North Henderson township, Mercer County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 35.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 444 (all rural)
Males: 227 | (51.1%) |
Females: 217 | (48.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 444 (353 owner occupied, 91 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 20% |
State: | 33% |
Races in North Henderson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
- Asian: 0.2%
Median age of males: 41.0
Median age of females: 42.9
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Average household size: 2.48
North Henderson township: | 2.5 people |
Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.81
North Henderson township: | $52,587 |
Illinois: | $56,210 |
Here: | $411 |
State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $91,266 (it was $70,900 in 2000)
: | $91,266 |
Illinois: | $169,600 |
Population density: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 6.8% |
Whole state: | 10.7% |
This township: | 2.0% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: North Henderson.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Mann Cemetery (1), Mount Vernon Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
68% of North Henderson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 91% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 358
- Northeast: 9
- Midwest: 55
- South: 16
- West: 4
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 175
- Two: 3
- 3 or 4: 2
- Mobile homes: 1
Housing units in North Henderson township with a mortgage: 55 (3 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 59
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Machinery (13%)
- Truck transportation (11%)
- Construction (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Rail transportation (4%)
- Health care (21%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
- Other direct selling establishments (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- U. S. Postal service (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in North Henderson township:
- Swedish (27.7%)
- German (19.3%)
- Irish (12.8%)
- English (11.8%)
- Danish (6.2%)
- Norwegian (3.4%)
- United States or American (3.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 169 (73%)
- Carpooled: 34 (15%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Other means: 4 (2%)
- Worked at home: 24 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (48%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Wood (2%)
96.8% of residents of North Henderson township speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 45% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 444- In family households: 403 (116 male householders, 16 female householders)
121 spouses, 134 children (116 natural, 0 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 41 (15 male householders (14 living alone)), 20 female householders (17 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 53 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 31 1-person, 1 2-persons, 3 3-persons,
68 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (3 men, 9 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: 2
Here: | 6.7% |
Illinois: | 25.8% |