Cambridge township, Henry County, Illinois (IL)

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Land area: 36.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,618 (all rural)

Males: 1,331	(50.8%)
Females: 1,287	(49.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,536 (2,059 owner occupied, 477 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	19%
State:	33%

Races in Cambridge township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.0%
Black: 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 0.4%
Two or more races: 0.4%

Median age of males: 37.4
Median age of females: 39.6

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Average household size: 2.50

Cambridge township:	2.5 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Average family size: 2.98

Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,177 ($38,889 in 1999)

This township:	$45,177
Illinois:	$54,123

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $396 (lower quartile is $289, upper quartile is $433)

Here:	$396
State:	$669

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $125,975 (it was $77,100 in 2000)

Cambridge township:	$125,975
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $81,055 - $163,783

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $132,231
Here: $132,231
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $120,722
Here: $120,722
State: $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $193,705
Here: $193,705
State: $320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $153,503
Here: $153,503
State: $330,214

Mobile homes: $30,116
Here: $30,116
State: $35,670

Population density: 71 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	9.4%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This township:	2.6%
Whole state:	5.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 21 (100% naturalized citizens)

Cambridge township:	0.8%
State:	12.3%

64% of Cambridge township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Illinois.

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

This state: 2154
Northeast: 39
Midwest: 268
South: 124
West: 67

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $57,500

Cambridge township, Illinois satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

82 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 902
One, attached: 19
Two: 22
3 or 4: 21
5 to 9: 14
10 to 19: 15
20 to 49: 18
Mobile homes: 50

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999

Housing units in Cambridge township with a mortgage: 396 (40 second mortgage, 48 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 286

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 17
1990 to 1994: 23
1980 to 1989: 55
1970 to 1979: 176
1960 to 1969: 108
1950 to 1959: 142
1940 to 1949: 60
1939 or earlier: 480

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cambridge township, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 9 4 rooms: 91 5 rooms: 226 6 rooms: 159 7 rooms: 137 8 rooms: 125 9 or more rooms: 64

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cambridge township, Illinois:
	1 room: 11 2 rooms: 10 3 rooms: 31 4 rooms: 51 5 rooms: 31 6 rooms: 25 7 rooms: 26 8 rooms: 11 9 or more rooms: 5

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cambridge township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 8 2 bedrooms: 223 3 bedrooms: 434 4 bedrooms: 133 5 or more bedrooms: 13

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cambridge township:
	no bedroom: 11 1 bedroom: 46 2 bedrooms: 78 3 bedrooms: 55 4 bedrooms: 5 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Cambridge township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 25 1 vehicle: 232 2 vehicles: 346 3 vehicles: 154 4 vehicles: 36 5 or more vehicles: 18

Cars and other vehicles available in Cambridge township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 26 1 vehicle: 82 2 vehicles: 88 3 vehicles: 5 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
Educational services (8%)
Construction (7%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Machinery (5%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Wood products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (20%)
Educational services (16%)
Public administration (10%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)
Machinery (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Carpenters (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Personal appearance workers (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Cambridge township:

Swedish (24.1%)
German (20.3%)
United States or American (15.0%)
English (10.3%)
Irish (7.2%)
Belgian (6.4%)
Italian (1.8%)

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

Pakistan (57%)
Canada (24%)
United Kingdom (19%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,009 (79%)
Carpooled: 140 (11%)
Bicycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 53 (4%)
Other means: 18 (1%)
Worked at home: 52 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (78%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%) Electricity (10%) Wood (1%)

82 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

97.5% of residents of Cambridge township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,594

In family households: 2,283 (591 male householders, 145 female householders)
582 spouses, 817 children (772 natural, 9 adopted, 36 stepchildren), 43 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 19 other relatives, 69 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 311 (112 male householders (85 living alone)), 164 female householders (160 living alone)), 35 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 83 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 314 2-persons, 156 3-persons, 162 4-persons, 76 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 245 1-person, 31 2-persons.

489 married couples with children.
117 single-parent households (32 men, 85 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 14

Here:	3.9%
Illinois:	13.4%

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

Here:	5.5%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5

Here:	8.6%
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 Cambridge township:

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