Allen township, La Salle County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 638 (all rural)
| Males: 323 |  (50.6%) |
| Females: 315 |  (49.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 638 (512 owner occupied, 126 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Allen township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.8%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
Median age of males: 35.1
Median age of females: 35.6
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Average household size: 2.80
| Allen township: | 2.8 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.24
| Allen township: | $48,552 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $523 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $121,300 (it was $86,500 in 2000)
| : | $121,300 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 18 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 2.1% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 1.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Ransom.
75% of Allen township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 593
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 27
- South: 22
- West: 13
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%
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: 221
- One, attached: 5
- Two: 2
- 3 or 4: 2
- Mobile homes: 20
Median worth of mobile homes: $20,800
Housing units in Allen township with a mortgage: 92 (2 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 50
- Construction (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Metal and metal products (11%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Utilities (5%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Health care (17%)
- Accommodation and food services (17%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Printing and related support activities (4%)
- Construction (3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (11%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
- Customer service representatives (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Allen township:
- German (33.6%)
- Irish (18.8%)
- United States or American (11.8%)
- Polish (4.7%)
- English (4.1%)
- Norwegian (4.1%)
- Slovak (4.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 256 (80%)
- Carpooled: 24 (8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 5 (2%)
- Railroad: 2 (1%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Other means: 6 (2%)
- Worked at home: 24 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (65%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Electricity (3%)
95.7% of residents of Allen township speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 657- In family households: 604 (174 male householders, 21 female householders)
152 spouses, 228 children (195 natural, 11 adopted, 22 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 53 (17 male householders (17 living alone)), 34 female householders (31 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 78 2-persons, 44 3-persons, 37 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 48 1-person, 3 2-persons,
152 married couples with children.
31 single-parent households (16 men, 15 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 2.2% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
| Here: | 11.6% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
| Here: | 21.4% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |