Empire township, McLean County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 49.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 3,845 (87% urban, 13% rural)
Males: 1,858 | (48.3%) |
Females: 1,987 | (51.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 3,776 (3,114 owner occupied, 662 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 18% |
State: | 33% |
Races in Empire township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.1%
Median age of males: 36.2
Median age of females: 37.7
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Average household size: 2.54
Empire township: | 2.5 people |
Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.02
Empire township: | $61,846 |
Illinois: | $56,210 |
Here: | $662 |
State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $160,300 (it was $109,300 in 2000)
: | $160,300 |
Illinois: | $169,600 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $186,077
Here: $186,077 State: $228,842
Townhouses or other attached units: $164,364
Here: $164,364 State: $200,693
In 2-unit structures: $196,146
Here: $196,146 State: $206,569
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $61,771
Here: $61,771 State: $240,302
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $136,087
Here: $136,087 State: $222,493
Mobile homes: $17,029
Here: $17,029 State: $36,193
Population density: 78 people per square mile | (average). |
This township: | 2.8% |
Whole state: | 10.7% |
This township: | 2.8% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Le Roy.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Le Roy Golf Course (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Howard Cemetery (1), Oak Grove Cemetery (2), Gilmore Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: West Fork Salt Creek (A), Long Point Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Empire township: Howard Virgin Timber Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
76% of Empire 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: 91
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 13
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
69 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 45
- Mobile homes: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $112,500
Housing units in Empire township with a mortgage: 6 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10
- Construction (15%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Finance and insurance (25%)
- Health care (17%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Business operations specialists (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Empire township:
- Norwegian (47.1%)
- German (19.6%)
- Irish (17.6%)
- English (12.7%)
- Finnish (2.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 36 (68%)
- Carpooled: 11 (21%)
- Worked at home: 6 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (43%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
- Wood (12%)
69 people in nursing homes
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 109- In family households: 84 (25 male householders, 0 female householders)
26 spouses, 33 children (33 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 25 (15 male householders (7 living alone)), 3 female householders (3 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 9 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 5 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 10 1-person, 8 2-persons,
798 married couples with children.
177 single-parent households (51 men, 126 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% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5
Here: | 100.0% |
Illinois: | 25.8% |