Fox township, Jasper County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 40.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 515 (all rural)
| Males: 268 |  (52.0%) |
| Females: 247 |  (48.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 515 (479 owner occupied, 36 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 7% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Fox township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.2%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 38.7
Median age of females: 39.3
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Average household size: 2.86
| Fox township: | 2.9 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.14
| Fox township: | $51,693 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $339 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $81,962 (it was $65,700 in 2000)
| : | $81,962 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Fox township: Pilman's Farms (A), Ochs Farm (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Bethel Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Richland Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
73% of Fox 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, 77% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 512
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 20
- South: 8
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 167
- Mobile homes: 28
Median worth of mobile homes: $36,400
Housing units in Fox township with a mortgage: 92 (5 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (15%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (11%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (9%)
- Repair and maintenance (9%)
- Printing and related support activities (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Social assistance (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (20%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (19%)
- Printing workers (9%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (22%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (12%)
- Bus drivers (11%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Communications equipment operators (6%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Fox township:
- German (72.2%)
- Swiss (7.3%)
- English (7.1%)
- United States or American (6.1%)
- Irish (2.8%)
- Scottish (1.7%)
- European (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 176 (63%)
- Carpooled: 40 (14%)
- Walked: 27 (10%)
- Other means: 6 (2%)
- Worked at home: 29 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (62%)
- Utility gas (22%)
- Wood (10%)
- Electricity (7%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 540- In family households: 532 (170 male householders, 4 female householders)
179 spouses, 179 children (154 natural, 0 adopted, 25 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 8 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 80 2-persons, 38 3-persons, 30 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 8 1-person,
119 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (5 men, 4 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18
| Here: | 31.0% |
| 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% |