Population 191 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Spring Garden
Household size in Spring Garden
| Period | Spring Garden | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.60 | 2.69 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.58 | 2.71 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.60 | 2.66 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.69 | 2.58 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.09 | −0.11 | −0.03 |
At 2.69 people per household, Spring Garden sits close to the national average of 2.65. The typical household here is bigger than in Illinois overall, where it has 2.58 people. Household size has climbed from 2.60 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 Spring Garden
| Period | Spring Garden | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 37.6 | 37.6 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 39.5 | 38.5 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 40.8 | 39.6 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 39.2 | 40.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | +1.7 | +2.6 | +2.3 |
Half of the people in Spring Garden are younger than 39.2 and half are older, close to the national median of 40.1.
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 Spring Garden
| Period | Spring Garden | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.2% | 11.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 9.4% | 11.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 9.4% | 11.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 12.5% | 11.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | +3.3 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are about as common in Spring Garden as they are nationally: 12.5%, against 11.6%. Single parents are more common here than in Illinois overall (11.3%).
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 Spring Garden
Renters in Spring Garden
| Period | Spring Garden | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.3% | 30.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 21.0% | 33.1% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 18.3% | 33.9% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 15.7% | 32.9% | 34.8% |
| Change | −0.6 pts | +2.1 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 15.7% of households in Spring Garden rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Just over six in ten owners (62.3%) 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 Spring Garden
| Period | Spring Garden | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.2% | 10.0% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 10.4% | 10.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 8.1% | 9.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 5.0% | 8.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | −1.1 pts | −1.9 pts | −1.8 pts |
Only 5.0% of homes in Spring Garden are vacant, far below the national rate of 9.6%, which usually means strong demand for housing.
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 Spring Garden
| Period | Spring Garden | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1974 | 1966 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1978 | 1967 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1979 | 1968 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1987 | 1970 | 1980 |
| Change | +13 | +4 | +6 |
Homes in Spring Garden are newer than the national norm: the median home was built in 1987, versus 1980 across the U.S.
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 Spring Garden
| Period | Spring Garden | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $478 | $953 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $527 | $1,028 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $660 | $1,165 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $957 | $1,428 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$479 | +$475 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Spring Garden costs $957 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 32.9% of the typical renter's income, just over 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 Spring Garden
Bachelor's degrees in Spring Garden
| Period | Spring Garden | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.4% | 31.2% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 7.2% | 32.4% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 5.3% | 34.7% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 7.9% | 37.7% | 35.6% |
| Change | +1.5 pts | +6.5 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Spring Garden have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 7.9%, 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 Spring Garden
| Period | Spring Garden | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 70.8% | 86.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 72.0% | 87.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 75.6% | 89.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 82.8% | 90.3% | 89.3% |
| Change | +12.0 pts | +4.0 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in six adults in Spring Garden never finished high school, well above the national share: only 82.8% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
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 Spring Garden
| Period | Spring Garden | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.3% | 8.7% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 8.5% | 10.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.6% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.7% | 6.0% | 5.4% |
| Change | +0.3 pts | −2.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment runs a little high in Spring Garden: 6.7% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4% nationally. The picture is much the same across Illinois. 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).
Spring Garden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Garden | 2.69 | 39.2 | 12.5% | 15.7% | 5.0% | 1987 | $957 | 7.9% | 82.8% | 6.7% |
| Ina | 2.63 | 40.8 | 14.8% | 22.5% | 8.6% | 1983 | $557 | 5.2% | 75.5% | 8.7% |
| Bonnie | 2.14 | 46.6 | 5.5% | 15.6% | 11.5% | 1977 | $957 | 16.7% | 89.4% | 6.6% |
| Nason | 2.32 | 48.5 | 7.9% | 8.2% | 7.3% | 1978 | $844 | 26.2% | 90.5% | 7.0% |
| Belle Rive | 2.43 | 36.2 | 12.4% | 22.3% | 6.9% | 1980 | $701 | 17.6% | 91.2% | 6.6% |
| Ewing | 2.60 | 38.0 | 12.6% | 13.9% | 8.8% | 1981 | $800 | 17.2% | 87.6% | 2.0% |
| Frisco | 2.51 | 37.0 | 12.6% | 18.3% | 8.5% | 1980 | $715 | 18.1% | 89.1% | 3.7% |
| Dareville | 2.25 | 49.8 | 8.7% | 8.5% | 6.8% | 1977 | $850 | 27.6% | 89.6% | 7.5% |
| Opdyke | 2.68 | 41.3 | 9.7% | 11.5% | 4.8% | 1989 | $1,163 | 12.4% | 87.8% | 3.4% |
| Whittington | 2.50 | 41.2 | 8.5% | 23.0% | 15.5% | 1981 | $768 | 19.1% | 86.8% | 2.9% |
| Marcoe | 2.13 | 51.9 | 7.2% | 27.3% | 6.3% | 1986 | $890 | 27.1% | 92.6% | 5.4% |
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 Spring Garden. 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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