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Bruce township, IL map Land area: 17.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 13,489 (97% urban, 3% rural)
Males: 6,504  (48.2%)
Females: 6,985  (51.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 13,320 (9,834 owner occupied, 3,486 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

26%
State:

33%


Races in Bruce township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 90.1%
  • Black: 1.7%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
  • Asian: 0.4%
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 6.8%
  • Two or more races: 0.9%
  • Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 37.9
Median age of females: 39.8

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Average household size: 2.42

Bruce township:

2.4 people
Illinois:

2.6 people

Average family size: 3.07

Estimated median household income in 2008: $41,190 ($34,126 in 1999)
This township:

$41,190
Illinois:

$56,235

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $471 (lower quartile is $339, upper quartile is $552)
Here:

$471
State:

$689

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $95,160 (it was $56,200 in 2000)
Bruce township:

$95,160
Illinois:

$214,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $61,961 - $137,900

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $107,081
Here:

$107,081
State:

$270,454

Townhouses or other attached units: $58,908
Here:

$58,908
State:

$256,242

In 2-unit structures: $111,634
Here:

$111,634
State:

$309,184

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $107,526
Here:

$107,526
State:

$307,695

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $152,579
Here:

$152,579
State:

$286,225

Mobile homes: $25,829
Here:

$25,829
State:

$35,670

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
Here:

$5,000
State:

$62,382
Population density: 794 people per square mile 
 
  (high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

11.5%
Whole state:

10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

4.3%
Whole state:

5.1%

Cities in this township include: Streator.


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Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery (1), Barnhart Cemetery (2), Saint Casimir Cemetery (3), Mackey Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Wolf Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Number of foreign born residents: 422 (43% naturalized citizens)

Bruce township:  3.1%
State:  12.3%

66% of Bruce township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Illinois.

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

  • This state: 11562
  • Northeast: 60
  • Midwest: 627
  • South: 434
  • West: 138

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $36,000

Bruce township, Illinois satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

People in group quarters in Bruce township, Illinois:

  • 88 people in nursing homes
  • 36 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 19 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 11 people in other group homes
  • 9 people in religious group quarters
  • 6 people in unknown juvenile institutions

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 4,540
  • One, attached: 23
  • Two: 257
  • 3 or 4: 301
  • 5 to 9: 198
  • 10 to 19: 86
  • 20 to 49: 25
  • 50 or more: 139
  • Mobile homes: 311
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $22,200


Housing units in Bruce township with a mortgage: 1,781 (168 second mortgage, 134 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,688

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 31
  • 1990 to 1994: 116
  • 1980 to 1989: 244
  • 1970 to 1979: 589
  • 1960 to 1969: 640
  • 1950 to 1959: 959
  • 1940 to 1949: 815
  • 1939 or earlier: 2,494

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bruce township, Illinois:

  • 1 room: 8
  • 2 rooms: 12
  • 3 rooms: 46
  • 4 rooms: 603
  • 5 rooms: 1,150
  • 6 rooms: 1,108
  • 7 rooms: 500
  • 8 rooms: 321
  • 9 or more rooms: 160

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bruce township, Illinois:

  • 1 room: 13
  • 2 rooms: 122
  • 3 rooms: 315
  • 4 rooms: 502
  • 5 rooms: 330
  • 6 rooms: 162
  • 7 rooms: 77
  • 8 rooms: 44
  • 9 or more rooms: 16

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bruce township:

  • no bedroom: 8
  • 1 bedroom: 93
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,383
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,851
  • 4 bedrooms: 439
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 134

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bruce township:

  • no bedroom: 32
  • 1 bedroom: 487
  • 2 bedrooms: 712
  • 3 bedrooms: 261
  • 4 bedrooms: 68
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 21

Cars and other vehicles available in Bruce township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 204
  • 1 vehicle: 1,475
  • 2 vehicles: 1,587
  • 3 vehicles: 427
  • 4 vehicles: 200
  • 5 or more vehicles: 15

Cars and other vehicles available in Bruce township in n renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 297
  • 1 vehicle: 904
  • 2 vehicles: 318
  • 3 vehicles: 51
  • 4 vehicles: 11
  • 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 (8%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Food (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (19%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Bruce township:

  • German (23.8%)
  • United States or American (14.5%)
  • Irish (11.7%)
  • Slovak (10.7%)
  • English (6.6%)
  • Italian (4.8%)
  • Polish (3.1%)

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

  • Mexico (56%)
  • Germany (8%)
  • Canada (5%)
  • Hungary (4%)
  • Poland (3%)
  • Guatemala (3%)
  • Taiwan (3%)

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 4,339 (79%)
  • Carpooled: 798 (15%)
  • Taxi: 5 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 46 (1%)
  • Walked: 182 (3%)
  • Other means: 44 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 74 (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (86%)
  • Electricity (10%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

People in group quarters in Bruce township, Illinois:

  • 88 people in nursing homes
  • 36 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 19 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 11 people in other group homes
  • 9 people in religious group quarters
  • 6 people in unknown juvenile institutions

94.0% of residents of Bruce township speak English at home.
4.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (30% speak English very well, 41% speak English well, 30% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 13,129
  • In family households: 10,849 (2,672 male householders, 789 female householders)
    2,576 spouses, 3,927 children (3,435 natural, 126 adopted, 366 stepchildren), 321 grandchildren, 118 brothers or sisters, 47 parents, 137 other relatives, 262 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 2,280 (851 male householders (768 living alone)), 1,209 female householders (1,094 living alone)), 220 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 168 (94 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,530 2-persons, 743 3-persons, 651 4-persons, 326 5-persons, 150 6-persons, 61 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 1,862 1-person, 178 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 6 5-persons,

2,239 married couples with children.
913 single-parent households (240 men, 673 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 245
Here:

16.0%
Illinois:

13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 40
Here:

5.6%
Illinois:

11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 36
Here:

10.2%
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 Bruce township:

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