Herrin township, Williamson County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.
Population: 14,530 (81% urban, 19% rural)
| Males: 6,700 |  (46.1%) |
| Females: 7,830 |  (53.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 14,156 (10,616 owner occupied, 3,540 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 25% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Herrin township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.5%
- Black: 0.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.9%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 40.5
Median age of females: 42.2
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Average household size: 2.28
| Herrin township: | 2.3 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.86
| Herrin township: | $44,418 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $483 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $102,400 (it was $61,200 in 2000)
| : | $102,400 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 399 people per square mile | (high). |
| This township: | 15.5% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 13.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Herrin, Freeman Spur.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Herrin township include: Evangelical Church (A), Latter Day Saints Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Walker Cemetery (1), Boyd Cemetery (2), Allen Hunter Cemetery (3), Moake Cemetery (4), Ralls Cemetery (5), Reed Cemetery (6), Hart Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Johnston City Sewage Lagoon (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Bear Creek (A), Lake Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
69% of Herrin 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, 38% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 600
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 23
- South: 131
- West: 12
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $16,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
People in group quarters in Herrin township, Illinois:
- 254 people in nursing homes
- 71 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 25 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 16 people in other group homes
- 3 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 2 people in religious group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 274
- 50 or more: 3
- Mobile homes: 133
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,800
Housing units in Herrin township with a mortgage: 31 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 65
- Construction (17%)
- Chemicals (13%)
- Paper (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Wood products (7%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Educational services (25%)
- Health care (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Food (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
- Top executives (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Herrin township:
- United States or American (38.2%)
- English (12.9%)
- Irish (7.4%)
- German (6.9%)
- Italian (4.1%)
- African (1.8%)
- French (except Basque) (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 219 (82%)
- Carpooled: 23 (9%)
- Walked: 6 (2%)
- Other means: 5 (2%)
- Worked at home: 13 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (47%)
- Electricity (37%)
- Wood (13%)
- Utility gas (2%)
People in group quarters in Herrin township, Illinois:
- 254 people in nursing homes
- 71 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 25 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 16 people in other group homes
- 3 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 2 people in religious group quarters
97.4% of residents of Herrin township speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 37% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 766- In family households: 668 (175 male householders, 26 female householders)
178 spouses, 240 children (224 natural, 10 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 45 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 98 (67 male householders (67 living alone)), 31 female householders (31 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 73 2-persons, 57 3-persons, 45 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 98 1-person,
2,137 married couples with children.
784 single-parent households (143 men, 641 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17
| Here: | 24.6% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
| Here: | 12.7% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
| Here: | 12.1% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |