Morris township, Grundy County, Illinois (IL)

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Land area: 3.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 7,781 (99% urban, 1% rural)

Males: 3,868	(49.7%)
Females: 3,913	(50.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 7,555 (4,457 owner occupied, 3,098 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	41%
State:	33%

Races in Morris township:

White Non-Hispanic: 89.2%
Black: 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 9.1%
Two or more races: 0.7%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 36.2
Median age of females: 38.3

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Average household size: 2.36

Morris township:	2.4 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Average family size: 3.03

Estimated median household income in 2007: $49,410 ($42,533 in 1999)

This township:	$49,410
Illinois:	$54,123

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $616 (lower quartile is $472, upper quartile is $781)

Here:	$616
State:	$669

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $183,903 (it was $111,800 in 2000)

Morris township:	$183,903
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $141,455 - $246,743

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $201,833
Here: $201,833
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $190,279
Here: $190,279
State: $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $220,121
Here: $220,121
State: $320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $192,780
Here: $192,780
State: $330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $309,129
Here: $309,129
State: $275,408

Mobile homes: $20,909
Here: $20,909
State: $35,670

Population density: 2183 people per square mile

(very high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	7.9%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This township:	3.6%
Whole state:	5.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 390 (19% naturalized citizens)

Morris township:	5.0%
State:	12.3%

47% of Morris township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Illinois.

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

This state: 5813
Northeast: 107
Midwest: 616
South: 382
West: 349

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $98,500

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.7%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

180 people in nursing homes
46 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,177
One, attached: 122
Two: 217
3 or 4: 207
5 to 9: 229
10 to 19: 129
20 to 49: 94
50 or more: 141
Mobile homes: 60

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999

Housing units in Morris township with a mortgage: 1,119 (81 second mortgage, 149 home equity loan, 15 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 505

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 6
1995 to 1998: 102
1990 to 1994: 82
1980 to 1989: 285
1970 to 1979: 506
1960 to 1969: 433
1950 to 1959: 500
1940 to 1949: 383
1939 or earlier: 1,079

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Morris township, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 54 4 rooms: 144 5 rooms: 376 6 rooms: 536 7 rooms: 290 8 rooms: 183 9 or more rooms: 126

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Morris township, Illinois:
	1 room: 74 2 rooms: 143 3 rooms: 256 4 rooms: 442 5 rooms: 257 6 rooms: 175 7 rooms: 72 8 rooms: 20 9 or more rooms: 15

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Morris township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 60 2 bedrooms: 399 3 bedrooms: 941 4 bedrooms: 277 5 or more bedrooms: 41

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Morris township:
	no bedroom: 83 1 bedroom: 473 2 bedrooms: 575 3 bedrooms: 264 4 bedrooms: 42 5 or more bedrooms: 17

Cars and other vehicles available in Morris township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 75 1 vehicle: 519 2 vehicles: 763 3 vehicles: 297 4 vehicles: 56 5 or more vehicles: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Morris township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 174 1 vehicle: 738 2 vehicles: 491 3 vehicles: 20 4 vehicles: 31 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 (13%)
Chemicals (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Machinery (5%)
Utilities (4%)
Educational services (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (14%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Educational services (8%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Morris township:

Irish (17.6%)
German (14.3%)
Norwegian (12.9%)
United States or American (9.1%)
Italian (7.0%)
English (5.6%)
Polish (4.6%)

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

Mexico (86%)
Italy (5%)
India (3%)
Germany (2%)
Austria (1%)
Poland (1%)
France (1%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,155 (83%)
Carpooled: 389 (10%)
Railroad: 48 (1%)
Motorcycle: 8 (0%)
Bicycle: 24 (1%)
Walked: 116 (3%)
Worked at home: 76 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (86%) Electricity (12%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

180 people in nursing homes
46 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

91.0% of residents of Morris township speak English at home.
7.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (43% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,478

In family households: 5,995 (1,562 male householders, 372 female householders)
1,582 spouses, 2,142 children (1,870 natural, 33 adopted, 239 stepchildren), 32 grandchildren, 32 brothers or sisters, 31 parents, 116 other relatives, 126 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,483 (648 male householders (521 living alone)), 597 female householders (530 living alone)), 238 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 231 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 818 2-persons, 488 3-persons, 374 4-persons, 168 5-persons, 54 6-persons, 32 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,051 1-person, 168 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 6 5-persons.

1,311 married couples with children.
417 single-parent households (110 men, 307 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 89

Here:	10.7%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3

Here:	0.7%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 82

Here:	21.5%
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 Morris township:

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