Pierce township, DeKalb County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 35.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 473 (all rural)
Males: 253 | (53.5%) |
Females: 220 | (46.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 473 (375 owner occupied, 98 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 21% |
State: | 33% |
Races in Pierce township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 90.5%
- Black: 0.8%
- Two or more races: 2.5%
Median age of males: 40.5
Median age of females: 40.9
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Average household size: 2.69
Pierce township: | 2.7 people |
Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.08
Pierce township: | $52,867 |
Illinois: | $56,210 |
Here: | $696 |
State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $160,600 (it was $133,900 in 2000)
: | $160,600 |
Illinois: | $169,600 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $186,597
Here: $186,597 State: $228,842
Townhouses or other attached units: $138,696
Here: $138,696 State: $200,693
In 2-unit structures: $130,642
Here: $130,642 State: $206,569
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $167,251
Here: $167,251 State: $240,302
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $92,536
Here: $92,536 State: $222,493
Mobile homes: $25,704
Here: $25,704 State: $36,193
Population density: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 6.1% |
Whole state: | 10.7% |
This township: | 6.1% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Pierce township: Pierce Community Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Community Methodist Cemetery (1), Saint Marys Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
79% of Pierce township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 447
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 58
- South: 0
- West: 7
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 176
- Two: 5
- Mobile homes: 6
Housing units in Pierce township with a mortgage: 77 (9 second mortgage, 26 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 31
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (14%)
- Construction (10%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (8%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (19%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (17%)
- Customer service representatives (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (21%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (8%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Life, physical, and social science technicians (4%)
- Accountants and auditors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Pierce township:
- German (28.7%)
- Norwegian (17.3%)
- Irish (11.8%)
- Swedish (9.8%)
- Dutch (7.1%)
- Italian (6.7%)
- United States or American (5.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 273 (81%)
- Carpooled: 34 (10%)
- Walked: 6 (2%)
- Worked at home: 22 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (77%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Solar energy (3%)
97.5% of residents of Pierce township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 524- In family households: 477 (135 male householders, 6 female householders)
127 spouses, 201 children (192 natural, 0 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 47 (19 male householders (11 living alone)), 22 female householders (22 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 40 2-persons, 46 3-persons, 30 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 12 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 33 1-person, 8 2-persons,
99 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (1 men, 8 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% |