Atkinson township, Henry County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 0 (67% naturalized citizens)
Atkinson township: | 0.2% |
Whole state: | 12.3% |
67% of Atkinson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1192
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 163
- South: 36
- West: 7
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 493
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 13
- 3 or 4: 42
- 10 to 19: 2
- 20 to 49: 2
- Mobile homes: 23
Median worth of mobile homes: $13,100
Housing units in Atkinson township with a mortgage: 206 (8 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 145
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Construction (13%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Health care (17%)
- Finance and insurance (13%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Accountants and auditors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Atkinson township:
- Belgian (38.4%)
- German (20.1%)
- Irish (8.0%)
- United States or American (7.3%)
- Swedish (6.7%)
- English (5.2%)
- Dutch (2.9%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Japan (67%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 508 (78%)
- Carpooled: 65 (10%)
- Walked: 21 (3%)
- Other means: 2 (0%)
- Worked at home: 54 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (67%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
- Electricity (8%)
98.4% of residents of Atkinson township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 28% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,403- In family households: 1,204 (325 male householders, 48 female householders)
344 spouses, 457 children (445 natural, 5 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 3 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 199 (53 male householders (44 living alone)), 125 female householders (110 living alone)), 21 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 172 2-persons, 60 3-persons, 85 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 30 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 154 1-person, 24 2-persons,
264 married couples with children.
41 single-parent households (14 men, 27 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
Here: | 4.1% |
Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
Here: | 5.3% |
Illinois: | 25.8% |