Jump to a detailed profile or search site with Google Custom Search

Truro township, Knox County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 0 (0% naturalized citizens)

Truro township:

0.2%
Whole state:

12.3%

68% of Truro township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Illinois.

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

  • This state: 816
  • Northeast: 6
  • Midwest: 35
  • South: 32
  • West: 12

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $61,300


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%

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

  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Truro township, IL map Truro township, Illinois satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $36,300


Housing units in Truro township with a mortgage: 143 (12 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 97

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 17
  • 1990 to 1994: 5
  • 1980 to 1989: 22
  • 1970 to 1979: 82
  • 1960 to 1969: 43
  • 1950 to 1959: 71
  • 1940 to 1949: 31
  • 1939 or earlier: 142

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Truro township, Illinois:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 2
  • 3 rooms: 2
  • 4 rooms: 33
  • 5 rooms: 67
  • 6 rooms: 57
  • 7 rooms: 63
  • 8 rooms: 37
  • 9 or more rooms: 32

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Truro township, Illinois:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 16
  • 4 rooms: 20
  • 5 rooms: 11
  • 6 rooms: 17
  • 7 rooms: 4
  • 8 rooms: 5
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Truro township:

  • no bedroom: 2
  • 1 bedroom: 18
  • 2 bedrooms: 75
  • 3 bedrooms: 145
  • 4 bedrooms: 50
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 3

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Truro township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 14
  • 2 bedrooms: 35
  • 3 bedrooms: 22
  • 4 bedrooms: 2
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 5
  • 1 vehicle: 82
  • 2 vehicles: 120
  • 3 vehicles: 55
  • 4 vehicles: 11
  • 5 or more vehicles: 20

Cars and other vehicles available in Truro township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 36
  • 2 vehicles: 26
  • 3 vehicles: 2
  • 4 vehicles: 9
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (16%)
  • Machinery (11%)
  • Metal and metal products (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (27%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Wood products (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Metal workers and plastic workers (15%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Child care workers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Truro township:

  • United States or American (23.1%)
  • German (20.0%)
  • English (15.2%)
  • Irish (13.1%)
  • Swedish (8.9%)
  • Dutch (3.4%)
  • Scottish (2.5%)

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

  • Other Australian and New Zealand Subregion (100%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (58%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
  • Electricity (12%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • No fuel used (1%)

8 people in homes for the mentally retarded

99.5% of residents of Truro township speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 900

Size of family households: 115 2-persons, 64 3-persons, 48 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 7 6-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 103 1-person, 6 2-persons, 3 3-persons,

169 married couples with children.
31 single-parent households (5 men, 26 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
Here:

3.6%
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: 5
Here:

13.9%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Truro township:

Discuss neighborhood_name neighborhood (subdivision, block, or community) on our hugely popular Illinois forum.