Pilot Grove township, Hancock County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 299 (all rural)
| Males: 151 |  (50.5%) |
| Females: 148 |  (49.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 299 (242 owner occupied, 57 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Pilot Grove township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
Median age of males: 38.9
Median age of females: 37.0
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Average household size: 2.74
| Pilot Grove township: | 2.7 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.04
| Pilot Grove township: | $43,471 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $414 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $75,915 (it was $58,900 in 2000)
| : | $75,915 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 8 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 11.7% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: McKay Cemetery (1), Pilot Grove Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Thomas Lake (A), Linda Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Short Creek (A), Dunbar Creek (B), Rock Creek (C), Deer Creek (D), La Harpe Creek (E), Grove Creek (F), Wildcat Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
90% of Pilot Grove township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 246
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 36
- South: 7
- West: 6
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 104
- Mobile homes: 11
Housing units in Pilot Grove township with a mortgage: 30 (4 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (35%)
- Construction (12%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (11%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Chemicals (8%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
- Health care (36%)
- Personal and laundry services (14%)
- Fuel dealers (10%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (35%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (12%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (14%)
- Personal appearance workers (14%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12%)
- Registered nurses (10%)
- Health technologists and technicians (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Pilot Grove township:
- German (54.4%)
- English (22.5%)
- United States or American (9.9%)
- Dutch (4.9%)
- French (except Basque) (3.8%)
- Irish (3.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 137 (90%)
- Carpooled: 14 (9%)
- Worked at home: 1 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (56%)
- Utility gas (38%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 299- In family households: 275 (85 male householders, 11 female householders)
70 spouses, 86 children (86 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 23 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 24 (9 male householders (1 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 49 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 20 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 8 1-person, 8 2-persons,
76 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (5 men, 2 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: 5
| Here: | 23.8% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |