Locust township, Christian County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 7 (16% naturalized citizens)
| Locust township: | 7.0% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
84% of Locust township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1404
- Northeast: 19
- Midwest: 88
- South: 180
- West: 27
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
1,194 people in state prisons
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 217
- Two: 6
- 3 or 4: 3
- Mobile homes: 17
Median worth of mobile homes: $21,800
Housing units in Locust township with a mortgage: 128 (19 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 55
- Construction (20%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Public administration (14%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Utilities (4%)
- Health care (4%)
- Health care (16%)
- Public administration (15%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Finance and insurance (12%)
- Construction (4%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Other direct selling establishments (4%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Locust township:
- German (29.4%)
- United States or American (22.5%)
- Italian (11.4%)
- English (8.9%)
- Irish (6.7%)
- Dutch (4.3%)
- French (except Basque) (4.3%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (63%)
- Canada (10%)
- Greece (5%)
- Vietnam (5%)
- Poland (5%)
- Hungary (4%)
- Cambodia (4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 289 (86%)
- Carpooled: 26 (8%)
- Walked: 9 (3%)
- Other means: 6 (2%)
- Worked at home: 7 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (57%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
- Electricity (17%)
1,194 people in state prisons
90.1% of residents of Locust township speak English at home.
8.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (46% speak English very well, 54% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 657- In family households: 617 (184 male householders, 32 female householders)
193 spouses, 188 children (181 natural, 7 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 40 (20 male householders (13 living alone)), 9 female householders (9 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,200 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 105 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 47 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 8 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 22 1-person, 2 2-persons, 5 3-persons,
137 married couples with children.
22 single-parent households (4 men, 18 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10
| Here: | 12.7% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
| Here: | 8.0% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
| Here: | 17.6% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |