Rocky Run township, Hancock County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.0 sq. mi.
Population: 158 (all rural)
| Males: 80 |  (50.6%) |
| Females: 78 |  (49.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 158 (129 owner occupied, 29 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Rocky Run township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 38.7
Median age of females: 38.0
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Average household size: 2.98
| Rocky Run township: | 3.0 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.22
| Rocky Run 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: 4 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 1.8% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Rocky Run township: Mallard (A), Lifers Landing (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Mount Vernon Missionary Baptist Cemetery (1), Oak Valley Missionary Cemetery (2), Fletcher Cemetery (3), Crenshaw Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Jennifer Creek Reservoir (A), Rocky Run Lake (B), Little Rocky Run Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Shipe Creek (A), Rocky Run (B), County Line Branch (C), Jenifer Creek (D), Petit Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
62% of Rocky Run township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 151
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 102
- South: 12
- West: 3
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.9% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 71
Housing units in Rocky Run township with a mortgage: 18 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (40%)
- Petroleum and coal products (11%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Construction (7%)
- Warehousing and storage (6%)
- Food (4%)
- Educational services (29%)
- Health care (18%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Social assistance (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (20%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (16%)
- Top executives (11%)
- Business operations specialists (11%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (29%)
- Registered nurses (11%)
- Child care workers (11%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (11%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Therapists (8%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Rocky Run township:
- German (32.8%)
- United States or American (22.7%)
- English (16.0%)
- European (10.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (5.9%)
- French Canadian (3.4%)
- Irish (2.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 67 (62%)
- Carpooled: 7 (6%)
- Walked: 13 (12%)
- Worked at home: 21 (19%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%)
- Utility gas (20%)
- Electricity (14%)
- No fuel used (6%)
- Wood (3%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 271- In family households: 268 (61 male householders, 9 female householders)
74 spouses, 124 children (118 natural, 6 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 3 (3 male householders (3 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 26 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 3 1-person,
45 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (2 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10
| Here: | 20.4% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 16
| Here: | 80.0% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |