Geneva township, Kane County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 4 (51% naturalized citizens)
| Geneva township: | 4.3% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
60% of Geneva township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 16029
- Northeast: 1208
- Midwest: 3209
- South: 1026
- West: 683
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $168,400
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
People in group quarters in Geneva township, Illinois:
- 387 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 281 people in nursing homes
- 74 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 25 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 6,211
- One, attached: 694
- Two: 278
- 3 or 4: 395
- 5 to 9: 185
- 10 to 19: 139
- 20 to 49: 97
- 50 or more: 257
- Mobile homes: 9
Housing units in Geneva township with a mortgage: 5,188 (539 second mortgage, 970 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,097
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (14%)
- Construction (9%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Metal and metal products (3%)
- Machinery (3%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Health care (13%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
- Top executives (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Engineers (4%)
- Computer specialists (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Geneva township:
- German (23.2%)
- Irish (16.2%)
- Polish (8.7%)
- Italian (8.3%)
- English (6.6%)
- Swedish (5.9%)
- United States or American (4.3%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- United Kingdom (15%)
- Mexico (12%)
- India (8%)
- Canada (7%)
- Germany (7%)
- Italy (4%)
- Russia (4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 9,081 (83%)
- Carpooled: 534 (5%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 30 (0%)
- Subway or elevated: 31 (0%)
- Railroad: 514 (5%)
- Taxi: 8 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 10 (0%)
- Walked: 206 (2%)
- Other means: 64 (1%)
- Worked at home: 409 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (94%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
People in group quarters in Geneva township, Illinois:
- 387 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 281 people in nursing homes
- 74 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 25 people in other nonhousehold living situations
94.2% of residents of Geneva township speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 22,493- In family households: 20,255 (5,297 male householders, 801 female householders)
5,460 spouses, 8,086 children (7,689 natural, 203 adopted, 194 stepchildren), 44 grandchildren, 95 brothers or sisters, 116 parents, 167 other relatives, 189 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,238 (754 male householders (602 living alone)), 1,188 female householders (1,078 living alone)), 296 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 774 (754 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,136 2-persons, 1,230 3-persons, 1,689 4-persons, 766 5-persons, 193 6-persons, 84 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 1,680 1-person, 233 2-persons, 29 3-persons,
6,207 married couples with children.
670 single-parent households (158 men, 512 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 361
| Here: | 10.4% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 142
| Here: | 9.7% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 216
| Here: | 31.7% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |