Oakley township, Macon County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 28.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 1,177 (all rural)
| Males: 602 |  (51.1%) |
| Females: 575 |  (48.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,177 (1,080 owner occupied, 97 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 8% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Oakley township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 40.3
Median age of females: 40.0
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Average household size: 2.68
| Oakley township: | 2.7 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.98
| Oakley township: | $45,957 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $521 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $96,100 (it was $68,500 in 2000)
| : | $96,100 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $122,390
Here: $122,390 State: $228,842
Townhouses or other attached units: $109,711
Here: $109,711 State: $200,693
In 2-unit structures: $71,912
Here: $71,912 State: $206,569
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $55,252
Here: $55,252 State: $222,493
Mobile homes: $68,264
Here: $68,264 State: $36,193
| Population density: 41 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 3.1% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 2.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Hufford Switch (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Oakley township: Oakley Brick Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Peck Cemetery (1), Ritchie Cemetery (2), Cross Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Friends Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
72% of Oakley township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 87% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1037
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 60
- South: 53
- West: 15
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 401
- 3 or 4: 17
- Mobile homes: 62
Median worth of mobile homes: $24,500
Housing units in Oakley township with a mortgage: 127 (18 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 102
- Construction (20%)
- Machinery (9%)
- Rail transportation (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Health care (15%)
- Construction (8%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Chemicals (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (15%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Waiters and waitresses (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Cashiers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Oakley township:
- German (32.6%)
- English (17.0%)
- United States or American (15.9%)
- French (except Basque) (6.9%)
- Irish (5.8%)
- Eastern European (3.7%)
- Dutch (3.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 446 (78%)
- Carpooled: 99 (17%)
- Other means: 9 (2%)
- Worked at home: 19 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (65%)
- Utility gas (27%)
- Electricity (8%)
98.4% of residents of Oakley township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,172- In family households: 1,066 (339 male householders, 47 female householders)
338 spouses, 309 children (292 natural, 0 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 18 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 106 (62 male householders (42 living alone)), 26 female householders (26 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 214 2-persons, 87 3-persons, 64 4-persons, 21 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 68 1-person, 20 2-persons,
223 married couples with children.
43 single-parent households (26 men, 17 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |