Granite City township, Madison County, Illinois (IL)

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Granite City township, IL map Land area: 16.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 31,301 (100% urban, 0% rural)

Males: 15,039	(48.0%)
Females: 16,262	(52.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 31,007 (22,599 owner occupied, 8,408 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	27%
State:	33%

Races in Granite City township:

White Non-Hispanic: 93.1%
Black: 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
Asian: 0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 2.9%
Two or more races: 1.1%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 37.6
Median age of females: 39.0

Average houshold size: 2.43
Average family size: 2.98

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Population density: 1876 people per square mile

(very high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	11.3%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This township:	5.2%
Whole state:	5.1%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Number of foreign born residents: 357 (48% naturalized citizens)

Granite City township:	1.1%
State:	12.3%

60% of Granite City township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 33% lived in Illinois.

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

This state: 21115
Northeast: 468
Midwest: 6535
South: 2502
West: 496

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $34,300

Granite City township, Illinois satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.9%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

People in group quarters in Granite City township, Illinois

209 people in nursing homes
55 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
21 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
9 people in religious group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 10,386
One, attached: 216
Two: 747
3 or 4: 819
5 to 9: 708
10 to 19: 429
20 to 49: 235
50 or more: 172
Mobile homes: 411
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,500

Housing units in Granite City township with a mortgage: 4,956 (459 second mortgage, 470 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,464

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 38
1995 to 1998: 211
1990 to 1994: 202
1980 to 1989: 533
1970 to 1979: 1,182
1960 to 1969: 2,493
1950 to 1959: 3,897
1940 to 1949: 1,976
1939 or earlier: 3,598

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Granite City township, Illinois:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 16
3 rooms: 133
4 rooms: 1,457
5 rooms: 3,475
6 rooms: 1,873
7 rooms: 1,201
8 rooms: 544
9 or more rooms: 356

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Granite City township, Illinois:

1 room: 29
2 rooms: 144
3 rooms: 915
4 rooms: 1,276
5 rooms: 725
6 rooms: 386
7 rooms: 168
8 rooms: 93
9 or more rooms: 69

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Granite City township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 330
2 bedrooms: 3,249
3 bedrooms: 4,414
4 bedrooms: 846
5 or more bedrooms: 216

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Granite City township:

no bedroom: 76
1 bedroom: 1,155
2 bedrooms: 1,621
3 bedrooms: 665
4 bedrooms: 220
5 or more bedrooms: 68

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

no vehicle: 504
1 vehicle: 3,166
2 vehicles: 3,799
3 vehicles: 1,155
4 vehicles: 314
5 or more vehicles: 117

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

no vehicle: 856
1 vehicle: 1,870
2 vehicles: 841
3 vehicles: 222
4 vehicles: 16
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Metal and metal products (16%)
Construction (9%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Health care (4%)
Educational services (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Granite City township:

German (20.8%)
United States or American (14.7%)
Irish (14.4%)
English (9.2%)
Italian (4.3%)
Polish (3.6%)
French (except Basque) (3.4%)

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

Mexico (30%)
Germany (15%)
Canada (10%)
El Salvador (6%)
Panama (6%)
Korea (4%)
United Kingdom (4%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 11,244 (81%)
Carpooled: 1,750 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 248 (2%)
Subway or elevated: 19 (0%)
Taxi: 19 (0%)
Motorcycle: 18 (0%)
Bicycle: 32 (0%)
Walked: 262 (2%)
Other means: 96 (1%)
Worked at home: 172 (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (88%)
Electricity (10%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

People in group quarters in Granite City township, Illinois

209 people in nursing homes
55 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
21 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
9 people in religious group quarters

96.6% of residents of Granite City township speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 31,339

In family households: 26,233 (6,241 male householders, 2,239 female householders)
5,992 spouses, 9,606 children (8,592 natural, 173 adopted, 841 stepchildren), 645 grandchildren, 182 brothers or sisters, 166 parents, 508 other relatives, 654 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,106 (1,824 male householders (1,461 living alone)), 2,558 female householders (2,359 living alone)), 724 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 293 (208 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,688 2-persons, 2,058 3-persons, 1,677 4-persons, 702 5-persons, 250 6-persons, 105 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,820 1-person, 451 2-persons, 94 3-persons, 11 5-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

4,637 married couples with children.
2,251 single-parent households (514 men, 1,737 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 273

Here:	7.2%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 77

Here:	4.3%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 202

Here:	16.1%
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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