Ashley township, Washington County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (36% naturalized citizens)
| Ashley township: | 1.2% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
62% of Ashley township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 730
- Northeast: 9
- Midwest: 111
- South: 34
- West: 14
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $11,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 326
- Two: 3
- 3 or 4: 12
- 5 to 9: 10
- Mobile homes: 53
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,200
Housing units in Ashley township with a mortgage: 76 (6 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 139
- Construction (21%)
- Transportation equipment (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Metal and metal products (3%)
- Health care (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Transportation equipment (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Carpenters (4%)
- Engineers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (5%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Ashley township:
- German (27.8%)
- Polish (24.2%)
- United States or American (11.5%)
- Irish (11.1%)
- English (6.7%)
- Italian (3.2%)
- Norwegian (2.9%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (45%)
- United Kingdom (18%)
- Hungary (18%)
- Poland (18%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 344 (83%)
- Carpooled: 27 (7%)
- Walked: 2 (0%)
- Other means: 2 (0%)
- Worked at home: 38 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (62%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
- Wood (4%)
95.5% of residents of Ashley township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 919- In family households: 778 (205 male householders, 36 female householders)
182 spouses, 303 children (271 natural, 0 adopted, 32 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 2 other relatives, 25 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 141 (64 male householders (53 living alone)), 57 female householders (53 living alone)), 20 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 92 2-persons, 58 3-persons, 55 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 106 1-person, 14 2-persons, 1 3-persons,
187 married couples with children.
46 single-parent households (19 men, 27 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 21
| Here: | 15.7% |
| 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: 4
| Here: | 17.4% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |