Raritan township, Henderson County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 34.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 322 (all rural)
| Males: 169 |  (52.5%) |
| Females: 153 |  (47.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 322 (245 owner occupied, 77 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 24% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Raritan township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.2%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 40.0
Median age of females: 40.3
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Average household size: 2.60
| Raritan township: | 2.6 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.93
| Raritan township: | $48,879 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $392 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $77,869 (it was $53,500 in 2000)
| : | $77,869 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 6.8% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 1.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Raritan.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Raritan township: Saint Patricks Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Patrick's Cemetery (1), Raritan Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
67% of Raritan township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 211
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 97
- South: 21
- West: 3
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 120
- One, attached: 4
- Mobile homes: 12
Median worth of mobile homes: $29,200
Housing units in Raritan township with a mortgage: 35 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 33
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
- Truck transportation (14%)
- Repair and maintenance (9%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (8%)
- Warehousing and storage (7%)
- Food (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Health care (21%)
- Accommodation and food services (19%)
- Finance and insurance (13%)
- Gasoline stations (10%)
- Computer and electronic products (8%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (20%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
- Farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (13%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Bus drivers (6%)
- Other transportation workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Raritan township:
- United States or American (32.3%)
- Irish (15.5%)
- German (14.6%)
- English (7.1%)
- Polish (6.6%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.0%)
- Dutch (3.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 124 (75%)
- Carpooled: 18 (11%)
- Walked: 7 (4%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 14 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (50%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (46%)
- Electricity (4%)
96.6% of residents of Raritan township speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 340- In family households: 325 (100 male householders, 2 female householders)
99 spouses, 124 children (115 natural, 0 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 15 (5 male householders (5 living alone)), 10 female householders (10 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 48 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 15 1-person,
77 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (2 men, 6 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% |