Ramsey township, IL

Fayette County, IL

2022 population: 1,862 ( 11 from 2010 )
Land area: 54.4 square miles
Population density: 34.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,812	97.31%	0.1%
Black:	21	1.13%	950.0%
Indian:	6	0.32%	500.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	20	1.07%	33.3%
Hispanic:	3	0.16%	81.2%

Total non-White:	50	2.69%	31.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-1	-0.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	12	0.8

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
1,851
1,813	97.95%
2	0.11%
1	0.05%
4	0.22%
15	0.81%
16	0.86%
38	2.05%

2000
1,953
1,942	99.44%
0	0.00%
6	0.31%
2	0.10%
0	0.00%
3	0.15%
11	0.56%

1990
1,743
1,700	97.53%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
43	2.47%

1980
1,899
1,897	99.89%
0	0.00%
2	0.11%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
2	0.11%

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

-129	-6.6
27	1.4

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

242	13.9
-32	-1.8

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

-197	-10.4
41	2.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Ramsey 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
41.0
532	28.6%
1,330	71.4%
341	18.3%

609
3.06

403	66.2%
264	65.5%
40	9.9%
206	33.8%

2010
Number	Percent
39.7
487	26.3%
1,364	73.7%
309	16.7%

742
2.49

516	69.5%
405	78.5%
51	9.9%
226	30.5%

2000
Number	Percent
34.4
548	28.1%
1,405	71.9%
310	15.9%

767
2.55

566	73.8%
452	79.9%
46	8.1%
201	26.2%

1990
Number	Percent
36.1
424	24.3%
1,319	75.7%
296	17.0%

688
2.49

502	73.0%
421	83.9%
15	3.0%
186	27.0%

1980
Number	Percent
33.4
555	29.2%
1,344	70.8%
344	18.1%

717
2.65

558	77.8%
508	91.0%
24	4.3%
159	22.2%

2022 Housing Data for Ramsey township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	58	9.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	18	3.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	38	6.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	36	5.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	65	10.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	26	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	29	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	33	5.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	15	2.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	61	10.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	79	13.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	33	5.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	52	8.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	35	5.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	18	3.0%
$200,000 or more	13	2.1%

Median Household Income	46,250
Per Capita Income	21,949

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	73	12.0%
Public Assistance	14	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	92	15.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	607	58.0%
Unemployed	10	1.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	617	58.9%
Not in Labor Force	430	41.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		42.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	299	146	67.2%
Non-Profit	6	16	27.3%
Self-Employed	74	3	96.1%

Local Government	3	45	6.2%
State Government	14	12	53.8%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	373	149	71.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	23	73	24.0%
Total	396	222	64.1%

Pct. Govt.	12.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	33	5.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	56	9.1%
Professional, Technical	102	16.5%
Service Occupations	82	13.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	32	5.2%
All others	345	55.8%

White Collar		30.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	129	20.9%
Construction	90	14.6%
Health care and social assistance	67	10.8%
Other services	51	8.3%
Educational services	48	7.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	46	7.4%
Accommodation and food services	40	6.5%
Retail trade	38	6.1%
Public administration	24	3.9%
Transportation and warehousing	18	2.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	17	2.8%
Wholesale trade	12	1.9%
Finance and insurance	10	1.6%
Utilities	9	1.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	8	1.3%
Information	6	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	5	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3	0.16%
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	1,733	99.9%
Spanish	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	376	20.2%
American	293	15.7%
Irish	206	11.1%
English	145	7.8%
French	99	5.3%
Italian	53	2.8%
Scottish	39	2.1%
Polish	37	2.0%
Dutch	24	1.3%
Belgian	10	0.5%
European	10	0.5%
Scotch-Irish	10	0.5%
French Canadian	6	0.3%
Welsh	1	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,862	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,859	99.8%
Foreign-born	3	0.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
51	4.1%	227	18.3%	572	46.2%	237	19.1%	116	9.4%	36	2.9%
Average years of education: 12.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	51	4.1%
9-12 Years	227	18.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	572	46.2%
Some College	237	19.1%
Bach. Degree	116	9.4%
Grad Degree	36	2.9%
Average years of education: 12.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +112	R +140	R + 12.1%
D -28
2020 vs. 2012	R +260	R +376	R + 42.4%
D -116
2020 vs. 2008	R +300	R +512	R + 62.0%
D -212

2016 vs. 2008	R +188	R +372	R + 49.9%
D -184
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	58%	Donald Trump* (R)	661	77.5%	Joe Biden (D)	169	19.8%	23	2.7%	853	37	31	0.01%
2016	55%	Donald Trump (R)	549	69.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	197	24.9%	44	5.6%	790	31	24	0.01%
2012	51%	Mitt Romney (R)	401	57.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	285	40.7%	15	2.1%	701	17	10	0.01%
2008	55%	Barack Obama (D)	381	50.3%	John McCain (R)	361	47.7%	15	2.0%	757	11	2	0.01%
2000	56%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	404	51.2%	George W. Bush (R)	374	47.4%	11	1.4%	789	5	0	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Ramsey township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

169

19.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

661

77.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.6%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

853

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 37	Diff (US): 31

2016 President, Ramsey township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

197

24.9%

Donald Trump (R)

549

69.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.2%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

790

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 31	Diff (US): 24

2012 President, Ramsey township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

285

40.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

401

57.2%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

701

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 10

2008 President, Ramsey township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

381

50.3%

John McCain (R)

361

47.7%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

757

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 2

2000 President, Ramsey township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

374

47.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

404

51.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

0.6%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

789

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ramsey township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	45%	Kathy Salvi (R)	487	73.5%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	162	24.4%	14 [+]	2.1%	663	32	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 12 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.3%);
2022	G	45%	Darren Bailey (R)	526	79.5%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	128	19.3%	8 [+]	1.2%	662	37	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 8 (1.2%);
2020	S2	57%	Mark Curran (R)	608	72.4%	Richard Durbin* (D)	205	24.4%	27 [+]	3.2%	840	34	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 15 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.7%); Willie Wilson (I) 6 (0.7%);
2018	G	45%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	311	48.1%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	197	30.4%	139 [+]	21.5%	647	9	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 123 (19.0%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 16 (2.5%);
2016	S3	55%	Mark Kirk* (R)	429	54.7%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	317	40.4%	38 [+]	4.8%	784	15	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 28 (3.6%); Scott Summers (Green) 8 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.3%);
2014	S2	37%	Jim Oberweis (R)	267	51.5%	Richard Durbin* (D)	234	45.2%	17 [+]	3.3%	518	9	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 17 (3.3%);
2014	G	37%	Bruce Rauner (R)	285	55.2%	Pat Quinn* (D)	190	36.8%	41 [+]	7.9%	516	5	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 40 (7.8%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);

*: 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	721
Median Value	$71,700

Occupied	609	84.5%
Vacant	112	15.5%

Owned	496	81.4%
Rented	113	18.6%
Median Rent	$779

Single-Family Units	584	81.0%
Detached	582	80.7%
Attached	2	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	9	1.2%
Mobile Homes	121	16.8%

Ramsey township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ramsey township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Ramsey township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ramsey township, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ramsey township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ramsey township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ramsey township, IL