Genesee township, Whiteside County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (0% naturalized citizens)
Genesee township: | 1.5% |
Whole state: | 12.3% |
72% of Genesee township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 92% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 723
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 48
- South: 2
- West: 9
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 308
- Mobile homes: 13
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Genesee township with a mortgage: 145 (16 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 40
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
- Construction (12%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Health care (22%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
- Printing and related support activities (6%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (20%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Top executives (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
- Health technologists and technicians (10%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Customer service representatives (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Accountants and auditors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Genesee township:
- German (51.6%)
- Irish (9.7%)
- United States or American (9.1%)
- English (8.5%)
- Swedish (7.7%)
- Dutch (7.5%)
- Brazilian (1.8%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Brazil (75%)
- Germany (25%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 341 (81%)
- Carpooled: 28 (7%)
- Motorcycle: 9 (2%)
- Walked: 3 (1%)
- Other means: 11 (3%)
- Worked at home: 27 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (65%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Wood (3%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- Utility gas (1%)
98.3% of residents of Genesee township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 797- In family households: 738 (226 male householders, 18 female householders)
224 spouses, 223 children (197 natural, 3 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 1 parents, 13 other relatives, 16 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 59 (31 male householders (24 living alone)), 20 female householders (20 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 109 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 53 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 15 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 44 1-person, 3 2-persons, 4 3-persons,
171 married couples with children.
25 single-parent households (4 men, 21 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 20
Here: | 18.9% |
Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here: | 2.6% |
Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Illinois: | 25.8% |