Sycamore, Illinois demographics

Sycamore, IL demographics: median age 36.1; 46.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Sycamore city, Illinois · Incorporated city · GEOID 1774223. The survey estimates a population of 18,559 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Sycamore is 36.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.1 years. There are 7,401 households (±355). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	36.1 ±2.1	39.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,559
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Under 18	4,362 ±508	23.5% ±2.7 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	4,661 ±610	25.1% ±3.2 pp	22.7%	22.8%
35–64	7,077 ±544	38.1% ±2.8 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	2,459 ±332	13.2% ±1.8 pp	17.0%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,559
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Male	8,934 ±459	48.1% ±2.3 pp	49.4%	49.5%
Female	9,625 ±437	51.9% ±2.1 pp	50.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,559
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
White alone	15,568 ±531	83.9% ±2.3 pp	61.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	593 ±279	3.2% ±1.5 pp	13.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	67 ±67 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	353 ±224 · low precision	1.9% ±1.2 pp · low precision	6.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	816 ±287	4.4% ±1.5 pp	7.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,162 ±365	6.3% ±2.0 pp	10.9%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,559
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,468 ±489	88.7% ±2.0 pp	81.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,091 ±429	11.3% ±2.3 pp	18.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,401
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,816 ±317	51.6% ±3.5 pp	45.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	242 ±132 · low precision	3.3% ±1.8 pp · low precision	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	884 ±296	11.9% ±4.0 pp	11.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,941 ±394	26.2% ±5.2 pp	31.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	518 ±165	7.0% ±2.2 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,401
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,298 ±259	31.0% ±3.2 pp	28.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	5,103 ±439	69.0% ±4.9 pp	71.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,401
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,941 ±394	26.2% ±5.2 pp	31.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,821 ±401	38.1% ±5.1 pp	32.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	979 ±236	13.2% ±3.1 pp	14.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,035 ±199	14.0% ±2.6 pp	12.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	375 ±114	5.1% ±1.5 pp	5.8%	5.9%
Six-person households	135 ±61	1.8% ±0.8 pp	2.1%	2.2%
Seven or more people	115 ±103 · low precision	1.6% ±1.4 pp · low precision	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,559
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Native	17,428 ±418	93.9% ±1.3 pp	85.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,131 ±457	6.1% ±2.5 pp	14.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 17,757
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
English only	16,199 ±414	91.2% ±1.1 pp	76.0%	77.7%
Spanish	1,164 ±343	6.6% ±1.9 pp	14.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	8 ±12 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	103 ±81 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	2.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	2.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	20 ±31 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Vietnamese	86 ±157 · low precision	0.5% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	129 ±134 · low precision	0.7% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.0%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	48 ±69 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 12,268
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	420 ±150	3.4% ±1.2 pp	9.5%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,489 ±409	20.3% ±3.2 pp	25.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,702 ±370	22.0% ±2.8 pp	19.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,015 ±231	8.3% ±1.8 pp	8.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,206 ±404	26.1% ±3.1 pp	22.6%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,436 ±397	19.9% ±3.1 pp	15.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 18,377
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Same house	16,162 ±686	87.9% ±3.3 pp	88.9%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,029 ±395	5.6% ±2.1 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	555 ±276	3.0% ±1.5 pp	2.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	592 ±239	3.2% ±1.3 pp	1.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	39 ±57 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

2.3% of Sycamore residents (±0.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.9% in Illinois and 8.4% nationally. 96.5% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sycamore	Illinois	U.S.	Compared with Illinois
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	2.3% ±0.9 pp	6.9%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	96.5% ±1.0 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.7% ±1.3 pp	4.8%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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