Fall River township, La Salle County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 20.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population: 850 (5% urban, 95% rural)
| Males: 434 |  (51.1%) |
| Females: 416 |  (48.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 850 (712 owner occupied, 138 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Fall River township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
- Black: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 41.2
Median age of females: 40.6
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Average household size: 2.67
| Fall River township: | 2.7 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.00
| Fall River 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: 42 people per square mile | (average). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Camp Pokanoka (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Fall River township: Parkview Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Galloway Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Swamps: Wildcat Bog (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Moores Creek (A), Person Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Fall River township include: Ancient Oaks Day Use Area (1), Illini State Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
83% of Fall River township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 14% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 654
- Northeast: 35
- Midwest: 66
- South: 22
- West: 11
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 296
- Mobile homes: 24
Median worth of mobile homes: $91,100
Housing units in Fall River township with a mortgage: 155 (10 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 68
- Construction (16%)
- Utilities (13%)
- Plastics and rubber products (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Health care (25%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- U. S. Postal service (6%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Construction (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (16%)
- Health technologists and technicians (13%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Fall River township:
- German (26.9%)
- United States or American (17.0%)
- Irish (16.5%)
- Italian (10.7%)
- English (6.3%)
- Norwegian (4.9%)
- Swedish (4.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 345 (85%)
- Carpooled: 45 (11%)
- Other means: 3 (1%)
- Worked at home: 15 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (59%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
97.8% of residents of Fall River township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 788- In family households: 746 (245 male householders, 17 female householders)
242 spouses, 220 children (178 natural, 19 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 7 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 42 (28 male householders (28 living alone)), 14 female householders (14 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 134 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 53 4-persons, 25 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 42 1-person,
161 married couples with children.
29 single-parent households (13 men, 16 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11
| Here: | 9.9% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 21
| Here: | 47.7% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |