Ashmore township, Coles County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (100% naturalized citizens)
Ashmore township: | 1.0% |
Whole state: | 12.3% |
66% of Ashmore township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1293
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 113
- South: 36
- West: 21
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $46,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 518
- Two: 7
- 3 or 4: 11
- Mobile homes: 77
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $26,100
Housing units in Ashmore township with a mortgage: 270 (12 second mortgage, 25 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 116
- Construction (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Repair and maintenance (10%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Health care (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (14%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (13%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Ashmore township:
- United States or American (24.2%)
- English (22.0%)
- German (20.8%)
- Irish (12.0%)
- European (2.3%)
- Polish (2.3%)
- Italian (2.2%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Japan (57%)
- Other Eastern Europe (21%)
- United Kingdom (14%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 689 (86%)
- Carpooled: 81 (10%)
- Walked: 12 (1%)
- Other means: 2 (0%)
- Worked at home: 21 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (55%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Wood (2%)
98.0% of residents of Ashmore township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,491- In family households: 1,240 (361 male householders, 62 female householders)
360 spouses, 411 children (380 natural, 6 adopted, 25 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 5 other relatives, 14 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 251 (105 male householders (85 living alone)), 95 female householders (71 living alone)), 51 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 184 2-persons, 106 3-persons, 105 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 8 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 156 1-person, 41 2-persons, 3 4-persons,
273 married couples with children.
68 single-parent households (17 men, 51 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9
Here: | 5.8% |
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: 2
Here: | 2.9% |
Illinois: | 25.8% |