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Edwardsville township, IL map Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 33,731 (98% urban, 2% rural)
Males: 15,862  (47.0%)
Females: 17,869  (53.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 30,725 (23,589 owner occupied, 7,136 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

23%
State:

33%


Races in Edwardsville township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 87.1%
  • Black: 8.5%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
  • Asian: 1.7%
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 1.1%
  • Two or more races: 1.2%
  • Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 32.9
Median age of females: 33.0

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Average household size: 2.49

Edwardsville township:

2.5 people
Illinois:

2.6 people

Average family size: 3.02

Estimated median household income in 2008: $61,630 ($51,060 in 1999)
This township:

$61,630
Illinois:

$56,235

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $628 (lower quartile is $524, upper quartile is $749)
Here:

$628
State:

$689

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $185,933 (it was $109,800 in 2000)
Edwardsville township:

$185,933
Illinois:

$214,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $118,910 - $277,604

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $220,988
Here:

$220,988
State:

$270,454

Townhouses or other attached units: $159,442
Here:

$159,442
State:

$256,242

In 2-unit structures: $200,965
Here:

$200,965
State:

$309,184

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $131,888
Here:

$131,888
State:

$307,695

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $195,537
Here:

$195,537
State:

$286,225

Mobile homes: $23,665
Here:

$23,665
State:

$35,670
Population density: 949 people per square mile 
 
  (very high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

7.9%
Whole state:

10.7%

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

3.4%
Whole state:

5.1%

Cities in this township include: Edwardsville, Glen Carbon.


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Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

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

Reservoir: Tower Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: Sugar Creek (A), Indian Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Number of foreign born residents: 891 (44% naturalized citizens)

Edwardsville township:  2.6%
State:  12.3%

50% of Edwardsville township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Illinois.

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

  • This state: 20966
  • Northeast: 818
  • Midwest: 7182
  • South: 2457
  • West: 1152

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $105,400

Edwardsville township, Illinois satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%

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 Edwardsville township, Illinois:

  • 2197 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 474 people in nursing homes
  • 267 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 49 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 7 people in homes for the mentally ill

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 9,508
  • One, attached: 489
  • Two: 405
  • 3 or 4: 853
  • 5 to 9: 582
  • 10 to 19: 576
  • 20 to 49: 97
  • 50 or more: 88
  • Mobile homes: 368

Median worth of mobile homes: $10,100


Housing units in Edwardsville township with a mortgage: 5,917 (501 second mortgage, 622 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,203

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 336
  • 1995 to 1998: 1,591
  • 1990 to 1994: 1,626
  • 1980 to 1989: 2,099
  • 1970 to 1979: 1,896
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,215
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,275
  • 1940 to 1949: 840
  • 1939 or earlier: 2,088

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 10
  • 3 rooms: 107
  • 4 rooms: 888
  • 5 rooms: 1,890
  • 6 rooms: 1,799
  • 7 rooms: 1,426
  • 8 rooms: 1,300
  • 9 or more rooms: 1,462

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

  • 1 room: 7
  • 2 rooms: 285
  • 3 rooms: 525
  • 4 rooms: 1,316
  • 5 rooms: 777
  • 6 rooms: 324
  • 7 rooms: 141
  • 8 rooms: 94
  • 9 or more rooms: 10

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 193
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,943
  • 3 bedrooms: 4,091
  • 4 bedrooms: 2,326
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 329

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Edwardsville township:

  • no bedroom: 21
  • 1 bedroom: 798
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,943
  • 3 bedrooms: 586
  • 4 bedrooms: 124
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 7

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

  • no vehicle: 247
  • 1 vehicle: 2,276
  • 2 vehicles: 4,514
  • 3 vehicles: 1,380
  • 4 vehicles: 389
  • 5 or more vehicles: 76

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

  • no vehicle: 283
  • 1 vehicle: 1,684
  • 2 vehicles: 1,266
  • 3 vehicles: 220
  • 4 vehicles: 5
  • 5 or more vehicles: 21

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Educational services (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (24%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Computer specialists (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Edwardsville township:

  • German (32.6%)
  • English (10.5%)
  • Irish (10.0%)
  • United States or American (6.7%)
  • Italian (4.7%)
  • Polish (3.4%)
  • French (except Basque) (2.2%)

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

  • India (18%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
  • Poland (6%)
  • Germany (5%)
  • Other Eastern Europe (5%)
  • Canada (4%)
  • United Kingdom (4%)

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 14,910 (83%)
  • Carpooled: 1,412 (8%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 263 (1%)
  • Subway or elevated: 16 (0%)
  • Railroad: 4 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 24 (0%)
  • Walked: 727 (4%)
  • Other means: 137 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 522 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (69%)
  • Electricity (27%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

People in group quarters in Edwardsville township, Illinois:

  • 2197 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 474 people in nursing homes
  • 267 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 49 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 7 people in homes for the mentally ill

95.1% of residents of Edwardsville township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 30,779
  • In family households: 25,487 (6,597 male householders, 1,722 female householders)
    7,028 spouses, 9,101 children (8,497 natural, 256 adopted, 348 stepchildren), 288 grandchildren, 134 brothers or sisters, 141 parents, 197 other relatives, 279 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 5,292 (1,749 male householders (1,250 living alone)), 2,303 female householders (1,812 living alone)), 1,240 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 2,980 (786 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,439 2-persons, 2,017 3-persons, 1,905 4-persons, 725 5-persons, 175 6-persons, 58 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 3,062 1-person, 813 2-persons, 155 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 7 5-persons,

5,877 married couples with children.
1,419 single-parent households (312 men, 1,107 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 599
Here:

17.1%
Illinois:

13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 88
Here:

5.1%
Illinois:

11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 343
Here:

7.3%
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 Edwardsville township:

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