Green Garden township, Will County, Illinois (IL)

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Land area: 36.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,556 (all rural)

Males: 1,299	(50.8%)
Females: 1,257	(49.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,548 (2,370 owner occupied, 178 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	7%
State:	33%

Races in Green Garden township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.9%
Black: 0.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.1%
Two or more races: 0.4%

Median age of males: 38.2
Median age of females: 38.3

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Average household size: 3.14

Green Garden township:	3.1 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Average family size: 3.38

Estimated median household income in 2007: $86,717 ($75,607 in 1999)

This township:	$86,717
Illinois:	$54,123

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $813 (lower quartile is $801, upper quartile is $950)

Here:	$813
State:	$669

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $429,790 (it was $268,200 in 2000)

Green Garden township:	$429,790
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $342,737 - $525,796

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $474,167
Here: $474,167
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $991,181
Here: $991,181
State: $258,887

Population density: 69 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	3.5%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	1.1%
Whole state:	5.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 50 (100% naturalized citizens)

Green Garden township:	2.0%
State:	12.3%

59% of Green Garden township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Illinois.

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

This state: 2191
Northeast: 31
Midwest: 162
South: 68
West: 55

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $187,500

Green Garden township, Illinois satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

8 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 813
One, attached: 19
Mobile homes: 20

Housing units in Green Garden township with a mortgage: 409 (18 second mortgage, 122 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 159

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 45
1995 to 1998: 208
1990 to 1994: 192
1980 to 1989: 79
1970 to 1979: 196
1960 to 1969: 9
1950 to 1959: 11
1940 to 1949: 7
1939 or earlier: 105

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Green Garden township, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 21 4 rooms: 19 5 rooms: 60 6 rooms: 141 7 rooms: 189 8 rooms: 216 9 or more rooms: 119

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Green Garden township, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 0 5 rooms: 35 6 rooms: 14 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 7 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Green Garden township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 50 3 bedrooms: 390 4 bedrooms: 266 5 or more bedrooms: 59

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Green Garden township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 11 3 bedrooms: 45 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Green Garden township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 11 1 vehicle: 69 2 vehicles: 374 3 vehicles: 226 4 vehicles: 47 5 or more vehicles: 38

Cars and other vehicles available in Green Garden township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 11 2 vehicles: 45 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 (%):

Construction (21%)
Repair and maintenance (10%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (14%)
Finance and insurance (13%)
Health care (9%)
Construction (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (15%)
Carpenters (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (15%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Other financial specialists (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Green Garden township:

Irish (27.3%)
German (25.6%)
Polish (11.9%)
Italian (9.4%)
Dutch (3.9%)
United States or American (3.5%)
Swedish (3.0%)

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

Greece (60%)
Other Eastern Europe (30%)
Yugoslavia (10%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 996 (75%)
Carpooled: 143 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 12 (1%)
Railroad: 44 (3%)
Worked at home: 132 (10%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (51%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%) Electricity (4%) Wood (1%)

8 people in homes for the mentally retarded

92.7% of residents of Green Garden township speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).
5.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,555

In family households: 2,399 (684 male householders, 30 female householders)
675 spouses, 880 children (823 natural, 23 adopted, 34 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 27 parents, 25 other relatives, 55 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 156 (52 male householders (30 living alone)), 51 female householders (26 living alone)), 53 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 9 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 261 2-persons, 98 3-persons, 215 4-persons, 100 5-persons, 40 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 56 1-person, 36 2-persons, 11 3-persons.

631 married couples with children.
41 single-parent households (15 men, 26 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 24

Here:	7.3%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 26

Here:	21.0%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 21

Here:	27.6%
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.)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Green Garden township:

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