Zif township, Wayne County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 17.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 114 (all rural)
| Males: 59 |  (51.8%) |
| Females: 55 |  (48.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 111 (90 owner occupied, 21 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Zif township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
Median age of males: 42.5
Median age of females: 46.5
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Average household size: 2.47
| Zif township: | 2.5 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.83
| Zif township: | $43,154 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $331 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $70,426 (it was $47,100 in 2000)
| : | $70,426 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 8.7% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 1.9% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Zif township include: Patterson Church (A), Zif Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Wells Cemetery (1), Williams Cemetery (2), Wright Cemetery (3), Zif Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
69% of Zif township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 88% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1174
- Northeast: 10
- Midwest: 139
- South: 213
- West: 9
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
3 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 510
- One, attached: 11
- Two: 4
- 5 to 9: 12
- Mobile homes: 110
Median worth of mobile homes: $26,500
Housing units in Zif township with a mortgage: 237 (34 second mortgage, 25 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 119
- Transportation equipment (17%)
- Metal and metal products (11%)
- Construction (11%)
- Computer and electronic products (7%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
- Transportation equipment (14%)
- Health care (14%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (15%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Construction laborers (3%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Zif township:
- United States or American (38.3%)
- German (20.9%)
- Irish (9.4%)
- English (7.1%)
- Dutch (2.7%)
- French (except Basque) (2.5%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 631 (86%)
- Carpooled: 87 (12%)
- Walked: 8 (1%)
- Other means: 2 (0%)
- Worked at home: 4 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (54%)
- Electricity (23%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Wood (2%)
- Solar energy (2%)
3 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
99.0% of residents of Zif township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% speak English very well, 58% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,545- In family households: 1,406 (418 male householders, 55 female householders)
413 spouses, 451 children (406 natural, 3 adopted, 42 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 12 other relatives, 24 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 139 (60 male householders (53 living alone)), 64 female householders (61 living alone)), 15 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 224 2-persons, 95 3-persons, 100 4-persons, 35 5-persons, 14 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 114 1-person, 8 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
21 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households (0 men, 0 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): 3
| Here: | 4.4% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8
| Here: | 26.7% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |