New Salem township, McDonough County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (63% naturalized citizens)
| New Salem township: | 1.9% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
87% of New Salem township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% 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: 301
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 29
- South: 6
- West: 5
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 113
- One, attached: 8
- Mobile homes: 11
Median worth of mobile homes: $60,000
Housing units in New Salem township with a mortgage: 10 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (27%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Educational services (25%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
- Construction (7%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Health care (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Top executives (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (20%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Art and design workers (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Construction laborers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in New Salem township:
- German (49.5%)
- Irish (17.6%)
- Norwegian (13.3%)
- English (2.9%)
- Polish (2.9%)
- Dutch (2.5%)
- Luxemburger (2.2%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Korea (63%)
- Brazil (38%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 138 (73%)
- Carpooled: 18 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (1%)
- Walked: 8 (4%)
- Worked at home: 23 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (76%)
- Wood (11%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Utility gas (2%)
94.5% of residents of New Salem township speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 352- In family households: 318 (79 male householders, 10 female householders)
78 spouses, 143 children (134 natural, 9 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 34 (27 male householders (25 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 28 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 30 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 29 1-person, 2 2-persons,
76 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (2 men, 8 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% |