Sun River Terrace, Illinois


Sun River Terrace is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 455 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Sun River Terrace is located in eastern Kankakee County on the southeast side of the Kankakee River, with Illinois Route 17 running along the southern boundary of the village. Kankakee, the county seat, is to the west, and Momence is the same distance to the northeast.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Sun River Terrace has a total area of, of which is land and is water.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 455 people, 140 households, and 88 families residing in the village. The population density was. There were 207 housing units at an average density of. The racial makeup of the village was 12.97% White, 73.41% African American, 0.44% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 3.30% from other races, and 9.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.01% of the population.
There were 140 households, out of which 43.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 14.29% were married couples living together, 42.86% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.14% were non-families. 30.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.57% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.14 and the average family size was 3.46.
The village's age distribution consisted of 33.5% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 15.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.9 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $46,346, and the median income for a family was $45,833. Males had a median income of $42,917 versus $38,594 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,798. About 15.9% of families and 23.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.2% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2000Pop 2010% 2000% 2010
Latino whites|White] alone 3137498.09%7.01%10.77%
Black or African American alone 33845633488.25%86.36%73.41%
Native American or Alaska Native alone 0100.00%0.19%0.00%
Asian alone 0010.00%0.00%0.22%
Pacific Islander alone 0000.00%0.00%0.00%
Race and ethnicity in [the United States census|Other race] alone 3100.78%0.19%0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial 37300.78%1.33%6.59%
Hispanic or Latino 826412.09%4.92%9.01%
Total383528455100.00%100.00%100.00%

Transportation

provides bus service between Sun River Terrace, Momence and Kankakee on weekdays.