Island Grove township, Sangamon County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (9% naturalized citizens)
| Island Grove township: | 2.1% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
58% of Island Grove township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 365
- Northeast: 10
- Midwest: 25
- South: 16
- West: 10
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 165
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 38
Median worth of mobile homes: $58,300
Housing units in Island Grove township with a mortgage: 46 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 43
- Construction (23%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (23%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Radio, TV, and computer stores (3%)
- Public administration (34%)
- Health care (16%)
- Finance and insurance (15%)
- Private households (8%)
- Personal and laundry services (7%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Social assistance (2%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Electricians (9%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (8%)
- Accountants and auditors (7%)
- Engineers (5%)
- Other financial specialists (14%)
- Accountants and auditors (8%)
- Computer specialists (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Personal appearance workers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Island Grove township:
- German (29.7%)
- English (11.9%)
- Irish (11.6%)
- United States or American (9.0%)
- French (except Basque) (5.5%)
- Swedish (3.5%)
- Greek (3.2%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (91%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 219 (87%)
- Carpooled: 20 (8%)
- Walked: 1 (0%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 11 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (50%)
- Utility gas (38%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Wood (1%)
93.4% of residents of Island Grove township speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
3.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 13% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 437- In family households: 382 (120 male householders, 31 female householders)
118 spouses, 80 children (72 natural, 0 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 55 (17 male householders (14 living alone)), 32 female householders (31 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 98 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 10 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 45 1-person, 3 2-persons, 1 3-persons,
98 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (2 men, 8 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22
| Here: | 39.3% |
| 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% |