Palestine township, Woodford County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 37.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 987 (all rural)
| Males: 492 |  (49.8%) |
| Females: 495 |  (50.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 987 (818 owner occupied, 169 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Palestine township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.1%
Median age of males: 37.5
Median age of females: 37.1
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Average household size: 2.83
| Palestine township: | 2.8 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.14
| Palestine township: | $66,048 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $527 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $147,551 (it was $103,200 in 2000)
| : | $147,551 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 26 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 3.7% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 1.7% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Secor.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Palestine township: Colburn Farms (A), Delaney Farms (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Secor Cemetery (1), Centennial Chapel Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Stark Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Olive Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Palestine township: Ridgetop Hill Prairie Nature Preserve (1). Display/hide its location on the map
68% of Palestine 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, 94% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 793
- Northeast: 8
- Midwest: 76
- South: 45
- West: 23
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $85,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 341
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 18
Median worth of mobile homes: $37,500
Housing units in Palestine township with a mortgage: 118 (4 second mortgage, 23 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 90
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
- Construction (8%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Health care (15%)
- Finance and insurance (13%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Personal and laundry services (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (20%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Accountants and auditors (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Accountants and auditors (5%)
- Other financial specialists (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Palestine township:
- German (58.2%)
- Irish (9.9%)
- English (6.7%)
- United States or American (4.9%)
- Dutch (4.0%)
- Croatian (3.4%)
- French (except Basque) (2.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 424 (81%)
- Carpooled: 32 (6%)
- Walked: 5 (1%)
- Other means: 5 (1%)
- Worked at home: 59 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%)
- Utility gas (46%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Electricity (1%)
- Wood (1%)
98.8% of residents of Palestine township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 60% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 945- In family households: 886 (250 male householders, 21 female householders)
254 spouses, 316 children (293 natural, 2 adopted, 21 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 20 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 59 (24 male householders (17 living alone)), 24 female householders (20 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 106 2-persons, 79 3-persons, 41 4-persons, 31 5-persons, 14 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 37 1-person, 11 2-persons,
200 married couples with children.
40 single-parent households (21 men, 19 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13
| Here: | 12.7% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
| Here: | 7.0% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 3.6% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |