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Sorento Illinois Information: Sorento, Illinois is part of BOND County. Population for Sorento from the last gathering is 601. You can view Sorento venues that host many Sorento IL events every year. You can also research Sorento Illinois homes for sale by visiting our Sorento Illinois real estate guide. Sorento Illinois has a latitude of 38.9773 and a longitude of -89.6001. Zip codes in Sorento, IL include 62086 ... more Sorento zips.

GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in Sorento, IL
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in Sorento, IL was 601.

Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in Sorento was 284, which represents 47.3 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in Sorento, IL
There are an estimated 135 married men in the town. 55.8 percent of men over 15 years old in Sorento are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in Sorento is 317 which is 52.7 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in Sorento, Illinois
There are an estimated 154 married women in the community. 56.6 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in Sorento, IL
The median age of people living in Sorento, IL was 34.8 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in Sorento was 51. There were 431 people above the age of 18, which represents 71.7 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 13 percent of the population (78) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in Sorento, IL
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in Sorento, IL was 596.

White Population in Sorento, IL
The estimated White population in the Sorento community is 590, which is 98.2 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in Sorento, Illinois
The estimated Black/African American population is 0, which is 0 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in Sorento, IL
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in Sorento, IL was 4.

Asian Population in Sorento, Illinois
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 0.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in Sorento, IL
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in Sorento was an estimated 0.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 2, while those of “two or more races” was 5 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the Sorento community was 6, or 1 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in Sorento, IL
The household population number in Sorento was 601.

Group Quarters Population in Sorento, IL
Group Quarters population in the community was 0.

Average Household Size in Sorento, IL
The average household size in Sorento is 2.53 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 3.03 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in Sorento, IL
At the time of the last census survey, there were 255 total housing units in Sorento.

The number of occupied housing units was 238, or 93.3 of the total units in town. Of these, 204 were owner-occupied (85.7), and 34 were renter-occupied (14.3, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 17 vacant homes in Sorento at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in Sorento, Illinois
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 144, with a median value in dollars of 31,500.

Monthly Owner Costs in Sorento, IL
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $563 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in Sorento, average costs per month were $239 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 308 people in the community had a high school degree, or 77 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Sorento, Illinois
20 people in Sorento also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 5 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in Sorento, IL
The number of Civilian Veterans in Sorento was 95, or 19.9 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in Sorento, IL
In 2000, there were 136 people in Sorento, IL listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in Sorento, IL
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 10 people in Sorento who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 1.7 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in Sorento, Illinois
There were 312 in the labor force in Sorento at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 62.9 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in Sorento was 35.3 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in Sorento, IL
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $31,250. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in Sorento, IL
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $32,125. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in Sorento, Illinois
Per capita income in Sorento in the last full census was 13,167. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in Sorento numbered 20, or 11.4 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in Sorento, IL
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 92, or 14.2 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.