Highland township, IL

2022 population: 268 ( 20 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.0 square miles
Population density: 7.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	259	96.64%	7.2%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Hispanic:	9	3.36%	0.0%

Total non-White:	9	3.36%	0.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-20	-8.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	0	0.0

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
288
279	96.88%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
9	3.12%
9	3.12%

2000
332
330	99.40%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.60%
2	0.60%

1990
418
403	96.41%
0	0.00%
4	0.96%
0	0.00%
n/a
11	2.63%
15	3.59%

1980
455
453	99.56%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.44%
2	0.44%

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

-51	-15.4
7	2.1

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

-73	-17.5
-13	-3.1

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

-50	-11.0
13	2.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Highland 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
38.9
65	24.3%
203	75.7%
25	9.3%

98
2.73

78	79.6%
70	89.7%
5	6.4%
20	20.4%

2010
Number	Percent
46.4
60	20.8%
228	79.2%
53	18.4%

116
2.48

94	81.0%
78	83.0%
4	4.3%
22	19.0%

2000
Number	Percent
35.8
95	28.6%
237	71.4%
36	10.8%

121
2.74

100	82.6%
88	88.0%
2	2.0%
21	17.4%

1990
Number	Percent
27.3
163	39.0%
255	61.0%
49	11.7%

119
3.51

101	84.9%
98	97.0%
3	3.0%
18	15.1%

1980
Number	Percent
25.3
166	36.5%
289	63.5%
43	9.5%

137
3.32

112	81.8%
102	91.1%
2	1.8%
25	18.2%

2022 Housing Data for Highland township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1	1.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	4	4.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	8	8.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	1	1.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	7	7.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	3	3.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	9	9.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	1	1.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	6	6.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	16	16.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	3	3.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	34	34.7%
$200,000 or more	5	5.1%

Median Household Income	118,409
Per Capita Income	42,952

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6	6.1%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8	8.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	151	87.3%
Unemployed	2	1.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	153	88.4%
Not in Labor Force	20	11.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		12.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	54	66	45.0%
Non-Profit	0	2	0.0%
Self-Employed	36	0	100.0%

Local Government	0	5	0.0%
State Government	0	2	0.0%
Federal Government	0	1	0.0%

Total Private + Self	90	66	57.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	0	10	0.0%
Total	90	76	54.2%

Pct. Govt.	4.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	40	24.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	15	9.0%
Professional, Technical	17	10.2%
Service Occupations	25	15.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	22	13.3%
All others	69	41.6%

White Collar		43.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Transportation and warehousing	33	19.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	31	18.7%
Information	22	13.3%
Retail trade	14	8.4%
Health care and social assistance	13	7.8%
Construction	9	5.4%
Wholesale trade	9	5.4%
Other services	8	4.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	8	4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	5	3.0%
Public administration	5	3.0%
Manufacturing	4	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3	1.8%
Educational services	2	1.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	9	3.36%
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	240	97.6%
Spanish	6	2.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Italian	66	24.6%
German	62	23.1%
Irish	18	6.7%
French	12	4.5%
Norwegian	11	4.1%
Czechoslovakian	8	3.0%
Swedish	8	3.0%
Danish	6	2.2%
Dutch	4	1.5%
Hungarian	3	1.1%
Ukrainian	3	1.1%
English	1	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	265	98.9%
Not a citizen	3	1.1%

Native	259	96.6%
Foreign-born	9	3.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	1	0.6%	64	36.2%	72	40.7%	31	17.5%	9	5.1%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	1	0.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	64	36.2%
Some College	72	40.7%
Bach. Degree	31	17.5%
Grad Degree	9	5.1%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +21	R +21	R + 8.3%
D +0
2020 vs. 2012	R +20	R +51	R + 36.0%
D -31
2020 vs. 2008	R +38	R +87	R + 59.0%
D -49

2016 vs. 2008	R +17	R +66	R + 50.7%
D -49
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	75%	Donald Trump* (R)	110	73.3%	Joe Biden (D)	36	24.0%	4	2.7%	150	33	27	0.00%
2016	66%	Donald Trump (R)	89	64.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	36	25.9%	14	10.1%	139	26	18	0.00%
2012	73%	Mitt Romney (R)	90	55.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	67	41.4%	5	3.1%	162	15	8	0.00%
2008	71%	Barack Obama (D)	85	51.8%	John McCain (R)	72	43.9%	7	4.3%	164	7	-2	0.00%
2004	73%	George W. Bush* (R)	88	51.8%	John Kerry (D)	80	47.1%	2	1.2%	170	7	1	0.00%
2000	68%	George W. Bush (R)	84	51.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	74	45.7%	4	2.5%	162	9	4	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Highland township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

24.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

110

73.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

150

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 33	Diff (US): 27

2016 President, Highland township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

25.9%

Donald Trump (R)

64.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

8.6%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

139

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 18

2012 President, Highland township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

41.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

55.6%

Other

3.1%

TOTAL

162

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 8

2008 President, Highland township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

51.8%

John McCain (R)

43.9%

Other

4.3%

TOTAL

164

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): -2

2004 President, Highland township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

51.8%

John Kerry (D)

47.1%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

170

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 1

2000 President, Highland township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

51.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

45.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.2%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

162

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Highland township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	57%	Kathy Salvi (R)	78	67.8%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	33	28.7%	4 [+]	3.5%	115	26	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 4 (3.5%);
2022	G	57%	Darren Bailey (R)	90	78.3%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	23	20.0%	2 [+]	1.7%	115	36	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 2 (1.7%);
2020	S2	74%	Mark Curran (R)	98	65.8%	Richard Durbin* (D)	46	30.9%	5 [+]	3.4%	149	27	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Willie Wilson (I) 3 (2.0%); Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 1 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.7%);
2018	G	56%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	65	56.0%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	35	30.2%	16 [+]	13.8%	116	17	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 10 (8.6%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 6 (5.2%);
2016	S3	64%	Mark Kirk* (R)	82	60.7%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	46	34.1%	7 [+]	5.2%	135	21	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 6 (4.4%); Scott Summers (Green) 1 (0.7%);
2014	S2	57%	Jim Oberweis (R)	62	50.4%	Richard Durbin* (D)	57	46.3%	4 [+]	3.3%	123	8	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 4 (3.3%);
2014	G	57%	Bruce Rauner (R)	76	61.8%	Pat Quinn* (D)	43	35.0%	4 [+]	3.3%	123	12	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 4 (3.3%);

*: 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	127
Median Value	$252,900

Occupied	98	77.2%
Vacant	29	22.8%

Owned	92	93.9%
Rented	6	6.1%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	127	100.0%
Detached	127	100.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Highland township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Highland township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Highland township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Highland township, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Highland township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Highland township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Highland township, IL