Hamel township, Madison County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (100% naturalized citizens)
Hamel township: | 1.1% |
Whole state: | 12.3% |
62% of Hamel township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1437
- Northeast: 49
- Midwest: 440
- South: 79
- West: 30
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $63,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 707
- Two: 27
- 3 or 4: 11
- 10 to 19: 2
- Mobile homes: 18
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $37,800
Housing units in Hamel township with a mortgage: 291 (19 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 209
- Construction (12%)
- Metal and metal products (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Health care (13%)
- Finance and insurance (12%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Engineers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Computer specialists (4%)
- Accountants and auditors (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Hamel township:
- German (51.0%)
- United States or American (8.7%)
- Italian (8.4%)
- English (7.7%)
- Irish (5.0%)
- Polish (4.0%)
- French (except Basque) (1.7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (35%)
- Korea (26%)
- India (22%)
- Germany (17%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 883 (83%)
- Carpooled: 99 (9%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
- Walked: 28 (3%)
- Other means: 7 (1%)
- Worked at home: 48 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%)
- Utility gas (41%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
97.7% of residents of Hamel township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (85% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,063- In family households: 1,866 (531 male householders, 61 female householders)
556 spouses, 703 children (641 natural, 21 adopted, 41 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 197 (93 male householders (81 living alone)), 84 female householders (80 living alone)), 20 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 253 2-persons, 108 3-persons, 139 4-persons, 61 5-persons, 26 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 161 1-person, 9 2-persons, 7 4-persons,
463 married couples with children.
38 single-parent households (12 men, 26 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 105
Here: | 36.1% |
Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 20
Here: | 15.9% |
Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
Here: | 3.3% |
Illinois: | 25.8% |