Ora township, Jackson County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 427 (all rural)
| Males: 218 |  (51.1%) |
| Females: 209 |  (48.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 427 (383 owner occupied, 44 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Ora township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
- Two or more races: 1.2%
Median age of males: 37.5
Median age of females: 36.6
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Average household size: 2.60
| Ora township: | 2.6 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.98
| Ora township: | $31,790 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $513 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,592 (it was $63,400 in 2000)
| : | $93,592 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 4.6% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 1.5% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Bryden (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Birkner Cemetery (1), Williamson Cemetery (2), Joubert Cemetery (3), Graff Cemetery (4), King Cemetery (5), Ditzler Cemetery (6), Creek Paum Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Long Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
53% of Ora township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 83% 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: 417
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 22
- South: 7
- West: 7
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 163
- One, attached: 7
- Mobile homes: 20
Median worth of mobile homes: $91,700
Housing units in Ora township with a mortgage: 30 (6 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 31
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Construction (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Wood products (5%)
- Printing and related support activities (5%)
- Educational services (38%)
- Health care (16%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Printing and related support activities (5%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Food processing workers (5%)
- Printing workers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Accountants and auditors (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Bus drivers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Ora township:
- German (48.9%)
- English (10.7%)
- United States or American (10.7%)
- French (except Basque) (7.8%)
- Italian (6.8%)
- Irish (6.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 238 (84%)
- Carpooled: 35 (12%)
- Walked: 3 (1%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 7 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%)
- Electricity (35%)
- Wood (11%)
- Utility gas (5%)
99.5% of residents of Ora township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 453- In family households: 432 (119 male householders, 21 female householders)
138 spouses, 143 children (124 natural, 5 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 21 (8 male householders (8 living alone)), 10 female householders (7 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 50 2-persons, 42 3-persons, 43 4-persons, 5 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 15 1-person, 3 2-persons,
92 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (3 men, 6 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 12.7% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
| Here: | 30.0% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |