Du Bois township, Washington County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 952 (all rural)
Males: 458 | (48.1%) |
Females: 494 | (51.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 779 (704 owner occupied, 75 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 10% |
State: | 33% |
Races in Du Bois township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.7%
- Black: 0.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 45.6
Median age of females: 52.8
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Average household size: 2.47
Du Bois township: | 2.5 people |
Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.04
Du Bois township: | $52,286 |
Illinois: | $56,210 |
Here: | $406 |
State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $100,383 (it was $74,000 in 2000)
: | $100,383 |
Illinois: | $169,600 |
Population density: 26 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 7.6% |
Whole state: | 10.7% |
This township: | 1.7% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Radom, Du Bois.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Saint Charles Cemetery (1), Chapel Hill Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: I C R R Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map
68% of Du Bois township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 817
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 90
- South: 33
- West: 2
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
170 people in nursing homes
2 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 294
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 59
Median worth of mobile homes: $40,600
Housing units in Du Bois township with a mortgage: 68 (2 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 104
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Transportation equipment (13%)
- Plastics and rubber products (7%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Health care (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Personal and laundry services (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Waiters and waitresses (7%)
- Personal appearance workers (7%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Du Bois township:
- Polish (52.7%)
- German (20.5%)
- Irish (7.7%)
- United States or American (6.6%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.9%)
- Scottish (1.5%)
- English (1.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 274 (77%)
- Carpooled: 31 (9%)
- Walked: 14 (4%)
- Other means: 11 (3%)
- Worked at home: 24 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (56%)
- Utility gas (25%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Coal or coke (3%)
- Wood (3%)
170 people in nursing homes
2 people in homes for the mentally retarded
89.8% of residents of Du Bois township speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).
7.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 774- In family households: 688 (188 male householders, 32 female householders)
197 spouses, 253 children (243 natural, 3 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 7 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 86 (32 male householders (28 living alone)), 48 female householders (46 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 175 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 97 2-persons, 53 3-persons, 46 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 74 1-person, 6 2-persons,
157 married couples with children.
27 single-parent households (12 men, 15 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 31
Here: | 41.9% |
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: 2
Here: | 10.5% |
Illinois: | 25.8% |