Middleport township, Iroquois County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 4,784 (87% urban, 13% rural)
| Males: 2,291 |  (47.9%) |
| Females: 2,493 |  (52.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 4,606 (3,013 owner occupied, 1,593 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 35% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Middleport township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.7%
- Black: 0.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 39.2
Median age of females: 41.8
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Average household size: 2.33
| Middleport township: | 2.3 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.93
| Middleport township: | $47,846 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $474 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $89,777 (it was $79,400 in 2000)
| : | $89,777 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 131 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 11.4% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 4.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Watseka.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Oak Hill Cemetery (1), Lyman Cemetery (2), Gard Army of the Republic Cemetery (3), Roberts Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Middleport township: Bonnies Prairie Nature Preserve (1). Display/hide its location on the map
71% of Middleport township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 98% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 520
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 33
- South: 5
- West: 11
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
People in group quarters in Middleport township, Illinois:
- 151 people in nursing homes
- 24 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 235
- One, attached: 5
- Mobile homes: 59
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 26
Median worth of mobile homes: $31,700
Housing units in Middleport township with a mortgage: 63 (7 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 22
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (27%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Food (5%)
- Construction (3%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (3%)
- Food and beverage stores (3%)
- Health care (23%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (18%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
- Child care workers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Middleport township:
- German (47.9%)
- Norwegian (13.9%)
- Swedish (8.6%)
- Irish (7.4%)
- French (except Basque) (4.1%)
- English (3.1%)
- Czech (2.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 230 (76%)
- Carpooled: 13 (4%)
- Walked: 13 (4%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 45 (15%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (67%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Wood (7%)
- Utility gas (2%)
People in group quarters in Middleport township, Illinois:
- 151 people in nursing homes
- 24 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
98.3% of residents of Middleport township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 578- In family households: 514 (142 male householders, 15 female householders)
154 spouses, 189 children (179 natural, 7 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 64 (43 male householders (37 living alone)), 16 female householders (16 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 73 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 53 1-person, 6 2-persons,
667 married couples with children.
345 single-parent households (70 men, 275 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 14
| Here: | 17.7% |
| 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% |