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Port Byron township, IL map Land area: 3.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.4 sq. mi.
Population: 1,396 (62% urban, 38% rural)
Males: 704  (50.4%)
Females: 692  (49.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,396 (1,108 owner occupied, 288 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

21%
State:

33%


Races in Port Byron township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 97.2%
  • Black: 0.1%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
  • Asian: 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 1.6%
  • Two or more races: 0.9%

Median age of males: 41.6
Median age of females: 42.2

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Average household size: 2.31

Port Byron township:

2.3 people
Illinois:

2.6 people

Average family size: 2.90

Estimated median household income in 2008: $51,218 ($42,434 in 1999)
This township:

$51,218
Illinois:

$56,235

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $379 (lower quartile is $234, upper quartile is $498)
Here:

$379
State:

$689

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $163,797 (it was $95,400 in 2000)
Port Byron township:

$163,797
Illinois:

$214,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $103,087 - $266,787

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $194,987
Here:

$194,987
State:

$270,454

Townhouses or other attached units: $194,791
Here:

$194,791
State:

$256,242

In 2-unit structures: $197,263
Here:

$197,263
State:

$309,184

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $163,742
Here:

$163,742
State:

$307,695

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $333,145
Here:

$333,145
State:

$286,225

Mobile homes: $350,000
Here:

$350,000
State:

$35,670
Population density: 398 people per square mile 
 
  (high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

5.3%
Whole state:

10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

1.6%
Whole state:

5.1%

Cities in this township include: Port Byron.

Number of foreign born residents: 16 (81% naturalized citizens)

Port Byron township:  1.1%
State:  12.3%

60% of Port Byron township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Illinois.

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

  • This state: 916
  • Northeast: 28
  • Midwest: 367
  • South: 43
  • West: 17

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $206,300


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 501
  • One, attached: 7
  • Two: 18
  • 3 or 4: 27
  • 5 to 9: 84
  • 10 to 19: 15
  • Mobile homes: 4

Median worth of mobile homes: $350,000


Housing units in Port Byron township with a mortgage: 232 (21 second mortgage, 35 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 181

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 12
  • 1995 to 1998: 22
  • 1990 to 1994: 31
  • 1980 to 1989: 79
  • 1970 to 1979: 124
  • 1960 to 1969: 81
  • 1950 to 1959: 70
  • 1940 to 1949: 49
  • 1939 or earlier: 188

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Port Byron township, Illinois:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 7
  • 3 rooms: 5
  • 4 rooms: 30
  • 5 rooms: 118
  • 6 rooms: 113
  • 7 rooms: 75
  • 8 rooms: 59
  • 9 or more rooms: 48

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Port Byron township, Illinois:

  • 1 room: 3
  • 2 rooms: 8
  • 3 rooms: 57
  • 4 rooms: 52
  • 5 rooms: 17
  • 6 rooms: 10
  • 7 rooms: 5
  • 8 rooms: 2
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Port Byron township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 12
  • 2 bedrooms: 138
  • 3 bedrooms: 224
  • 4 bedrooms: 74
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Port Byron township:

  • no bedroom: 3
  • 1 bedroom: 67
  • 2 bedrooms: 72
  • 3 bedrooms: 9
  • 4 bedrooms: 3
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Port Byron township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 25
  • 1 vehicle: 102
  • 2 vehicles: 192
  • 3 vehicles: 98
  • 4 vehicles: 22
  • 5 or more vehicles: 16

Cars and other vehicles available in Port Byron township in n renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 22
  • 1 vehicle: 80
  • 2 vehicles: 45
  • 3 vehicles: 6
  • 4 vehicles: 1
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (18%)
  • Machinery (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Chemicals (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Utilities (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (12%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Construction (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Carpenters (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Port Byron township:

  • German (33.1%)
  • Irish (11.2%)
  • English (9.7%)
  • Belgian (8.1%)
  • United States or American (7.8%)
  • Swedish (6.9%)
  • Dutch (2.6%)

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

  • Germany (38%)
  • Other Western Europe (31%)
  • United Kingdom (19%)
  • Hungary (13%)

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 576 (85%)
  • Carpooled: 59 (9%)
  • Walked: 16 (2%)
  • Other means: 2 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 21 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (82%)
  • Electricity (16%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • No fuel used (1%)

97.3% of residents of Port Byron township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,389
  • In family households: 1,134 (322 male householders, 76 female householders)
    345 spouses, 339 children (296 natural, 17 adopted, 26 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 11 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 255 (103 male householders (91 living alone)), 126 female householders (117 living alone)), 26 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 231 2-persons, 77 3-persons, 43 4-persons, 32 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 208 1-person, 21 2-persons,

222 married couples with children.
64 single-parent households (13 men, 51 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12
Here:

9.3%
Illinois:

13.4%

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

3.2%
Illinois:

11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8
Here:

17.4%
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 Port Byron township:

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