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Eldorado township, McDonough County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 1 (0% naturalized citizens)

Eldorado township:

0.9%
Whole state:

12.3%

87% of Eldorado township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Illinois.

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

  • This state: 228
  • Northeast: 2
  • Midwest: 11
  • South: 14
  • West: 0

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%

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

  • Lesbian couples: 1.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Eldorado township, IL map Eldorado township, Illinois satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $150,000


Housing units in Eldorado township with a mortgage: 11 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 4
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1980 to 1989: 0
  • 1970 to 1979: 13
  • 1960 to 1969: 8
  • 1950 to 1959: 4
  • 1940 to 1949: 8
  • 1939 or earlier: 55

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 6
  • 5 rooms: 12
  • 6 rooms: 10
  • 7 rooms: 14
  • 8 rooms: 17
  • 9 or more rooms: 14

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

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

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 21
  • 3 bedrooms: 23
  • 4 bedrooms: 25
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 4

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Eldorado township:

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

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

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 15
  • 2 vehicles: 22
  • 3 vehicles: 29
  • 4 vehicles: 7
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

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

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

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (58%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (10%)
  • Metal and metal products (9%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Construction (3%)
  • Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (3%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (21%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Social assistance (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (30%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (16%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (10%)
  • Architects, surveyors, and cartographers (8%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Eldorado township:

  • German (26.9%)
  • Irish (20.9%)
  • English (15.4%)
  • United States or American (13.7%)
  • Slovak (9.3%)
  • Scottish (3.3%)
  • Pennsylvania German (2.7%)

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

  • United Kingdom (100%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (71%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
  • Utility gas (9%)
  • Electricity (4%)
  • Wood (4%)

98.4% of residents of Eldorado township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 257

Size of family households: 32 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 2 6-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 13 1-person,

53 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (4 men, 4 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Illinois:

13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Illinois:

11.1%

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 Eldorado township:

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