Sumner TownshipIL
A town of 811, settled in 1855.
Is Sumner Township a good place to live?
Sumner Township’s median age is 32.6 years, below both the Illinois town median (40.7 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Sumner Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
811 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Sumner Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sumner Township, 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 Sumner Township.
Most of Sumner Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Sumner Township for work: only 3% work in town. At $103,000, Sumner Township’s median household income is where Illinois’ towns sit at $83,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. The top destinations are Grant Park (9%), Chicago (7%) and Kankakee (7%).
| Sumner Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $103,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.3% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Sumner Township
Sumner Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Sumner Township is
Sumner Township beats the Illinois average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 38% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Sumner Township.
| Sumner Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Sumner Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.9% | 13.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.2% | 9.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.4% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Sumner Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Sumner Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Sumner Township
About 1 of every 100 Sumner Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
97% of working residents leave Sumner Township for work
Where Sumner Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Sumner Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Sumner Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 837 and it contained 336 housing units. It was formed as Union Township from part of Yellow Head Township on October 8, 1855; its name changed to Sumner Township on June 27, 1856.
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- Established
- 1855
- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 699 ft
Questions about Sumner Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sumner Township, IL a good place to live?
Sumner Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.