Bald Hill township, Jefferson County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 793 (all rural)
| Males: 385 |  (48.5%) |
| Females: 408 |  (51.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 793 (681 owner occupied, 112 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Bald Hill township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 37.8
Median age of females: 38.2
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Average household size: 2.43
| Bald Hill township: | 2.4 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.94
| Bald Hill township: | $42,819 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $426 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $80,288 (it was $60,000 in 2000)
| : | $80,288 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 22 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 7.6% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 2.0% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Waltonville.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Bald Hill Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Bald Hill township: Oak Grove Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Ward Cemetery (1), Bald Hill Cemetery (2), Saint Barbara Cemetery (3), Dryden Cemetery (4), Stephens Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Scheller Lakes (A), East Lake Impoundment (B), Number 2 Portal Lake (C), Auxiliary Reservoir (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Collier Creek (A), Bald Hill Creek (B), Hurricane Creek (C), Hartley Branch (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
71% of Bald Hill township 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, 42% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 626
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 42
- South: 57
- West: 4
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 268
- One, attached: 9
- Two: 14
- 3 or 4: 6
- Mobile homes: 58
Median worth of mobile homes: $36,300
Housing units in Bald Hill township with a mortgage: 63 (4 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 79
- Plastics and rubber products (14%)
- Construction (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Finance and insurance (12%)
- Health care (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Engineers (6%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Cashiers (11%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Bald Hill township:
- Polish (34.9%)
- German (20.3%)
- United States or American (11.8%)
- English (10.5%)
- Irish (6.9%)
- Italian (3.1%)
- French (except Basque) (2.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 242 (86%)
- Carpooled: 20 (7%)
- Other means: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 15 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%)
- Utility gas (30%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Wood (11%)
- Other fuel (1%)
95.9% of residents of Bald Hill township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 55% speak English not well).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (12% speak English very well, 59% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 733- In family households: 646 (200 male householders, 27 female householders)
213 spouses, 193 children (172 natural, 11 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 87 (41 male householders (41 living alone)), 46 female householders (46 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 124 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 39 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 87 1-person,
164 married couples with children.
31 single-parent households (13 men, 18 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: | 4.9% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |