Ridgeland township, Iroquois County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 3 (55% naturalized citizens)
Ridgeland township: | 2.7% |
Whole state: | 12.3% |
69% of Ridgeland township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 338
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 21
- South: 20
- West: 3
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $25,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 139
- Mobile homes: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $132,500
Housing units in Ridgeland township with a mortgage: 44 (5 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 55
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Construction (11%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Health care (27%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Office supplies and stationery stores (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Gasoline stations (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Construction laborers (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (20%)
- Registered nurses (11%)
- Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (11%)
- Cashiers (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Ridgeland township:
- German (45.1%)
- English (10.6%)
- Irish (5.1%)
- Italian (4.8%)
- French (except Basque) (3.8%)
- Swedish (2.7%)
- United States or American (2.7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Korea (100%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 152 (79%)
- Carpooled: 10 (5%)
- Walked: 11 (6%)
- Worked at home: 20 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (83%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
- Wood (1%)
98.1% of residents of Ridgeland township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 393- In family households: 362 (99 male householders, 12 female householders)
104 spouses, 140 children (125 natural, 13 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 31 (12 male householders (12 living alone)), 15 female householders (11 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 48 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 30 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 23 1-person, 4 2-persons,
89 married couples with children.
15 single-parent households (8 men, 7 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Here: | 8.5% |
Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
Here: | 18.8% |
Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Illinois: | 25.8% |