Moving to Savoy, Illinois

Population: 4,476. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,839 (+8.1% change)
Males: 2,051 (45.8%), Females: 2,425 (54.2%)

Champaign County

Zip code: 61874

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.6 years
Median household income: $48,500
Median house value: $147,100

Population by Race

Races in Savoy:

  • White Non-Hispanic (80.3%)
  • Korean (5.1%)
  • Black (4.5%)
  • Asian Indian (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
  • Chinese (2.1%)
  • Hispanic (2.1%)
  • Other race (0.8%)
  • Other Asian (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (24.6%), English (14.9%), Irish (10.5%), United States (10.1%), French (4.0%), Swedish (3.9%).

Elevation: 738 feet

Land area: 1.5 square miles

Map of Savoy, IL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Savoy

  • High school or higher: 96.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 58.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 31.1%
  • Unemployed: 1.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Savoy village

  • Never married: 24.5%
  • Now married: 58.9%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 8.2%
  • Divorced: 7.3%

11.1% Foreign born (7.0% Asia, 1.2% Africa).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,661 (+59.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Savoy:

  • PAVILION FOUNDATION,THE (about 4 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL)
  • CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; URBANA, IL)
  • COVENANT MEDICAL CTR CHAMPAIGN-URBANA (about 5 miles; URBANA, IL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Savoy:

  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD (about 3 miles; CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL; Abbreviation: CMI)
  • COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 42 miles; MATTOON/CHARLESTON, IL; Abbreviation: MTO)
  • DECATUR (about 45 miles; DECATUR, IL; Abbreviation: DEC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Savoy:

  • FRASCA FIELD (about 7 miles; URBANA, IL; Abbreviation: C16)
  • RANTOUL NATL AVN CNTR-FRANK ELLIOTT FLD (about 18 miles; RANTOUL, IL; Abbreviation: TIP)
  • TUSCOLA (about 21 miles; TUSCOLA, IL; Abbreviation: K96)

Amtrak stations near Savoy:

  • 4 miles: CHAMPAIGN-URBANA (CHAMPAIGN, 116 N. CHESTNUT ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 19 miles: RANTOUL (RNATOUL, N. KENTUCKY ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Savoy:

  • PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 4 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,186)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 4 miles; Champaign, IL; Full-time enrollment: 36,284)
  • EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; CHARLESTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 9,582)
  • LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 42 miles; MATTOON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,666)
  • ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,019)
  • MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; DECATUR, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,274)
  • HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; Normal, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,390)

Private primary/middle school in Savoy:

  • MONTESSORI SCH CHAMPAIGN/URBAN (Students: 135; Location: 1403 REGENCY EAST; Grades: PK – KG)