West Jersey township, Stark County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (100% naturalized citizens)
| West Jersey township: | 1.6% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
59% of West Jersey township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 80% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 244
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 34
- South: 7
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 119
- Mobile homes: 4
Housing units in West Jersey township with a mortgage: 31 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 37
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (30%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (21%)
- Construction (14%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Health care (24%)
- Machinery (17%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
- Leather and allied products (8%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (15%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (8%)
- Transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants (8%)
- Carpenters (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (24%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Business operations specialists (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in West Jersey township:
- German (44.9%)
- United States or American (12.6%)
- English (10.2%)
- Swedish (8.3%)
- French Canadian (3.9%)
- Irish (3.9%)
- British (2.0%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (100%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 119 (82%)
- Carpooled: 13 (9%)
- Walked: 7 (5%)
- Worked at home: 7 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (70%)
- Wood (11%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Utility gas (4%)
98.1% of residents of West Jersey township speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 290- In family households: 267 (61 male householders, 30 female householders)
69 spouses, 102 children (102 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 23 (7 male householders (0 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 46 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 5 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 6 1-person, 7 2-persons,
77 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (7 men, 0 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% |