Akron township, Peoria County, Illinois (IL)

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Land area: 36.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 984 (all rural)

Males: 476	(48.4%)
Females: 508	(51.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 984 (850 owner occupied, 134 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	14%
State:	33%

Races in Akron township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
Black: 0.1%
Two or more races: 0.5%

Median age of males: 38.8
Median age of females: 39.5

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Average household size: 2.67

Akron township:	2.7 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Average family size: 3.19

Estimated median household income in 2007: $59,441 ($50,938 in 1999)

This township:	$59,441
Illinois:	$54,123

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $521 (lower quartile is $436, upper quartile is $637)

Here:	$521
State:	$669

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $143,227 (it was $104,600 in 2000)

Akron township:	$143,227
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $109,354 - $162,972

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $172,255
Here: $172,255
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $196,779
Here: $196,779
State: $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $202,427
Here: $202,427
State: $320,810

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $170,236
Here: $170,236
State: $275,408

Mobile homes: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $35,670

Population density: 27 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	3.8%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	1.1%
Whole state:	5.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 4 (50% naturalized citizens)

Akron township:	0.4%
State:	12.3%

69% of Akron township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Illinois.

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

This state: 833
Northeast: 10
Midwest: 85
South: 51
West: 11

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000

Akron township, Illinois satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.6%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 314
One, attached: 4
Two: 33
10 to 19: 19
Mobile homes: 4

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999

Housing units in Akron township with a mortgage: 144 (3 second mortgage, 32 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 88

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 6
1995 to 1998: 31
1990 to 1994: 18
1980 to 1989: 23
1970 to 1979: 68
1960 to 1969: 43
1950 to 1959: 32
1940 to 1949: 16
1939 or earlier: 137

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Akron township, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 4 4 rooms: 22 5 rooms: 60 6 rooms: 52 7 rooms: 74 8 rooms: 54 9 or more rooms: 50

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Akron township, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 2 4 rooms: 17 5 rooms: 11 6 rooms: 7 7 rooms: 5 8 rooms: 10 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Akron township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 9 2 bedrooms: 58 3 bedrooms: 156 4 bedrooms: 83 5 or more bedrooms: 10

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Akron township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 32 3 bedrooms: 12 4 bedrooms: 8 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Akron township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 8 1 vehicle: 68 2 vehicles: 147 3 vehicles: 74 4 vehicles: 12 5 or more vehicles: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Akron township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 2 1 vehicle: 16 2 vehicles: 34 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):

Machinery (23%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
Construction (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (17%)
Health care (16%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
Public administration (5%)
Warehousing and storage (4%)
U. S. Postal service (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (15%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Engineers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (3%)
Art and design workers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Registered nurses (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Akron township:

German (51.3%)
United States or American (12.6%)
English (10.1%)
Irish (9.5%)
Scottish (3.9%)
Swedish (2.9%)
Swiss (1.4%)

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

United Kingdom (50%)
Mexico (50%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 357 (80%)
Carpooled: 23 (5%)
Walked: 17 (4%)
Worked at home: 48 (11%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (67%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%) Electricity (6%) Other fuel (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

95.4% of residents of Akron township speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 37% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 994

In family households: 903 (216 male householders, 58 female householders)
236 spouses, 372 children (336 natural, 17 adopted, 19 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 2 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 91 (43 male householders (39 living alone)), 43 female householders (43 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 131 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 51 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 28 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 82 1-person, 2 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

253 married couples with children.
27 single-parent households (8 men, 19 women).

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

Here:	3.5%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 19

Here:	25.7%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5

Here:	16.1%
Illinois:	25.8%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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.)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Akron township:

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