Wrights township, Greene County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 348 (all rural)
| Males: 175 |  (50.3%) |
| Females: 173 |  (49.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 348 (263 owner occupied, 85 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 24% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Wrights township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.7%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.3%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 1.1%
Median age of males: 34.0
Median age of females: 31.8
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Average household size: 2.74
| Wrights township: | 2.7 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.26
| Wrights township: | $43,052 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $410 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $69,961 (it was $49,200 in 2000)
| : | $69,961 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 11.4% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Hickory Grove Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bear Creek (A), Crooked Run (B), Wolf Run (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
79% of Wrights township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 318
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 8
- South: 7
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 128
- Mobile homes: 24
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Wrights township with a mortgage: 31 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 18
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (37%)
- Construction (14%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Chemicals (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (20%)
- Finance and insurance (15%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Health care (12%)
- Social assistance (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Construction (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (37%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Other construction workers and helpers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (15%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (14%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (14%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (8%)
- Business operations specialists (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Wrights township:
- United States or American (44.7%)
- German (26.4%)
- English (7.5%)
- Irish (5.0%)
- French (except Basque) (3.8%)
- Italian (2.5%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 111 (78%)
- Carpooled: 4 (3%)
- Walked: 3 (2%)
- Worked at home: 25 (17%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
- Utility gas (27%)
- Wood (11%)
- Electricity (9%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 333- In family households: 284 (89 male householders, 11 female householders)
81 spouses, 96 children (88 natural, 0 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 49 (22 male householders (22 living alone)), 27 female householders (27 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 46 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 6 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 49 1-person,
88 married couples with children.
16 single-parent households (4 men, 12 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: 3
| Here: | 100.0% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |