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Sheffield is a Census village of 874 people across 1.16 square miles of land, in Bureau County. Median household income is $74,750, 76.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sheffield
What Sheffield is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.16 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land750
- County holding the largest share of its areaBureau County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sheffield
How many people live in Sheffield
- Population874
- Median age38.3
- Population under 18178 plus or minus 50
- Share under 1820.4 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Population 65 and over152 plus or minus 39
- Share 65 and over17.4 percent
- Households378
- Family households219 plus or minus 44
- Share of households that are families57.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sheffield
Income and work in Sheffield
- Median household income$74,750
- Per capita income$33,172
- Civilian labor force455
- Employed437
- Unemployed18 plus or minus 15
- Unemployment rate4.0 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over590
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.0 percent plus or minus 19.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.8 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.9 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sheffield
Housing in Sheffield
- Housing units456
- Occupied units378
- Vacant units78 plus or minus 36
- Vacancy rate17.1 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Owner occupied288
- Renter occupied90 plus or minus 32
- Ownership rate76.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$102,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,047 plus or minus $264
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.8 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Single family units437
- Share single family95.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more19 plus or minus 21
- Share in buildings of two or more4.2 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1946
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sheffield
How Sheffield gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute415
- Commuting under 15 minutes114 plus or minus 47
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.5 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more108 plus or minus 34
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.0 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Drove alone84.1 percent
- Carpooled10.8 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Worked from home2.8 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sheffield
Flood risk in Sheffield
- NFIP communityVillage of Sheffield
- NFIP community number170857
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/02/11
The Village of Sheffield does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170857 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Bureau County, not Sheffield
Bureau County context, not Sheffield figures
- Establishments in Bureau County699
- Covered employment, Bureau County10,032
- Average annual pay, Bureau County$53,297
- Housing units permitted, Bureau County19
Every figure in this section is published for Bureau County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sheffield.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Sheffield questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sheffield, Illinois?
874, in 378 households. Sheffield village covers 1.16 square miles of land, which is 750 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sheffield in?
Bureau County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Sheffield?
$74,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $102,400. Median gross rent is $1,047 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Sheffield in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Sheffield appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sheffield, village of, community 170857, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Sheffield figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Bureau County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Sheffield.
Is zoning published for Sheffield?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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