May township, Lee County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 395 (all rural)
Males: 204 | (51.6%) |
Females: 191 | (48.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 395 (343 owner occupied, 52 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 13% |
State: | 33% |
Races in May township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.5%
- Black: 0.5%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 52.4
Median age of females: 52.7
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Average household size: 2.22
May township: | 2.2 people |
Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.71
May township: | $51,683 |
Illinois: | $56,210 |
Here: | $495 |
State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $104,291 (it was $83,400 in 2000)
: | $104,291 |
Illinois: | $169,600 |
Population density: 11 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 4.5% |
Whole state: | 10.7% |
This township: | 0.5% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in May township: Saint Patricks Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Patrick's Cemetery (1), Sandy Hill Cemetery (2), Saint Mary's Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Mallard Pond (A), Lake Sunset (B), Woodhaven Lake (C), Bass Lake (D), Black Oak Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
82% of May township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 317
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 40
- South: 12
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.7% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 99
- Mobile homes: 82
Median worth of mobile homes: $24,000
Housing units in May township with a mortgage: 16 (7 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
- Construction (15%)
- Plastics and rubber products (13%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (10%)
- Other direct selling establishments (10%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (10%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (9%)
- Finance and insurance (22%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (15%)
- Public administration (15%)
- Health care (12%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (21%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (13%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Top executives (9%)
- Plant and system operators (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (20%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Waiters and waitresses (15%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (15%)
- Registered nurses (12%)
- Financial managers (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in May township:
- German (28.3%)
- Irish (13.6%)
- Polish (11.6%)
- United States or American (11.1%)
- English (8.9%)
- French (except Basque) (6.1%)
- Scottish (5.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 78 (72%)
- Carpooled: 10 (9%)
- Walked: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 19 (17%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (79%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Utility gas (5%)
- Wood (4%)
- Solar energy (4%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 377- In family households: 308 (89 male householders, 21 female householders)
101 spouses, 95 children (95 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 69 (7 male householders (0 living alone)), 49 female householders (43 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 69 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 43 1-person, 13 2-persons,
48 married couples with children.
15 single-parent households (12 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): 6
Here: | 54.5% |
Illinois: | 11.1% |