Phenix township, Henry County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (65% naturalized citizens)
| Phenix township: | 2.2% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
57% of Phenix township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 954
- Northeast: 88
- Midwest: 455
- South: 44
- West: 55
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.6%
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
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 543
- Two: 6
- Mobile homes: 11
Housing units in Phenix township with a mortgage: 327 (41 second mortgage, 34 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 95
- Machinery (22%)
- Construction (9%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Utilities (4%)
- Educational services (26%)
- Health care (16%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Engineers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Accountants and auditors (4%)
- Computer specialists (4%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (14%)
- Business operations specialists (10%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Phenix township:
- German (35.1%)
- English (11.2%)
- Swedish (9.4%)
- United States or American (7.2%)
- Belgian (7.0%)
- Irish (6.1%)
- French (except Basque) (1.9%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- United Kingdom (65%)
- Guatemala (19%)
- Mexico (16%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 672 (86%)
- Carpooled: 76 (10%)
- Walked: 13 (2%)
- Other means: 6 (1%)
- Worked at home: 12 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (70%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
- Electricity (5%)
96.9% of residents of Phenix township speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,636- In family households: 1,561 (431 male householders, 27 female householders)
457 spouses, 582 children (513 natural, 14 adopted, 55 stepchildren), 35 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 14 other relatives, 15 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 75 (49 male householders (49 living alone)), 22 female householders (18 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 157 2-persons, 119 3-persons, 71 4-persons, 66 5-persons, 28 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 67 1-person, 4 2-persons,
483 married couples with children.
19 single-parent households (10 men, 9 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 31
| Here: | 13.2% |
| 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: 8
| Here: | 11.6% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |