Scotland township, McDonough County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 3 (43% naturalized citizens)
| Scotland township: | 3.2% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
59% of Scotland township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 388
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 59
- South: 25
- West: 28
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 205
- Mobile homes: 19
Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500
Housing units in Scotland township with a mortgage: 60 (10 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 38
- Construction (25%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Beverage and tobacco products (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (5%)
- U. S. Postal service (5%)
- Educational services (42%)
- Health care (27%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Social assistance (2%)
- Personal and laundry services (2%)
- Farmers and farm managers (23%)
- Engineers (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Construction laborers (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
- Other construction workers and helpers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Postsecondary teachers (16%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Scotland township:
- English (15.4%)
- German (14.2%)
- United States or American (11.5%)
- Irish (10.0%)
- Scottish (8.5%)
- Polish (5.7%)
- Danish (4.8%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Philippines (57%)
- United Kingdom (43%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 194 (74%)
- Carpooled: 27 (10%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 39 (15%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (56%)
- Utility gas (30%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Wood (3%)
96.1% of residents of Scotland township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 514- In family households: 467 (164 male householders, 16 female householders)
153 spouses, 127 children (127 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 47 (23 male householders (18 living alone)), 14 female householders (8 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 104 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 46 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 26 1-person, 11 2-persons,
74 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (2 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
| Here: | 15.6% |
| 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: | 37.5% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |