Germantown township, Clinton County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (18% naturalized citizens)
| Germantown township: | 0.6% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
74% of Germantown township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1778
- Northeast: 10
- Midwest: 108
- South: 26
- West: 21
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $42,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
9 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 636
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 13
- 3 or 4: 34
- Mobile homes: 47
Median worth of mobile homes: $20,000
Housing units in Germantown township with a mortgage: 325 (29 second mortgage, 48 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 187
- Construction (21%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Health care (24%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Computer specialists (4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Germantown township:
- German (83.5%)
- United States or American (7.5%)
- Irish (2.6%)
- French (except Basque) (0.8%)
- English (0.8%)
- Italian (0.7%)
- Dutch (0.6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Russia (45%)
- Mexico (36%)
- Germany (18%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 867 (79%)
- Carpooled: 155 (14%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 6 (1%)
- Bicycle: 2 (0%)
- Walked: 22 (2%)
- Worked at home: 48 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (61%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Wood (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
9 people in homes for the mentally retarded
97.4% of residents of Germantown township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (29% speak English very well, 47% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,957- In family households: 1,764 (499 male householders, 52 female householders)
509 spouses, 663 children (619 natural, 23 adopted, 21 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 5 other relatives, 22 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 193 (94 male householders (70 living alone)), 70 female householders (70 living alone)), 29 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 194 2-persons, 133 3-persons, 147 4-persons, 64 5-persons, 13 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 140 1-person, 22 2-persons, 2 4-persons,
466 married couples with children.
41 single-parent households (13 men, 28 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 0.9% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 58
| Here: | 43.3% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 24
| Here: | 23.5% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |