Gillespie, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 3,182 (Urban population: 3,161 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 21 (all nonfarm))

Gillespie, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,536 (1,436 occupied: 1,097 owner occupied, 339 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	24%
State:	33%

Housing density: 1058 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $284,819.

Median contract rent in 2007: $402 (lower quartile is $246, upper quartile is $525)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $516

Median gross rent in Gillespie, IL in 2007: $570

Housing units in Gillespie with a mortgage: 532 (27 second mortgage, 54 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 508

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $90,307 (it was $54,900 in 2000)

Gillespie:	$90,307
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $59,756 - $139,113

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $101,023
Here: $101,023
State: $269,211

Mobile homes: $40,700
Here: $40,700
State: $35,670

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,341

In family households: 2,689 (697 male householders, 199 female householders)
761 spouses, 891 children (838 natural, 15 adopted, 38 stepchildren), 23 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 43 parents, 30 other relatives, 34 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 652 (238 male householders (167 living alone)), 293 female householders (287 living alone)), 121 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 386 2-persons, 240 3-persons, 178 4-persons, 66 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 454 1-person, 49 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 6 6-persons.

516 married couples with children.
193 single-parent households (50 men, 143 women).

98.1% of residents of Gillespie speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 24 (0.7%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.1

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Gillespie, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 160 5 rooms: 313 6 rooms: 337 7 rooms: 190 8 rooms: 85 9 or more rooms: 12

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gillespie, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 59 4 rooms: 71 5 rooms: 115 6 rooms: 68 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 12 9 or more rooms: 5

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 4
1995 to 1998: 34
1990 to 1994: 29
1980 to 1989: 82
1970 to 1979: 158
1960 to 1969: 105
1950 to 1959: 227
1940 to 1949: 242
1939 or earlier: 655

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Gillespie:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 8 2 bedrooms: 439 3 bedrooms: 534 4 bedrooms: 116 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gillespie:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 63 2 bedrooms: 180 3 bedrooms: 79 4 bedrooms: 17 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Gillespie in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 37 1 vehicle: 387 2 vehicles: 416 3 vehicles: 159 4 vehicles: 66 5 or more vehicles: 32

Cars and other vehicles available in Gillespie in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 31 1 vehicle: 213 2 vehicles: 86 3 vehicles: 1 4 vehicles: 8 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Gillespie, IL:

Less than $10,000: 3
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 13
$20,000 to $24,999: 18
$25,000 to $29,999: 17
$30,000 to $34,999: 19
$35,000 to $39,999: 21
$40,000 to $49,999: 65
$50,000 to $59,999: 78
$60,000 to $69,999: 95
$70,000 to $79,999: 96
$80,000 to $89,999: 87
$90,000 to $99,999: 81
$100,000 to $124,999: 160
$125,000 to $149,999: 138
$150,000 to $174,999: 50
$175,000 to $199,999: 19
$200,000 to $249,999: 35
$250,000 to $299,999: 23
$300,000 to $399,999: 2
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Gillespie rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Gillespie:

Less than $100: 37 people
$100 to $149: 12
$150 to $199: 6
$200 to $249: 18
$250 to $299: 20
$300 to $349: 23
$350 to $399: 25
$400 to $449: 26
$450 to $499: 23
$500 to $549: 33
$550 to $599: 31
$600 to $649: 21
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 4
$800 to $899: 7
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 32

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 7 1965 to 1969: 17

Gillespie, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 54.1%
Number of people working at home: 36 (2.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 141
5 to 9 minutes: 284
10 to 14 minutes: 158
15 to 19 minutes: 188
20 to 24 minutes: 146
25 to 29 minutes: 22
30 to 34 minutes: 89
35 to 39 minutes: 36
40 to 44 minutes: 34
45 to 59 minutes: 156
60 to 89 minutes: 248
90 or more minutes: 47

Gillespie mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,297 (82%)
Carpooled: 209 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 12 (1%)
Walked: 19 (1%)
Other means: 12 (1%)
Worked at home: 36 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 180
$10,000 to $14,999: 111
$15,000 to $19,999: 136
$20,000 to $24,999: 125
$25,000 to $29,999: 82
$30,000 to $34,999: 144
$35,000 to $39,999: 106
$40,000 to $44,999: 89
$45,000 to $49,999: 60
$50,000 to $59,999: 95
$60,000 to $74,999: 117
$75,000 to $99,999: 98
$100,000 to $124,999: 49
$125,000 to $149,999: 18
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 17

First ancestries reported:

German: 579

Italian: 503

Irish: 262

United States or American: 228

Scottish: 187

English: 178

Other groups: 117

French (except Basque): 63

Dutch: 50

Scotch-Irish: 48

Polish: 42

Lithuanian: 28

Austrian: 23

Croatian: 22

Slavic: 15

Czech: 9

Slovak: 9

Slovene: 7

Yugoslavian: 7

Greek: 6

Macedonian: 5

Russian: 5

British: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Germany (29%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (29%)
France (25%)
United Kingdom (17%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 2774
Northeast: 15
Midwest: 373
South: 108
West: 47

62% of Gillespie residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 13
7th and 8th grade: 29
9th grade: 19
10th grade: 34
11th grade: 14
12th grade, no diploma: 37
High school graduate (or equivalency): 452
Less than 1 year of college: 102
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 168
Associate degree: 64
Bachelor's degree: 39
Master's degree: 48
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 6
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 46
9th grade: 44
10th grade: 7
11th grade: 24
12th grade, no diploma: 62
High school graduate (or equivalency): 542
Less than 1 year of college: 154
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 204
Associate degree: 51
Bachelor's degree: 51
Master's degree: 23
Professional school degree: 5
Doctorate degree: 6

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.4%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $39,477
Asian householders: $3,127
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $19,830

Gillespie household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Gillespie marital status for males

Gillespie marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $91,002

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,280
One, attached: 29
Two: 92
3 or 4: 58
5 to 9: 31
10 to 19: 4
Mobile homes: 42

Median worth of mobile homes: $15,119

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Gillespie:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (91%) Electricity (8%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (78%) Electricity (22%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5

Here:	1.5%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 12

Here:	6.2%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 15

Here:	11.9%
Illinois:	25.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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