Martinsburg township, Pike County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 37.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 435 (all rural)
Males: 234 | (53.8%) |
Females: 201 | (46.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 435 (388 owner occupied, 47 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 11% |
State: | 33% |
Races in Martinsburg township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.8%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 34.1
Median age of females: 34.9
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Average household size: 2.92
Martinsburg township: | 2.9 people |
Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.21
Martinsburg township: | $39,433 |
Illinois: | $56,210 |
Here: | $343 |
State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $69,496 (it was $54,800 in 2000)
: | $69,496 |
Illinois: | $169,600 |
Population density: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 23.5% |
Whole state: | 10.7% |
This township: | 10.0% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Martinsburg township: Black Oak Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Barnd Cemetery (1), Burbridge Cemetery (2), Goodin Cemetery (3), Gray Cemetery (4), Lowder Cemetery (5), Petty Cemetery (6), Prairie Mound Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
70% of Martinsburg township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 372
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 67
- South: 16
- West: 5
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $16,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 170
- Mobile homes: 20
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,500
Housing units in Martinsburg township with a mortgage: 40 (0 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 52
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Construction (15%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (9%)
- Food (7%)
- Petroleum and coal products (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (16%)
- Health care (15%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Food (12%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (14%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
- Other financial specialists (9%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Martinsburg township:
- United States or American (28.8%)
- Scottish (19.2%)
- German (15.4%)
- English (12.3%)
- Irish (9.2%)
- Swiss (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 172 (82%)
- Carpooled: 21 (10%)
- Ferryboat: 7 (3%)
- Walked: 5 (2%)
- Worked at home: 5 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%)
- Utility gas (21%)
- Wood (17%)
- Electricity (13%)
88.8% of residents of Martinsburg township speak English at home.
4.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English not well).
6.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (33% speak English very well, 53% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 460- In family households: 444 (137 male householders, 10 female householders)
133 spouses, 143 children (136 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 16 (9 male householders (2 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 78 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 2 1-person, 7 2-persons,
116 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (3 men, 8 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10
Here: | 17.9% |
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: 7
Here: | 25.0% |
Illinois: | 25.8% |