Savanna is a very small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 2,712 people and two associated neighborhoods, Savanna is the 500th largest community in Illinois. Savanna has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.
Of important note, Savanna is also a city of artists. Savanna has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Savanna’s character.
The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Savanna has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Savanna a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One of the benefits of Savanna is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.41 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Savanna rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.23% of adults 25 and older in Savanna have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Savanna in 2022 was $29,396, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $117,584 for a family of four. However, Savanna contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Savanna is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Savanna home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Savanna residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Savanna include German, Irish, English, Dutch, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Savanna is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.