Prairieton township, Christian County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 492 (all rural)
| Males: 252 |  (51.2%) |
| Females: 240 |  (48.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 492 (410 owner occupied, 82 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Prairieton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.0%
- Black: 0.8%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.2%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 38.7
Median age of females: 38.4
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Average household size: 2.93
| Prairieton township: | 2.9 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.17
| Prairieton township: | $46,123 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $431 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $76,660 (it was $61,700 in 2000)
| : | $76,660 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $105,229
Here: $105,229 State: $228,842
Townhouses or other attached units: $67,178
Here: $67,178 State: $200,693
In 2-unit structures: $49,353
Here: $49,353 State: $206,569
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $106,654
Here: $106,654 State: $222,493
Mobile homes: $42,034
Here: $42,034 State: $36,193
| Population density: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 6.2% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 0.6% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Adams Cemetery (1), Bilyeu Cemetery (2), Jacobs Cemetery (3), Hayes Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Brown Branch (A), Big George Branch (B), Long Grove Creek (C), Willow Branch (D), Oak Branch (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
66% of Prairieton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 479
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 26
- South: 16
- West: 7
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 170
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500
Housing units in Prairieton township with a mortgage: 61 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 30
- Construction (21%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Food (7%)
- Plastics and rubber products (7%)
- Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Health care (19%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (14%)
- Social assistance (14%)
- Personal and laundry services (6%)
- Computer and electronic products (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (8%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (26%)
- Accountants and auditors (10%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Personal appearance workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Prairieton township:
- German (59.9%)
- United States or American (18.0%)
- Dutch (8.8%)
- Irish (4.6%)
- English (4.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 220 (82%)
- Carpooled: 29 (11%)
- Worked at home: 18 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%)
- Utility gas (33%)
- Electricity (7%)
99.2% of residents of Prairieton township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 532- In family households: 505 (152 male householders, 0 female householders)
149 spouses, 198 children (158 natural, 12 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 27 (12 male householders (8 living alone)), 5 female householders (0 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 52 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 9 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 8 1-person, 9 2-persons,
128 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (1 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): 3
| Here: | 8.1% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11
| Here: | 64.7% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |