Paw Paw township, IL

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 318 ( 16 from 2010 )
Land area: 37.6 square miles
Population density: 8.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	308	96.86%	0.6%
Black:	9	2.83%	800.0%
Indian:	1	0.31%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	10	3.14%	58.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-2	-0.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	-14	-5.1

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
334
310	92.81%
1	0.30%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
10	2.99%
13	3.89%
24	7.19%

2000
285
278	97.54%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
7	2.46%
7	2.46%

1990
384
323	84.11%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
61	15.89%

1980
391
382	97.70%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
9	2.30%
9	2.30%

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

32	11.2
17	6.0

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

-45	-11.7
-54	-14.1

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

-59	-15.1
52	13.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Paw Paw 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
46.6
70	22.0%
248	78.0%
31	9.7%

136
2.34

92	67.6%
74	80.4%
0	0.0%
44	32.4%

2010
Number	Percent
41.0
71	21.3%
263	78.7%
46	13.8%

125
2.67

94	75.2%
79	84.0%
3	3.2%
31	24.8%

2000
Number	Percent
49.1
47	16.5%
238	83.5%
74	26.0%

121
2.36

97	80.2%
88	90.7%
9	9.3%
24	19.8%

1990
Number	Percent
28.1
88	22.9%
296	77.1%
17	4.4%

118
3.25

91	77.1%
73	80.2%
0	0.0%
27	22.9%

1980
Number	Percent
29.8
125	32.0%
266	68.0%
56	14.3%

134
2.92

108	80.6%
95	88.0%
8	7.4%
26	19.4%

2022 Housing Data for Paw Paw township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	7	5.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	9	6.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	7	5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	13	9.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	5	3.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	25	18.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	18	13.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	11	8.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	10	7.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	31	22.8%

Median Household Income	78,500
Per Capita Income	38,690

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	0	0.0%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	0	0.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	178	80.2%
Unemployed	8	3.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	186	83.8%
Not in Labor Force	36	16.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		19.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	47	62	43.1%
Non-Profit	0	9	0.0%
Self-Employed	38	11	77.6%

Local Government	6	5	54.5%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	85	73	53.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6	14	30.0%
Total	91	87	51.1%

Pct. Govt.	6.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	55	30.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	37	20.8%
Professional, Technical	33	18.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	5	2.8%
All others	53	29.8%

White Collar		70.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	40	22.5%
Retail trade	29	16.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	26	14.6%
Wholesale trade	23	12.9%
Construction	22	12.4%
Manufacturing	12	6.7%
Educational services	11	6.2%
Finance and insurance	5	2.8%
Transportation and warehousing	5	2.8%
Other services	5	2.8%

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

Total Central American	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	300	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	156	49.1%
Irish	90	28.3%
English	65	20.4%
Norwegian	30	9.4%
Lithuanian	23	7.2%
Italian	18	5.7%
French	16	5.0%
Swedish	13	4.1%
Scandinavian	12	3.8%
American	11	3.5%
Haitian	9	2.8%
Scottish	8	2.5%
Polish	7	2.2%
European	6	1.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	318	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	309	97.2%
Foreign-born	9	2.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	6	2.5%	43	18.2%	133	56.4%	48	20.3%	6	2.5%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	6	2.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	43	18.2%
Some College	133	56.4%
Bach. Degree	48	20.3%
Grad Degree	6	2.5%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +5	D +4	D + 6.4%
D +9
2020 vs. 2012	R +37	R +48	R + 22.5%
D -11
2020 vs. 2008	R +26	R +36	R + 16.9%
D -10

2016 vs. 2008	R +21	R +40	R + 23.3%
D -19
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	75%	Donald Trump* (R)	136	72.7%	Joe Biden (D)	47	25.1%	4	2.1%	187	32	26	0.00%
2016	71%	Donald Trump (R)	131	72.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	38	21.0%	12	6.6%	181	34	26	0.00%
2012	62%	Mitt Romney (R)	99	61.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	58	36.0%	4	2.5%	161	21	14	0.00%
2008	67%	John McCain (R)	110	64.0%	Barack Obama (D)	57	33.1%	5	2.9%	172	27	18	0.00%
2004	70%	George W. Bush* (R)	124	71.7%	John Kerry (D)	45	26.0%	4	2.3%	173	27	21	0.00%
2000	58%	George W. Bush (R)	99	71.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	34	24.5%	6	4.3%	139	29	23	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Paw Paw township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

25.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

136

72.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.6%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

187

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 32	Diff (US): 26

2016 President, Paw Paw township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

21.0%

Donald Trump (R)

131

72.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

6.1%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

181

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 34	Diff (US): 26

2012 President, Paw Paw township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

36.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

61.5%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

161

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 14

2008 President, Paw Paw township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

33.1%

John McCain (R)

110

64.0%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

172

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 18

2004 President, Paw Paw township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

124

71.7%

John Kerry (D)

26.0%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

173

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 21

2000 President, Paw Paw township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

71.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

24.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.6%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

139

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 29	Diff (US): 23

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Paw Paw township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	61%	Kathy Salvi (R)	108	70.6%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	42	27.5%	3 [+]	2.0%	153	29	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 3 (2.0%);
2022	G	63%	Darren Bailey (R)	115	72.8%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	38	24.1%	5 [+]	3.2%	158	30	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 5 (3.2%);
2020	S2	74%	Mark Curran (R)	129	69.7%	Richard Durbin* (D)	46	24.9%	10 [+]	5.4%	185	31	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Willie Wilson (I) 9 (4.9%); Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 1 (0.5%);
2018	G	54%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	98	71.5%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	23	16.8%	16 [+]	11.7%	137	33	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 9 (6.6%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 7 (5.1%);
2016	S3	69%	Mark Kirk* (R)	114	64.8%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	50	28.4%	12 [+]	6.8%	176	25	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 9 (5.1%); Scott Summers (Green) 3 (1.7%);
2014	S2	55%	Jim Oberweis (R)	90	63.8%	Richard Durbin* (D)	43	30.5%	8 [+]	5.7%	141	21	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 8 (5.7%);
2014	G	54%	Bruce Rauner (R)	98	70.5%	Pat Quinn* (D)	34	24.5%	7 [+]	5.0%	139	20	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 7 (5.0%);

*: 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	136
Median Value	$297,000

Occupied	136	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Owned	103	75.7%
Rented	33	24.3%
Median Rent	$1,125

Single-Family Units	136	100.0%
Detached	136	100.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Paw Paw township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Paw Paw township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Paw Paw township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Paw Paw township, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Paw Paw township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Paw Paw township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Paw Paw township, IL