Waldo township, Livingston County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 259 (all rural)
| Males: 129 |  (49.8%) |
| Females: 130 |  (50.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 259 (217 owner occupied, 42 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Waldo township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
- Black: 0.4%
Median age of males: 38.6
Median age of females: 36.5
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Average household size: 2.94
| Waldo township: | 2.9 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.19
| Waldo township: | $55,287 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $483 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $102,523 (it was $78,300 in 2000)
| : | $102,523 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $132,550
Here: $132,550 State: $228,842
Townhouses or other attached units: $108,589
Here: $108,589 State: $200,693
In 2-unit structures: $68,905
Here: $68,905 State: $206,569
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $113,838
Here: $113,838 State: $240,302
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $89,766
Here: $89,766 State: $222,493
Mobile homes: $24,376
Here: $24,376 State: $36,193
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 5.9% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Waldo township include: Waldo Church (A), Salem Evangelical Mennonite Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Waldo Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
71% of Waldo township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 95% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 242
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 21
- South: 16
- West: 8
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 91
- One, attached: 2
Housing units in Waldo township with a mortgage: 24 (0 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 31
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Machinery (11%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Finance and insurance (27%)
- Health care (21%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Chemicals (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (19%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Engineers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
- Customer service representatives (5%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Waldo township:
- German (66.4%)
- United States or American (10.5%)
- Irish (4.8%)
- English (4.4%)
- French (except Basque) (3.5%)
- Swiss (3.1%)
- Swedish (1.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 134 (91%)
- Carpooled: 3 (2%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (1%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 6 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%)
- Utility gas (32%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Wood (2%)
96.7% of residents of Waldo township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 290- In family households: 280 (76 male householders, 8 female householders)
83 spouses, 112 children (107 natural, 3 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 10 (1 male householders (0 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 39 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 1 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 7 1-person, 1 2-persons,
69 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (0 men, 4 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
| Here: | 18.6% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
| Here: | 11.1% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 28.6% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |