Salem township, Carroll County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 387 (all rural)
| Males: 191 |  (49.4%) |
| Females: 196 |  (50.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 387 (243 owner occupied, 144 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 37% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Salem township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
- Asian: 0.3%
Median age of males: 36.7
Median age of females: 36.1
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Average household size: 2.69
| Salem township: | 2.7 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.94
| Salem township: | $47,489 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $393 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,126 (it was $71,100 in 2000)
| : | $93,126 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $131,843
Here: $131,843 State: $228,842
Townhouses or other attached units: $161,524
Here: $161,524 State: $200,693
In 2-unit structures: $105,319
Here: $105,319 State: $206,569
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $50,772
Here: $50,772 State: $240,302
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $281,237
Here: $281,237 State: $222,493
Mobile homes: $64,540
Here: $64,540 State: $36,193
| Population density: 11 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 11.2% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 2.5% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Salem township: Trinity Lutheran Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery (1), Oakville Cemetery (2), Adams-Daggert Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Timber Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Straddle Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
63% of Salem township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% 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: 377
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 50
- South: 2
- West: 17
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.7% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 160
- Mobile homes: 2
Housing units in Salem township with a mortgage: 19 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 53
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (34%)
- Construction (12%)
- Printing and related support activities (12%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Wood products (7%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Health care (22%)
- Machinery (13%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (9%)
- Other direct selling establishments (8%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (28%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (15%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Construction laborers (9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Communications equipment operators (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (16%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (13%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (12%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
- Life, physical, and social science technicians (9%)
- Accountants and auditors (8%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Salem township:
- German (61.4%)
- United States or American (13.7%)
- English (6.3%)
- Czech (6.0%)
- Irish (5.3%)
- Dutch (2.4%)
- Polish (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 137 (77%)
- Carpooled: 9 (5%)
- Walked: 19 (11%)
- Worked at home: 12 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44%)
- Utility gas (34%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Wood (1%)
98.8% of residents of Salem township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 448- In family households: 387 (115 male householders, 1 female householders)
107 spouses, 156 children (128 natural, 0 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 8 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 61 (25 male householders (23 living alone)), 29 female householders (29 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 58 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 17 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 52 1-person, 2 4-persons,
88 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (9 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): 2
| Here: | 5.6% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |