Newton township, Whiteside County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 4 (67% naturalized citizens)
Newton township: | 3.6% |
Whole state: | 12.3% |
66% of Newton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 86% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 238
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 138
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 153
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $95,000
Housing units in Newton township with a mortgage: 79 (0 second mortgage, 24 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 26
- Metal and metal products (25%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Utilities (13%)
- Public administration (12%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (17%)
- Finance and insurance (13%)
- Utilities (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Other direct selling establishments (8%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Personal and laundry services (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (27%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (20%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (15%)
- Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers (10%)
- Personal appearance workers (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Newton township:
- German (43.6%)
- Dutch (18.9%)
- Irish (9.6%)
- English (6.8%)
- Swedish (5.7%)
- United States or American (3.9%)
- French (except Basque) (2.5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (67%)
- Ireland (33%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 151 (75%)
- Carpooled: 23 (11%)
- Worked at home: 28 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (73%)
- Utility gas (13%)
- Wood (9%)
- Electricity (5%)
96.3% of residents of Newton township speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 398- In family households: 368 (136 male householders, 0 female householders)
134 spouses, 91 children (56 natural, 0 adopted, 35 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 30 (20 male householders (16 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 81 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 6 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 22 1-person, 4 2-persons,
92 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (5 men, 6 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): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Illinois: | 25.8% |