Ross township, IL

Edgar County, IL

2022 population: 1,595 ( 1 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.6 square miles
Population density: 43.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,542	96.68%	1.8%
Black:	8	0.50%	166.7%
Indian:	6	0.38%	500.0%
Asian:	17	1.07%	183.3%
2+ races:	22	1.38%	214.3%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	53	3.32%	120.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-28	-2.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	29	2.2

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
1,594
1,570	98.49%
3	0.19%
1	0.06%
6	0.38%
7	0.44%
7	0.44%
24	1.51%

2000
1,626
1,613	99.20%
0	0.00%
2	0.12%
0	0.00%
11	0.68%
0	0.00%
13	0.80%

1990
1,602
1,586	99.00%
0	0.00%
7	0.44%
9	0.56%
n/a
0	0.00%
16	1.00%

1980
1,729
1,723	99.65%
0	0.00%
2	0.12%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
6	0.35%

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

-43	-2.6
11	0.7

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

27	1.7
-3	-0.2

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

-137	-7.9
10	0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Ross 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
40.4
407	25.5%
1,188	74.5%
370	23.2%

569
2.52

398	69.9%
359	90.2%
13	3.3%
171	30.1%

2010
Number	Percent
45.5
330	20.7%
1,264	79.3%
398	25.0%

678
2.22

415	61.2%
322	77.6%
43	10.4%
263	38.8%

2000
Number	Percent
42.8
361	22.2%
1,265	77.8%
418	25.7%

637
2.28

402	63.1%
347	86.3%
30	7.5%
235	36.9%

1990
Number	Percent
42.6
331	20.7%
1,271	79.3%
397	24.8%

654
2.30

443	67.7%
361	81.5%
28	6.3%
211	32.3%

1980
Number	Percent
38.2
421	24.3%
1,308	75.7%
407	23.5%

670
2.44

466	69.6%
410	88.0%
21	4.5%
204	30.4%

2022 Housing Data for Ross township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	21	3.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	40	7.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	37	6.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	10	1.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	16	2.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	15	2.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	56	9.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	21	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	14	2.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	40	7.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	65	11.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	103	18.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	47	8.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	49	8.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	13	2.3%
$200,000 or more	22	3.9%

Median Household Income	64,375
Per Capita Income	28,306

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	26	4.6%
Public Assistance	21	3.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	63	11.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	555	66.5%
Unemployed	83	9.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	638	76.4%
Not in Labor Force	197	23.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	201	124	61.8%
Non-Profit	25	81	23.6%
Self-Employed	45	10	81.8%

Local Government	40	33	54.8%
State Government	19	4	82.6%
Federal Government	0	6	0.0%

Total Private + Self	246	134	64.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	84	124	40.4%
Total	330	258	56.1%

Pct. Govt.	17.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	43	7.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	82	13.9%
Professional, Technical	138	23.5%
Service Occupations	119	20.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	5	0.9%
All others	206	35.0%

White Collar		44.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	137	23.3%
Health care and social assistance	104	17.7%
Educational services	84	14.3%
Transportation and warehousing	57	9.7%
Retail trade	41	7.0%
Other services	28	4.8%
Finance and insurance	27	4.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	25	4.3%
Construction	20	3.4%
Public administration	18	3.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	14	2.4%
Accommodation and food services	12	2.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	11	1.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	7	1.2%
Information	3	0.5%

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	%
Filipino	17	1.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,425	99.0%
Tagalog	14	1.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	312	19.6%
Irish	214	13.4%
English	176	11.0%
Dutch	131	8.2%
French Canadian	123	7.7%
American	118	7.4%
Scotch-Irish	41	2.6%
French	23	1.4%
Italian	22	1.4%
Hungarian	21	1.3%
Swedish	11	0.7%
European	9	0.6%
Scottish	8	0.5%
African	5	0.3%
Belgian	4	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,586	99.4%
Not a citizen	9	0.6%

Native	1,573	98.6%
Foreign-born	22	1.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
37	3.3%	49	4.4%	374	33.5%	406	36.4%	195	17.5%	54	4.8%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	37	3.3%
9-12 Years	49	4.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	374	33.5%
Some College	406	36.4%
Bach. Degree	195	17.5%
Grad Degree	54	4.8%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +8	D +2	D + 2.2%
D +10
2020 vs. 2012	R +42	R +111	R + 19.3%
D -69
2020 vs. 2008	R +62	R +189	R + 32.9%
D -127

2016 vs. 2008	R +54	R +191	R + 35.1%
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	51%	Donald Trump* (R)	525	80.8%	Joe Biden (D)	113	17.4%	12	1.8%	650	40	34	0.01%
2016	52%	Donald Trump (R)	517	78.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	103	15.6%	40	6.1%	660	40	32	0.01%
2012	53%	Mitt Romney (R)	483	71.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	182	26.9%	11	1.6%	676	31	24	0.01%
2008	56%	John McCain (R)	463	64.9%	Barack Obama (D)	240	33.7%	10	1.4%	713	28	19	0.01%
2000	59%	George W. Bush (R)	482	64.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	250	33.6%	12	1.6%	744	22	17	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Ross township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

113

17.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

525

80.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

650

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 40	Diff (US): 34

2016 President, Ross township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

103

15.6%

Donald Trump (R)

517

78.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.0%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

660

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 40	Diff (US): 32

2012 President, Ross township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

182

26.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

483

71.4%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

676

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 31	Diff (US): 24

2008 President, Ross township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

240

33.7%

John McCain (R)

463

64.9%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

713

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 19

2000 President, Ross township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

482

64.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

250

33.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

0.7%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

744

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 17

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ross township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	38%	Kathy Salvi (R)	371	75.9%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	109	22.3%	9 [+]	1.8%	489	34	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 9 (1.8%);
2022	G	39%	Darren Bailey (R)	385	78.1%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	89	18.1%	19 [+]	3.9%	493	36	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 19 (3.9%);
2020	S2	50%	Mark Curran (R)	454	71.4%	Richard Durbin* (D)	155	24.4%	27 [+]	4.2%	636	33	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 13 (2.0%); Other (Write-in) 8 (1.3%); Willie Wilson (I) 6 (0.9%);
2018	G	38%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	341	70.3%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	89	18.4%	55 [+]	11.3%	485	31	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 28 (5.8%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 27 (5.6%);
2016	S3	52%	Mark Kirk* (R)	474	72.3%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	143	21.8%	39 [+]	5.9%	656	32	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 22 (3.4%); Scott Summers (Green) 17 (2.6%);
2014	S2	41%	Jim Oberweis (R)	327	62.9%	Richard Durbin* (D)	171	32.9%	22 [+]	4.2%	520	20	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 22 (4.2%);
2014	G	42%	Bruce Rauner (R)	410	77.8%	Pat Quinn* (D)	87	16.5%	30 [+]	5.7%	527	28	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 30 (5.7%);

*: 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	642
Median Value	$91,100

Occupied	569	88.6%
Vacant	73	11.4%

Owned	350	61.5%
Rented	219	38.5%
Median Rent	$715

Single-Family Units	535	83.3%
Detached	535	83.3%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	25	3.9%
Mobile Homes	30	4.7%

Ross township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ross township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Ross township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ross township, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ross township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ross township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ross township, IL