SpauldingIL
A town of 790, settled in 1890.
Is Spaulding a good place to live?
11% of residents are under 18 in Spaulding, below both Illinois’ towns (22%) and U.S. towns (22%). Only 4 of the 769 Illinois towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Spaulding. 15% of the land in Spaulding is conserved, where Illinois’ towns sit at 3.7% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Spaulding has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
790 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Lincoln Tomb and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Spaulding. Close and well known come first.
Big draw7 mi LandmarkLincoln Tomb
7 mi National Historic SiteLincoln Home National Historic Site124K visitors a year7 mi National MonumentSpringfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument
7 mi MuseumOld State Capitol State Historic Site
17 mi MuseumLincoln's New Salem
8 mi MuseumIllinois State MuseumPhoto credits
Lincoln Tomb: David Jones, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lincoln Home National Historic Site: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Old State Capitol State Historic Site: Shadow2700 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Lincoln's New Salem: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Illinois State Museum: Mike Linksvayer from Oakland, California, CC0
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Moving to Spaulding: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Spaulding, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Spaulding.
Spaulding has 0.0 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Half the trips to work are shorter than 8 miles. The average commute in Spaulding is 19 minutes. The top destinations are Springfield (42%), Riverton (8%) and Sherman (3%). Among residents in the town, 3.1% live below the poverty line.
| Spaulding | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.1% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $105,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The median age in Spaulding is higher than in most of Illinois or the rest of the country
35% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Illinois. Spaulding: 30% of residents are 65 or older.
| Spaulding | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54.6 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 30% | 19% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 32% and 70% women
The Census survey reached too few of Spaulding’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±18.6 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Spaulding | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 4.4% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.8% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.8% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 5.8% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.7% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.6% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 21.4% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.4% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.4% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.9% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 17% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.6% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.7% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.4% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 800, single groups can be off by several points
In Spaulding, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 19° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conserved land covers 15.2% of Spaulding
0.1 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. Parks and preserves in Spaulding: one, of 3 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Spaulding Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How healthy Spaulding is
The share of adults in Spaulding who have obesity: 39%. Against the Illinois average, Spaulding comes out ahead on 5 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 2. Two figures for adults here: 18% binge drink, 36% have high blood pressure.
| Spaulding | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 35% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 6.4% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Spaulding | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.4% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Spaulding faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Spaulding sits below 59% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 40% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 19% to tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Spaulding’s typical home value is about $267K
93% of households live in a home they own in Spaulding. Typical home values rose 12% in the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Spaulding
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Spaulding
About 7 of every 100 Spaulding residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
100% of working residents leave Spaulding for work
Where Spaulding’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Spaulding
Village in Illinois, United States
Spaulding is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Spaulding had a population of 801. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. Spaulding is in the Riverton School District #14.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 581 ft
- Area code
- 217
Questions about Spaulding
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Spaulding, IL a good place to live?
Spaulding has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.