Clayton township, Adams County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,185 (all rural)
Males: 647 | (54.6%) |
Females: 538 | (45.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,035 (868 owner occupied, 167 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 16% |
State: | 33% |
Races in Clayton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 88.7%
- Black: 9.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.1%
Median age of males: 36.6
Median age of females: 37.5
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Average household size: 2.45
Clayton township: | 2.5 people |
Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.00
Clayton township: | $41,327 |
Illinois: | $56,210 |
Here: | $423 |
State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $108,800 (it was $73,100 in 2000)
: | $108,800 |
Illinois: | $169,600 |
Population density: 32 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 18.8% |
Whole state: | 10.7% |
This township: | 18.8% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Clayton.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Clayton township: Faith Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Pleasant View Cemetery (1), Sargent Cemetery (2), South Side Cemetery (3), Meints Cemetery (4), Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
55% of Clayton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% 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: 117
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 11
- South: 0
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $85,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
150 people in state prisons
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 37
- Mobile homes: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $55,000
Housing units in Clayton township with a mortgage: 3 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Repair and maintenance (10%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (9%)
- Construction (9%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Transportation equipment (17%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Health care (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Private households (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (13%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Child care workers (6%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Clayton township:
- German (76.3%)
- Dutch (16.1%)
- Irish (5.1%)
- Norwegian (2.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 50 (70%)
- Carpooled: 10 (14%)
- Worked at home: 11 (15%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (51%)
- Electricity (35%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
150 people in state prisons
94.4% of residents of Clayton township speak English at home.
5.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 128- In family households: 125 (36 male householders, 0 female householders)
35 spouses, 54 children (54 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 3 (3 male householders (3 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 9 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 3 1-person,
205 married couples with children.
58 single-parent households (11 men, 47 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% |