Jordan township, Whiteside County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 918 (all rural)
Males: 470 | (51.2%) |
Females: 448 | (48.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 918 (783 owner occupied, 135 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 15% |
State: | 33% |
Races in Jordan township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.5%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Hispanic or Latino: 2.9%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 40.9
Median age of females: 41.5
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Average household size: 2.79
Jordan township: | 2.8 people |
Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.01
Jordan township: | $47,792 |
Illinois: | $56,210 |
Here: | $485 |
State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $92,475 (it was $75,700 in 2000)
: | $92,475 |
Illinois: | $169,600 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $127,417
Here: $127,417 State: $228,842
Townhouses or other attached units: $168,346
Here: $168,346 State: $200,693
In 2-unit structures: $235,074
Here: $235,074 State: $206,569
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $169,047
Here: $169,047 State: $240,302
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $110,052
Here: $110,052 State: $222,493
Mobile homes: $60,875
Here: $60,875 State: $36,193
Population density: 26 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 39.3% |
Whole state: | 10.7% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Jordan Center (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Jordan township include: Jordan Church (A), East Jordan United Methodist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Oak Knoll Cemetery (1), Penrose Friends Cemetery (2), Oak Knoll Cemetery (3), East Jordan Cemetery (4), Maple Ridge Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Skunk Creek (A), Buffalo Creek (B), Jordan Creek (C), Goose Creek (D), Wild Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
92% of Jordan township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 19
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 7
- South: 2
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 8
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
- Truck transportation (11%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Construction (6%)
- Food (6%)
- Gasoline stations (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Health care (22%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (7%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (16%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other transportation workers (5%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Customer service representatives (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jordan township:
- German (57.1%)
- Norwegian (42.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 5 (36%)
- Carpooled: 2 (14%)
- Worked at home: 7 (50%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (55%)
- Electricity (45%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 28- In family households: 25 (9 male householders, 0 female householders)
10 spouses, 6 children (2 natural, 4 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 3 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 3 female householders (3 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 5 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 2 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 3 1-person,
203 married couples with children.
18 single-parent households (4 men, 14 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% |