Sigel township, Shelby County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 23.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 788 (all rural)
Males: 404 | (51.3%) |
Females: 384 | (48.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 786 (664 owner occupied, 122 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 16% |
State: | 33% |
Races in Sigel township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 33.0
Median age of females: 34.8
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Average household size: 2.93
Sigel township: | 2.9 people |
Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.51
Sigel township: | $47,414 |
Illinois: | $56,210 |
Here: | $423 |
State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $80,102 (it was $67,400 in 2000)
: | $80,102 |
Illinois: | $169,600 |
Population density: 33 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 4.2% |
Whole state: | 10.7% |
This township: | 3.1% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Sigel.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Creeks: Rattlesnake Creek (A), Hog Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
78% of Sigel township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 91% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 648
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 31
- South: 15
- West: 11
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
2 people in religious group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 238
- Two: 1
- 3 or 4: 2
- 5 to 9: 10
- 10 to 19: 4
- Mobile homes: 19
Median worth of mobile homes: $58,300
Housing units in Sigel township with a mortgage: 43 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 81
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
- Construction (10%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Printing and related support activities (6%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Health care (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sigel township:
- German (78.0%)
- United States or American (11.5%)
- English (3.8%)
- Irish (3.5%)
- Dutch (1.7%)
- Pennsylvania German (0.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 269 (70%)
- Carpooled: 53 (14%)
- Bicycle: 2 (1%)
- Walked: 12 (3%)
- Other means: 6 (2%)
- Worked at home: 45 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (44%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Wood (2%)
2 people in religious group quarters
99.9% of residents of Sigel township speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 712- In family households: 645 (167 male householders, 16 female householders)
164 spouses, 286 children (266 natural, 17 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 67 (25 male householders (25 living alone)), 42 female householders (42 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 2 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 59 2-persons, 56 3-persons, 40 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 67 1-person,
228 married couples with children.
27 single-parent households (11 men, 16 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 70
Here: | 73.7% |
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: 4
Here: | 9.1% |
Illinois: | 25.8% |