North Okaw township, Coles County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 54.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 918 (all rural)
| Males: 459 |  (50.0%) |
| Females: 459 |  (50.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 918 (752 owner occupied, 166 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in North Okaw township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 34.6
Median age of females: 36.3
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Average household size: 2.75
| North Okaw township: | 2.8 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.18
| North Okaw township: | $37,768 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $476 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $83,916 (it was $70,800 in 2000)
| : | $83,916 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $122,966
Here: $122,966 State: $228,842
Townhouses or other attached units: $87,306
Here: $87,306 State: $200,693
In 2-unit structures: $151,794
Here: $151,794 State: $206,569
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $219,521
Here: $219,521 State: $222,493
Mobile homes: $40,052
Here: $40,052 State: $36,193
| Population density: 17 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.4% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Cooks Mills Fire Protection District (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in North Okaw township include: Zoar Church (A), Pleasant Grove Baptist Church (B), Quinn Chapel (C), Mount Zion Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Brann Cemetery (1), Smith Cemetery (2), Zoar Cemetery (3), Pleasant Grove Cemetery (4), Mount Zion Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Flat Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map
70% of North Okaw 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, 55% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 804
- Northeast: 9
- Midwest: 35
- South: 22
- West: 7
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 330
- One, attached: 5
- Mobile homes: 34
Median worth of mobile homes: $10,300
Housing units in North Okaw township with a mortgage: 92 (10 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 71
- Construction (15%)
- Repair and maintenance (11%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (9%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (9%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (8%)
- Printing and related support activities (7%)
- Wood products (6%)
- Educational services (23%)
- Food (11%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Office supplies and stationery stores (6%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Electricians (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (26%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (21%)
- Food processing workers (9%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Communications equipment operators (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in North Okaw township:
- United States or American (34.0%)
- German (19.8%)
- English (15.7%)
- Swiss (8.7%)
- Irish (6.9%)
- Pennsylvania German (5.6%)
- French (except Basque) (4.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 290 (70%)
- Carpooled: 90 (22%)
- Bicycle: 2 (0%)
- Walked: 18 (4%)
- Other means: 12 (3%)
- Worked at home: 5 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
- Utility gas (29%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Wood (5%)
73.7% of residents of North Okaw township speak English at home.
24.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 877- In family households: 793 (236 male householders, 9 female householders)
247 spouses, 285 children (266 natural, 5 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 84 (42 male householders (42 living alone)), 42 female householders (42 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 112 2-persons, 60 3-persons, 29 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 84 1-person,
248 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (12 men, 5 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 37
| Here: | 33.6% |
| 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% |