Lucas township, Effingham County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 35.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 480 (all rural)
| Males: 249 |  (51.9%) |
| Females: 231 |  (48.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 480 (387 owner occupied, 93 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Lucas township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 33.5
Median age of females: 33.3
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Average household size: 2.91
| Lucas township: | 2.9 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.28
| Lucas township: | $52,015 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $437 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $107,175 (it was $83,700 in 2000)
| : | $107,175 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 14 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 12.4% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 9.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Lucas township: Bannick Farm (A), Holste Brothers Farm (B), Joergens Farm (C), Zimdars Farm (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Lucas township include: Saint Matthews Church (A), Mount Zion Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Matthew Lutheran Cemetery (1), Mount Zion Cemetery (2), Merry Cemetery (3), Morris Cemetery (4), Scott Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
71% of Lucas township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 487
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 9
- South: 0
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 141
- One, attached: 8
- 3 or 4: 5
- Mobile homes: 25
Median worth of mobile homes: $26,300
Housing units in Lucas township with a mortgage: 29 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 26
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
- Printing and related support activities (19%)
- Construction (7%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (5%)
- Health care (13%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Printing and related support activities (9%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (9%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (18%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Printing workers (6%)
- Woodworkers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Waiters and waitresses (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lucas township:
- German (64.1%)
- United States or American (14.5%)
- Irish (9.2%)
- English (6.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 212 (82%)
- Carpooled: 6 (2%)
- Walked: 7 (3%)
- Worked at home: 32 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (85%)
- Wood (9%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Other fuel (2%)
98.9% of residents of Lucas township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 500- In family households: 487 (134 male householders, 6 female householders)
131 spouses, 206 children (199 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 13 (11 male householders (7 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 50 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 37 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 7 1-person, 4 2-persons,
124 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (7 men, 10 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% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |