Bear Grove township, IL

2022 population: 653 ( 54 from 2010 )
Land area: 37.4 square miles
Population density: 17.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	461	70.60%	21.1%
Black:	64	9.80%	3100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	128	19.60%	4166.7%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	192	29.40%	1180.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-123	-24.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	177	35.8

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
599
584	97.50%
2	0.33%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	0.50%
6	1.00%
15	2.50%

2000
591
587	99.32%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.68%
0	0.00%
4	0.68%

1990
623
611	98.07%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
12	1.93%

1980
653
638	97.70%
9	1.38%
0	0.00%
3	0.46%
n/a
3	0.46%
15	2.30%

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

-3	-0.5
11	1.9

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

-24	-3.9
-8	-1.3

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

-27	-4.1
-3	-0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Bear Grove 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
31.2
162	24.8%
491	75.2%
71	10.9%

170
3.84

157	92.4%
121	77.1%
25	15.9%
13	7.6%

2010
Number	Percent
44.2
137	22.9%
462	77.1%
99	16.5%

240
2.50

175	72.9%
141	80.6%
10	5.7%
65	27.1%

2000
Number	Percent
36.4
193	32.7%
398	67.3%
25	4.2%

208
2.84

170	81.7%
153	90.0%
3	1.8%
38	18.3%

1990
Number	Percent
31.7
177	28.4%
446	71.6%
85	13.6%

220
2.83

156	70.9%
138	88.5%
5	3.2%
64	29.1%

1980
Number	Percent
33.4
182	27.9%
471	72.1%
106	16.2%

246
2.65

202	82.1%
188	93.1%
8	4.0%
44	17.9%

2022 Housing Data for Bear Grove township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
$10,000 to $14,999	3	1.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	9	5.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	5	2.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	44	25.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	7	4.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	25	14.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	37	21.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	29	17.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	6	3.5%
$200,000 or more	5	2.9%

Median Household Income	89,091
Per Capita Income	26,508

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	0	0.0%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	37	21.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	294	69.3%
Unemployed	34	8.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	328	77.4%
Not in Labor Force	96	22.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	100	102	49.5%
Non-Profit	6	0	100.0%
Self-Employed	40	4	90.9%

Local Government	8	0	100.0%
State Government	6	35	14.6%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	140	106	56.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	20	35	36.4%
Total	160	141	53.2%

Pct. Govt.	16.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	43	14.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	140	46.5%
Professional, Technical	74	24.6%
Service Occupations	18	6.0%
All others	26	8.6%

White Collar		85.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Accommodation and food services	72	23.9%
Health care and social assistance	71	23.6%
Retail trade	39	13.0%
Public administration	31	10.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	23	7.6%
Manufacturing	19	6.3%
Construction	14	4.7%
Educational services	12	4.0%
Utilities	6	2.0%
Finance and insurance	5	1.7%
Other services	5	1.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4	1.3%

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	533	94.0%
Arabic	34	6.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	69	10.6%
American	64	9.8%
English	23	3.5%
Italian	14	2.1%
Irish	6	0.9%
Polish	4	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	653	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	653	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	96	25.1%	82	21.4%	144	37.6%	54	14.1%	7	1.8%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	96	25.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	82	21.4%
Some College	144	37.6%
Bach. Degree	54	14.1%
Grad Degree	7	1.8%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +39	R +38	R + 4.0%
D +1
2020 vs. 2012	R +109	R +149	R + 40.0%
D -40
2020 vs. 2008	R +113	R +206	R + 62.6%
D -93

2016 vs. 2008	R +74	R +168	R + 58.6%
D -94
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	64%	Donald Trump* (R)	272	82.2%	Joe Biden (D)	56	16.9%	3	0.9%	331	42	35	0.01%
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	233	76.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	55	18.2%	15	5.0%	303	39	31	0.01%
2012	55%	Mitt Romney (R)	163	62.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	96	36.8%	2	0.8%	261	22	15	0.00%
2008	70%	John McCain (R)	159	50.6%	Barack Obama (D)	149	47.5%	6	1.9%	314	14	5	0.01%
2000	72%	George W. Bush (R)	145	50.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	131	45.8%	10	3.5%	286	8	3	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bear Grove township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

16.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

272

82.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

331

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 42	Diff (US): 35

2016 President, Bear Grove township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

18.2%

Donald Trump (R)

233

76.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.3%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

303

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 39	Diff (US): 31

2012 President, Bear Grove township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

36.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

163

62.5%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

261

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 15

2008 President, Bear Grove township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

149

47.5%

John McCain (R)

159

50.6%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

314

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 5

2000 President, Bear Grove township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

145

50.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

131

45.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.4%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

286

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bear Grove township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	53%	Kathy Salvi (R)	215	78.2%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	56	20.4%	4 [+]	1.5%	275	37	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 4 (1.5%);
2022	G	53%	Darren Bailey (R)	233	85.0%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	37	13.5%	4 [+]	1.5%	274	43	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 4 (1.5%);
2020	S2	63%	Mark Curran (R)	253	78.1%	Richard Durbin* (D)	64	19.8%	7 [+]	2.2%	324	39	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 3 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.9%); Willie Wilson (I) 1 (0.3%);
2018	G	47%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	124	52.3%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	65	27.4%	48 [+]	20.3%	237	13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 47 (19.8%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 1 (0.4%);
2016	S3	60%	Mark Kirk* (R)	169	56.9%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	119	40.1%	9 [+]	3.0%	297	17	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 6 (2.0%); Scott Summers (Green) 3 (1.0%);
2014	S2	41%	Jim Oberweis (R)	126	63.6%	Richard Durbin* (D)	64	32.3%	8 [+]	4.0%	198	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 8 (4.0%);
2014	G	41%	Bruce Rauner (R)	143	71.9%	Pat Quinn* (D)	43	21.6%	13 [+]	6.5%	199	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 13 (6.5%);

*: 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	188
Median Value	$188,100

Occupied	170	90.4%
Vacant	18	9.6%

Owned	132	77.6%
Rented	38	22.4%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	164	87.2%
Detached	164	87.2%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	10	5.3%

Bear Grove township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bear Grove township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Bear Grove township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bear Grove township, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Bear Grove township, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bear Grove township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Bear Grove township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bear Grove township, IL