Hume township, Whiteside County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 29.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 472 (all rural)
| Males: 235 |  (49.8%) |
| Females: 237 |  (50.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 472 (390 owner occupied, 82 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Hume township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.8%
- Black: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 38.6
Median age of females: 37.7
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Average household size: 2.95
| Hume township: | 3.0 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.02
| Hume township: | $47,792 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $485 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $92,475 (it was $75,700 in 2000)
| : | $92,475 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $127,417
Here: $127,417 State: $228,842
Townhouses or other attached units: $168,346
Here: $168,346 State: $200,693
In 2-unit structures: $235,074
Here: $235,074 State: $206,569
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $169,047
Here: $169,047 State: $240,302
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $110,052
Here: $110,052 State: $222,493
Mobile homes: $60,875
Here: $60,875 State: $36,193
| Population density: 16 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 9.1% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 5.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Old Hume Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ramsey Slough (A), Spring Slough (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
57% of Hume township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 89% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 27% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 467
- Northeast: 1
- Midwest: 24
- South: 7
- West: 23
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 161
- Mobile homes: 18
Housing units in Hume township with a mortgage: 65 (0 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 27
- Metal and metal products (22%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Construction (14%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Health care (18%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Food (7%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Hume township:
- German (26.0%)
- Irish (12.5%)
- Dutch (12.0%)
- United States or American (10.0%)
- English (8.3%)
- Italian (5.9%)
- Swedish (5.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 217 (82%)
- Carpooled: 18 (7%)
- Walked: 4 (2%)
- Worked at home: 26 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- Utility gas (6%)
- Wood (4%)
96.1% of residents of Hume township speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 522- In family households: 497 (128 male householders, 22 female householders)
112 spouses, 172 children (166 natural, 6 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 0 other relatives, 42 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 25 (11 male householders (4 living alone)), 5 female householders (5 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 56 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 9 1-person, 5 2-persons, 2 4-persons,
81 married couples with children.
16 single-parent households (9 men, 7 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10
| Here: | 10.8% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 7.1% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1
| Here: | 2.0% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |