Prairie township, IL

2022 population: 225 ( 48 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.0 square miles
Population density: 6.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	225	100.00%	15.4%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	0	0.00%	100.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-41	-18.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	-7	-3.1

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
273
266	97.44%
0	0.00%
1	0.37%
0	0.00%
2	0.73%
3	1.10%
7	2.56%

2000
324
316	97.53%
0	0.00%
8	2.47%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
8	2.47%

1990
315
301	95.56%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
14	4.44%

1980
397
397	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

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

-50	-15.4
-1	-0.3

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

15	4.8
-6	-1.9

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

-96	-24.2
14	3.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Prairie 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
48.2
21	9.3%
204	90.7%
52	23.1%

97
2.32

71	73.2%
51	71.8%
0	0.0%
26	26.8%

2010
Number	Percent
43.7
68	24.9%
205	75.1%
44	16.1%

108
2.53

81	75.0%
64	79.0%
3	3.7%
27	25.0%

2000
Number	Percent
36.1
90	27.8%
234	72.2%
40	12.3%

109
2.82

95	87.2%
86	90.5%
0	0.0%
14	12.8%

1990
Number	Percent
32.2
93	29.5%
222	70.5%
29	9.2%

115
2.74

86	74.8%
81	94.2%
0	0.0%
29	25.2%

1980
Number	Percent
34.0
114	28.7%
283	71.3%
61	15.4%

135
2.94

105	77.8%
100	95.2%
3	2.9%
30	22.2%

2022 Housing Data for Prairie township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
$10,000 to $14,999	17	17.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	3	3.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	27	27.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	8	8.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	23	23.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	6	6.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	7	7.2%
$200,000 or more	6	6.2%

Median Household Income	87,969
Per Capita Income	40,321

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4	4.1%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	17	17.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	73	48.0%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	73	48.0%
Not in Labor Force	79	52.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		52.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	24	33	42.1%
Non-Profit	0	0	?%
Self-Employed	20	0	100.0%

Local Government	0	0	?%
State Government	7	6	53.8%
Federal Government	0	1	0.0%

Total Private + Self	44	33	57.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7	7	50.0%
Total	51	40	56.0%

Pct. Govt.	15.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	32	35.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	17	18.7%
Professional, Technical	21	23.1%
Service Occupations	5	5.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4	4.4%
All others	16	17.6%

White Collar		76.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	21	23.1%
Finance and insurance	18	19.8%
Public administration	14	15.4%
Manufacturing	11	12.1%
Health care and social assistance	10	11.0%
Construction	6	6.6%
Retail trade	6	6.6%
Other services	5	5.5%

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	204	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	75	33.3%
American	37	16.4%
Irish	29	12.9%
Dutch	5	2.2%
Italian	5	2.2%
Swedish	5	2.2%
German	1	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	225	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	225	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	0	0.0%	46	25.1%	97	53.0%	35	19.1%	5	2.7%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	0	0.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	46	25.1%
Some College	97	53.0%
Bach. Degree	35	19.1%
Grad Degree	5	2.7%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +6	R +1	D + 3.5%
D +5
2020 vs. 2012	R +30	R +45	R + 32.1%
D -15
2020 vs. 2008	R +31	R +44	R + 30.8%
D -13

2016 vs. 2008	R +25	R +43	R + 34.3%
D -18
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	76%	Donald Trump* (R)	98	72.1%	Joe Biden (D)	35	25.7%	3	2.2%	136	32	25	0.00%
2016	68%	Donald Trump (R)	92	70.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	30	23.1%	8	6.2%	130	32	25	0.00%
2012	61%	Mitt Romney (R)	68	55.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	50	41.0%	4	3.3%	122	15	9	0.00%
2008	56%	John McCain (R)	67	57.3%	Barack Obama (D)	48	41.0%	2	1.7%	117	21	12	0.00%
2000	59%	George W. Bush (R)	86	62.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	49	35.8%	2	1.5%	137	20	15	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

25.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

72.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

136

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 32	Diff (US): 25

2016 President, Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

23.1%

Donald Trump (R)

70.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.6%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

130

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 32	Diff (US): 25

2012 President, Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

41.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

55.7%

Other

3.3%

TOTAL

122

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 9

2008 President, Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

41.0%

John McCain (R)

57.3%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

117

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 12

2000 President, Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

62.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

35.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.5%

TOTAL

137

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 15

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Prairie township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	53%	Kathy Salvi (R)	58	60.4%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	35	36.5%	3 [+]	3.1%	96	19	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 3 (3.1%);
2022	G	55%	Darren Bailey (R)	65	65.7%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	30	30.3%	4 [+]	4.0%	99	23	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 4 (4.0%);
2020	S2	73%	Mark Curran (R)	90	68.2%	Richard Durbin* (D)	40	30.3%	2 [+]	1.5%	132	29	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 1 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.8%);
2018	G	53%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	59	60.2%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	27	27.6%	12 [+]	12.2%	98	21	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 7 (7.1%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 5 (5.1%);
2016	S3	68%	Mark Kirk* (R)	90	69.8%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	36	27.9%	3 [+]	2.3%	129	30	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Scott Summers (Green) 2 (1.6%); Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 1 (0.8%);
2014	S2	54%	Jim Oberweis (R)	55	52.4%	Richard Durbin* (D)	45	42.9%	5 [+]	4.8%	105	10	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 5 (4.8%);
2014	G	55%	Bruce Rauner (R)	77	72.0%	Pat Quinn* (D)	18	16.8%	12 [+]	11.2%	107	22	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 12 (11.2%);

*: 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	105
Median Value	$160,600

Occupied	97	92.4%
Vacant	8	7.6%

Owned	89	91.8%
Rented	8	8.2%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	88	83.8%
Detached	88	83.8%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	17	16.2%

Prairie township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Prairie township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Prairie township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Prairie township, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Prairie township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Prairie township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Prairie township, IL