Oakdale township, Washington County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 37.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 643 (all rural)
Males: 320 | (49.8%) |
Females: 323 | (50.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 643 (545 owner occupied, 98 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 15% |
State: | 33% |
Races in Oakdale township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.2%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 1.2%
Median age of males: 37.8
Median age of females: 37.4
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Average household size: 2.68
Oakdale township: | 2.7 people |
Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.12
Oakdale township: | $52,286 |
Illinois: | $56,210 |
Here: | $406 |
State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $100,383 (it was $74,000 in 2000)
: | $100,383 |
Illinois: | $169,600 |
Population density: 17 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 1.0% |
Whole state: | 10.7% |
This township: | 1.0% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Oakdale.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Maxwell Cemetery (1), Elkhorn Cemetery (2), Oak Dale Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Lanes Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
67% of Oakdale township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 94% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 515
- Northeast: 12
- Midwest: 50
- South: 27
- West: 7
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 197
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 50
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $50,000
Housing units in Oakdale township with a mortgage: 57 (1 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 55
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Truck transportation (13%)
- Repair and maintenance (9%)
- Construction (8%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Utilities (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (17%)
- Finance and insurance (14%)
- Health care (13%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Personal and laundry services (5%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Cashiers (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Oakdale township:
- German (53.0%)
- United States or American (10.2%)
- Irish (8.3%)
- Polish (7.8%)
- English (7.3%)
- French (except Basque) (3.4%)
- Swedish (3.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 223 (77%)
- Carpooled: 33 (11%)
- Walked: 9 (3%)
- Other means: 3 (1%)
- Worked at home: 23 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (69%)
- Electricity (22%)
- Wood (7%)
- Utility gas (1%)
98.8% of residents of Oakdale township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 614- In family households: 566 (163 male householders, 25 female householders)
165 spouses, 202 children (192 natural, 0 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 7 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 48 (26 male householders (26 living alone)), 22 female householders (22 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 85 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 41 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 1 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 48 1-person,
138 married couples with children.
28 single-parent households (6 men, 22 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Here: | 2.6% |
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: | 21.7% |
Illinois: | 25.8% |