Mineral township, Bureau County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 521 (all rural)
| Males: 265 |  (50.9%) |
| Females: 256 |  (49.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 521 (389 owner occupied, 132 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 25% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Mineral township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.7%
- Black: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
Median age of males: 43.1
Median age of females: 44.7
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Average household size: 2.36
| Mineral township: | 2.4 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.73
| Mineral township: | $49,168 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $463 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $94,150 (it was $78,900 in 2000)
| : | $94,150 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $122,907
Here: $122,907 State: $228,842
Townhouses or other attached units: $135,884
Here: $135,884 State: $200,693
In 2-unit structures: $94,753
Here: $94,753 State: $206,569
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $159,420
Here: $159,420 State: $240,302
Mobile homes: $46,755
Here: $46,755 State: $36,193
| Population density: 14 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 7.7% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 1.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Mineral.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Mineral Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Coal Creek (A), Lawson Creek (B), King Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
76% of Mineral township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 426
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 41
- South: 22
- West: 15
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 214
- One, attached: 4
- Two: 4
- 3 or 4: 7
- Mobile homes: 7
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Mineral township with a mortgage: 73 (2 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 63
- Truck transportation (22%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Machinery (12%)
- Construction (8%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
- Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Health care (27%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Construction (3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Registered nurses (11%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Mineral township:
- German (22.8%)
- Belgian (16.6%)
- English (13.5%)
- Irish (10.6%)
- Swedish (8.0%)
- Danish (6.0%)
- United States or American (4.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 207 (80%)
- Carpooled: 42 (16%)
- Worked at home: 10 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (60%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Wood (1%)
99.2% of residents of Mineral township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 508- In family households: 447 (141 male householders, 28 female householders)
141 spouses, 124 children (120 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 61 (28 male householders (24 living alone)), 27 female householders (27 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 104 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 51 1-person, 2 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
76 married couples with children.
21 single-parent households (2 men, 19 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 9.1% |
| 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: 5
| Here: | 62.5% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |