Detroit township, Pike County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 26.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population: 354 (all rural)
| Males: 179 |  (50.6%) |
| Females: 175 |  (49.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 354 (264 owner occupied, 90 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 25% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Detroit township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
Median age of males: 36.3
Median age of females: 37.5
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Average household size: 2.62
| Detroit township: | 2.6 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.03
| Detroit township: | $39,433 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $343 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $69,496 (it was $54,800 in 2000)
| : | $69,496 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 8.5% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 5.5% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Detroit, Florence.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Blue River Cemetery (1), Douglas Cemetery (2), Milton-Smith Cemetery (3), Watt Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Jack Ellis Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Blue Creek (A), Needsmore Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
65% of Detroit township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 91% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 324
- Northeast: 1
- Midwest: 14
- South: 1
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 138
- One, attached: 3
- Mobile homes: 51
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $18,000
Housing units in Detroit township with a mortgage: 31 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 22
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (32%)
- Food (12%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (9%)
- Construction (7%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Health care (24%)
- Social assistance (17%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Food and beverage stores (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (32%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (16%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Child care workers (17%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (17%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (14%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Food processing workers (6%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Detroit township:
- United States or American (37.4%)
- English (19.8%)
- German (12.6%)
- Irish (3.3%)
- Dutch (1.6%)
- French (except Basque) (1.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 118 (76%)
- Carpooled: 21 (14%)
- Walked: 1 (1%)
- Other means: 3 (2%)
- Worked at home: 12 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (62%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Wood (4%)
97.2% of residents of Detroit township speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 342- In family households: 289 (94 male householders, 8 female householders)
85 spouses, 84 children (80 natural, 1 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 53 (26 male householders (23 living alone)), 15 female householders (15 living alone)), 12 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 54 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 12 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 38 1-person, 2 2-persons, 1 4-persons,
75 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (2 men, 8 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |