Population 222 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Sammons Point
Household size in Sammons Point
| Period | Sammons Point | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.53 | 2.69 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.39 | 2.71 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.92 | 2.66 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.97 | 2.58 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.44 | −0.11 | −0.03 |
Sammons Point is a place of big households: 2.97 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.53, 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 Sammons Point
| Period | Sammons Point | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 43.3 | 37.6 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 40.9 | 38.5 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 31.1 | 39.6 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 34.1 | 40.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | −9.2 | +2.6 | +2.3 |
Sammons Point is young: half of its residents are under 34.1, compared with a national median of 40.1. The population tilts toward young families with children.
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 Sammons Point
| Period | Sammons Point | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.9% | 11.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 13.9% | 11.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 16.8% | 11.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 34.2% | 11.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | +27.3 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are common in Sammons Point: 34.2% of all households, against 11.6% nationally.
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 Sammons Point
Renters in Sammons Point
| Period | Sammons Point | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 31.6% | 30.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 22.7% | 33.1% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 26.4% | 33.9% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 37.0% | 32.9% | 34.8% |
| Change | +5.4 pts | +2.1 pts | +1.5 pts |
More than a third of households in Sammons Point rent their homes (37.0%), close to the national share of 34.8%. Renters make up a bigger share here than in Illinois as a whole (32.9%). About six in ten owners (58.7%) have paid off their mortgages, 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 Sammons Point
| Period | Sammons Point | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 23.5% | 10.0% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 23.1% | 10.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 11.5% | 9.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 8.2% | 8.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | −15.3 pts | −1.9 pts | −1.8 pts |
About as many homes sit empty in Sammons Point as nationally: 8.2%, against 9.6%.
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 Sammons Point
| Period | Sammons Point | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1974 | 1966 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1974 | 1967 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1966 | 1968 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1975 | 1970 | 1980 |
| Change | +0 | +4 | +6 |
Housing in Sammons Point leans a little older: the median home dates to 1975, against 1980 nationally. Even so, homes here are newer than in Illinois overall, 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 Sammons Point
| Period | Sammons Point | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $775 | $953 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $820 | $1,028 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,016 | $1,165 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,121 | $1,428 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$346 | +$475 | +$606 |
The median renter in Sammons Point pays $1,121 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 26.0% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
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 Sammons Point
Bachelor's degrees in Sammons Point
| Period | Sammons Point | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.5% | 31.2% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 10.0% | 32.4% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 12.1% | 34.7% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 11.2% | 37.7% | 35.6% |
| Change | −5.3 pts | +6.5 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Sammons Point have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 11.2%, 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 Sammons Point
| Period | Sammons Point | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 88.7% | 86.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 87.3% | 87.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 91.3% | 89.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 93.9% | 90.3% | 89.3% |
| Change | +5.2 pts | +4.0 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion in Sammons Point is above the national rate: 93.9% 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 Sammons Point
| Period | Sammons Point | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.3% | 8.7% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 25.8% | 10.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 14.0% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 10.2% | 6.0% | 5.4% |
| Change | +1.9 pts | −2.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Sammons Point: 10.2% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's 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).
Sammons Point 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammons Point | 2.97 | 34.1 | 34.2% | 37.0% | 8.2% | 1975 | $1,121 | 11.2% | 93.9% | 10.2% |
| Otto | 2.98 | 34.7 | 32.7% | 35.1% | 7.0% | 1975 | $1,110 | 10.8% | 94.4% | 9.8% |
| Chebanse | 2.43 | 48.1 | 9.6% | 18.6% | 9.5% | 1969 | $988 | 15.4% | 92.1% | 2.7% |
| Sugar Island | 2.27 | 51.7 | 8.2% | 18.0% | 9.7% | 1971 | $905 | 17.5% | 90.2% | 2.3% |
| Aroma Park | 2.55 | 43.8 | 6.6% | 17.6% | 10.2% | 1964 | $950 | 21.5% | 90.4% | 2.9% |
| Kankakee | 2.56 | 38.6 | 21.1% | 42.5% | 14.7% | 1958 | $1,130 | 15.3% | 85.6% | 4.6% |
| Greenwich | 2.49 | 42.2 | 9.2% | 10.1% | 8.1% | 1969 | $994 | 27.7% | 94.1% | 5.5% |
| Leesville | 2.32 | 56.0 | 2.7% | 23.8% | 4.5% | 1968 | $914 | 14.1% | 79.5% | 9.3% |
| Irwin | 2.72 | 42.2 | 7.6% | 14.9% | 9.2% | 1969 | $1,018 | 22.3% | 97.7% | 3.2% |
| St. Anne | 2.60 | 48.3 | 6.7% | 15.8% | 13.0% | 1964 | $865 | 17.4% | 91.2% | 4.6% |
| Wichert | 2.40 | 53.8 | 1.9% | 22.1% | 4.7% | 1972 | $882 | 16.8% | 81.5% | 7.6% |
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 Sammons Point. 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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