Wilton township, Will County, Illinois (IL)

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Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 819 (all rural)

Males: 419	(51.2%)
Females: 400	(48.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 819 (709 owner occupied, 110 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	13%
State:	33%

Races in Wilton township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.3%
Black: 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Two or more races: 1.2%

Median age of males: 37.9
Median age of females: 38.3

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Average household size: 3.08

Wilton township:	3.1 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Average family size: 3.32

Estimated median household income in 2008: $82,290 ($68,177 in 1999)

This township:	$82,290
Illinois:	$56,235

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $862 (lower quartile is $695, upper quartile is $878)

Here:	$862
State:	$689

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $282,760 (it was $160,000 in 2000)

Wilton township:	$282,760
Illinois:	$214,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $160,502 - $357,570

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $285,565
Here: $285,565
State: $270,454

Mobile homes: $110,208
Here: $110,208
State: $35,670

Population density: 23 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This township:	7.0%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This township:	4.6%
Whole state:	5.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 10 (100% naturalized citizens)

Wilton township:	1.2%
State:	12.3%

64% of Wilton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Illinois.

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

This state: 744
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 56
South: 36
West: 9

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $162,500

Wilton township, Illinois satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 271
Mobile homes: 18

Median worth of mobile homes: $58,600

Housing units in Wilton township with a mortgage: 110 (3 second mortgage, 20 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 37

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 23
1995 to 1998: 18
1990 to 1994: 47
1980 to 1989: 27
1970 to 1979: 26
1960 to 1969: 6
1950 to 1959: 22
1940 to 1949: 12
1939 or earlier: 108

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wilton township, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 11 5 rooms: 30 6 rooms: 48 7 rooms: 64 8 rooms: 64 9 or more rooms: 27

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wilton township, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 0 5 rooms: 12 6 rooms: 0 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 20 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wilton township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 11 3 bedrooms: 146 4 bedrooms: 76 5 or more bedrooms: 11

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wilton township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 20 3 bedrooms: 0 4 bedrooms: 12 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Wilton township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 40 2 vehicles: 145 3 vehicles: 36 4 vehicles: 23 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Wilton township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 5 1 vehicle: 19 2 vehicles: 0 3 vehicles: 8 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (22%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Educational services (10%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
Health care (6%)
Rail transportation (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (26%)
Accommodation and food services (17%)
Health care (13%)
Social assistance (7%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
Farmers and farm managers (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (12%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (12%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
Financial managers (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Top executives (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Wilton township:

Irish (27.7%)
German (22.2%)
Polish (12.7%)
Swedish (8.1%)
Italian (6.6%)
English (5.1%)
Czech (3.0%)

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

Mexico (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 361 (94%)
Carpooled: 7 (2%)
Worked at home: 16 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (76%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%) Utility gas (4%) No fuel used (3%) Electricity (2%)

94.7% of residents of Wilton township speak English at home.
5.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 855

In family households: 739 (211 male householders, 24 female householders)
209 spouses, 291 children (291 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 116 (53 male householders (46 living alone)), 19 female householders (19 living alone)), 44 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 99 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 62 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 10 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 65 1-person, 7 7-or-more-persons.

197 married couples with children.
20 single-parent households (7 men, 13 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16

Here:	11.1%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 17

Here:	21.5%
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 Wilton township:

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