Loami township, Sangamon County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 21.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,118 (all rural)
| Males: 556 |  (49.7%) |
| Females: 562 |  (50.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,118 (994 owner occupied, 124 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Loami township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.3%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.2%
- Hispanic or Latino: 1.6%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 36.8
Median age of females: 37.0
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Average household size: 2.60
| Loami township: | 2.6 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.93
| Loami township: | $55,317 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $594 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $130,900 (it was $87,600 in 2000)
| : | $130,900 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 53 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 7.2% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 3.0% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Loami.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Sulphur Springs Cemetery (1), Campbell Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Lake Loami (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: South Fork Lick Creek (A), Johns Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
62% of Loami township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 965
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 68
- South: 75
- West: 25
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 337
- One, attached: 4
- Two: 10
- 3 or 4: 2
- Mobile homes: 95
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500
Housing units in Loami township with a mortgage: 201 (18 second mortgage, 45 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 62
- Construction (17%)
- Public administration (17%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (4%)
- Health care (25%)
- Public administration (18%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
- Cashiers (10%)
- Health technologists and technicians (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Computer specialists (5%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Loami township:
- German (37.1%)
- English (14.9%)
- Irish (14.5%)
- United States or American (10.7%)
- French (except Basque) (4.3%)
- Italian (4.3%)
- African (0.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 521 (82%)
- Carpooled: 92 (14%)
- Walked: 6 (1%)
- Other means: 2 (0%)
- Worked at home: 18 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (64%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Wood (1%)
99.2% of residents of Loami township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,149- In family households: 1,075 (291 male householders, 49 female householders)
294 spouses, 384 children (347 natural, 9 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 21 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 7 other relatives, 24 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 74 (30 male householders (18 living alone)), 30 female householders (23 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 137 2-persons, 71 3-persons, 77 4-persons, 38 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 41 1-person, 19 2-persons,
194 married couples with children.
67 single-parent households (28 men, 39 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 34
| Here: | 26.2% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
| Here: | 4.4% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
| Here: | 12.0% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |