Liberty township, Adams County, Illinois (IL)

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Liberty township, IL map Land area: 36.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,217 (all rural)

Males: 621	(51.0%)
Females: 596	(49.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,217 (1,019 owner occupied, 198 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	16%
State:	33%

Races in Liberty township:

White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.4%

Median age of males: 36.3
Median age of females: 38.7

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Average household size: 2.64

Liberty township:	2.6 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Average family size: 2.97

Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,036 ($40,303 in 1999)

This township:	$51,036
Illinois:	$54,123

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $304 (lower quartile is $216, upper quartile is $366)

Here:	$304
State:	$669

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $98,001 (it was $73,400 in 2000)

Liberty township:	$98,001
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $67,681 - $137,671

Population density: 33 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	8.9%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This township:	3.7%
Whole state:	5.1%

Cities in this township include: Liberty.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Grubb Family Cemetery, Hughes Family Cemetery, Broady Family Cemetery, Williams Family Cemetery, Zander Cemetery, Saint Brigids Cemetery, Clark Family Cemetery.

Reservoir: Sims Pond.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Willow Branch.

70% of Liberty township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Illinois.

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

This state: 1078
Northeast: 7
Midwest: 100
South: 26
West: 24

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500

Liberty township, Illinois satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 413
One, attached: 2
Two: 12
3 or 4: 16
Mobile homes: 67

Median worth of mobile homes: $26,300

Housing units in Liberty township with a mortgage: 142 (15 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 78

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 30
1995 to 1998: 42
1990 to 1994: 45
1980 to 1989: 37
1970 to 1979: 113
1960 to 1969: 23
1950 to 1959: 33
1940 to 1949: 31
1939 or earlier: 156

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Liberty township, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 46 5 rooms: 89 6 rooms: 92 7 rooms: 78 8 rooms: 50 9 or more rooms: 22

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Liberty township, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 20 4 rooms: 21 5 rooms: 18 6 rooms: 7 7 rooms: 10 8 rooms: 12 9 or more rooms: 3

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Liberty township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 2 2 bedrooms: 91 3 bedrooms: 201 4 bedrooms: 80 5 or more bedrooms: 3

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Liberty township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 28 2 bedrooms: 37 3 bedrooms: 16 4 bedrooms: 10 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Liberty township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 10 1 vehicle: 66 2 vehicles: 216 3 vehicles: 50 4 vehicles: 31 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Liberty township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 42 2 vehicles: 49 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males:

Construction (15%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
U. S. Postal service (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (24%)
Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Transportation equipment (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
Farmers and farm managers (10%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (4%)
Other healthcare support occupations (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Liberty township:

German (46.9%)
United States or American (17.9%)
English (13.8%)
Irish (6.5%)
Scottish (2.5%)
Dutch (2.3%)
Italian (1.5%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 586 (81%)
Carpooled: 93 (13%)
Walked: 19 (3%)
Other means: 4 (1%)
Worked at home: 23 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (44%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%) Electricity (16%) Wood (5%)

98.2% of residents of Liberty township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (22% speak English very well, 78% don't speak English at all).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,246

In family households: 1,123 (293 male householders, 73 female householders)
309 spouses, 400 children (372 natural, 18 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 28 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 15 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 123 (44 male householders (33 living alone)), 60 female householders (57 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 173 2-persons, 71 3-persons, 74 4-persons, 44 5-persons, 4 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 90 1-person, 13 2-persons, 1 3-persons.

229 married couples with children.
52 single-parent households (9 men, 43 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11

Here:	8.9%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3

Here:	8.8%
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 Liberty township:

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