Patterson township, Greene County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 47.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 644 (all rural)
Males: 319 | (49.5%) |
Females: 325 | (50.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 644 (537 owner occupied, 107 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 17% |
State: | 33% |
Races in Patterson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.8%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 37.8
Median age of females: 38.8
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Average household size: 2.76
Patterson township: | 2.8 people |
Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.12
Patterson township: | $43,052 |
Illinois: | $56,210 |
Here: | $410 |
State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $69,961 (it was $49,200 in 2000)
: | $69,961 |
Illinois: | $169,600 |
Population density: 14 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 10.6% |
Whole state: | 10.7% |
This township: | 4.7% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Hillview.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Hillview Pumping Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Patterson township: Oak Grove Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Bluefield Cemetery (1), Hanks Cemetery (2), Johnson Burial Ground (3), Pinetree Cemetery (4), Rawlins Cemetery (5), Smith Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bucks Branch (A), Kersey Creek (B), Trimley Creek (C), Hurricane Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
63% of Patterson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 593
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 18
- South: 11
- West: 21
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 235
- One, attached: 6
- Mobile homes: 39
Median worth of mobile homes: $25,000
Housing units in Patterson township with a mortgage: 52 (4 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 64
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Truck transportation (10%)
- Health care (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Construction (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Health care (23%)
- Educational services (23%)
- Printing and related support activities (14%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Private households (5%)
- Paper (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
- Registered nurses (11%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Patterson township:
- United States or American (29.4%)
- English (19.3%)
- German (16.4%)
- Irish (15.4%)
- Dutch (4.2%)
- Swedish (1.0%)
- Pennsylvania German (0.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 186 (74%)
- Carpooled: 21 (8%)
- Walked: 1 (0%)
- Other means: 20 (8%)
- Worked at home: 25 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (48%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
- Wood (9%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
99.8% of residents of Patterson township speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 643- In family households: 587 (154 male householders, 22 female householders)
172 spouses, 202 children (178 natural, 16 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 56 (22 male householders (21 living alone)), 32 female householders (32 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 64 2-persons, 42 3-persons, 38 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 15 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 53 1-person, 1 2-persons,
114 married couples with children.
34 single-parent households (12 men, 22 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): 4
Here: | 11.1% |
Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8
Here: | 47.1% |
Illinois: | 25.8% |