Wilberton township, Fayette County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 465 (all rural)
| Males: 230 |  (49.5%) |
| Females: 235 |  (50.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 465 (409 owner occupied, 56 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Wilberton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.6%
Median age of males: 32.2
Median age of females: 31.1
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Average household size: 3.04
| Wilberton township: | 3.0 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.38
| Wilberton township: | $45,175 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $391 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $77,125 (it was $59,300 in 2000)
| : | $77,125 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 7.8% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 1.1% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery (1), Riedle Cemetery (2), Center Cemetery (3), Augsburg Cemetery (4), Frogtown Cemetery (5), Crowder Cemetery (6), Cheshier Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Gatch Lake (A), Saint Peter Sportsman Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Plum Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map
57% of Wilberton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 394
- Northeast: 26
- Midwest: 27
- South: 12
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 144
- One, attached: 12
- Mobile homes: 31
Median worth of mobile homes: $31,300
Housing units in Wilberton township with a mortgage: 17 (0 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 38
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (29%)
- Public administration (14%)
- Construction (9%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (9%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Health care (13%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (12%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (10%)
- Social assistance (9%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Plastics and rubber products (7%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (21%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other financial specialists (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (24%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
- Printing workers (10%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (9%)
- Other financial specialists (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Wilberton township:
- German (67.9%)
- United States or American (12.2%)
- Scotch-Irish (9.4%)
- English (7.2%)
- Lithuanian (3.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 150 (79%)
- Carpooled: 6 (3%)
- Walked: 11 (6%)
- Worked at home: 22 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (80%)
- Wood (11%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Utility gas (2%)
91.4% of residents of Wilberton township speak English at home.
8.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 459- In family households: 438 (127 male householders, 13 female householders)
122 spouses, 162 children (144 natural, 6 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 21 (16 male householders (16 living alone)), 5 female householders (5 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 60 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 6 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person,
133 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (10 men, 1 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 27
| Here: | 41.5% |
| 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% |