $807 | 15.9% | 94.8% | 1.8% |
| Riffle | 2.55 | 43.2 | 11.0% | 10.7% | 7.3% | 1994 | $773 | 12.9% | 88.9% | 5.3% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Sailor Springs. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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