Dorr township, McHenry County, Illinois (IL)

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Dorr township, IL map Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 18,157 (85% urban, 15% rural)

Males: 9,018	(49.7%)
Females: 9,139	(50.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 17,823 (12,000 owner occupied, 5,823 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	33%
State:	33%

Races in Dorr township:

White Non-Hispanic: 81.0%
Black: 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 15.9%
Two or more races: 0.8%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 33.7
Median age of females: 35.0

Average houshold size: 2.66
Average family size: 3.24

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Population density: 501 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	7.5%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	2.6%
Whole state:	5.1%

Cities in this township include: Woodstock, Bull Valley.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Mount Thabor Cemetery.
Lily Lake.

Number of foreign born residents: 2,752 (26% naturalized citizens)

Dorr township:	15.2%
State:	12.3%

53% of Dorr township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Illinois.

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

This state: 11918
Northeast: 366
Midwest: 2015
South: 568
West: 391

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $308,300

Dorr township, Illinois satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

People in group quarters in Dorr township, Illinois

189 people in nursing homes
94 people in other nonhousehold living situations
31 people in homes for the mentally retarded
9 people in homes for the mentally ill
8 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
3 people in religious group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,249
One, attached: 441
Two: 543
3 or 4: 351
5 to 9: 582
10 to 19: 337
20 to 49: 262
50 or more: 248
Mobile homes: 9

Median worth of mobile homes: $37,500

Housing units in Dorr township with a mortgage: 2,836 (237 second mortgage, 357 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 861

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 114
1995 to 1998: 667
1990 to 1994: 838
1980 to 1989: 829
1970 to 1979: 1,188
1960 to 1969: 685
1950 to 1959: 570
1940 to 1949: 491
1939 or earlier: 1,640

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

1 room: 23
2 rooms: 42
3 rooms: 101
4 rooms: 306
5 rooms: 711
6 rooms: 944
7 rooms: 678
8 rooms: 676
9 or more rooms: 749

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

1 room: 117
2 rooms: 208
3 rooms: 588
4 rooms: 727
5 rooms: 454
6 rooms: 180
7 rooms: 113
8 rooms: 41
9 or more rooms: 50

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

no bedroom: 39
1 bedroom: 219
2 bedrooms: 664
3 bedrooms: 2,004
4 bedrooms: 1,049
5 or more bedrooms: 255

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dorr township:

no bedroom: 145
1 bedroom: 888
2 bedrooms: 1,024
3 bedrooms: 347
4 bedrooms: 65
5 or more bedrooms: 9

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

no vehicle: 110
1 vehicle: 1,041
2 vehicles: 2,122
3 vehicles: 641
4 vehicles: 245
5 or more vehicles: 71

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

no vehicle: 279
1 vehicle: 1,352
2 vehicles: 715
3 vehicles: 123
4 vehicles: 9
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (11%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Machinery (5%)
Printing and related support activities (4%)
Educational services (4%)
Computer and electronic products (4%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (13%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
Top executives (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Cashiers (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Dorr township:

German (28.6%)
Irish (10.2%)
English (6.4%)
Polish (6.4%)
Italian (5.0%)
United States or American (3.6%)
Norwegian (2.9%)

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

Mexico (72%)
Germany (4%)
Poland (4%)
Other Eastern Europe (3%)
India (3%)
Philippines (2%)
Korea (2%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,392 (78%)
Carpooled: 1,160 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 108 (1%)
Railroad: 246 (3%)
Taxi: 12 (0%)
Bicycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 211 (2%)
Other means: 63 (1%)
Worked at home: 249 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (81%)
Electricity (16%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
No fuel used (1%)

People in group quarters in Dorr township, Illinois

189 people in nursing homes
94 people in other nonhousehold living situations
31 people in homes for the mentally retarded
9 people in homes for the mentally ill
8 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
3 people in religious group quarters

81.0% of residents of Dorr township speak English at home.
15.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 17,831

In family households: 15,131 (3,655 male householders, 952 female householders)
3,862 spouses, 5,548 children (5,182 natural, 72 adopted, 294 stepchildren), 118 grandchildren, 234 brothers or sisters, 107 parents, 293 other relatives, 362 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,700 (1,024 male householders (724 living alone)), 1,114 female householders (1,024 living alone)), 562 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 341 (205 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,706 2-persons, 1,010 3-persons, 1,066 4-persons, 460 5-persons, 230 6-persons, 135 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,748 1-person, 321 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 26 5-persons.

3,781 married couples with children.
837 single-parent households (199 men, 638 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 236

Here:	10.3%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 176

Here:	17.3%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 108

Here:	14.7%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

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