Moving to Savanna, Illinois

Population: 3,542. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,288 (-7.2% change)
Males: 1,670 (47.1%), Females: 1,872 (52.9%)

Carroll County

Zip code: 61074

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.5 years
Median household income: $27,180
Median house value: $48,300

Population by Race

Races in Savanna:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.9%)
  • Hispanic (5.3%)
  • Other race (2.6%)
  • Black (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (29.8%), Irish (20.2%), United States (10.4%), English (9.9%), Norwegian (2.7%), Dutch (2.5%).

Elevation: 606 feet

Land area: 2.6 square miles

Map of Savanna, IL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Savanna

  • High school or higher: 79.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
  • Unemployed: 14.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Savanna city

  • Never married: 22.2%
  • Now married: 49.2%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 12.6%
  • Divorced: 14.6%

3.7% Foreign born (1.9% Latin America, 0.9% Asia, 0.6% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: -323 (-8.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Savanna:

  • MERCY MEDICAL CENTER – CLINTON (about 17 miles; CLINTON, IA)
  • MORRISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; MORRISON, IL)
  • GALENA-STAUSS HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; GALENA, IL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Savanna:

  • CLINTON MUNI (about 23 miles; CLINTON, IA; Abbreviation: CWI)
  • WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 41 miles; STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; Abbreviation: SQI)
  • DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 45 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; Abbreviation: DBQ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Savanna:

  • TRI-TOWNSHIP (about 5 miles; SAVANNA, IL; Abbreviation: SFY)
  • FOSTER FIELD (about 25 miles; APPLE RIVER, IL; Abbreviation: 7A4)
  • ERIE AIR PARK (about 30 miles; ERIE, IL; Abbreviation: 3H5)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Savanna:

  • SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,310)
  • BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 49 miles; MOLINE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,891)
  • EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 50 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
  • AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 51 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,220)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 51 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
  • ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,200)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 84 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,737)

Schools

Public high schools in Savanna:

  • SAVANNA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 224; Location: 500 CRAGMOOR ST; Grades: 08 – 12)
  • RAP (Students: 18; Location: 414 THIRD ST; Grades: 08 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Savanna:

  • CHESTNUT PARK SCHOOL (Students: 500; Location: 2215 WACKER RD; Grades: KG – 08)
  • SAVANNA PRE-SCHOOL (Students: 40; Location: 414 THIRD ST; Grades: PK – PK)

Libraries

Library in Savanna:

  • SAVANNA P.L.D. (Operating income: $90,808; Location: 326 THIRD STREET; 15,246 books; 1,380 audio materials; 437 video materials; 60 serial subscriptions)