Wheatland township, Fayette County, Illinois (IL)

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Land area: 36.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 490 (all rural)

Males: 259	(52.9%)
Females: 231	(47.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 490 (401 owner occupied, 89 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	18%
State:	33%

Races in Wheatland township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
Asian: 0.4%
Two or more races: 0.4%

Median age of males: 39.9
Median age of females: 41.8

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Average household size: 2.55

Wheatland township:	2.5 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Average family size: 2.99

Estimated median household income in 2008: $37,603 ($31,154 in 1999)

This township:	$37,603
Illinois:	$56,235

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $374 (lower quartile is $351, upper quartile is $395)

Here:	$374
State:	$689

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $126,889 (it was $71,800 in 2000)

Wheatland township:	$126,889
Illinois:	$214,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $27,111 - $144,332

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $182,532
Here: $182,532
State: $270,454

Townhouses or other attached units: $26,031
Here: $26,031
State: $256,242

Mobile homes: $35,565
Here: $35,565
State: $35,670

Population density: 13 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This township:	15.8%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This township:	9.4%
Whole state:	5.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 9 (33% naturalized citizens)

Wheatland township:	1.8%
State:	12.3%

83% of Wheatland township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in Illinois.

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

This state: 395
Northeast: 13
Midwest: 20
South: 8
West: 20

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Wheatland township, Illinois satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 153
One, attached: 5
Mobile homes: 74

Median worth of mobile homes: $16,900

Housing units in Wheatland township with a mortgage: 29 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 22

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 5
1995 to 1998: 23
1990 to 1994: 9
1980 to 1989: 11
1970 to 1979: 61
1960 to 1969: 50
1950 to 1959: 4
1940 to 1949: 9
1939 or earlier: 60

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wheatland township, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 4 4 rooms: 14 5 rooms: 49 6 rooms: 11 7 rooms: 45 8 rooms: 6 9 or more rooms: 22

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wheatland township, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 0 5 rooms: 5 6 rooms: 8 7 rooms: 9 8 rooms: 3 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wheatland township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 14 2 bedrooms: 28 3 bedrooms: 64 4 bedrooms: 25 5 or more bedrooms: 20

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wheatland township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 5 3 bedrooms: 15 4 bedrooms: 5 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Wheatland township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 30 2 vehicles: 71 3 vehicles: 50 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Wheatland township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 0 2 vehicles: 20 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 5 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 (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
Construction (13%)
Public administration (13%)
Printing and related support activities (8%)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (7%)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (7%)
Truck transportation (7%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Social assistance (19%)
Health care (18%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Educational services (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (14%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Construction laborers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Child care workers (6%)
Cashiers (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Wheatland township:

German (29.8%)
United States or American (27.1%)
English (13.0%)
Irish (9.9%)
Dutch (4.1%)
Lithuanian (1.4%)
French (except Basque) (1.0%)

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

Mexico (67%)
United Kingdom (33%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 165 (75%)
Carpooled: 24 (11%)
Worked at home: 30 (14%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (70%) Wood (13%) Utility gas (10%) Electricity (5%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

92.8% of residents of Wheatland township speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 53% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
2.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 468

In family households: 450 (109 male householders, 27 female householders)
114 spouses, 176 children (152 natural, 0 adopted, 24 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 14 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 18 (13 male householders (13 living alone)), 5 female householders (5 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 52 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 18 1-person.

78 married couples with children.
32 single-parent households (11 men, 21 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 21

Here:	20.6%
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: 0

Here:	0.0%
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 Wheatland township:

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