Leef township, Madison County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 29.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 507 (all rural)
| Males: 247 |  (48.7%) |
| Females: 260 |  (51.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 507 (435 owner occupied, 72 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Leef township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 38.0
Median age of females: 36.7
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Average household size: 2.71
| Leef township: | 2.7 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.05
| Leef township: | $54,101 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $621 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $126,300 (it was $76,500 in 2000)
| : | $126,300 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $147,362
Here: $147,362 State: $228,842
Townhouses or other attached units: $178,532
Here: $178,532 State: $200,693
In 2-unit structures: $117,833
Here: $117,833 State: $206,569
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $93,104
Here: $93,104 State: $240,302
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $67,206
Here: $67,206 State: $222,493
Mobile homes: $31,951
Here: $31,951 State: $36,193
| Population density: 17 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 9.0% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 4.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Grantfork.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Creek: Little Silver Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
71% of Leef township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 494
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 30
- South: 9
- West: 11
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $137,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 182
- Mobile homes: 32
Median worth of mobile homes: $21,800
Housing units in Leef township with a mortgage: 56 (14 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 55
- Construction (22%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (6%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
- Health care (6%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (6%)
- Construction laborers (16%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Extraction workers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Engineers (4%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
- Child care workers (6%)
- Printing workers (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Personal appearance workers (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
- Other financial specialists (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Leef township:
- German (54.4%)
- Irish (8.9%)
- United States or American (7.6%)
- English (7.3%)
- Czechoslovakian (5.1%)
- Swiss (4.3%)
- Polish (3.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 251 (78%)
- Carpooled: 14 (4%)
- Walked: 12 (4%)
- Worked at home: 45 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (65%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Utility gas (7%)
97.5% of residents of Leef township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 548- In family households: 485 (151 male householders, 12 female householders)
136 spouses, 165 children (156 natural, 0 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 0 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 63 (25 male householders (18 living alone)), 27 female householders (27 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 73 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 37 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 45 1-person, 5 2-persons, 2 4-persons,
116 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (12 men, 5 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| 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: 6
| Here: | 17.6% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |