Avena township, IL

Fayette County, IL

2022 population: 2,078 ( 68 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.3 square miles
Population density: 57.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,002	96.34%	1.6%
Black:	15	0.72%	275.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	28	1.35%	0.0%
2+ races:	16	0.77%	0.0%
Hispanic:	17	0.82%	15.0%

Total non-White:	76	3.66%	90.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	32	1.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	36	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
2,010
1,970	98.01%
4	0.20%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
16	0.80%
20	1.00%
40	1.99%

2000
1,974
1,956	99.09%
1	0.05%
2	0.10%
0	0.00%
15	0.76%
0	0.00%
18	0.91%

1990
2,121
2,118	99.86%
0	0.00%
2	0.09%
1	0.05%
n/a
0	0.00%
3	0.14%

1980
2,330
2,320	99.57%
0	0.00%
2	0.09%
0	0.00%
n/a
8	0.34%
10	0.43%

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

14	0.7
22	1.1

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

-162	-7.6
15	0.7

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

-202	-8.7
-7	-0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Avena 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
41.3
502	24.2%
1,576	75.8%
344	16.6%

752
2.71

484	64.4%
393	81.2%
31	6.4%
268	35.6%

2010
Number	Percent
39.2
541	26.9%
1,469	73.1%
362	18.0%

773
2.53

545	70.5%
395	72.5%
68	12.5%
228	29.5%

2000
Number	Percent
38.0
526	26.6%
1,448	73.4%
387	19.6%

756
2.55

550	72.8%
457	83.1%
42	7.6%
206	27.2%

1990
Number	Percent
37.2
550	25.9%
1,571	74.1%
369	17.4%

797
2.60

578	72.5%
489	84.6%
29	5.0%
219	27.5%

1980
Number	Percent
32.6
688	29.5%
1,642	70.5%
381	16.4%

848
2.71

643	75.8%
552	85.8%
53	8.2%
205	24.2%

2022 Housing Data for Avena township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	22	2.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	35	4.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	39	5.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	29	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	90	12.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	38	5.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	16	2.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	55	7.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	32	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	48	6.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	63	8.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	122	16.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	62	8.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	44	5.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	13	1.7%
$200,000 or more	44	5.9%

Median Household Income	55,833
Per Capita Income	28,819

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	47	6.2%
Public Assistance	29	3.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	108	14.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	910	72.5%
Unemployed	50	4.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	960	76.5%
Not in Labor Force	295	23.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	386	274	58.5%
Non-Profit	16	8	66.7%
Self-Employed	99	58	63.1%

Local Government	19	51	27.1%
State Government	0	14	0.0%
Federal Government	3	16	15.8%

Total Private + Self	485	332	59.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	38	89	29.9%
Total	523	421	55.4%

Pct. Govt.	10.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	158	16.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	144	15.3%
Professional, Technical	136	14.4%
Service Occupations	167	17.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	12	1.3%
All others	339	35.9%

White Collar		46.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	156	16.5%
Health care and social assistance	108	11.4%
Retail trade	98	10.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	96	10.2%
Accommodation and food services	75	7.9%
Educational services	59	6.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	54	5.7%
Other services	48	5.1%
Finance and insurance	48	5.1%
Transportation and warehousing	46	4.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	37	3.9%
Construction	35	3.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	32	3.4%
Public administration	29	3.1%
Wholesale trade	17	1.8%
Management	3	0.3%
Utilities	2	0.2%
Information	1	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	11	0.53%
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	6	0.29%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	28	1.35%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,898	96.6%
Tagalog	28	1.4%
Spanish	21	1.1%
Other Asian	9	0.5%
Other	9	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	566	27.2%
American	286	13.8%
English	224	10.8%
Irish	149	7.2%
Italian	62	3.0%
Scottish	29	1.4%
Swedish	21	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	19	0.9%
French	16	0.8%
Dutch	12	0.6%
Bulgarian	6	0.3%
Polish	6	0.3%
Welsh	5	0.2%
Northern European	3	0.1%
British	2	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,078	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	2,040	98.2%
Foreign-born	38	1.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
48	3.4%	81	5.8%	570	40.9%	512	36.8%	125	9.0%	56	4.0%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	48	3.4%
9-12 Years	81	5.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	570	40.9%
Some College	512	36.8%
Bach. Degree	125	9.0%
Grad Degree	56	4.0%
Average years of education: 12.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +43	R +28	D + 0.6%
D +15
2020 vs. 2012	R +132	R +187	R + 17.4%
D -55
2020 vs. 2008	R +181	R +346	R + 38.0%
D -165

2016 vs. 2008	R +138	R +318	R + 38.6%
D -180
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	56%	Donald Trump* (R)	706	77.2%	Joe Biden (D)	196	21.4%	12	1.3%	914	37	30	0.02%
2016	56%	Donald Trump (R)	663	75.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	181	20.7%	31	3.5%	875	37	30	0.02%
2012	56%	Mitt Romney (R)	574	68.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	251	29.7%	19	2.3%	844	27	21	0.02%
2008	62%	John McCain (R)	525	57.8%	Barack Obama (D)	361	39.8%	22	2.4%	908	21	12	0.02%
2000	57%	George W. Bush (R)	480	58.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	321	39.1%	21	2.6%	822	16	10	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Avena township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

196

21.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

706

77.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

914

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 37	Diff (US): 30

2016 President, Avena township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

181

20.7%

Donald Trump (R)

663

75.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.3%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

875

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 37	Diff (US): 30

2012 President, Avena township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

251

29.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

574

68.0%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

844

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 21

2008 President, Avena township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

361

39.8%

John McCain (R)

525

57.8%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

908

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 12

2000 President, Avena township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

480

58.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

321

39.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.6%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

822

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Avena township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	42%	Kathy Salvi (R)	518	75.3%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	159	23.1%	11 [+]	1.6%	688	34	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 11 (1.6%);
2022	G	42%	Darren Bailey (R)	544	79.2%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	129	18.8%	14 [+]	2.0%	687	37	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 14 (2.0%);
2020	S2	55%	Mark Curran (R)	660	73.8%	Richard Durbin* (D)	215	24.0%	19 [+]	2.1%	894	35	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 7 (0.8%); Willie Wilson (I) 6 (0.7%); Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 6 (0.7%);
2018	G	44%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	422	60.4%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	185	26.5%	92 [+]	13.2%	699	22	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 69 (9.9%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 23 (3.3%);
2016	S3	54%	Mark Kirk* (R)	495	58.1%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	317	37.2%	40 [+]	4.7%	852	18	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 25 (2.9%); Scott Summers (Green) 13 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.2%);
2014	S2	36%	Jim Oberweis (R)	349	63.5%	Richard Durbin* (D)	188	34.2%	13 [+]	2.4%	550	21	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 13 (2.4%);
2014	G	36%	Bruce Rauner (R)	414	75.4%	Pat Quinn* (D)	107	19.5%	28 [+]	5.1%	549	25	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 26 (4.7%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.4%);

*: 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	848
Median Value	$91,100

Occupied	752	88.7%
Vacant	96	11.3%

Owned	668	88.8%
Rented	84	11.2%
Median Rent	$720

Single-Family Units	690	81.4%
Detached	684	80.7%
Attached	6	0.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	2	0.2%
Mobile Homes	127	15.0%

Avena township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Avena township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Avena township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Avena township, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Avena township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Avena township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Avena township, IL