Mason township, IL

Effingham County, IL

2022 population: 1,694 ( 330 from 2010 )
Land area: 37.1 square miles
Population density: 45.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,582	93.39%	19.4%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	3	0.18%	50.0%
Asian:	17	1.00%	112.5%
2+ races:	16	0.94%	14.3%
Hispanic:	76	4.49%	484.6%

Total non-White:	112	6.61%	187.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	257	22.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	73	6.5

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
1,364
1,325	97.14%
2	0.15%
2	0.15%
8	0.59%
14	1.03%
13	0.95%
39	2.86%

2000
1,558
1,526	97.95%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
7	0.45%
11	0.71%
14	0.90%
32	2.05%

1990
1,933
1,853	95.86%
0	0.00%
2	0.10%
0	0.00%
n/a
1	0.05%
80	4.14%

1980
1,525
1,517	99.48%
0	0.00%
2	0.13%
0	0.00%
n/a
6	0.39%
8	0.52%

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

-201	-12.9
7	0.4

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

-327	-16.9
-48	-2.5

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

336	22.0
72	4.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Mason 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
38.4
361	21.3%
1,333	78.7%
291	17.2%

711
2.38

522	73.4%
420	80.5%
22	4.2%
189	26.6%

2010
Number	Percent
41.4
327	24.0%
1,037	76.0%
225	16.5%

547
2.49

381	69.7%
308	80.8%
26	6.8%
166	30.3%

2000
Number	Percent
34.8
460	29.5%
1,098	70.5%
152	9.8%

579
2.69

434	75.0%
356	82.0%
21	4.8%
145	25.0%

1990
Number	Percent
22.3
397	20.5%
1,536	79.5%
188	9.7%

496
3.90

380	76.6%
327	86.1%
15	3.9%
116	23.4%

1980
Number	Percent
29.1
487	31.9%
1,038	68.1%
222	14.6%

535
2.85

429	80.2%
400	93.2%
11	2.6%
106	19.8%

2022 Housing Data for Mason township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	44	6.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	27	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	31	4.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	92	12.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	33	4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	27	3.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	10	1.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	24	3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	12	1.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	25	3.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	71	10.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	179	25.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	50	7.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	14	2.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	44	6.2%
$200,000 or more	28	3.9%

Median Household Income	66,719
Per Capita Income	29,559

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	26	3.7%
Public Assistance	29	4.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	85	12.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	721	70.1%
Unemployed	21	2.0%
In Armed Forces	1	0.1%

Total Labor Force	743	72.2%
Not in Labor Force	286	27.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	332	293	53.1%
Non-Profit	13	42	23.6%
Self-Employed	68	30	69.4%

Local Government	2	10	16.7%
State Government	5	4	55.6%
Federal Government	0	3	0.0%

Total Private + Self	400	323	55.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	20	59	25.3%
Total	420	382	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	3.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	107	13.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	171	21.3%
Professional, Technical	125	15.6%
Service Occupations	182	22.7%
All others	217	27.1%

White Collar		50.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	188	23.4%
Manufacturing	143	17.8%
Retail trade	108	13.5%
Accommodation and food services	106	13.2%
Other services	91	11.3%
Construction	37	4.6%
Educational services	32	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	23	2.9%
Transportation and warehousing	20	2.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	12	1.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	10	1.2%
Wholesale trade	9	1.1%
Finance and insurance	7	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	6	0.7%
Public administration	4	0.5%
Utilities	3	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2	0.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	68	4.01%
Puerto Rican	1	0.06%
Cuban	1	0.06%
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	6	0.35%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	9	0.53%
Vietnamese	8	0.47%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,533	99.0%
Spanish	8	0.5%
Chinese	7	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	593	35.0%
American	126	7.4%
English	123	7.3%
Irish	72	4.3%
Italian	51	3.0%
Swedish	43	2.5%
Norwegian	29	1.7%
French	28	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	16	0.9%
Dutch	13	0.8%
Swiss	11	0.6%
Polish	9	0.5%
Scottish	9	0.5%
European	8	0.5%
Czech	2	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,686	99.5%
Not a citizen	8	0.5%

Native	1,679	99.1%
Foreign-born	15	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
26	2.2%	152	13.0%	601	51.4%	294	25.1%	78	6.7%	19	1.6%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	26	2.2%
9-12 Years	152	13.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	601	51.4%
Some College	294	25.1%
Bach. Degree	78	6.7%
Grad Degree	19	1.6%
Average years of education: 12.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +92	R +93	R + 4.8%
D -1
2020 vs. 2012	R +172	R +253	R + 33.3%
D -81
2020 vs. 2008	R +184	R +314	R + 46.0%
D -130

2016 vs. 2008	R +92	R +221	R + 41.2%
D -129
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	51%	Donald Trump* (R)	563	85.6%	Joe Biden (D)	88	13.4%	7	1.1%	658	45	39	0.01%
2016	49%	Donald Trump (R)	471	80.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	89	15.2%	27	4.6%	587	42	34	0.01%
2012	53%	Mitt Romney (R)	391	67.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	169	29.2%	19	3.3%	579	27	20	0.01%
2008	59%	John McCain (R)	379	61.6%	Barack Obama (D)	218	35.4%	18	2.9%	615	25	16	0.01%
2000	49%	George W. Bush (R)	334	62.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	185	34.3%	20	3.7%	539	19	14	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Mason township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

13.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

563

85.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

658

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 45	Diff (US): 39

2016 President, Mason township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

15.2%

Donald Trump (R)

471

80.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

587

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 42	Diff (US): 34

2012 President, Mason township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

169

29.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

391

67.5%

Other

3.3%

TOTAL

579

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 20

2008 President, Mason township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

218

35.4%

John McCain (R)

379

61.6%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

615

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 16

2000 President, Mason township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

334

62.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

185

34.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.7%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

539

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 14

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Mason township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	43%	Kathy Salvi (R)	451	81.0%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	95	17.1%	11 [+]	2.0%	557	39	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 11 (2.0%);
2022	G	44%	Darren Bailey (R)	503	88.2%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	56	9.8%	11 [+]	1.9%	570	46	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 11 (1.9%);
2020	S2	50%	Mark Curran (R)	498	77.0%	Richard Durbin* (D)	134	20.7%	15 [+]	2.3%	647	38	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Willie Wilson (I) 7 (1.1%); Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 6 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.3%);
2018	G	36%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	305	67.8%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	81	18.0%	64 [+]	14.2%	450	29	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 49 (10.9%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 15 (3.3%);
2016	S3	49%	Mark Kirk* (R)	396	68.2%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	132	22.7%	53 [+]	9.1%	581	28	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 33 (5.7%); Scott Summers (Green) 20 (3.4%);
2014	S2	36%	Jim Oberweis (R)	249	60.6%	Richard Durbin* (D)	140	34.1%	22 [+]	5.4%	411	18	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 22 (5.4%);
2014	G	36%	Bruce Rauner (R)	284	70.0%	Pat Quinn* (D)	87	21.4%	35 [+]	8.6%	406	20	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 35 (8.6%);

*: 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	747
Median Value	$120,800

Occupied	711	95.2%
Vacant	36	4.8%

Owned	609	85.7%
Rented	102	14.3%
Median Rent	$583

Single-Family Units	614	82.2%
Detached	611	81.8%
Attached	3	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	106	14.2%

Mason township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Mason township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Mason township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Mason township, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Mason township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Mason township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Mason township, IL