Christy township, Lawrence County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (13% naturalized citizens)
Christy township: | 0.9% |
Whole state: | 12.3% |
62% of Christy township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1223
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 245
- South: 88
- West: 27
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $35,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.2%
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
People in group quarters in Christy township, Illinois:
- 64 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 52 people in nursing homes
- 22 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 498
- Two: 8
- 3 or 4: 17
- 5 to 9: 5
- 10 to 19: 1
- Mobile homes: 152
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $14,600
Housing units in Christy township with a mortgage: 128 (10 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 136
- Construction (19%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Health care (24%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Construction laborers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Christy township:
- German (30.8%)
- English (21.3%)
- United States or American (19.0%)
- Irish (8.9%)
- French (except Basque) (4.7%)
- Dutch (2.7%)
- Pennsylvania German (2.1%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Philippines (87%)
- Japan (13%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 569 (77%)
- Carpooled: 89 (12%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 39 (5%)
- Walked: 11 (1%)
- Other means: 7 (1%)
- Worked at home: 20 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (71%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Wood (3%)
People in group quarters in Christy township, Illinois:
- 64 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 52 people in nursing homes
- 22 people in homes for the mentally retarded
97.6% of residents of Christy township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% speak English very well, 13% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (46% speak English very well, 54% speak English well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,464- In family households: 1,258 (336 male householders, 67 female householders)
344 spouses, 437 children (400 natural, 11 adopted, 26 stepchildren), 26 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 14 other relatives, 30 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 206 (90 male householders (71 living alone)), 98 female householders (98 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 139 (51 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 166 2-persons, 97 3-persons, 103 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 15 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 169 1-person, 18 2-persons, 1 5-persons,
247 married couples with children.
92 single-parent households (27 men, 65 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
Here: | 2.0% |
Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
Here: | 8.3% |
Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
Here: | 3.8% |
Illinois: | 25.8% |