Decker township, Richland County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 35.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 395 (all rural)
| Males: 209 |  (52.9%) |
| Females: 186 |  (47.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 395 (359 owner occupied, 36 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 9% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Decker township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.2%
- Black: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 40.5
Median age of females: 40.9
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Average household size: 2.76
| Decker township: | 2.8 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.06
| Decker township: | $43,615 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $399 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $72,659 (it was $62,100 in 2000)
| : | $72,659 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 11 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 6.0% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 6.0% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Decker Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Decker township include: Adventist Church (A), Antioch Church (B), South Freedom Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Olive Branch Cemetery (1), Green Hill Cemetery (2), Gallagher Cemetery (3), Decker Cemetery (4), Carson Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Brown Creek (A), Turkey Creek (B), Hog Run Creek (C), Susan Branch (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
81% of Decker township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 87% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 357
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 26
- South: 4
- West: 12
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 145
- Mobile homes: 19
Median worth of mobile homes: $21,600
Housing units in Decker township with a mortgage: 30 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
- Repair and maintenance (11%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (9%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (9%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (7%)
- Fuel dealers (7%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Transportation equipment (28%)
- Health care (22%)
- Food and beverage stores (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (17%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (19%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Decker township:
- German (41.9%)
- English (12.4%)
- Dutch (10.8%)
- United States or American (10.8%)
- Irish (9.1%)
- Welsh (5.4%)
- Russian (2.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 168 (83%)
- Carpooled: 16 (8%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 17 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (63%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Wood (12%)
- Utility gas (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
97.9% of residents of Decker township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 399- In family households: 379 (114 male householders, 3 female householders)
105 spouses, 128 children (122 natural, 0 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 21 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 20 (7 male householders (3 living alone)), 9 female householders (9 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 51 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 32 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 7 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 12 1-person, 4 2-persons,
77 married couples with children.
19 single-parent households (13 men, 6 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% |