Mascoutah township, St. Clair County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (72% naturalized citizens)
| Mascoutah township: | 1.9% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
56% of Mascoutah township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% 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: 4150
- Northeast: 315
- Midwest: 978
- South: 556
- West: 283
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $97,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
145 people in nursing homes
9 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,964
- One, attached: 52
- Two: 76
- 3 or 4: 110
- 5 to 9: 72
- 10 to 19: 32
- 50 or more: 6
- Mobile homes: 264
Median worth of mobile homes: $33,100
Housing units in Mascoutah township with a mortgage: 982 (96 second mortgage, 102 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 454
- Public administration (8%)
- Construction (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Health care (12%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Computer specialists (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Cashiers (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Mascoutah township:
- German (52.3%)
- United States or American (6.8%)
- English (6.5%)
- Irish (6.3%)
- Italian (2.2%)
- Polish (2.2%)
- French (except Basque) (2.2%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- United Kingdom (34%)
- India (24%)
- Germany (11%)
- Japan (8%)
- Canada (8%)
- Mexico (6%)
- Trinidad and Tobago (5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 2,714 (82%)
- Carpooled: 362 (11%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 24 (1%)
- Walked: 72 (2%)
- Other means: 7 (0%)
- Worked at home: 135 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (77%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Wood (1%)
145 people in nursing homes
9 people in homes for the mentally retarded
97.0% of residents of Mascoutah township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 6,309- In family households: 5,541 (1,510 male householders, 256 female householders)
1,442 spouses, 1,957 children (1,803 natural, 46 adopted, 108 stepchildren), 110 grandchildren, 50 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 81 other relatives, 120 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 768 (321 male householders (251 living alone)), 329 female householders (300 living alone)), 118 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 153 (144 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 721 2-persons, 447 3-persons, 377 4-persons, 154 5-persons, 36 6-persons, 31 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 551 1-person, 86 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 4 4-persons,
1,240 married couples with children.
328 single-parent households (86 men, 242 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 113
| Here: | 14.5% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
| Here: | 1.0% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 21
| Here: | 5.5% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |