Hennepin township, Putnam County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (58% naturalized citizens)
| Hennepin township: | 1.6% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
75% of Hennepin township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 97% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1031
- Northeast: 12
- Midwest: 55
- South: 50
- West: 7
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
3 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 437
- One, attached: 1
- Two: 6
- 3 or 4: 20
- 5 to 9: 18
- Mobile homes: 33
Median worth of mobile homes: $35,000
Housing units in Hennepin township with a mortgage: 181 (15 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 121
- Metal and metal products (23%)
- Construction (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Chemicals (8%)
- Utilities (7%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (3%)
- Health care (16%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Food and beverage stores (10%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Electricians (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Hennepin township:
- German (22.5%)
- Italian (21.1%)
- Irish (11.1%)
- Polish (7.5%)
- Swedish (7.1%)
- English (6.5%)
- United States or American (3.4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (58%)
- Italy (16%)
- Philippines (16%)
- Indonesia (11%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 453 (83%)
- Carpooled: 40 (7%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%)
- Bicycle: 2 (0%)
- Walked: 16 (3%)
- Worked at home: 30 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (70%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Wood (1%)
3 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
96.5% of residents of Hennepin township speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,174- In family households: 1,031 (275 male householders, 45 female householders)
285 spouses, 394 children (366 natural, 4 adopted, 24 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 12 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 143 (67 male householders (58 living alone)), 61 female householders (61 living alone)), 15 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 4 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 126 2-persons, 77 3-persons, 71 4-persons, 39 5-persons, 7 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 119 1-person, 7 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
247 married couples with children.
29 single-parent households (4 men, 25 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): 10
| Here: | 9.8% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5
| Here: | 9.3% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |