It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Savanna has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Savanna has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Savanna than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Savanna may be for you.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.61 minutes getting to work every day.
The percentage of adults in Savanna with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.30% of adults in Savanna have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Savanna in 2022 was $32,362, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $129,448 for a family of four. However, Savanna contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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 Native American. 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.
