| Sims | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 38.3619°N -88.5356°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Wayne |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Village president |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.06 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.18 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.06 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.18 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 423 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 166 |
| Population Density Km2: | 54.24 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 140.44 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 62886 |
| Area Code: | 618 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-70031 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2399825 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Sims, Illinois |
Sims is a village in Wayne County, Illinois, United States. The population was 166 at the 2020 census.
According to the 2010 census, Sims has a total area of 1.2sqmi, all land.[2]
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 273 people, 100 households, and 70 families residing in the village. The population density was 220.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 120 housing units at an average density of 100.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 100% White, 0% African American and 0% Asian.
There were 102 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.5% were non-families. 15.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 52.1% from 25 to 44, 29.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $29,983, and the median income for a family was $25,625. Males had a median income of $25,666 versus $15,542 for females. The per capita income for the village was $30,870.