Mount Sterling township, IL

Brown County, IL

2022 population: 4,228 ( 445 from 2010 )
Land area: 37.2 square miles
Population density: 113.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,762	65.33%	7.0%
Black:	1,039	24.57%	18.3%
Indian:	10	0.24%	42.9%
Asian:	3	0.07%	78.6%
2+ races:	28	0.66%	40.0%
Hispanic:	386	9.13%	0.5%

Total non-White:	1,466	34.67%	14.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-207	-5.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	-238	-6.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
4,673
2,969	63.54%
1,272	27.22%
7	0.15%
14	0.30%
20	0.43%
388	8.30%
1,704	36.46%

2000
4,676
3,155	67.47%
1,236	26.43%
7	0.15%
9	0.19%
6	0.13%
263	5.62%
1,521	32.53%

1990
3,459
2,788	80.60%
547	15.81%
2	0.06%
2	0.06%
n/a
120	3.47%
671	19.40%

1980
2,691
2,685	99.78%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
6	0.22%
6	0.22%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-186	-4.0
183	3.9

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

367	10.6
850	24.6

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

103	3.8
665	24.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Mount Sterling township, IL

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.6
650	15.4%
3,578	84.6%
496	11.7%

1,154
2.20

611	52.9%
398	65.1%
98	16.0%
543	47.1%

2010
Number	Percent
34.7
625	13.4%
4,048	86.6%
432	9.2%

1,131
2.27

688	60.8%
511	74.3%
84	12.2%
443	39.2%

2000
Number	Percent
33.9
657	14.1%
4,019	85.9%
524	11.2%

1,192
2.27

739	62.0%
613	82.9%
47	6.4%
453	38.0%

1990
Number	Percent
33.0
591	17.1%
2,868	82.9%
596	17.2%

1,071
2.28

650	60.7%
572	88.0%
31	4.8%
421	39.3%

1980
Number	Percent
40.5
643	23.9%
2,048	76.1%
708	26.3%

1,129
2.32

750	66.4%
645	86.0%
42	5.6%
379	33.6%

2022 Housing Data for Mount Sterling township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	12	1.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	109	9.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	83	7.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	27	2.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	70	6.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	15	1.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	28	2.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	98	8.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	42	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	67	5.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	187	16.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	151	13.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	152	13.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	72	6.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	31	2.7%
$200,000 or more	10	0.9%

Median Household Income	62,944
Per Capita Income	21,319

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	48	4.2%
Public Assistance	22	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	176	15.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,255	43.8%
Unemployed	36	1.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,291	45.1%
Not in Labor Force	1,572	54.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		56.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	513	402	56.1%
Non-Profit	91	114	44.4%
Self-Employed	36	70	34.0%

Local Government	27	20	57.4%
State Government	89	13	87.3%
Federal Government	13	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	549	472	53.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	220	147	59.9%
Total	769	619	55.4%

Pct. Govt.	11.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	172	12.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	339	24.4%
Professional, Technical	154	11.1%
Service Occupations	306	22.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	10	0.7%
All others	417	30.0%

White Collar		47.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	285	20.5%
Wholesale trade	262	18.9%
Retail trade	132	9.5%
Construction	121	8.7%
Accommodation and food services	115	8.3%
Manufacturing	86	6.2%
Public administration	85	6.1%
Transportation and warehousing	64	4.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	54	3.9%
Other services	47	3.4%
Educational services	39	2.8%
Finance and insurance	23	1.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	20	1.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	11	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	10	0.7%
Utilities	10	0.7%
Management	9	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	8	0.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	7	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	272	6.43%
Puerto Rican	42	0.99%
Cuban	8	0.19%
Dominican	7	0.17%

Total Central American	30	0.71%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	29	0.69%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	1	0.02%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	9	0.21%
Argentinean	9	0.21%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	18	0.43%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Cambodian	3	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,730	92.5%
Spanish	261	6.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	11	0.3%
Other	9	0.2%
German, other Germanic	8	0.2%
Arabic	8	0.2%
Other Asian	3	0.1%
Other Indo-European	2	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	690	16.3%
Irish	360	8.5%
English	287	6.8%
American	276	6.5%
Polish	78	1.8%
French	64	1.5%
Norwegian	39	0.9%
Italian	36	0.9%
Dutch	32	0.8%
African	28	0.7%
European	26	0.6%
French Canadian	24	0.6%
Danish	14	0.3%
British	12	0.3%
Serbian	11	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,195	99.2%
Not a citizen	33	0.8%

Native	4,061	96.1%
Foreign-born	167	3.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
147	4.7%	641	20.6%	1,069	34.3%	828	26.6%	310	10.0%	119	3.8%
Average years of education: 12.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	147	4.7%
9-12 Years	641	20.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,069	34.3%
Some College	828	26.6%
Bach. Degree	310	10.0%
Grad Degree	119	3.8%
Average years of education: 12.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +65	R +36	D + 1.2%
D +29
2020 vs. 2012	R +198	R +332	R + 25.3%
D -134
2020 vs. 2008	R +184	R +419	R + 34.5%
D -235

2016 vs. 2008	R +119	R +383	R + 35.6%
D -264
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	37%	Donald Trump* (R)	948	72.8%	Joe Biden (D)	295	22.7%	59	4.5%	1,302	32	26	0.02%
2016	33%	Donald Trump (R)	883	72.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	266	21.9%	68	5.6%	1,217	34	27	0.02%
2012	31%	Mitt Romney (R)	750	61.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	429	35.1%	44	3.6%	1,223	21	14	0.02%
2008	32%	John McCain (R)	764	58.2%	Barack Obama (D)	530	40.4%	18	1.4%	1,312	22	13	0.02%
2000	34%	George W. Bush (R)	766	55.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	580	42.2%	27	2.0%	1,373	13	8	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Mount Sterling township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

295

22.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

948

72.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.3%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

1,302

Turnout: 37%	Diff (St): 32	Diff (US): 26

2016 President, Mount Sterling township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

266

21.9%

Donald Trump (R)

883

72.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.1%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

1,217

Turnout: 33%	Diff (St): 34	Diff (US): 27

2012 President, Mount Sterling township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

429

35.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

750

61.3%

Other

3.6%

TOTAL

1,223

Turnout: 31%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 14

2008 President, Mount Sterling township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

530

40.4%

John McCain (R)

764

58.2%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

1,312

Turnout: 32%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 13

2000 President, Mount Sterling township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

766

55.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

580

42.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.1%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,373

Turnout: 34%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Mount Sterling township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	27%	Kathy Salvi (R)	715	73.9%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	234	24.2%	18 [+]	1.9%	967	32	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 9 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 9 (0.9%);
2022	G	27%	Darren Bailey (R)	779	80.1%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	177	18.2%	16 [+]	1.6%	972	38	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 15 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	36%	Mark Curran (R)	892	69.2%	Richard Durbin* (D)	360	27.9%	37 [+]	2.9%	1,289	30	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 21 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 8 (0.6%); Willie Wilson (I) 8 (0.6%);
2018	G	27%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	472	48.9%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	229	23.7%	265 [+]	27.4%	966	10	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 224 (23.2%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 41 (4.2%);
2016	S3	31%	Mark Kirk* (R)	685	58.7%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	423	36.3%	58 [+]	5.0%	1,166	19	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 37 (3.2%); Scott Summers (Green) 20 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	S2	21%	Jim Oberweis (R)	487	61.2%	Richard Durbin* (D)	271	34.0%	38 [+]	4.8%	796	18	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 38 (4.8%);
2014	G	21%	Bruce Rauner (R)	558	69.4%	Pat Quinn* (D)	193	24.0%	53 [+]	6.6%	804	19	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 53 (6.6%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,198
Median Value	$113,000

Occupied	1,154	96.3%
Vacant	44	3.7%

Owned	662	57.4%
Rented	492	42.6%
Median Rent	$675

Single-Family Units	858	71.6%
Detached	854	71.3%
Attached	4	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	181	15.1%
Mobile Homes	15	1.3%

Mount Sterling township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Mount Sterling township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Mount Sterling township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Mount Sterling township, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Mount Sterling township, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Mount Sterling township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Mount Sterling township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Mount Sterling township, IL