Ricks township, IL

Christian County, IL

2022 population: 1,219 ( 4 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.0 square miles
Population density: 33.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,127	92.45%	6.2%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	5	0.41%	0.0%
2+ races:	63	5.17%	2000.0%
Hispanic:	24	1.97%	166.7%

Total non-White:	92	7.55%	338.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-75	-7.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	71	7.0

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
1,223
1,202	98.28%
6	0.49%
3	0.25%
0	0.00%
3	0.25%
9	0.74%
21	1.72%

2000
1,256
1,246	99.20%
4	0.32%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	0.48%
10	0.80%

1990
1,348
1,322	98.07%
8	0.59%
8	0.59%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
26	1.93%

1980
1,470
1,463	99.52%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	0.20%
n/a
4	0.27%
7	0.48%

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

-44	-3.5
11	0.9

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

-76	-5.6
-16	-1.2

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

-141	-9.6
19	1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Ricks 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
37.7
301	24.7%
918	75.3%
225	18.5%

489
2.49

348	71.2%
291	83.6%
18	5.2%
141	28.8%

2010
Number	Percent
40.3
315	25.8%
908	74.2%
207	16.9%

489
2.50

337	68.9%
269	79.8%
29	8.6%
152	31.1%

2000
Number	Percent
38.2
314	25.0%
942	75.0%
228	18.2%

493
2.55

364	73.8%
320	87.9%
23	6.3%
129	26.2%

1990
Number	Percent
32.1
399	29.6%
949	70.4%
198	14.7%

511
2.64

380	74.4%
334	87.9%
33	8.7%
131	25.6%

1980
Number	Percent
31.4
437	29.7%
1,033	70.3%
221	15.0%

545
2.70

398	73.0%
329	82.7%
27	6.8%
147	27.0%

2022 Housing Data for Ricks township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	12	2.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	23	4.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	14	2.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	28	5.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	8	1.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	29	5.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	10	2.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	24	4.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	19	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	12	2.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	45	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	101	20.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	54	11.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	33	6.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	40	8.2%
$200,000 or more	37	7.6%

Median Household Income	79,539
Per Capita Income	35,505

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	22	4.5%
Public Assistance	4	0.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	35	7.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	544	77.1%
Unemployed	8	1.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	552	78.2%
Not in Labor Force	154	21.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	256	143	64.2%
Non-Profit	5	25	16.7%
Self-Employed	18	30	37.5%

Local Government	16	23	41.0%
State Government	42	39	51.9%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	274	173	61.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	63	87	42.0%
Total	337	260	56.4%

Pct. Govt.	20.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	69	11.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	118	19.8%
Professional, Technical	95	15.9%
Service Occupations	144	24.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	21	3.5%
All others	171	28.6%

White Collar		47.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	134	22.4%
Public administration	96	16.1%
Manufacturing	80	13.4%
Finance and insurance	45	7.5%
Construction	44	7.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	35	5.9%
Retail trade	35	5.9%
Educational services	28	4.7%
Transportation and warehousing	19	3.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	17	2.8%
Wholesale trade	16	2.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	13	2.2%
Information	11	1.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	10	1.7%
Accommodation and food services	9	1.5%
Other services	5	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	24	1.97%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	24	1.97%
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	%
Korean	5	0.41%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,130	98.5%
Spanish	11	1.0%
Other Indo-European	3	0.3%
Vietnamese	3	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	281	23.1%
Irish	144	11.8%
American	119	9.8%
English	52	4.3%
Italian	30	2.5%
British	17	1.4%
Scottish	17	1.4%
European	14	1.1%
Welsh	10	0.8%
Danish	4	0.3%
Czech	3	0.2%
French	3	0.2%
Norwegian	3	0.2%
Scotch-Irish	3	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,219	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,211	99.3%
Foreign-born	8	0.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
13	1.6%	36	4.4%	402	49.5%	261	32.1%	58	7.1%	42	5.2%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	13	1.6%
9-12 Years	36	4.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	402	49.5%
Some College	261	32.1%
Bach. Degree	58	7.1%
Grad Degree	42	5.2%
Average years of education: 12.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +70	R +61	R + 2.6%
D +9
2020 vs. 2012	R +146	R +193	R + 24.5%
D -47
2020 vs. 2008	R +189	R +317	R + 47.7%
D -128

2016 vs. 2008	R +119	R +256	R + 45.2%
D -137
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	69%	Donald Trump* (R)	516	78.2%	Joe Biden (D)	134	20.3%	10	1.5%	660	38	31	0.01%
2016	65%	Donald Trump (R)	446	73.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	125	20.6%	36	5.9%	607	35	28	0.01%
2012	61%	Mitt Romney (R)	370	65.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	181	32.2%	11	2.0%	562	25	19	0.01%
2008	66%	John McCain (R)	327	54.3%	Barack Obama (D)	262	43.5%	13	2.2%	602	18	9	0.01%
2000	67%	George W. Bush (R)	368	58.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	249	39.3%	16	2.5%	633	16	10	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Ricks township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

134

20.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

516

78.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.6%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

660

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 38	Diff (US): 31

2016 President, Ricks township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

125

20.6%

Donald Trump (R)

446

73.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.9%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

607

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 35	Diff (US): 28

2012 President, Ricks township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

181

32.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

370

65.8%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

562

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 19

2008 President, Ricks township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

262

43.5%

John McCain (R)

327

54.3%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

602

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 9

2000 President, Ricks township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

368

58.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

249

39.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.7%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

633

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ricks township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	54%	Kathy Salvi (R)	376	71.8%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	139	26.5%	9 [+]	1.7%	524	30	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 8 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2022	G	55%	Darren Bailey (R)	409	76.9%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	108	20.3%	15 [+]	2.8%	532	35	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 15 (2.8%);
2020	S2	68%	Mark Curran (R)	465	71.2%	Richard Durbin* (D)	161	24.7%	27 [+]	4.1%	653	32	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Willie Wilson (I) 19 (2.9%); Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 5 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.5%);
2018	G	52%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	262	53.1%	Sam McCann (Conservative)	113	22.9%	118 [+]	23.9%	493	14	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: J.B. Pritzker (D) 109 (22.1%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 9 (1.8%);
2016	S3	64%	Mark Kirk* (R)	402	66.4%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	167	27.6%	36 [+]	6.0%	605	27	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 22 (3.6%); Scott Summers (Green) 14 (2.3%);
2014	S2	48%	Jim Oberweis (R)	275	62.1%	Richard Durbin* (D)	146	33.0%	22 [+]	5.0%	443	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 22 (5.0%);
2014	G	47%	Bruce Rauner (R)	294	66.7%	Pat Quinn* (D)	111	25.2%	36 [+]	8.2%	441	16	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 36 (8.2%);

*: 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	544
Median Value	$110,300

Occupied	489	89.9%
Vacant	55	10.1%

Owned	429	87.7%
Rented	60	12.3%
Median Rent	$740

Single-Family Units	502	92.3%
Detached	481	88.4%
Attached	21	3.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	17	3.1%
Mobile Homes	25	4.6%

Ricks township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ricks township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Ricks township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ricks township, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Ricks township, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ricks township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ricks township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ricks township, IL