Salem township, Knox County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 35.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 992 (71% urban, 29% rural)
| Males: 498 |  (50.2%) |
| Females: 494 |  (49.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 992 (833 owner occupied, 159 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Salem township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 39.6
Median age of females: 42.2
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Average household size: 2.42
| Salem township: | 2.4 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.87
| Salem township: | $39,553 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $439 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $75,450 (it was $63,400 in 2000)
| : | $75,450 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 28 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 8.7% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 0.9% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Yates City.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Yates City Cemetery (1), Blakeslee Cemetery (2), Summitt-Douglas Cemetery (3), Uniontown Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Grandt Lake (A), Midland Employee Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
64% of Salem township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 859
- Northeast: 10
- Midwest: 43
- South: 54
- West: 17
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $33,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 398
- One, attached: 4
- Two: 9
- 3 or 4: 6
- 5 to 9: 11
- Mobile homes: 13
Median worth of mobile homes: $24,200
Housing units in Salem township with a mortgage: 134 (19 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 156
- Machinery (20%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Construction (11%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Health care (14%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Gasoline stations (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Customer service representatives (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Salem township:
- German (23.6%)
- English (18.2%)
- United States or American (18.1%)
- Irish (10.3%)
- Swedish (4.2%)
- Scottish (3.1%)
- French (except Basque) (2.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 379 (78%)
- Carpooled: 75 (15%)
- Walked: 4 (1%)
- Other means: 3 (1%)
- Worked at home: 24 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (68%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Electricity (6%)
96.9% of residents of Salem township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 985- In family households: 872 (256 male householders, 49 female householders)
273 spouses, 245 children (211 natural, 8 adopted, 26 stepchildren), 18 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 14 parents, 5 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 113 (40 male householders (38 living alone)), 64 female householders (61 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 165 2-persons, 63 3-persons, 41 4-persons, 30 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 99 1-person, 3 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
181 married couples with children.
23 single-parent households (6 men, 17 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
| Here: | 5.1% |
| 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% |