Pleasant Grove township, IL

Coles County, IL

2022 population: 762 ( 565 from 2010 )
Land area: 41.7 square miles
Population density: 18.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	724	95.01%	43.3%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	37	4.86%	105.6%
Hispanic:	1	0.13%	92.3%

Total non-White:	38	4.99%	22.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-554	-50.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	-11	-1.0

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
1,327
1,278	96.31%
3	0.23%
2	0.15%
13	0.98%
18	1.36%
13	0.98%
49	3.69%

2000
1,437
1,403	97.63%
7	0.49%
0	0.00%
7	0.49%
2	0.14%
18	1.25%
34	2.37%

1990
1,346
1,336	99.26%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
5	0.37%
n/a
5	0.37%
10	0.74%

1980
1,342
1,333	99.33%
5	0.37%
2	0.15%
2	0.15%
n/a
0	0.00%
9	0.67%

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

-125	-8.7
15	1.0

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

67	5.0
24	1.8

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

3	0.2
1	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Pleasant Grove 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
56.8
54	7.1%
708	92.9%
193	25.3%

421
1.78

223	53.0%
185	83.0%
0	0.0%
198	47.0%

2010
Number	Percent
43.9
287	21.6%
1,040	78.4%
177	13.3%

527
2.50

398	75.5%
347	87.2%
16	4.0%
129	24.5%

2000
Number	Percent
37.9
357	24.8%
1,080	75.2%
175	12.2%

581
2.45

430	74.0%
361	84.0%
35	8.1%
151	26.0%

1990
Number	Percent
31.8
407	30.2%
939	69.8%
165	12.3%

480
2.80

390	81.2%
359	92.1%
11	2.8%
90	18.8%

1980
Number	Percent
29.1
432	32.2%
910	67.8%
151	11.3%

462
2.90

393	85.1%
371	94.4%
11	2.8%
69	14.9%

2022 Housing Data for Pleasant Grove township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	56	13.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	12	2.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	3	0.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	28	6.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	14	3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	18	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	5	1.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	9	2.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	20	4.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	38	9.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	69	16.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	36	8.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	50	11.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	20	4.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	32	7.6%
$200,000 or more	11	2.6%

Median Household Income	60,670
Per Capita Income	40,235

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	7	1.7%
Public Assistance	9	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	29	6.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	356	67.6%
Unemployed	28	5.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	384	72.9%
Not in Labor Force	143	27.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	105	74	58.7%
Non-Profit	3	24	11.1%
Self-Employed	23	18	56.1%

Local Government	19	16	54.3%
State Government	34	26	56.7%
Federal Government	18	11	62.1%

Total Private + Self	128	92	58.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	74	77	49.0%
Total	202	169	54.4%

Pct. Govt.	33.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	76	20.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	109	28.9%
Professional, Technical	65	17.2%
Service Occupations	50	13.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1	0.3%
All others	77	20.4%

White Collar		66.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	65	17.2%
Health care and social assistance	45	11.9%
Educational services	44	11.7%
Public administration	34	9.0%
Construction	31	8.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	28	7.4%
Other services	27	7.2%
Transportation and warehousing	17	4.5%
Manufacturing	16	4.2%
Finance and insurance	14	3.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	14	3.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	11	2.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	9	2.4%
Wholesale trade	9	2.4%
Accommodation and food services	8	2.1%
Information	5	1.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1	0.13%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
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	736	99.5%
Spanish	4	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	255	33.5%
Irish	175	23.0%
English	102	13.4%
American	34	4.5%
Dutch	24	3.1%
Scotch-Irish	24	3.1%
Welsh	17	2.2%
Croatian	9	1.2%
Italian	9	1.2%
Russian	9	1.2%
Ukrainian	9	1.2%
Danish	7	0.9%
Scottish	5	0.7%
European	3	0.4%
French	3	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	749	98.3%
Not a citizen	13	1.7%

Native	749	98.3%
Foreign-born	13	1.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
17	2.7%	61	9.5%	235	36.7%	181	28.2%	64	10.0%	83	12.9%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	17	2.7%
9-12 Years	61	9.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	235	36.7%
Some College	181	28.2%
Bach. Degree	64	10.0%
Grad Degree	83	12.9%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +11	R +3	D + 1.2%
D +8
2020 vs. 2012	R +120	R +181	R + 21.5%
D -61
2020 vs. 2008	R +155	R +295	R + 39.7%
D -140

2016 vs. 2008	R +144	R +292	R + 40.8%
D -148
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	120%	Donald Trump* (R)	589	78.4%	Joe Biden (D)	147	19.6%	15	2.0%	751	38	32	0.01%
2016	95%	Donald Trump (R)	578	77.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	139	18.6%	32	4.3%	749	39	31	0.01%
2012	73%	Mitt Romney (R)	469	67.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	208	29.8%	21	3.0%	698	27	20	0.01%
2008	71%	John McCain (R)	434	58.0%	Barack Obama (D)	287	38.4%	27	3.6%	748	21	12	0.01%
2000	54%	George W. Bush (R)	364	62.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	200	34.4%	18	3.1%	582	20	15	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Pleasant Grove township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

147

19.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

589

78.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

751

Turnout: 120%	Diff (St): 38	Diff (US): 32

2016 President, Pleasant Grove township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

139

18.6%

Donald Trump (R)

578

77.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.6%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

749

Turnout: 95%	Diff (St): 39	Diff (US): 31

2012 President, Pleasant Grove township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

208

29.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

469

67.2%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

698

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 20

2008 President, Pleasant Grove township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

287

38.4%

John McCain (R)

434

58.0%

Other

3.6%

TOTAL

748

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 12

2000 President, Pleasant Grove township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

364

62.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

200

34.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.7%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

582

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 15

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Pleasant Grove township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	101%	Kathy Salvi (R)	482	76.0%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	141	22.2%	11 [+]	1.7%	634	35	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 10 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2022	G	102%	Darren Bailey (R)	503	78.6%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	117	18.3%	20 [+]	3.1%	640	36	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 17 (2.7%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.5%);
2020	S2	119%	Mark Curran (R)	549	73.5%	Richard Durbin* (D)	178	23.8%	20 [+]	2.7%	747	35	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 10 (1.3%); Willie Wilson (I) 5 (0.7%); Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 5 (0.7%);
2018	G	83%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	398	68.0%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	127	21.7%	60 [+]	10.3%	585	29	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 49 (8.4%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 11 (1.9%);
2016	S3	94%	Mark Kirk* (R)	529	71.3%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	163	22.0%	50 [+]	6.7%	742	32	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 28 (3.8%); Scott Summers (Green) 22 (3.0%);
2014	S2	65%	Jim Oberweis (R)	385	67.8%	Richard Durbin* (D)	161	28.3%	22 [+]	3.9%	568	25	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 22 (3.9%);
2014	G	64%	Bruce Rauner (R)	411	73.0%	Pat Quinn* (D)	114	20.2%	38 [+]	6.7%	563	23	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 37 (6.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);

*: 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	493
Median Value	$106,800

Occupied	421	85.4%
Vacant	72	14.6%

Owned	354	84.1%
Rented	67	15.9%
Median Rent	$1,271

Single-Family Units	421	85.4%
Detached	420	85.2%
Attached	1	0.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	39	7.9%
Mobile Homes	33	6.7%

Pleasant Grove township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Pleasant Grove township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Pleasant Grove township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pleasant Grove township, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Pleasant Grove township, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pleasant Grove township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Pleasant Grove township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Pleasant Grove township, IL