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Weller township, Henry County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 1 (33% naturalized citizens)

Weller township:

1.3%
Whole state:

12.3%

73% of Weller township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Illinois.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 387
  • Northeast: 3
  • Midwest: 43
  • South: 6
  • West: 25

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.2%

No gay or lesbian households reported
Weller township, IL map Weller township, Illinois satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $10,000


Housing units in Weller township with a mortgage: 41 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 51

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 2
  • 1995 to 1998: 0
  • 1990 to 1994: 8
  • 1980 to 1989: 10
  • 1970 to 1979: 10
  • 1960 to 1969: 12
  • 1950 to 1959: 0
  • 1940 to 1949: 6
  • 1939 or earlier: 150

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Weller township, Illinois:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 4
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 15
  • 6 rooms: 25
  • 7 rooms: 20
  • 8 rooms: 29
  • 9 or more rooms: 51

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Weller township, Illinois:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 5
  • 5 rooms: 6
  • 6 rooms: 8
  • 7 rooms: 8
  • 8 rooms: 16
  • 9 or more rooms: 5

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Weller township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 4
  • 2 bedrooms: 12
  • 3 bedrooms: 60
  • 4 bedrooms: 47
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 21

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Weller township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 6
  • 2 bedrooms: 11
  • 3 bedrooms: 13
  • 4 bedrooms: 17
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 1

Cars and other vehicles available in Weller township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 4
  • 1 vehicle: 28
  • 2 vehicles: 73
  • 3 vehicles: 37
  • 4 vehicles: 2
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Weller township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 5
  • 1 vehicle: 8
  • 2 vehicles: 14
  • 3 vehicles: 10
  • 4 vehicles: 9
  • 5 or more vehicles: 2

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
  • Construction (19%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Rail transportation (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Educational services (13%)
  • Food and beverage stores (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (14%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Rail and water transportation workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (5%)
  • Food processing workers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Weller township:

  • Swedish (25.1%)
  • English (21.1%)
  • United States or American (14.9%)
  • German (8.4%)
  • Irish (6.0%)
  • Scottish (3.7%)
  • Polish (3.0%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (67%)
  • Sweden (33%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (48%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
  • Electricity (2%)

98.9% of residents of Weller township speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 472

Size of family households: 72 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 12 5-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 30 1-person, 8 2-persons, 2 3-persons,

99 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (3 men, 3 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:

0.0%
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: 5
Here:

27.8%
Illinois:

25.8%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Weller township:

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