Somerset township, Jackson County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (62% naturalized citizens)
Somerset township: | 1.2% |
Whole state: | 12.3% |
60% of Somerset township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3387
- Northeast: 46
- Midwest: 337
- South: 215
- West: 110
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
178 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,205
- One, attached: 33
- Two: 152
- 3 or 4: 15
- 10 to 19: 6
- Mobile homes: 371
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500
Housing units in Somerset township with a mortgage: 491 (22 second mortgage, 73 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 409
- Construction (15%)
- Public administration (14%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (3%)
- Educational services (26%)
- Health care (20%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (18%)
- Cashiers (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Somerset township:
- German (25.2%)
- United States or American (13.5%)
- Irish (11.7%)
- English (10.3%)
- French (except Basque) (7.0%)
- Italian (3.9%)
- Dutch (3.8%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Colombia (32%)
- Japan (16%)
- Philippines (16%)
- Germany (14%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (12%)
- Canada (10%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,519 (83%)
- Carpooled: 234 (13%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 22 (1%)
- Bicycle: 7 (0%)
- Walked: 13 (1%)
- Other means: 18 (1%)
- Worked at home: 19 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (44%)
- Utility gas (39%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Wood (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
178 people in nursing homes
98.4% of residents of Somerset township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 54% speak English well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,968- In family households: 3,355 (927 male householders, 199 female householders)
956 spouses, 1,185 children (1,081 natural, 37 adopted, 67 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 35 parents, 11 other relatives, 18 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 613 (227 male householders (189 living alone)), 311 female householders (280 living alone)), 75 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 184 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 531 2-persons, 258 3-persons, 207 4-persons, 95 5-persons, 35 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 469 1-person, 58 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 7 4-persons,
638 married couples with children.
213 single-parent households (63 men, 150 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 123
Here: | 23.1% |
Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 36
Here: | 15.3% |
Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7
Here: | 2.5% |
Illinois: | 25.8% |