Embarrass township, Edgar County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 44.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 658 (all rural)
| Males: 325 |  (49.4%) |
| Females: 333 |  (50.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 658 (532 owner occupied, 126 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Embarrass township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 40.0
Median age of females: 41.5
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Average household size: 2.47
| Embarrass township: | 2.5 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.97
| Embarrass township: | $41,698 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $400 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $67,821 (it was $56,400 in 2000)
| : | $67,821 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $95,275
Here: $95,275 State: $228,842
Townhouses or other attached units: $134,889
Here: $134,889 State: $200,693
Mobile homes: $26,038
Here: $26,038 State: $36,193
| Population density: 15 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 11.9% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 6.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Brocton.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Embarrass township: Embarrass Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Scott Cemetery (1), Embarrass Cemetery (2), Zimmerman Cemetery (3), Catfish Cemetery (4), Catfish Point Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Catfish Creek (A), Hickory Grove Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
66% of Embarrass township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 553
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 69
- South: 48
- West: 10
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 263
- Two: 3
- Mobile homes: 33
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $18,300
Housing units in Embarrass township with a mortgage: 66 (0 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 108
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (31%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (4%)
- Construction (3%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Health care (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Plastics and rubber products (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (27%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Embarrass township:
- United States or American (28.1%)
- German (21.7%)
- Irish (14.7%)
- English (11.3%)
- European (5.7%)
- Dutch (2.4%)
- French (except Basque) (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 195 (67%)
- Carpooled: 45 (15%)
- Bicycle: 11 (4%)
- Walked: 15 (5%)
- Other means: 3 (1%)
- Worked at home: 22 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (46%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%)
- Electricity (9%)
- No fuel used (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Wood (1%)
99.2% of residents of Embarrass township speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 685- In family households: 615 (182 male householders, 24 female householders)
171 spouses, 209 children (183 natural, 14 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 10 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 70 (24 male householders (18 living alone)), 37 female householders (37 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 102 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 38 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 55 1-person, 3 2-persons, 3 4-persons,
131 married couples with children.
26 single-parent households (8 men, 18 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1
| Here: | 1.2% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1
| Here: | 2.1% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |