Rooks Creek township, Livingston County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 568 (all rural)
| Males: 287 |  (50.5%) |
| Females: 281 |  (49.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 568 (451 owner occupied, 117 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Rooks Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.2%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
Median age of males: 38.8
Median age of females: 37.7
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Average household size: 2.81
| Rooks Creek township: | 2.8 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.07
| Rooks Creek township: | $55,287 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $483 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $102,523 (it was $78,300 in 2000)
| : | $102,523 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $132,550
Here: $132,550 State: $228,842
Townhouses or other attached units: $108,589
Here: $108,589 State: $200,693
In 2-unit structures: $68,905
Here: $68,905 State: $206,569
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $113,838
Here: $113,838 State: $240,302
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $89,766
Here: $89,766 State: $222,493
Mobile homes: $24,376
Here: $24,376 State: $36,193
| Population density: 16 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.5% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 1.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Rooks Creek township: Rooks Creek United Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Johnson Cemetery (1), Rook's Creek Cemetery (2), Walden Farm Cemetery (3), Corbins Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Pike Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
64% of Rooks Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 525
- Northeast: 13
- Midwest: 17
- South: 12
- West: 4
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $67,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 205
- 10 to 19: 3
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $25,000
Housing units in Rooks Creek township with a mortgage: 71 (15 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 45
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Construction (8%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Printing and related support activities (4%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Health care (17%)
- Finance and insurance (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Printing and related support activities (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Accountants and auditors (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Art and design workers (5%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Rooks Creek township:
- German (41.9%)
- United States or American (23.2%)
- English (9.2%)
- Irish (5.0%)
- Italian (3.3%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.3%)
- Norwegian (2.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 243 (77%)
- Carpooled: 30 (10%)
- Walked: 13 (4%)
- Other means: 1 (0%)
- Worked at home: 28 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (62%)
- Utility gas (23%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Wood (1%)
97.9% of residents of Rooks Creek township speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 571- In family households: 522 (155 male householders, 16 female householders)
152 spouses, 171 children (162 natural, 5 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 6 other relatives, 15 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 49 (29 male householders (20 living alone)), 10 female householders (10 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 69 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 30 1-person, 6 2-persons, 3 3-persons,
135 married couples with children.
13 single-parent households (4 men, 9 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9
| Here: | 12.5% |
| 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% |