Mississippi township, Jersey County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (81% naturalized citizens)
| Mississippi township: | 1.1% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
66% of Mississippi township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1642
- Northeast: 28
- Midwest: 145
- South: 96
- West: 40
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 571
- Mobile homes: 179
Median worth of mobile homes: $46,200
Housing units in Mississippi township with a mortgage: 234 (0 second mortgage, 28 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 150
- Construction (18%)
- Metal and metal products (12%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Health care (19%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Electricians (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Mississippi township:
- German (52.0%)
- United States or American (15.4%)
- English (9.2%)
- Irish (4.7%)
- French (except Basque) (2.1%)
- European (1.8%)
- Scottish (1.4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Bolivia (43%)
- Germany (38%)
- Philippines (19%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 835 (85%)
- Carpooled: 95 (10%)
- Other means: 5 (1%)
- Worked at home: 44 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (85%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Wood (3%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
97.4% of residents of Mississippi township speak English at home.
2.0% 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 very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,988- In family households: 1,808 (467 male householders, 97 female householders)
501 spouses, 715 children (617 natural, 38 adopted, 60 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 12 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 180 (77 male householders (60 living alone)), 68 female householders (57 living alone)), 35 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 233 2-persons, 116 3-persons, 143 4-persons, 43 5-persons, 14 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 117 1-person, 20 2-persons, 8 3-persons,
437 married couples with children.
67 single-parent households (38 men, 29 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 60
| Here: | 25.4% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 19
| Here: | 12.8% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 2.5% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |