King township, Christian County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 264 (all rural)
Males: 137 | (51.9%) |
Females: 127 | (48.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 264 (168 owner occupied, 96 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 36% |
State: | 33% |
Races in King township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.3%
- Asian: 3.0%
Median age of males: 36.2
Median age of females: 38.1
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Average household size: 2.64
King township: | 2.6 people |
Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.30
King township: | $46,123 |
Illinois: | $56,210 |
Here: | $431 |
State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $76,660 (it was $61,700 in 2000)
: | $76,660 |
Illinois: | $169,600 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $105,229
Here: $105,229 State: $228,842
Townhouses or other attached units: $67,178
Here: $67,178 State: $200,693
In 2-unit structures: $49,353
Here: $49,353 State: $206,569
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $106,654
Here: $106,654 State: $222,493
Mobile homes: $42,034
Here: $42,034 State: $36,193
Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 5.0% |
Whole state: | 10.7% |
This township: | 2.5% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in King township: Zenobia Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
72% of King township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% 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: 265
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 5
- South: 8
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 112
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500
Housing units in King township with a mortgage: 25 (0 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (46%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (4%)
- Construction (4%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Health care (17%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Other direct selling establishments (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (36%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Computer specialists (4%)
- Engineers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (11%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Therapists (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in King township:
- German (47.6%)
- United States or American (28.1%)
- English (6.2%)
- French (except Basque) (4.8%)
- European (4.3%)
- Irish (4.3%)
- Italian (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 83 (62%)
- Carpooled: 20 (15%)
- Walked: 1 (1%)
- Other means: 3 (2%)
- Worked at home: 26 (20%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%)
- Utility gas (21%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Wood (2%)
99.2% of residents of King township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 280- In family households: 248 (62 male householders, 13 female householders)
70 spouses, 101 children (92 natural, 5 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 32 (18 male householders (16 living alone)), 13 female householders (13 living alone)), 1 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 25 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 1 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 29 1-person, 2 2-persons,
76 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (1 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
Here: | 22.9% |
Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here: | 7.7% |
Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Illinois: | 25.8% |