Pomona township, Jackson County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 50.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.8 sq. mi.
Population: 843 (all rural)
| Males: 421 |  (49.9%) |
| Females: 422 |  (50.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 842 (710 owner occupied, 132 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Pomona township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.9%
- Black: 0.8%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 35.7
Median age of females: 34.5
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Average household size: 2.69
| Pomona township: | 2.7 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.14
| Pomona township: | $31,790 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $513 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,592 (it was $63,400 in 2000)
| : | $93,592 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 17 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 12.4% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 6.5% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Pomona township: Cedar Lake Dam Picnic Area (A), Little Grand Canyon Picnic Area (B), Pomona Natural Bridge Picnic Area (C), Von Jakob Vineyard (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Pomona township include: Dutch Ridge Baptist Church (A), Jerusalem Church (B), Mount Pleasant Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Hagler Cemetery (1), Etherton Cemetery (2), Stearns Cemetery (3), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (4), Dutch Ridge Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Cedar Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Poplar Camp Creek (A), Cedar Creek (B), Cave Creek (C), Caney Creek (D), Topping Creek (E), Big Branch (F), Bear Creek (G), Rocky Branch (H), Wolf Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
70% of Pomona township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 629
- Northeast: 35
- Midwest: 91
- South: 31
- West: 29
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 240
- 5 to 9: 5
- Mobile homes: 96
Median worth of mobile homes: $11,700
Housing units in Pomona township with a mortgage: 38 (15 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 41
- Construction (12%)
- Repair and maintenance (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Health care (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Educational services (23%)
- Health care (22%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (8%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (5%)
- Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (12%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (15%)
- Registered nurses (14%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Librarians, curators, and archivists (6%)
- Financial managers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Pomona township:
- German (23.5%)
- Irish (16.7%)
- United States or American (12.5%)
- Polish (10.4%)
- Italian (7.3%)
- English (6.9%)
- French (except Basque) (5.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 355 (84%)
- Carpooled: 31 (7%)
- Motorcycle: 16 (4%)
- Walked: 9 (2%)
- Worked at home: 14 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (40%)
- Electricity (30%)
- Wood (25%)
- Utility gas (5%)
96.1% of residents of Pomona township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 814- In family households: 691 (232 male householders, 4 female householders)
191 spouses, 215 children (181 natural, 12 adopted, 22 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 12 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 123 (66 male householders (44 living alone)), 15 female householders (15 living alone)), 42 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 97 2-persons, 57 3-persons, 56 4-persons, 26 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 59 1-person, 7 2-persons, 15 3-persons,
161 married couples with children.
44 single-parent households (9 men, 35 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): 12
| Here: | 21.1% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |