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Sycamore, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Sycamore is a Census city of 18,559 people across 10.12 square miles of land, in DeKalb County. Median household income is $84,120, 71.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 21 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $29.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sycamore
What Sycamore is
- Census place typecity
- Land area10.12 sq mi
- Water area0.06 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,834
- County holding the largest share of its areaDeKalb 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.
Sycamore
How many people live in Sycamore
- Population18,559
- Median age36.1
- Population under 184,362
- Share under 1823.5 percent
- Population 65 and over2,459
- Share 65 and over13.2 percent
- Households7,401
- Family households4,942
- Share of households that are families66.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sycamore
Income and work in Sycamore
- Median household income$84,120
- Per capita income$43,190
- Civilian labor force10,508
- Employed10,193
- Unemployed315 plus or minus 134
- Unemployment rate3.0 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Adults 25 and over12,268
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher46.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree19.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sycamore
Housing in Sycamore
- Housing units7,723
- Occupied units7,401
- Vacant units322 plus or minus 132
- Vacancy rate4.2 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Owner occupied5,298
- Renter occupied2,103
- Ownership rate71.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$265,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,140
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.3 percent
- Single family units5,832
- Share single family75.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,707 plus or minus 394
- Share in buildings of two or more22.1 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Mobile homes184 plus or minus 93
- Median year structure built1993
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sycamore
How Sycamore gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute8,764
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,956
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,520
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.2 percent
- Drove alone76.5 percent
- Carpooled4.9 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Public transport1.0 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Walked1.8 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home13.4 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sycamore
SBA loans in Sycamore (7(a))
- Approvals21
- Gross approval$29,590,200
- Average approval$1,409,057
- Median approval$461,200
- Ninetieth percentile approval$4,000,000
- Largest approval$4,500,000
- Jobs supported380
- Jobs per approval18.1
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full2
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises14.3 percent
- Distinct lenders14
- Distinct industries by NAICS14
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sycamore, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Sycamore
SBA loans in Sycamore (504)
- Approvals30
- Gross approval$19,068,000
- Average approval$635,600
- Median approval$338,000
- Largest approval$4,907,000
- Jobs supported232
- Loans with a final outcome11
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sycamore, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 11 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Sycamore
Flood risk in Sycamore
- NFIP communityCity of Sycamore
- NFIP community number170191
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date01/02/09
The City of Sycamore participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170191 and carries Community Rating System class 7, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
DeKalb County, not Sycamore
DeKalb County context, not Sycamore figures
- Establishments in DeKalb County1,975
- Covered employment, DeKalb County36,272
- Average annual pay, DeKalb County$56,896
- Housing units permitted, DeKalb County257
Every figure in this section is published for DeKalb County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sycamore.
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.
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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
Sycamore questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sycamore, Illinois?
18,559, in 7,401 households. Sycamore city covers 10.12 square miles of land, which is 1,834 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sycamore in?
DeKalb 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 Sycamore?
$84,120. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $265,700. Median gross rent is $1,140 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sycamore businesses?
21 7(a) approvals totaling $29.6 m since FY2020, across 14 lenders, median approval $461,200, plus 30 504 approvals worth $19.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sycamore, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sycamore borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Sycamore. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Sycamore in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sycamore appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sycamore, city of, community 170191, carrying Community Rating System class 7, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Sycamore figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for DeKalb 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 Sycamore.
Is zoning published for Sycamore?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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