Suez township, Mercer County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 37.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 685 (all rural)
Males: 338 | (49.3%) |
Females: 347 | (50.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 685 (562 owner occupied, 123 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 18% |
State: | 33% |
Races in Suez township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.4%
- Black: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.1%
Median age of males: 39.9
Median age of females: 41.1
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Average household size: 2.59
Suez township: | 2.6 people |
Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.01
Suez township: | $52,587 |
Illinois: | $56,210 |
Here: | $411 |
State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $91,266 (it was $70,900 in 2000)
: | $91,266 |
Illinois: | $169,600 |
Population density: 18 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 10.4% |
Whole state: | 10.7% |
This township: | 6.3% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Suez township: Norwood Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Bridger Cemetery (1), Brownlee Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Suez township: Brownlee Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve (1). Display/hide its location on the map
71% of Suez township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 565
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 80
- South: 50
- West: 6
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 254
- One, attached: 5
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $37,500
Housing units in Suez township with a mortgage: 103 (12 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 96
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Construction (9%)
- Machinery (9%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Rail transportation (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Health care (13%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other construction workers and helpers (5%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (11%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Suez township:
- Swedish (21.3%)
- German (17.2%)
- Irish (14.0%)
- English (12.6%)
- United States or American (12.3%)
- French (except Basque) (6.0%)
- Italian (3.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 255 (78%)
- Carpooled: 34 (10%)
- Walked: 10 (3%)
- Worked at home: 26 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (46%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Wood (2%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 702- In family households: 652 (191 male householders, 29 female householders)
181 spouses, 223 children (209 natural, 8 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 16 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 6 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 50 (16 male householders (16 living alone)), 34 female householders (34 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 93 2-persons, 54 3-persons, 42 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 50 1-person,
143 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (1 men, 16 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Here: | 2.2% |
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% |