Willow Branch township, Piatt County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 0 (100% naturalized citizens)
| Willow Branch township: | 0.4% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
72% of Willow Branch 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, 68% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 642
- Northeast: 17
- Midwest: 40
- South: 70
- West: 24
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $137,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 294
- One, attached: 20
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Willow Branch township with a mortgage: 116 (10 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 71
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
- Construction (16%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Educational services (31%)
- Health care (20%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Personal and laundry services (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (16%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Registered nurses (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Accountants and auditors (9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
- Personal appearance workers (6%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Willow Branch township:
- German (27.8%)
- Irish (16.7%)
- United States or American (15.5%)
- Dutch (10.8%)
- English (10.4%)
- French (except Basque) (2.7%)
- Scottish (2.5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Canada (100%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 364 (80%)
- Carpooled: 42 (9%)
- Walked: 7 (2%)
- Worked at home: 43 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (48%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (46%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Wood (1%)
99.5% of residents of Willow Branch township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 796- In family households: 732 (218 male householders, 26 female householders)
234 spouses, 246 children (235 natural, 4 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 64 (44 male householders (39 living alone)), 15 female householders (15 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 112 2-persons, 52 3-persons, 55 4-persons, 25 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 54 1-person, 5 2-persons,
148 married couples with children.
18 single-parent households (3 men, 15 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: 8
| Here: | 15.1% |
| Illinois: | 25.8% |