Rush township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 427 (all rural)
| Males: 227 |  (53.2%) |
| Females: 200 |  (46.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 427 (289 owner occupied, 138 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 32% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Rush township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
- Black: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
Median age of males: 40.8
Median age of females: 42.5
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Average household size: 2.65
| Rush township: | 2.6 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.96
| Rush township: | $52,973 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $488 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $128,386 (it was $93,500 in 2000)
| : | $128,386 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $179,104
Here: $179,104 State: $228,842
Townhouses or other attached units: $189,373
Here: $189,373 State: $200,693
In 2-unit structures: $86,689
Here: $86,689 State: $206,569
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $169,312
Here: $169,312 State: $240,302
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $104,896
Here: $104,896 State: $222,493
Mobile homes: $60,368
Here: $60,368 State: $36,193
| Population density: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Rush township: Walnut Grove Youth Group Camping Area (A), Canyon Ridge Camping Area (B), Devils Hollow Picnic Area (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Millville Cemetery (1), Oakwood Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mud Run (A), Clear Creek (B), Birch Branch (C), Lilly Branch (D), South Fork Apple River (E), Wolf Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Rush township: Apple River Canyon State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
67% of Rush township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 394
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 61
- South: 0
- West: 7
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 174
- Mobile homes: 17
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Rush township with a mortgage: 44 (7 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (33%)
- Construction (15%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
- Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Food (14%)
- Transportation equipment (13%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Health care (7%)
- Computer and electronic products (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (30%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (15%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (19%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (13%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
- Food processing workers (8%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Rush township:
- German (47.9%)
- English (12.5%)
- Irish (10.9%)
- United States or American (8.1%)
- French (except Basque) (5.2%)
- Norwegian (5.2%)
- French Canadian (2.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 202 (73%)
- Carpooled: 7 (3%)
- Walked: 21 (8%)
- Other means: 14 (5%)
- Worked at home: 32 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%)
- Utility gas (25%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 462- In family households: 411 (145 male householders, 13 female householders)
156 spouses, 90 children (89 natural, 0 adopted, 1 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 7 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 51 (45 male householders (45 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 101 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 1 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 51 1-person,
90 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (9 men, 5 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: 7
| Here: | 28.0% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |