Sand Prairie township, Tazewell County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 35.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,477 (21% urban, 79% rural)
| Males: 715 |  (48.4%) |
| Females: 762 |  (51.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,463 (1,251 owner occupied, 212 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Sand Prairie township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 35.5
Median age of females: 35.3
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Average household size: 2.76
| Sand Prairie township: | 2.8 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.15
| Sand Prairie township: | $56,656 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $558 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $130,100 (it was $89,300 in 2000)
| : | $130,100 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $154,380
Here: $154,380 State: $228,842
Townhouses or other attached units: $152,552
Here: $152,552 State: $200,693
In 2-unit structures: $130,736
Here: $130,736 State: $206,569
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $117,140
Here: $117,140 State: $222,493
Mobile homes: $10,559
Here: $10,559 State: $36,193
| Population density: 42 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 6.1% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 2.0% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Green Valley.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Sand Prairie township: Herget (A), Sand Prairie Townhall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Sand Prairie township: Saint Johns Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery (1), Breedlove Cemetery (2), Old Sand Prairie Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
68% of Sand Prairie township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1262
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 109
- South: 94
- West: 16
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $106,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 511
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 3
- 3 or 4: 20
- 5 to 9: 8
- 10 to 19: 3
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7
Housing units in Sand Prairie township with a mortgage: 234 (33 second mortgage, 44 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 166
- Construction (16%)
- Machinery (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Utilities (4%)
- Health care (18%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Computer and electronic products (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sand Prairie township:
- German (44.0%)
- United States or American (20.7%)
- Irish (6.6%)
- English (5.9%)
- French (except Basque) (3.4%)
- Dutch (2.8%)
- Italian (2.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 563 (76%)
- Carpooled: 96 (13%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
- Bicycle: 3 (0%)
- Walked: 10 (1%)
- Other means: 21 (3%)
- Worked at home: 44 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (66%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Wood (1%)
8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
97.8% of residents of Sand Prairie township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,473- In family households: 1,353 (401 male householders, 39 female householders)
371 spouses, 504 children (446 natural, 3 adopted, 55 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 9 other relatives, 18 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 120 (44 male householders (35 living alone)), 58 female householders (55 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 15 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 179 2-persons, 88 3-persons, 104 4-persons, 56 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 90 1-person, 10 2-persons, 2 4-persons,
356 married couples with children.
45 single-parent households (20 men, 25 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 35
| Here: | 15.3% |
| 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: 6
| Here: | 16.7% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |