Pitman township, Montgomery County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 507 (all rural)
| Males: 258 |  (50.9%) |
| Females: 249 |  (49.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 507 (387 owner occupied, 120 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 24% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Pitman township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
- Black: 1.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
Median age of males: 34.2
Median age of females: 36.9
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Average household size: 2.61
| Pitman township: | 2.6 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.09
| Pitman township: | $44,398 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $448 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $73,962 (it was $55,300 in 2000)
| : | $73,962 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
| Population density: 14 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 6.9% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 1.7% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Waggoner.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Pitman township: Providence Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: McCoupin Creek Cemetery (1), Providence Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
81% of Pitman township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 486
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 11
- South: 18
- West: 15
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 137
- 3 or 4: 1
- 5 to 9: 2
- Mobile homes: 61
Median worth of mobile homes: $17,100
Housing units in Pitman township with a mortgage: 20 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 32
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Construction (10%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (10%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Utilities (5%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Accommodation and food services (17%)
- Health care (14%)
- Social assistance (12%)
- Construction (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (22%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Life and physical scientists (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (15%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (14%)
- Child care workers (12%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Customer service representatives (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Pitman township:
- German (36.7%)
- English (20.7%)
- Irish (15.7%)
- United States or American (13.1%)
- British (3.3%)
- French (except Basque) (3.0%)
- Polish (2.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 235 (85%)
- Carpooled: 21 (8%)
- Worked at home: 21 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (46%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Wood (3%)
99.0% of residents of Pitman township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 538- In family households: 480 (123 male householders, 18 female householders)
117 spouses, 198 children (190 natural, 0 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 2 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 58 (24 male householders (24 living alone)), 27 female householders (23 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 26 2-persons, 70 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 13 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 47 1-person, 4 2-persons,
109 married couples with children.
19 single-parent households (4 men, 15 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 10.2% |
| Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |