Anchor township, McLean County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 376 (all rural)
| Males: 167 |  (44.4%) |
| Females: 209 |  (55.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 353 (250 owner occupied, 103 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 29% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Anchor township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 2.1%
Median age of males: 36.5
Median age of females: 33.2
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Average household size: 2.82
| Anchor township: | 2.8 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.26
| Anchor township: | $61,846 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $662 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $160,300 (it was $109,300 in 2000)
| : | $160,300 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $186,077
Here: $186,077 State: $228,842
Townhouses or other attached units: $164,364
Here: $164,364 State: $200,693
In 2-unit structures: $196,146
Here: $196,146 State: $206,569
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $61,771
Here: $61,771 State: $240,302
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $136,087
Here: $136,087 State: $222,493
Mobile homes: $17,029
Here: $17,029 State: $36,193
| Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.1% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 1.0% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Anchor.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Anchor township: Saint Johns Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Township Cemetery (1), Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery (2), Anchor Township Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
72% of Anchor township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 300
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 20
- South: 15
- West: 4
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $24,200
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
23 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 137
Housing units in Anchor township with a mortgage: 59 (4 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 33
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
- Finance and insurance (15%)
- Truck transportation (12%)
- Health care (9%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Construction (5%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (5%)
- Finance and insurance (21%)
- Educational services (15%)
- U. S. Postal service (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Construction (8%)
- Health care (7%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (21%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (12%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Computer specialists (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
- Postsecondary teachers (7%)
- Waiters and waitresses (7%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
- Accountants and auditors (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Anchor township:
- German (50.4%)
- Irish (18.9%)
- English (12.9%)
- Scottish (4.6%)
- Swedish (2.5%)
- United States or American (1.8%)
- Dutch (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 113 (70%)
- Carpooled: 22 (14%)
- Walked: 7 (4%)
- Worked at home: 20 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (51%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
- Other fuel (4%)
- Electricity (2%)
23 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
98.8% of residents of Anchor township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 317- In family households: 274 (72 male householders, 20 female householders)
77 spouses, 105 children (87 natural, 0 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 43 (23 male householders (23 living alone)), 13 female householders (10 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 26 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 46 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 33 1-person, 3 2-persons,
95 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (1 men, 8 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
| Here: | 5.8% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
| Here: | 17.6% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |