Macomb township, McDonough County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 32.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 608 (0% urban, 100% rural)
| Males: 290 |  (47.7%) |
| Females: 318 |  (52.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 608 (421 owner occupied, 187 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 31% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Macomb township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.5%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Median age of males: 35.9
Median age of females: 34.0
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Average household size: 2.68
| Macomb township: | 2.7 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.12
| Macomb township: | $38,088 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $543 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $80,381 (it was $60,800 in 2000)
| : | $80,381 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 19 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 18.7% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 6.6% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Bardolph.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Macomb township: Jerusalem United Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Brooking Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Town Fork (A), Farmers Fork (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
64% of Macomb township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 497
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 27
- South: 14
- West: 35
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $11,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 196
- 3 or 4: 11
- 5 to 9: 5
- Mobile homes: 40
Median worth of mobile homes: $17,200
Housing units in Macomb township with a mortgage: 70 (2 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 47
- Metal and metal products (16%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Truck transportation (11%)
- Construction (10%)
- Health care (6%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Food and beverage stores (16%)
- Health care (13%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (13%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Macomb township:
- United States or American (29.1%)
- English (21.8%)
- German (12.8%)
- Irish (7.0%)
- Dutch (4.9%)
- European (4.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 236 (87%)
- Carpooled: 22 (8%)
- Railroad: 2 (1%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 10 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (45%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Wood (4%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
98.3% of residents of Macomb township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 578- In family households: 516 (128 male householders, 38 female householders)
133 spouses, 193 children (163 natural, 6 adopted, 24 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 62 (31 male householders (29 living alone)), 27 female householders (26 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 69 2-persons, 42 3-persons, 38 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 55 1-person, 3 2-persons,
127 married couples with children.
35 single-parent households (8 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): 2
| Here: | 6.7% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |