Camargo township, Douglas County, Illinois (IL)

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Camargo township, IL map Land area: 38.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 3,576 (all rural)

Males: 1,759	(49.2%)
Females: 1,817	(50.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 3,565 (2,825 owner occupied, 740 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	21%
State:	33%

Races in Camargo township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.0%
Black: 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.1%
Two or more races: 1.0%

Median age of males: 38.6
Median age of females: 40.1

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Average household size: 2.50

Camargo township:	2.5 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Average family size: 2.94

Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,151 ($39,727 in 1999)

This township:	$46,151
Illinois:	$54,123

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $401 (lower quartile is $304, upper quartile is $476)

Here:	$401
State:	$669

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $108,982 (it was $66,700 in 2000)

Camargo township:	$108,982
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $73,239 - $147,592

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $120,777
Here: $120,777
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $100,173
Here: $100,173
State: $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $159,522
Here: $159,522
State: $320,810

Mobile homes: $35,265
Here: $35,265
State: $35,670

Population density: 93 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	6.1%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This township:	2.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Cities in this township include: Villa Grove, Camargo.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Broadus Cemetery, Hammett Cemetery.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Jordan Slough.

Number of foreign born residents: 21 (67% naturalized citizens)

Camargo township:	0.6%
State:	12.3%

65% of Camargo township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Illinois.

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

This state: 3052
Northeast: 40
Midwest: 353
South: 112
West: 69

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000

Camargo township, Illinois satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.6%

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

7 people in other group homes
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,292
One, attached: 6
Two: 33
3 or 4: 30
5 to 9: 8
20 to 49: 12
Mobile homes: 126

Median worth of mobile homes: $25,000

Housing units in Camargo township with a mortgage: 532 (26 second mortgage, 43 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 434

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 11
1995 to 1998: 56
1990 to 1994: 48
1980 to 1989: 118
1970 to 1979: 271
1960 to 1969: 218
1950 to 1959: 218
1940 to 1949: 96
1939 or earlier: 471

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Camargo township, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 16 4 rooms: 117 5 rooms: 289 6 rooms: 283 7 rooms: 198 8 rooms: 114 9 or more rooms: 100

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Camargo township, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 28 4 rooms: 120 5 rooms: 70 6 rooms: 45 7 rooms: 26 8 rooms: 10 9 or more rooms: 5

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Camargo township:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 33 2 bedrooms: 307 3 bedrooms: 621 4 bedrooms: 123 5 or more bedrooms: 37

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Camargo township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 44 2 bedrooms: 166 3 bedrooms: 74 4 bedrooms: 17 5 or more bedrooms: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in Camargo township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 48 1 vehicle: 271 2 vehicles: 527 3 vehicles: 201 4 vehicles: 66 5 or more vehicles: 12

Cars and other vehicles available in Camargo township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 23 1 vehicle: 169 2 vehicles: 91 3 vehicles: 26 4 vehicles: 2 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:

Construction (13%)
Educational services (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Food (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Rail transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Educational services (15%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Camargo township:

German (29.9%)
United States or American (20.8%)
English (12.4%)
Irish (9.5%)
Scotch-Irish (3.1%)
French (except Basque) (2.8%)
Scottish (2.6%)

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

Mexico (33%)
Germany (24%)
Yugoslavia (24%)
India (19%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,433 (81%)
Carpooled: 214 (12%)
Bicycle: 6 (0%)
Walked: 50 (3%)
Other means: 5 (0%)
Worked at home: 69 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (71%) Electricity (16%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%) Wood (1%)

7 people in other group homes
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

97.5% of residents of Camargo township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,642

In family households: 3,154 (874 male householders, 164 female householders)
849 spouses, 1,094 children (1,005 natural, 4 adopted, 85 stepchildren), 37 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 16 parents, 7 other relatives, 99 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 488 (163 male householders (117 living alone)), 245 female householders (237 living alone)), 80 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 11 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 451 2-persons, 231 3-persons, 241 4-persons, 76 5-persons, 28 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 354 1-person, 38 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 6 5-persons.

657 married couples with children.
201 single-parent households (64 men, 137 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): 7

Here:	3.0%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Here:	3.3%
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 Camargo township:

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