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Seward township, Winnebago County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 1 (50% naturalized citizens)

Seward township:

1.1%
Whole state:

12.3%

72% of Seward township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 92% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Illinois.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 778
  • Northeast: 25
  • Midwest: 106
  • South: 23
  • West: 9

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Seward township, IL map Seward township, Illinois satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999


Housing units in Seward township with a mortgage: 120 (16 second mortgage, 30 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 82

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 12
  • 1995 to 1998: 11
  • 1990 to 1994: 36
  • 1980 to 1989: 25
  • 1970 to 1979: 66
  • 1960 to 1969: 28
  • 1950 to 1959: 37
  • 1940 to 1949: 33
  • 1939 or earlier: 153

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Seward township, Illinois:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 7
  • 4 rooms: 38
  • 5 rooms: 46
  • 6 rooms: 84
  • 7 rooms: 52
  • 8 rooms: 68
  • 9 or more rooms: 27

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Seward township, Illinois:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 6
  • 6 rooms: 58
  • 7 rooms: 3
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Seward township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 5
  • 2 bedrooms: 84
  • 3 bedrooms: 153
  • 4 bedrooms: 41
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 39

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Seward township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 13
  • 3 bedrooms: 51
  • 4 bedrooms: 3
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Seward township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 11
  • 1 vehicle: 86
  • 2 vehicles: 84
  • 3 vehicles: 86
  • 4 vehicles: 43
  • 5 or more vehicles: 12

Cars and other vehicles available in Seward township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 2
  • 2 vehicles: 37
  • 3 vehicles: 17
  • 4 vehicles: 11
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (15%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Educational services (15%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Personal and laundry services (10%)
  • Social assistance (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Child care workers (9%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Secondary school teachers (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Personal appearance workers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Seward township:

  • German (36.8%)
  • United States or American (11.5%)
  • Italian (9.5%)
  • Swedish (7.9%)
  • English (6.6%)
  • Polish (6.3%)
  • Irish (6.0%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Mexico (100%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (47%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
  • Electricity (11%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
  • Wood (2%)

97.4% of residents of Seward township speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (29% speak English very well, 71% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 951

Size of family households: 144 2-persons, 59 3-persons, 55 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 11 6-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 91 1-person, 11 2-persons,

185 married couples with children.
23 single-parent households (6 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): 13
Here:

19.1%
Illinois:

11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
Illinois:

25.8%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Seward township:

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