Berry township, Wayne County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 37.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 373 (all rural)
| Males: 189 |  (50.7%) |
| Females: 184 |  (49.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 373 (336 owner occupied, 37 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Berry township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.9%
- Black: 0.5%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 1.3%
Median age of males: 37.4
Median age of females: 36.3
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Average household size: 2.55
| Berry township: | 2.5 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.02
| Berry township: | $43,154 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $331 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $70,426 (it was $47,100 in 2000)
| : | $70,426 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 13.0% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 5.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Berry township: Union Grove Youth Camp (A), Berry Townhall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Berry township include: Arrington Prairie Baptist Church (A), Pin Oak Church (B), Union Star Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Bull Cemetery (1), Cariens Cemetery (2), Lappin Cemetery (3), Cincinnati Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Dry Fork (A), Wash Branch (B), Hazel Branch (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
85% of Berry township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 346
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 15
- South: 30
- West: 3
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.7% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 96
- Mobile homes: 57
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,900
Housing units in Berry township with a mortgage: 6 (6 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 23
- Educational services (15%)
- Transportation equipment (13%)
- Plastics and rubber products (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
- Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (8%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (6%)
- Health care (50%)
- Educational services (30%)
- Transportation equipment (20%)
- Secondary school teachers (15%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (14%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (13%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (27%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (27%)
- Bus drivers (16%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Berry township:
- United States or American (36.9%)
- Irish (34.1%)
- Greek (9.1%)
- German (4.8%)
- Italian (2.4%)
- Scottish (2.0%)
- English (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 93 (71%)
- Carpooled: 22 (17%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 7 (5%)
- Worked at home: 9 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (66%)
- Wood (19%)
- Utility gas (7%)
- Electricity (7%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 399- In family households: 356 (106 male householders, 10 female householders)
105 spouses, 129 children (123 natural, 0 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 43 (28 male householders (20 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 61 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 16 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 28 1-person, 8 2-persons,
75 married couples with children.
16 single-parent households (1 men, 15 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): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |