West township, McLean County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 48.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 278 (all rural)
| Males: 144 |  (51.8%) |
| Females: 134 |  (48.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 278 (171 owner occupied, 107 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 38% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in West township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 92.1%
- Black: 4.3%
Median age of males: 34.8
Median age of females: 32.5
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Average household size: 3.16
| West township: | 3.2 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.54
| West township: | $61,846 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $662 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $160,300 (it was $109,300 in 2000)
| : | $160,300 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $186,077
Here: $186,077 State: $228,842
Townhouses or other attached units: $164,364
Here: $164,364 State: $200,693
In 2-unit structures: $196,146
Here: $196,146 State: $206,569
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $61,771
Here: $61,771 State: $240,302
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $136,087
Here: $136,087 State: $222,493
Mobile homes: $17,029
Here: $17,029 State: $36,193
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: West Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in West township: West County Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
72% of West township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% 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: 286
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 6
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 2.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 103
Housing units in West township with a mortgage: 33 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6
- Construction (18%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Wood products (7%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Health care (23%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Construction laborers (6%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in West township:
- English (30.2%)
- German (27.9%)
- United States or American (20.3%)
- Irish (18.6%)
- Czechoslovakian (2.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 117 (67%)
- Carpooled: 18 (10%)
- Walked: 10 (6%)
- Worked at home: 30 (17%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (74%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
- Electricity (11%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 292- In family households: 281 (70 male householders, 11 female householders)
76 spouses, 115 children (99 natural, 0 adopted, 16 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 11 (11 male householders (11 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 28 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 17 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 11 1-person,
76 married couples with children.
16 single-parent households (4 men, 12 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% |