Arcola township, IL

Douglas County, IL

2022 population: 3,261 ( 51 from 2010 )
Land area: 53.7 square miles
Population density: 60.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,908	58.51%	17.6%
Black:	75	2.30%	733.3%
Indian:	9	0.28%	80.0%
Asian:	8	0.25%	73.3%
2+ races:	15	0.46%	21.1%
Hispanic:	1,235	37.87%	32.8%

Total non-White:	1,353	41.49%	35.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-408	-14.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	357	13.1

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
3,312
2,316	69.93%
9	0.27%
5	0.15%
30	0.91%
19	0.57%
930	28.08%
996	30.07%

2000
3,360
2,764	82.26%
16	0.48%
0	0.00%
18	0.54%
28	0.83%
534	15.89%
596	17.74%

1990
3,179
2,918	91.79%
0	0.00%
18	0.57%
0	0.00%
n/a
243	7.64%
261	8.21%

1980
3,202
3,077	96.10%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
7	0.22%
n/a
118	3.69%
125	3.90%

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

-448	-13.3
400	11.9

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

-154	-4.8
335	10.5

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

-159	-5.0
136	4.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Arcola 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
35.4
926	28.4%
2,335	71.6%
508	15.6%

1,040
3.02

737	70.9%
556	75.4%
59	8.0%
303	29.1%

2010
Number	Percent
38.4
881	26.6%
2,431	73.4%
506	15.3%

1,194
2.69

862	72.2%
719	83.4%
67	7.8%
332	27.8%

2000
Number	Percent
37.0
872	26.0%
2,488	74.0%
553	16.5%

1,238
2.62

946	76.4%
824	87.1%
48	5.1%
292	23.6%

1990
Number	Percent
33.3
922	29.0%
2,257	71.0%
512	16.1%

1,138
2.70

816	71.7%
701	85.9%
42	5.1%
322	28.3%

1980
Number	Percent
31.8
935	29.2%
2,267	70.8%
445	13.9%

1,127
2.75

832	73.8%
762	91.6%
31	3.7%
295	26.2%

2022 Housing Data for Arcola township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	38	3.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	56	5.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	47	4.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	46	4.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	76	7.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	22	2.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	12	1.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	84	8.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	14	1.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	112	10.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	66	6.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	175	16.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	92	8.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	125	12.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	56	5.4%
$200,000 or more	19	1.8%

Median Household Income	65,625
Per Capita Income	25,128

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	37	3.6%
Public Assistance	41	3.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	181	17.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	787	68.6%
Unemployed	47	4.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	834	72.6%
Not in Labor Force	314	27.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	639	443	59.1%
Non-Profit	42	97	30.2%
Self-Employed	89	47	65.4%

Local Government	8	49	14.0%
State Government	17	36	32.1%
Federal Government	8	11	42.1%

Total Private + Self	728	490	59.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	75	193	28.0%
Total	803	683	54.0%

Pct. Govt.	8.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	160	10.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	253	16.9%
Professional, Technical	252	16.9%
Service Occupations	181	12.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	11	0.7%
All others	649	43.4%

White Collar		44.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	606	40.5%
Health care and social assistance	316	21.1%
Retail trade	105	7.0%
Transportation and warehousing	66	4.4%
Accommodation and food services	63	4.2%
Other services	60	4.0%
Construction	59	3.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	56	3.7%
Educational services	54	3.6%
Public administration	40	2.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	18	1.2%
Finance and insurance	15	1.0%
Wholesale trade	10	0.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5	0.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5	0.3%
Utilities	5	0.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5	0.3%
Information	4	0.3%
Management	3	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,176	36.06%
Puerto Rican	18	0.55%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	15	0.46%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	14	0.43%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	1	0.03%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	17	0.52%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	17	0.52%
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	9	0.28%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	8	0.25%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,810	59.8%
Spanish	918	30.3%
German, other Germanic	291	9.6%
Tagalog	8	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	547	16.8%
English	237	7.3%
Pennsylvania German	209	6.4%
Scottish	122	3.7%
Irish	119	3.6%
American	99	3.0%
Italian	41	1.3%
Polish	31	1.0%
British	22	0.7%
Romanian	21	0.6%
Welsh	18	0.6%
Norwegian	12	0.4%
European	10	0.3%
Scandinavian	8	0.2%
Barbadian	6	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,108	95.3%
Not a citizen	153	4.7%

Native	2,935	90.0%
Foreign-born	326	10.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
202	9.8%	188	9.2%	784	38.2%	531	25.9%	178	8.7%	168	8.2%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	202	9.8%
9-12 Years	188	9.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	784	38.2%
Some College	531	25.9%
Bach. Degree	178	8.7%
Grad Degree	168	8.2%
Average years of education: 12.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +132	R +132	R + 8.6%
D +0
2020 vs. 2012	R +88	R +76	R + 4.1%
D +12
2020 vs. 2008	R +120	R +242	R + 20.7%
D -122

2016 vs. 2008	R -12	R +110	R + 12.1%
D -122
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	49%	Donald Trump* (R)	775	65.1%	Joe Biden (D)	394	33.1%	21	1.8%	1,190	25	18	0.02%
2016	46%	Donald Trump (R)	643	57.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	394	35.4%	76	6.8%	1,113	19	12	0.02%
2012	45%	Mitt Romney (R)	687	63.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	382	35.2%	16	1.5%	1,085	23	16	0.02%
2008	49%	John McCain (R)	655	54.3%	Barack Obama (D)	516	42.8%	36	3.0%	1,207	18	9	0.02%
2000	47%	George W. Bush (R)	625	53.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	505	43.4%	34	2.9%	1,164	11	6	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Arcola township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

394

33.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

775

65.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,190

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 18

2016 President, Arcola township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

394

35.4%

Donald Trump (R)

643

57.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.7%

Other

3.1%

TOTAL

1,113

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 12

2012 President, Arcola township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

382

35.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

687

63.3%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

1,085

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 16

2008 President, Arcola township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

516

42.8%

John McCain (R)

655

54.3%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

1,207

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 9

2000 President, Arcola township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

625

53.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

505

43.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.1%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

1,164

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Arcola township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	34%	Kathy Salvi (R)	530	64.7%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	274	33.5%	15 [+]	1.8%	819	23	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 14 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2022	G	34%	Darren Bailey (R)	558	67.6%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	251	30.4%	17 [+]	2.1%	826	25	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 16 (1.9%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	48%	Mark Curran (R)	716	60.9%	Richard Durbin* (D)	427	36.3%	32 [+]	2.7%	1,175	22	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 14 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 10 (0.9%); Willie Wilson (I) 8 (0.7%);
2018	G	35%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	538	63.7%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	218	25.8%	89 [+]	10.5%	845	25	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 65 (7.7%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 24 (2.8%);
2016	S3	45%	Mark Kirk* (R)	641	58.8%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	373	34.2%	76 [+]	7.0%	1,090	19	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 47 (4.3%); Scott Summers (Green) 27 (2.5%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.2%);
2014	S2	30%	Jim Oberweis (R)	475	64.3%	Richard Durbin* (D)	236	31.9%	28 [+]	3.8%	739	22	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 28 (3.8%);
2014	G	30%	Bruce Rauner (R)	550	74.7%	Pat Quinn* (D)	156	21.2%	30 [+]	4.1%	736	24	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 30 (4.1%);

*: 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	1,102
Median Value	$122,000

Occupied	1,040	94.4%
Vacant	62	5.6%

Owned	710	68.3%
Rented	330	31.7%
Median Rent	$785

Single-Family Units	898	81.5%
Detached	862	78.2%
Attached	36	3.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	73	6.6%
Mobile Homes	37	3.4%

Arcola township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Arcola township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Arcola township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Arcola township, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Arcola township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Arcola township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Arcola township, IL