De Witt township, De Witt County, Illinois (IL)

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Land area: 32.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.3 sq. mi.
Population: 465 (all rural)

Males: 241	(51.8%)
Females: 224	(48.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 465 (392 owner occupied, 73 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	16%
State:	33%

Races in De Witt township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.2%
Black: 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.2%
Hispanic or Latino: 0.0%
Two or more races: 0.6%

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

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Average household size: 2.60

De Witt township:	2.6 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Average family size: 2.94

Estimated median household income in 2008: $53,788 ($44,563 in 1999)

This township:	$53,788
Illinois:	$56,235

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $388 (lower quartile is $358, upper quartile is $676)

Here:	$388
State:	$689

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $141,380 (it was $80,000 in 2000)

De Witt township:	$141,380
Illinois:	$214,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $79,891 - $232,234

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $164,070
Here:
$164,070
State:
$270,454

Mobile homes: $137,500
Here:
$137,500
State:
$35,670

Population density: 14 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This township:	1.3%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This township:	0.8%
Whole state:	5.1%

Cities in this township include: De Witt.

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Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: De Witt Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

73% of De Witt township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Illinois.

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

This state: 412
Northeast: 10
Midwest: 29
South: 20
West: 4

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $153,100

De Witt township, Illinois satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 189
Mobile homes: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $137,500

Housing units in De Witt township with a mortgage: 95 (2 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 42

Year house built

1999 to March 2000: 4
1995 to 1998: 8
1990 to 1994: 17
1980 to 1989: 16
1970 to 1979: 26
1960 to 1969: 10
1950 to 1959: 4
1940 to 1949: 21
1939 or earlier: 90

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in De Witt township, Illinois:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 4
4 rooms: 6
5 rooms: 53
6 rooms: 38
7 rooms: 18
8 rooms: 19
9 or more rooms: 20

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in De Witt township, Illinois:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 2
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 2
5 rooms: 6
6 rooms: 1
7 rooms: 8
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in De Witt township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 8
2 bedrooms: 37
3 bedrooms: 83
4 bedrooms: 15
5 or more bedrooms: 15

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in De Witt township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 2
2 bedrooms: 8
3 bedrooms: 9
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 29
2 vehicles: 89
3 vehicles: 34
4 vehicles: 6
5 or more vehicles: 0

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 6
2 vehicles: 13
3 vehicles: 0
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 (13%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
Utilities (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Construction (6%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Furniture and related product manufacturing (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Finance and insurance (20%)
Accommodation and food services (15%)
Food and beverage stores (14%)
Utilities (9%)
Health care (7%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
Construction (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (11%)
Engineers (9%)
Electricians (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (20%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
Cashiers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Business operations specialists (5%)
Accountants and auditors (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in De Witt township:

English (16.5%)
German (14.3%)
United States or American (10.9%)
French (except Basque) (10.3%)
Scotch-Irish (8.4%)
Irish (4.7%)
Scottish (4.4%)

Means of transportation to work:

Drove a car alone: 164 (82%)
Carpooled: 16 (8%)
Walked: 9 (5%)
Other means: 3 (2%)
Worked at home: 8 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%)
Utility gas (40%)
Electricity (10%)
Wood (3%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

99.8% of residents of De Witt township speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 475

In family households: 435 (122 male householders, 25 female householders)
120 spouses, 147 children (134 natural, 0 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 40 (25 male householders (24 living alone)), 13 female householders (13 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 80 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 4 6-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 37 1-person, 1 2-persons,

88 married couples with children.
16 single-parent households (7 men, 9 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4

Here:	5.3%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	12.5%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2

Here:	28.6%
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.)

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