Village · Illinois

Spaulding, Illinois

Spaulding, village, in Sangamon County, Illinois. Spaulding had 790 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 1.1% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 801 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 879 (±233). GEOID 1771474.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

790

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 801 · ACS 2020-2024: 879 ±233

Median household income

$105,114

±$17,238 (90% margin)
Illinois: $83,390

Median home value

$220,500

±$34,305 (90% margin)
Illinois: $263,300

Median gross rent

$698

±$354 (90% margin)
Illinois: $1,274

Where is Spaulding and what county is it in?

Spaulding is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois. It covers 0.8 square miles of land, 1,068 residents per square mile in 2020.

Spaulding is in the Springfield, IL metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 2 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Spaulding lies entirely within Clear Lake Township, a township with its own local government (2020 census blocks).

Spaulding (marked with a dot) in Sangamon County, Illinois. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Spaulding, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 790 people lived in Spaulding on July 1, 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, in line with Illinois (−0.8%). The 2020 Census counted 801 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 879 (±233).

  • July 2020→2021 −5 (793)
  • 2021→2022 −5 (788)
  • 2022→2023 −3 (785)
  • 2023→2024 +3 (788)
  • 2024→2025 +2 (790)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
Measure SpauldingSangamon CountyIllinois Change since 2015-2019
Total population 879 ±233 194,947 12,694,798 no clear change
Households 395 ±87 84,762 5,036,449 no clear change
Average household size 2.23 ±0.26 2.25 2.46 −0.43
Housing units 395 ±87 93,382 5,457,452 no clear change

Spaulding's population since 2000

From 559 in 2000 to 790 in 2025: up 41.3%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Spaulding as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 559
  • 2005 (estimate) 762
  • 2010 Census 873
  • 2015 (estimate) 858
  • 2020 Census 801
  • 2025 (estimate) 790

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Spaulding?

The median resident of Spaulding is 54.6 years old; 11.3% are under 18 and 29.8% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 91.5%, then non-Hispanic Black residents at 3.9%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure SpauldingSangamon CountyIllinois Change since 2015-2019
Median age 54.6 ±6.6 41.0 39.0 +8.5
Under 18 years 11.3% ±5.9 pts 21.9% 21.8% –
65 years and over 29.8% ±12.2 pts 19.4% 17.0% –
Male 49.0% ±3.6 pts 48.3% 49.4% –
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.5% ±0.8 pts 2.9% 18.8% –
White alone, not Hispanic 91.5% ±7.9 pts 77.3% 58.1% no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 3.9% ±6.8 pts 12.5% 13.3% –
Asian alone, not Hispanic 1.3% ±2.3 pts 2.3% 5.9% –
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±4.2 pts 0.1% 0.1% –
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±4.2 pts 0.0% 0.0% –
Two or more races, not Hispanic 1.9% ±2.1 pts 4.3% 3.4% –
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 1.0% ±1.9 pts 0.5% 0.4% –
Born outside the United States 2.5% ±2.7 pts 3.6% 14.7% –
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 3.0% ±3.0 pts 4.8% 24.0% –
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 10.3% ±4.8 pts 6.6% 4.8% –
With a disability 14.7% ±5.1 pts 13.6% 12.1% –
No health insurance coverage 0.8% ±0.9 pts 3.6% 6.9% –
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 89.6% ±6.7 pts 94.1% 90.5% –
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 35.1% ±7.5 pts 36.6% 37.8% no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 12.4% ±5.1 pts 14.8% 15.3% –
Lived in the same house a year earlier 95.2% ±4.4 pts 89.4% 88.9% –
Moved from another state in the past year 1.5% ±1.7 pts 1.2% 1.6% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Spaulding earn?

Half of Spaulding's 395 households earn less than $105,114 a year (±$17,238), against $75,357 in Sangamon County and $83,390 in Illinois. In 2015-2019 it was $124,864 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
Measure SpauldingSangamon CountyIllinois Change since 2015-2019
Median household income $105,114 ±$17,238 $75,357 $83,390 no clear change
Mean household income $120,703 ±$19,385 $100,226 $115,638 –
Per capita income $54,220 ±$8,277 $44,151 $46,406 no clear change
People below the poverty line 3.1% ±2.6 pts 13.1% 11.8% –
Children under 18 below the poverty line 3.0% ±5.2 pts 17.8% 15.1% –
Households receiving SNAP 5.3% ±5.7 pts 15.5% 13.8% –
Households with a computer 98.7% ±1.9 pts 95.4% 95.2% –
Households with a broadband subscription 97.0% ±3.5 pts 90.6% 90.8% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Spaulding?

Owners occupy 93.2% of Spaulding's occupied homes and renters 6.8%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $220,500 by its owner (±$34,305). The median renter pays $698 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
Measure SpauldingSangamon CountyIllinois Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied) $220,500 ±$34,305 $176,300 $263,300 no clear change
Median gross rent $698 ±$354 $983 $1,274 no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 25.9% ±31.8 pts 37.1% 39.0% –
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $1,750 ±$290 $1,494 $1,987 –
Owner-occupied homes 93.2% ±5.2 pts 71.3% 67.1% no clear change
Renter-occupied homes 6.8% ±5.2 pts 28.7% 32.9% –
Housing units 395 ±87 93,382 5,457,452 no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate 0.0% ±9.7 pts 1.0% 1.0% –
Rental vacancy rate 0.0% ±61.3 pts 10.9% 5.0% –
Single-family detached homes 96.7% ±2.9 pts 72.5% 58.2% –
Mobile homes 0.0% ±9.1 pts 3.9% 2.3% –
Built 2020 or later 0.0% ±9.1 pts 0.4% 0.7% –
Built 2010 to 2019 2.3% ±3.0 pts 5.9% 5.0% –
Built 1939 or earlier 2.5% ±2.1 pts 15.5% 20.2% –
Households with no vehicle 0.8% ±1.2 pts 7.6% 11.0% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Spaulding building?

Builders took permits for 1 new housing units in Spaulding in 2025 (1 in single-family houses), 1.3 per 1,000 residents against 1.5 across Illinois.

  • 2019 0 units
  • 2020 0 units
  • 2021 1 units
  • 2022 1 units
  • 2023 2 units
  • 2024 (1 months) 1 units
  • 2025 1 units

Counts of units in permits a local office issued; not every permitted unit is built. A year marked with months was reported for part of the year.

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Spaulding work and get to work?

76.0% of Spaulding's workers drive alone and 12.9% work from home. The average trip to work takes 18.7 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
Measure SpauldingSangamon CountyIllinois Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+) 62.4% ±9.3 pts 61.2% 65.0% –
Unemployment rate 3.6% ±3.8 pts 5.4% 5.8% –
Drove alone to work 76.0% ±10.1 pts 77.1% 65.9% –
Carpooled 9.6% ±8.8 pts 5.6% 7.8% –
Public transportation 0.8% ±1.2 pts 0.9% 5.8% –
Walked 0.0% ±7.5 pts 1.4% 2.8% –
Worked from home 12.9% ±8.3 pts 13.7% 15.9% –
Mean travel time to work 18.7 min ±1.7 19.7 min 27.8 min no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Spaulding?

No census tract lies mostly in Spaulding; 1 tract reaches into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Spaulding, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Spaulding
Tract 38.02Sangamon County6,124 $90,074 $194,70011%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Spaulding) · Census block assignment files

How does Spaulding compare with other places in Illinois?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Spaulding is the 11,293rd-most populous of the 19,476 U.S. incorporated places that have one and the 714th-most populous of 1,294 in Illinois.

Spaulding is not ranked by income or the other survey measures: those rankings include places of 1,000 or more residents (2020 Census) with a reliable estimate.

Spaulding's rank in Illinois (1 = highest): by population among the state's incorporated places with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate714th1,294

Spaulding's figures with every place in Illinois (CSV)

Every place in Illinois, sortable · Compare Spaulding with other places

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Spaulding?

27 of the 57 figures for Spaulding on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Spaulding are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' public schools in Spaulding.