Enfield township, White County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 35.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,017 (all rural)
| Males: 472 |  (46.4%) |
| Females: 545 |  (53.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 960 (824 owner occupied, 136 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Enfield township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 43.1
Median age of females: 44.7
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Average household size: 2.30
| Enfield township: | 2.3 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.87
| Enfield township: | $42,470 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $335 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $67,170 (it was $43,000 in 2000)
| : | $67,170 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 29 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 18.0% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 5.5% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Enfield.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Enfield township include: Bethel Church (A), Saint Patricks Church (B), Wesley Chapel (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Gowdy Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
77% of Enfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 691
- Northeast: 12
- Midwest: 223
- South: 44
- West: 7
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $26,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
39 people in nursing homes
18 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 346
- 3 or 4: 21
- Mobile homes: 70
Median worth of mobile homes: $35,300
Housing units in Enfield township with a mortgage: 89 (0 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 143
- Plastics and rubber products (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Construction (10%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Health care (22%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Apparel (8%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Registered nurses (13%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Enfield township:
- United States or American (49.4%)
- German (13.8%)
- English (13.3%)
- Irish (5.5%)
- European (4.4%)
- Scottish (2.3%)
- French Canadian (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 311 (80%)
- Carpooled: 61 (16%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (1%)
- Walked: 5 (1%)
- Worked at home: 9 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (53%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Wood (3%)
39 people in nursing homes
18 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
99.0% of residents of Enfield township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (29% speak English very well, 71% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 925- In family households: 755 (195 male householders, 55 female householders)
189 spouses, 250 children (221 natural, 5 adopted, 24 stepchildren), 23 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 13 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 170 (46 male householders (31 living alone)), 106 female householders (103 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 52 (36 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 118 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 67 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 134 1-person, 16 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
165 married couples with children.
38 single-parent households (4 men, 34 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): 2
| Here: | 2.4% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
| Here: | 8.1% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |