Perry township, Pike County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 37.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 636 (all rural)
| Males: 305 |  (48.0%) |
| Females: 331 |  (52.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 636 (482 owner occupied, 154 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 24% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Perry township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.2%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 41.8
Median age of females: 44.8
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Average household size: 2.30
| Perry township: | 2.3 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.89
| Perry township: | $39,433 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $343 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $69,496 (it was $54,800 in 2000)
| : | $69,496 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 17 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 18.7% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 7.1% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Perry.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Wilson Cemetery (1), Varder Cemetery (2), Taylor Cemetery (3), Lutz Cemetery (4), Dorsey Cemetery (5), Calhoun Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: De Frates-Shaeffer Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Spring Branch (A), Bower Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
71% of Perry township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 530
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 50
- South: 6
- West: 7
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 227
- One, attached: 4
- Two: 8
- 3 or 4: 3
- 5 to 9: 9
- Mobile homes: 65
Median worth of mobile homes: $10,400
Housing units in Perry township with a mortgage: 35 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 94
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Repair and maintenance (10%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
- Paper (6%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (5%)
- Construction (5%)
- Health care (31%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Private households (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (18%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (15%)
- Registered nurses (11%)
- Health technologists and technicians (10%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)
- Child care workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Perry township:
- German (33.9%)
- English (21.5%)
- United States or American (17.7%)
- Irish (7.5%)
- French (except Basque) (2.4%)
- Dutch (1.9%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 183 (80%)
- Carpooled: 23 (10%)
- Bicycle: 1 (0%)
- Walked: 9 (4%)
- Other means: 3 (1%)
- Worked at home: 10 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (53%)
- Electricity (23%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
- Wood (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
97.5% of residents of Perry township speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 595- In family households: 472 (140 male householders, 19 female householders)
147 spouses, 159 children (146 natural, 7 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 123 (54 male householders (48 living alone)), 60 female householders (57 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 87 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 30 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 105 1-person, 9 2-persons,
137 married couples with children.
15 single-parent households (3 men, 12 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1
| Here: | 1.5% |
| 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% |