Albany township, Whiteside County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (83% naturalized citizens)
| Albany township: | 1.1% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
57% of Albany township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 509
- Northeast: 8
- Midwest: 501
- South: 29
- West: 13
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 350
- One, attached: 7
- Two: 24
- 3 or 4: 9
- Mobile homes: 54
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $25,000
Housing units in Albany township with a mortgage: 165 (2 second mortgage, 18 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 116
- Utilities (15%)
- Construction (13%)
- Metal and metal products (10%)
- Food (10%)
- Chemicals (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Health care (11%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- U. S. Postal service (4%)
- Personal and laundry services (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Construction laborers (6%)
- Engineers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Plant and system operators (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Customer service representatives (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Albany township:
- German (28.0%)
- United States or American (21.2%)
- Dutch (13.1%)
- English (9.6%)
- Irish (9.5%)
- Swedish (6.0%)
- French (except Basque) (1.9%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (58%)
- Philippines (42%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 418 (88%)
- Carpooled: 30 (6%)
- Walked: 13 (3%)
- Other means: 10 (2%)
- Worked at home: 5 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (85%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Electricity (7%)
97.8% of residents of Albany township speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,072- In family households: 984 (237 male householders, 78 female householders)
225 spouses, 373 children (328 natural, 12 adopted, 33 stepchildren), 18 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 9 other relatives, 23 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 88 (32 male householders (23 living alone)), 43 female householders (41 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 122 2-persons, 64 3-persons, 86 4-persons, 32 5-persons, 11 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 64 1-person, 9 2-persons, 2 4-persons,
224 married couples with children.
45 single-parent households (10 men, 35 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 3.6% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 3.2% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9
| Here: | 39.1% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |