West township, IL

2022 population: 503 ( 36 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.9 square miles
Population density: 13.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	494	98.21%	8.3%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	9	1.79%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	9	1.79%	18.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	38	9.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	-2	-0.5

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
467
456	97.64%
2	0.43%
0	0.00%
1	0.21%
4	0.86%
4	0.86%
11	2.36%

2000
580
555	95.69%
20	3.45%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
5	0.86%
0	0.00%
25	4.31%

1990
516
516	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
481
481	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

-99	-17.1
-14	-2.4

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

39	7.6
25	4.8

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

35	7.3
0	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for West 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
40.7
114	22.7%
389	77.3%
97	19.3%

178
2.78

115	64.6%
97	84.3%
0	0.0%
63	35.4%

2010
Number	Percent
43.4
110	23.6%
357	76.4%
74	15.8%

164
2.80

136	82.9%
117	86.0%
3	2.2%
28	17.1%

2000
Number	Percent
32.9
210	36.2%
370	63.8%
96	16.6%

184
3.10

170	92.4%
155	91.2%
15	8.8%
14	7.6%

1990
Number	Percent
31.1
161	31.2%
355	68.8%
47	9.1%

156
3.31

139	89.1%
133	95.7%
6	4.3%
17	10.9%

1980
Number	Percent
32.9
143	29.7%
338	70.3%
68	14.1%

167
2.88

142	85.0%
133	93.7%
2	1.4%
25	15.0%

2022 Housing Data for West township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	9	5.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	18	10.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	21	11.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	9	5.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	15	8.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	30	16.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	8	4.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	41	23.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	27	15.2%

Median Household Income	92,000
Per Capita Income	33,041

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	9	5.1%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	20	11.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	220	75.3%
Unemployed	7	2.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	227	77.7%
Not in Labor Force	65	22.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	120	110	52.2%
Non-Profit	0	8	0.0%
Self-Employed	8	7	53.3%

Local Government	7	0	100.0%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	128	117	52.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7	8	46.7%
Total	135	125	51.9%

Pct. Govt.	2.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	19	7.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	55	21.2%
Professional, Technical	25	9.6%
Service Occupations	16	6.2%
All others	145	55.8%

White Collar		38.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	87	33.5%
Health care and social assistance	50	19.2%
Transportation and warehousing	32	12.3%
Finance and insurance	23	8.8%
Wholesale trade	18	6.9%
Construction	17	6.5%
Retail trade	9	3.5%
Accommodation and food services	9	3.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	8	3.1%
Public administration	7	2.7%

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	440	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	287	57.1%
American	47	9.3%
English	36	7.2%
Irish	9	1.8%
Swiss	8	1.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	503	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	503	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	17	5.2%	145	43.9%	153	46.4%	15	4.5%	0	0.0%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	17	5.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	145	43.9%
Some College	153	46.4%
Bach. Degree	15	4.5%
Grad Degree	0	0.0%
Average years of education: 12.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +29	R +30	R + 3.7%
D -1
2020 vs. 2012	R +55	R +62	R + 11.1%
D -7
2020 vs. 2008	R +82	R +103	R + 25.3%
D -21

2016 vs. 2008	R +53	R +73	R + 21.6%
D -20
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	78%	Donald Trump* (R)	253	84.3%	Joe Biden (D)	41	13.7%	6	2.0%	300	44	38	0.00%
2016	73%	Donald Trump (R)	224	82.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	42	15.4%	7	2.6%	273	44	36	0.00%
2012	69%	Mitt Romney (R)	198	79.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	48	19.4%	2	0.8%	248	39	33	0.00%
2008	65%	John McCain (R)	171	73.1%	Barack Obama (D)	62	26.5%	1	0.4%	234	36	27	0.00%
2000	62%	George W. Bush (R)	157	68.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	67	29.3%	5	2.2%	229	26	21	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, West township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

13.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

253

84.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.0%

TOTAL

300

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 44	Diff (US): 38

2016 President, West township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

15.4%

Donald Trump (R)

224

82.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.6%

TOTAL

273

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 44	Diff (US): 36

2012 President, West township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

19.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

198

79.8%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

248

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 39	Diff (US): 33

2008 President, West township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

26.5%

John McCain (R)

171

73.1%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

234

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 36	Diff (US): 27

2000 President, West township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

157

68.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

29.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

0.9%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

229

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 21

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for West township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	72%	Kathy Salvi (R)	228	82.3%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	47	17.0%	2 [+]	0.7%	277	41	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 2 (0.7%);
2022	G	72%	Darren Bailey (R)	232	84.1%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	39	14.1%	5 [+]	1.8%	276	42	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 5 (1.8%);
2020	S2	79%	Mark Curran (R)	241	79.8%	Richard Durbin* (D)	61	20.2%	0	0.0%	302	41	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020:
2018	G	61%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	168	73.4%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	37	16.2%	24 [+]	10.5%	229	35	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 24 (10.5%);
2016	S3	74%	Mark Kirk* (R)	206	75.2%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	54	19.7%	14 [+]	5.1%	274	35	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 6 (2.2%); Scott Summers (Green) 4 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 4 (1.5%);
2014	S2	57%	Jim Oberweis (R)	136	64.8%	Richard Durbin* (D)	72	34.3%	2 [+]	1.0%	210	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 2 (1.0%);
2014	G	57%	Bruce Rauner (R)	166	78.7%	Pat Quinn* (D)	36	17.1%	9 [+]	4.3%	211	28	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 9 (4.3%);

*: 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	204
Median Value	$138,200

Occupied	178	87.3%
Vacant	26	12.7%

Owned	170	95.5%
Rented	8	4.5%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	170	83.3%
Detached	170	83.3%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	34	16.7%

West township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for West township, IL

2022 Housing Data for West township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for West township, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for West township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for West township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for West township, IL