Stites township, St. Clair County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 2.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 679 (all urban)
| Males: 276 |  (40.6%) |
| Females: 403 |  (59.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 679 (396 owner occupied, 283 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 42% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Stites township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 1.0%
- Black: 97.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 33.0
Median age of females: 36.4
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Average household size: 2.52
| Stites township: | 2.5 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.33
| Stites township: | $48,136 |
| Illinois: | $56,210 |
| Here: | $604 |
| State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $119,500 (it was $74,200 in 2000)
| : | $119,500 |
| Illinois: | $169,600 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $150,832
Here: $150,832 State: $228,842
Townhouses or other attached units: $140,424
Here: $140,424 State: $200,693
In 2-unit structures: $66,954
Here: $66,954 State: $206,569
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $84,754
Here: $84,754 State: $240,302
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $93,685
Here: $93,685 State: $222,493
Mobile homes: $41,240
Here: $41,240 State: $36,193
| Population density: 326 people per square mile | (high). |
| This township: | 47.4% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
| This township: | 17.7% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Brooklyn.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: National Stock Yards (A). Display/hide its location on the map
67% of Stites township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 427
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 179
- South: 48
- West: 19
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $117,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.1% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 211
- One, attached: 14
- Two: 27
- 3 or 4: 34
- 10 to 19: 4
- Mobile homes: 56
Median worth of mobile homes: $50,000
Housing units in Stites township with a mortgage: 10 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 52
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (46%)
- Metal and metal products (29%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (10%)
- Computer and electronic products (5%)
- Health care (31%)
- Social assistance (22%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (7%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- U. S. Postal service (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (34%)
- Media and communication equipment workers (27%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (19%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (10%)
- Registered nurses (31%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (18%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Cashiers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Stites township:
- Lithuanian (6.7%)
- German (3.3%)
- English (3.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 152 (48%)
- Carpooled: 7 (2%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 74 (23%)
- Walked: 69 (22%)
- Worked at home: 14 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (75%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
98.9% of residents of Stites township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 673- In family households: 564 (32 male householders, 124 female householders)
37 spouses, 283 children (274 natural, 0 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 71 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 7 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 109 (41 male householders (35 living alone)), 56 female householders (56 living alone)), 12 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 76 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 91 1-person, 6 2-persons,
31 married couples with children.
120 single-parent households (13 men, 107 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): 16
| Here: | 50.0% |
| Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |