Bluff Springs township, IL

Cass County, IL

2022 population: 668 ( 220 from 2010 )
Land area: 57.6 square miles
Population density: 11.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	563	84.28%	31.3%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	2	0.30%	60.0%
Hispanic:	103	15.42%	114.6%

Total non-White:	105	15.72%	52.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-256	-34.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	36	4.9

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
888
819	92.23%
13	1.46%
0	0.00%
3	0.34%
5	0.56%
48	5.41%
69	7.77%

2000
891
876	98.32%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
15	1.68%
0	0.00%
15	1.68%

1990
829
829	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
721
717	99.45%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
4	0.55%
4	0.55%

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

-57	-6.4
54	6.1

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

47	5.7
15	1.8

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

112	15.5
-4	-0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Bluff Springs 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
37.4
152	22.8%
516	77.2%
106	15.9%

240
2.78

205	85.4%
169	82.4%
0	0.0%
35	14.6%

2010
Number	Percent
45.6
199	22.4%
689	77.6%
164	18.5%

350
2.52

271	77.4%
236	87.1%
18	6.6%
79	22.6%

2000
Number	Percent
39.3
186	20.9%
705	79.1%
83	9.3%

339
2.63

274	80.8%
252	92.0%
12	4.4%
65	19.2%

1990
Number	Percent
32.1
246	29.7%
583	70.3%
94	11.3%

293
2.83

256	87.4%
243	94.9%
13	5.1%
37	12.6%

1980
Number	Percent
34.1
185	25.7%
536	74.3%
112	15.5%

270
2.67

211	78.1%
194	91.9%
6	2.8%
59	21.9%

2022 Housing Data for Bluff Springs township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	19	7.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	26	10.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	9	3.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	15	6.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	39	16.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	23	9.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	50	20.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	43	17.9%
$200,000 or more	16	6.7%

Median Household Income	110,882
Per Capita Income	40,386

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	11	4.6%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	17	7.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	248	67.0%
Unemployed	6	1.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	254	68.6%
Not in Labor Force	116	31.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	128	78	62.1%
Non-Profit	0	13	0.0%
Self-Employed	11	0	100.0%

Local Government	23	21	52.3%
State Government	13	0	100.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	139	78	64.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	36	34	51.4%
Total	175	112	61.0%

Pct. Govt.	19.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	51	17.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	37	12.5%
Professional, Technical	49	16.6%
Service Occupations	43	14.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	8	2.7%
All others	115	39.0%

White Collar		46.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	49	16.6%
Transportation and warehousing	47	15.9%
Manufacturing	39	13.2%
Construction	28	9.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	27	9.2%
Health care and social assistance	23	7.8%
Public administration	21	7.1%
Finance and insurance	19	6.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	14	4.7%
Wholesale trade	10	3.4%
Other services	10	3.4%
Accommodation and food services	8	2.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	69	10.33%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	34	5.09%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	540	83.9%
Spanish	104	16.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	244	36.5%
English	68	10.2%
American	66	9.9%
Irish	30	4.5%
Scotch-Irish	11	1.6%
Scottish	8	1.2%
European	6	0.9%
French Canadian	6	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	668	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	634	94.9%
Foreign-born	34	5.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	0	0.0%	237	47.2%	106	21.1%	98	19.5%	61	12.2%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	0	0.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	237	47.2%
Some College	106	21.1%
Bach. Degree	98	19.5%
Grad Degree	61	12.2%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +51	R +45	R + 3.8%
D +6
2020 vs. 2012	R +121	R +162	R + 28.0%
D -41
2020 vs. 2008	R +169	R +270	R + 52.4%
D -101

2016 vs. 2008	R +118	R +225	R + 48.6%
D -107
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	105%	Donald Trump* (R)	386	73.1%	Joe Biden (D)	135	25.6%	7	1.3%	528	33	26	0.01%
2016	85%	Donald Trump (R)	335	68.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	129	26.4%	25	5.1%	489	30	23	0.01%
2012	69%	Mitt Romney (R)	265	58.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	176	38.9%	11	2.4%	452	18	11	0.01%
2008	67%	Barack Obama (D)	236	50.9%	John McCain (R)	217	46.8%	11	2.4%	464	10	1	0.01%
2000	65%	George W. Bush (R)	262	57.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	178	39.0%	16	3.5%	456	15	10	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bluff Springs township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

135

25.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

386

73.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

528

Turnout: 105%	Diff (St): 33	Diff (US): 26

2016 President, Bluff Springs township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

129

26.4%

Donald Trump (R)

335

68.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.2%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

489

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 23

2012 President, Bluff Springs township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

176

38.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

265

58.6%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

452

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 11

2008 President, Bluff Springs township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

236

50.9%

John McCain (R)

217

46.8%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

464

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 1

2000 President, Bluff Springs township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

262

57.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

178

39.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.1%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

456

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bluff Springs township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	86%	Kathy Salvi (R)	294	67.6%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	132	30.3%	9 [+]	2.1%	435	26	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 9 (2.1%);
2022	G	87%	Darren Bailey (R)	320	72.7%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	106	24.1%	14 [+]	3.2%	440	30	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 13 (3.0%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2020	S2	103%	Mark Curran (R)	351	67.6%	Richard Durbin* (D)	159	30.6%	9 [+]	1.7%	519	29	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Willie Wilson (I) 4 (0.8%); Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 4 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2018	G	84%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	228	50.1%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	132	29.0%	95 [+]	20.9%	455	11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 87 (19.1%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 8 (1.8%);
2016	S3	84%	Mark Kirk* (R)	298	61.3%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	160	32.9%	28 [+]	5.8%	486	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 19 (3.9%); Scott Summers (Green) 9 (1.9%);
2014	S2	60%	Jim Oberweis (R)	213	57.9%	Richard Durbin* (D)	140	38.0%	15 [+]	4.1%	368	15	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 14 (3.8%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.3%);
2014	G	59%	Bruce Rauner (R)	225	61.6%	Pat Quinn* (D)	121	33.2%	19 [+]	5.2%	365	11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 19 (5.2%);

*: 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	272
Median Value	$131,300

Occupied	240	88.2%
Vacant	32	11.8%

Owned	209	87.1%
Rented	31	12.9%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	238	87.5%
Detached	238	87.5%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	34	12.5%

Bluff Springs township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bluff Springs township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Bluff Springs township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bluff Springs township, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Bluff Springs township, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bluff Springs township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Bluff Springs township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bluff Springs township, IL