Ruyle township, Jersey County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 28.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 381 (all rural)
Males: 195 | (51.2%) |
Females: 186 | (48.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 381 (321 owner occupied, 60 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 16% |
State: | 33% |
Races in Ruyle township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 1.3%
Median age of males: 37.5
Median age of females: 39.3
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Average household size: 2.95
Ruyle township: | 3.0 people |
Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.24
Ruyle township: | $56,186 |
Illinois: | $56,210 |
Here: | $477 |
State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $109,686 (it was $82,600 in 2000)
: | $109,686 |
Illinois: | $169,600 |
Population density: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 1.6% |
Whole state: | 10.7% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Ruyle township: Bethel Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Medora Cemetery (1), Elliott Cemetery (2), Kemper Cemetery (3), Oakland Cemetery (4), Pruitt Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Foster Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
82% of Ruyle township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 16% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 245
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 31
- South: 19
- West: 11
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 115
- Mobile homes: 10
Median worth of mobile homes: $10,000
Housing units in Ruyle township with a mortgage: 40 (5 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
- Truck transportation (20%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (13%)
- Construction (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Health care (16%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Personal and laundry services (15%)
- Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (25%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (17%)
- Engineers (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Registered nurses (18%)
- Personal appearance workers (15%)
- Cashiers (15%)
- Health technologists and technicians (9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Ruyle township:
- German (41.6%)
- United States or American (35.4%)
- English (16.8%)
- Irish (6.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 139 (85%)
- Carpooled: 6 (4%)
- Worked at home: 18 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (84%)
- Wood (6%)
- Utility gas (5%)
- Electricity (5%)
97.1% of residents of Ruyle township speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 316- In family households: 292 (86 male householders, 16 female householders)
85 spouses, 100 children (90 natural, 5 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 24 (14 male householders (9 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 58 2-persons, 32 4-persons, 12 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 9 1-person, 5 3-persons,
82 married couples with children.
13 single-parent households (1 men, 12 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% |