Savanna is a very small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 2,713 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.

Also of interest is that Savanna has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Savanna telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.64% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

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.

The citizens of Savanna are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.65% of adults in Savanna have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Savanna in 2022 was $27,179, which is low income relative to Illinois, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $108,716 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.