Ridgway township, IL

2022 population: 872 ( 65 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.5 square miles
Population density: 24.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	837	95.99%	9.0%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	6	0.69%	0.0%
2+ races:	29	3.33%	190.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	35	4.01%	105.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-83	-10.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	18	2.3

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
937
920	98.19%
0	0.00%
3	0.32%
0	0.00%
10	1.07%
4	0.43%
17	1.81%

2000
1,045
1,031	98.66%
2	0.19%
0	0.00%
2	0.19%
4	0.38%
6	0.57%
14	1.34%

1990
1,095
1,087	99.27%
2	0.18%
0	0.00%
2	0.18%
n/a
4	0.37%
8	0.73%

1980
1,223
1,213	99.18%
0	0.00%
2	0.16%
0	0.00%
n/a
8	0.65%
10	0.82%

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

-111	-10.6
3	0.3

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

-56	-5.1
6	0.5

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

-126	-10.3
-2	-0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Ridgway 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
45.0
141	16.2%
731	83.8%
246	28.2%

422
2.07

258	61.1%
142	55.0%
42	16.3%
164	38.9%

2010
Number	Percent
46.8
194	20.7%
743	79.3%
224	23.9%

418
2.24

258	61.7%
210	81.4%
20	7.8%
160	38.3%

2000
Number	Percent
42.2
206	19.7%
839	80.3%
228	21.8%

475
2.20

306	64.4%
264	86.3%
19	6.2%
169	35.6%

1990
Number	Percent
42.3
231	21.1%
864	78.9%
275	25.1%

462
2.37

345	74.7%
294	85.2%
31	9.0%
117	25.3%

1980
Number	Percent
36.1
322	26.3%
901	73.7%
208	17.0%

463
2.64

350	75.6%
322	92.0%
14	4.0%
113	24.4%

2022 Housing Data for Ridgway township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	23	5.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	19	4.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	8	1.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	26	6.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	7	1.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	55	13.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	30	7.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	13	3.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	11	2.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	52	12.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	31	7.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	67	15.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	24	5.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	7	1.7%
$200,000 or more	49	11.6%

Median Household Income	67,708
Per Capita Income	49,496

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	0	0.0%
Public Assistance	4	0.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	49	11.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	443	87.9%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	443	87.9%
Not in Labor Force	61	12.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		12.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	254	80	76.0%
Non-Profit	3	39	7.1%
Self-Employed	73	3	96.1%

Local Government	0	2	0.0%
State Government	0	28	0.0%
Federal Government	6	2	75.0%

Total Private + Self	327	83	79.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9	71	11.2%
Total	336	154	68.6%

Pct. Govt.	7.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	114	23.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	78	15.9%
Professional, Technical	93	19.0%
Service Occupations	34	6.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	14	2.9%
All others	171	34.9%

White Collar		58.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	123	25.1%
Retail trade	85	17.3%
Wholesale trade	61	12.4%
Health care and social assistance	56	11.4%
Educational services	39	8.0%
Public administration	24	4.9%
Transportation and warehousing	23	4.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	20	4.1%
Accommodation and food services	15	3.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	14	2.9%
Construction	11	2.2%
Other services	9	1.8%
Manufacturing	7	1.4%
Utilities	3	0.6%

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	%
Filipino	6	0.69%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	838	99.3%
Other Asian	6	0.7%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	274	31.4%
Irish	188	21.6%
English	175	20.1%
Dutch	87	10.0%
French	58	6.7%
American	40	4.6%
Scottish	18	2.1%
Hungarian	12	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	12	1.4%
Italian	6	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	866	99.3%
Not a citizen	6	0.7%

Native	866	99.3%
Foreign-born	6	0.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
8	1.2%	35	5.3%	246	37.1%	266	40.1%	75	11.3%	33	5.0%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	8	1.2%
9-12 Years	35	5.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	246	37.1%
Some College	266	40.1%
Bach. Degree	75	11.3%
Grad Degree	33	5.0%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +37	R +50	R + 8.3%
D -13
2020 vs. 2012	R +100	R +199	R + 41.1%
D -99
2020 vs. 2008	R +152	R +356	R + 71.1%
D -204

2016 vs. 2008	R +115	R +306	R + 62.8%
D -191
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	70%	Donald Trump* (R)	360	73.5%	Joe Biden (D)	124	25.3%	6	1.2%	490	33	27	0.01%
2016	68%	Donald Trump (R)	323	66.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	137	28.3%	24	5.0%	484	28	21	0.01%
2012	67%	Mitt Romney (R)	260	53.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	223	45.5%	7	1.4%	490	12	6	0.01%
2008	72%	Barack Obama (D)	328	59.7%	John McCain (R)	208	37.9%	13	2.4%	549	1	-8	0.01%
2000	80%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	353	52.5%	George W. Bush (R)	300	44.6%	19	2.8%	672	2	-3	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Ridgway township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

124

25.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

360

73.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.4%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

490

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 33	Diff (US): 27

2016 President, Ridgway township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

137

28.3%

Donald Trump (R)

323

66.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.9%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

484

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 21

2012 President, Ridgway township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

223

45.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

260

53.1%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

490

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 6

2008 President, Ridgway township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

328

59.7%

John McCain (R)

208

37.9%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

549

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -8

2000 President, Ridgway township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

300

44.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

353

52.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.5%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

672

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ridgway township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	58%	Kathy Salvi (R)	262	64.9%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	140	34.7%	2 [+]	0.5%	404	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 2 (0.5%);
2022	G	59%	Darren Bailey (R)	313	76.5%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	85	20.8%	11 [+]	2.7%	409	34	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 11 (2.7%);
2020	S2	67%	Mark Curran (R)	304	65.1%	Richard Durbin* (D)	158	33.8%	5 [+]	1.1%	467	26	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Willie Wilson (I) 2 (0.4%); Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 2 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2018	G	56%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	204	51.1%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	152	38.1%	43 [+]	10.8%	399	12	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 32 (8.0%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 11 (2.8%);
2016	S3	66%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	252	53.5%	Mark Kirk* (R)	203	43.1%	16 [+]	3.4%	471	3	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 8 (1.7%); Scott Summers (Green) 8 (1.7%);
2014	S2	49%	Richard Durbin* (D)	198	55.5%	Jim Oberweis (R)	143	40.1%	16 [+]	4.5%	357	-3	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 16 (4.5%);
2014	G	49%	Bruce Rauner (R)	210	59.2%	Pat Quinn* (D)	126	35.5%	19 [+]	5.4%	355	9	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 19 (5.4%);

*: 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	472
Median Value	$91,400

Occupied	422	89.4%
Vacant	50	10.6%

Owned	325	77.0%
Rented	97	23.0%
Median Rent	$586

Single-Family Units	405	85.8%
Detached	405	85.8%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4	0.8%
Mobile Homes	55	11.7%

Ridgway township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ridgway township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Ridgway township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ridgway township, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ridgway township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ridgway township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ridgway township, IL