Prairie township, Hancock County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 33.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 385 (all rural)
Males: 194 | (50.4%) |
Females: 191 | (49.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 385 (327 owner occupied, 58 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 15% |
State: | 33% |
Races in Prairie township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
- Black: 0.3%
Median age of males: 41.2
Median age of females: 43.8
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Average household size: 2.45
Prairie township: | 2.5 people |
Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.77
Prairie 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: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 4.6% |
Whole state: | 10.7% |
This township: | 1.6% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Elvaston.
70% of Prairie township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 286
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 117
- South: 21
- West: 6
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $85,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 168
- One, attached: 1
- Two: 3
- Mobile homes: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $62,000
Housing units in Prairie township with a mortgage: 56 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 31
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Metal and metal products (13%)
- Construction (12%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (10%)
- Utilities (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Food (6%)
- Transportation equipment (20%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Radio, TV, and computer stores (7%)
- U. S. Postal service (6%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (16%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (11%)
- Personal appearance workers (9%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Child care workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Prairie township:
- German (37.5%)
- Irish (17.2%)
- United States or American (12.5%)
- English (9.1%)
- Scottish (4.7%)
- Dutch (4.3%)
- French (except Basque) (3.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 217 (87%)
- Carpooled: 13 (5%)
- Worked at home: 19 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (43%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Wood (2%)
95.9% of residents of Prairie township speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 434- In family households: 402 (115 male householders, 29 female householders)
125 spouses, 126 children (119 natural, 5 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 32 (8 male householders (2 living alone)), 17 female householders (17 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 74 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 45 4-persons, 4 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 19 1-person, 6 2-persons,
72 married couples with children.
18 single-parent households (7 men, 11 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% |