Atlas township, Pike County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (50% naturalized citizens)
| Atlas township: | 0.9% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
61% of Atlas township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 446
- Northeast: 20
- Midwest: 174
- South: 3
- West: 7
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 265
- 5 to 9: 2
- Mobile homes: 56
Median worth of mobile homes: $28,900
Housing units in Atlas township with a mortgage: 45 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 65
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (32%)
- Construction (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Chemicals (5%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
- Metal and metal products (3%)
- Health care (19%)
- Accommodation and food services (14%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (19%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
- Plant and system operators (7%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Atlas township:
- United States or American (43.3%)
- German (16.5%)
- English (14.9%)
- Irish (9.0%)
- Norwegian (1.5%)
- Palestinian (1.3%)
- French (except Basque) (1.3%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (50%)
- Other Western Asia (33%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 215 (70%)
- Carpooled: 76 (25%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 14 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (51%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (39%)
- Wood (5%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
98.4% of residents of Atlas township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 656- In family households: 585 (152 male householders, 19 female householders)
176 spouses, 225 children (203 natural, 11 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 71 (23 male householders (22 living alone)), 44 female householders (42 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 68 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 42 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 64 1-person, 3 2-persons,
149 married couples with children.
34 single-parent households (7 men, 27 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 9.9% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
| Here: | 8.9% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |