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Sigel, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Sigel is a Census town of 439 people across 0.28 square miles of land, in Shelby County. Median household income is $85,625, 84.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $100,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sigel
What Sigel is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.28 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,562 plus or minus 498
- County holding the largest share of its areaShelby 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.
Sigel
How many people live in Sigel
- Population439 plus or minus 140
- Median age33.3 plus or minus 12.1
- Population under 18138 plus or minus 47
- Share under 1831.4 percent
- Population 65 and over78 plus or minus 28
- Share 65 and over17.8 percent
- Households150 plus or minus 43
- Family households124 plus or minus 43
- Share of households that are families82.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sigel
Income and work in Sigel
- Median household income$85,625 plus or minus $17,848
- Per capita income$29,439 plus or minus $5,905
- Civilian labor force209 plus or minus 86
- Employed204 plus or minus 83
- Unemployed5 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate2.4 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Adults 25 and over271 plus or minus 88
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.7 percent plus or minus 40.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.9 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.3 percent plus or minus 6.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sigel
Housing in Sigel
- Housing units155 plus or minus 44
- Occupied units150 plus or minus 43
- Vacant units5 plus or minus 7
- Vacancy rate3.2 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Owner occupied126 plus or minus 40
- Renter occupied24 plus or minus 14
- Ownership rate84.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$165,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$671
- Annual rent as a share of median income9.4 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Single family units136 plus or minus 41
- Share single family87.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more18 plus or minus 19
- Share in buildings of two or more11.6 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Mobile homes1 plus or minus 3
- Median year structure built1967
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sigel
How Sigel gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute197 plus or minus 84
- Commuting under 15 minutes53 plus or minus 31
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.9 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more31 plus or minus 29
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more15.7 percent plus or minus 13.0
- Drove alone78.9 percent
- Carpooled13.2 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home3.4 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sigel
SBA loans in Sigel (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$100,000
- Average approval$100,000
- Median approval$100,000
- Largest approval$100,000
- Jobs supported50
- Jobs per approval50.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sigel, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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.
Shelby County, not Sigel
Shelby County context, not Sigel figures
- Establishments in Shelby County422
- Covered employment, Shelby County4,848
- Average annual pay, Shelby County$48,311
- Housing units permitted, Shelby County9
Every figure in this section is published for Shelby County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sigel.
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
Sigel questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sigel, Illinois?
439, in 150 households. Sigel town covers 0.28 square miles of land, which is 1,562 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sigel in?
Shelby 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 Sigel?
$85,625. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $165,800. Median gross rent is $671 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sigel businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $100,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $100,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sigel, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sigel borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Sigel. Only 0 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.
Are the county figures on this page Sigel figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Shelby 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 Sigel.
Is zoning published for Sigel?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.