Blue Mound township, McLean County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 37.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 473 (all rural)
| Males: 238 |  (50.3%) |
| Females: 235 |  (49.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 473 (372 owner occupied, 101 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Blue Mound township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.6%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 39.5
Median age of females: 39.8
Discuss Illinois on our huge forum. We have over 16 million posts!
Average household size: 2.44
| Blue Mound township: | 2.4 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.88
| Blue Mound township: | $61,846 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $662 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $160,300 (it was $109,300 in 2000)
| : | $160,300 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $186,077
Here: $186,077 State: $228,842
Townhouses or other attached units: $164,364
Here: $164,364 State: $200,693
In 2-unit structures: $196,146
Here: $196,146 State: $206,569
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $61,771
Here: $61,771 State: $240,302
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $136,087
Here: $136,087 State: $222,493
Mobile homes: $17,029
Here: $17,029 State: $36,193
| Population density: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 1.4% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 1.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Cooksville.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Blue Mound Township Cemetery (1), Merna Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
58% of Blue Mound township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 9% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 395
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 33
- South: 38
- West: 12
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $40,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 198
- Mobile homes: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $25,000
Housing units in Blue Mound township with a mortgage: 81 (3 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 44
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Construction (16%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (5%)
- Other direct selling establishments (4%)
- Finance and insurance (29%)
- Health care (21%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Gasoline stations (4%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Construction laborers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Cashiers (8%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
- Business operations specialists (6%)
- Life and physical scientists (6%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Blue Mound township:
- German (42.6%)
- United States or American (14.8%)
- Irish (12.6%)
- Italian (5.8%)
- Scottish (4.7%)
- English (4.0%)
- French (except Basque) (4.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 220 (74%)
- Carpooled: 31 (10%)
- Worked at home: 45 (15%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (46%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (39%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Wood (2%)
97.4% of residents of Blue Mound township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 491- In family households: 436 (122 male householders, 23 female householders)
138 spouses, 143 children (116 natural, 0 adopted, 27 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 55 (26 male householders (24 living alone)), 25 female householders (25 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 82 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 49 1-person, 2 3-persons,
84 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (2 men, 12 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): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |