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South Grove township, DeKalb County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 1 (33% naturalized citizens)

South Grove township:

0.6%
Whole state:

12.3%

79% of South Grove township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% 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: 457
  • Northeast: 7
  • Midwest: 40
  • South: 16
  • West: 3

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%

No gay or lesbian households reported
South Grove township, IL map South Grove township, Illinois satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Housing units in South Grove township with a mortgage: 51 (15 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 50

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 5
  • 1990 to 1994: 12
  • 1980 to 1989: 17
  • 1970 to 1979: 12
  • 1960 to 1969: 11
  • 1950 to 1959: 13
  • 1940 to 1949: 15
  • 1939 or earlier: 118

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in South Grove township, Illinois:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 4
  • 5 rooms: 20
  • 6 rooms: 34
  • 7 rooms: 25
  • 8 rooms: 32
  • 9 or more rooms: 21

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in South Grove township, Illinois:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 4
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 2
  • 6 rooms: 20
  • 7 rooms: 4
  • 8 rooms: 19
  • 9 or more rooms: 9

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in South Grove township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 3
  • 2 bedrooms: 14
  • 3 bedrooms: 74
  • 4 bedrooms: 41
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 4

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in South Grove township:

  • no bedroom: 2
  • 1 bedroom: 2
  • 2 bedrooms: 5
  • 3 bedrooms: 27
  • 4 bedrooms: 22
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 4
  • 1 vehicle: 28
  • 2 vehicles: 67
  • 3 vehicles: 19
  • 4 vehicles: 14
  • 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in South Grove township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 17
  • 2 vehicles: 32
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 9
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (32%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Metal and metal products (9%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Printing and related support activities (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Educational services (28%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Retail florists (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (25%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
  • Computer specialists (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Art and design workers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in South Grove township:

  • German (36.4%)
  • Norwegian (9.0%)
  • English (8.0%)
  • Irish (6.8%)
  • Swedish (6.6%)
  • Polish (5.8%)
  • Italian (5.1%)

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

  • Mexico (67%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (55%)
  • Electricity (22%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Utility gas (3%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

99.0% of residents of South Grove township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 528

Size of family households: 65 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 37 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 34 1-person, 5 2-persons,

120 married couples with children.
19 single-parent households (3 men, 16 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Here:

2.9%
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: 6
Here:

35.3%
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 South Grove township:

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