Oquawka township, IL

Henderson County, IL

2022 population: 1,727 ( 270 from 2010 )
Land area: 24.2 square miles
Population density: 71.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,588	91.95%	18.0%
Black:	9	0.52%	200.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	76	4.40%	280.0%
Hispanic:	49	2.84%	81.5%

Total non-White:	139	8.05%	131.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-349	-21.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	79	4.8

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
1,997
1,937	97.00%
3	0.15%
6	0.30%
4	0.20%
20	1.00%
27	1.35%
60	3.00%

2000
2,366
2,324	98.22%
0	0.00%
7	0.30%
0	0.00%
24	1.01%
11	0.46%
42	1.78%

1990
2,142
2,115	98.74%
0	0.00%
4	0.19%
2	0.09%
n/a
21	0.98%
27	1.26%

1980
2,097
2,077	99.05%
4	0.19%
0	0.00%
1	0.05%
n/a
15	0.72%
20	0.95%

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

-387	-16.4
18	0.8

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

209	9.8
15	0.7

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

38	1.8
7	0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Oquawka 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
55.1
213	12.3%
1,514	87.7%
569	32.9%

849
2.01

507	59.7%
380	75.0%
41	8.1%
342	40.3%

2010
Number	Percent
47.6
385	19.3%
1,612	80.7%
431	21.6%

904
2.21

576	63.7%
454	78.8%
53	9.2%
328	36.3%

2000
Number	Percent
40.7
551	23.3%
1,815	76.7%
409	17.3%

988
2.37

660	66.8%
550	83.3%
42	6.4%
328	33.2%

1990
Number	Percent
39.0
497	23.2%
1,645	76.8%
343	16.0%

918
2.33

609	66.3%
515	84.6%
50	8.2%
309	33.7%

1980
Number	Percent
33.7
559	26.7%
1,538	73.3%
286	13.6%

843
2.48

585	69.4%
503	86.0%
30	5.1%
258	30.6%

2022 Housing Data for Oquawka township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	12	1.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	3	0.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	90	10.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	95	11.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	87	10.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	34	4.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	26	3.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	42	4.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	23	2.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	84	9.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	97	11.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	86	10.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	106	12.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	53	6.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	11	1.3%

Median Household Income	50,822
Per Capita Income	29,308

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	30	3.5%
Public Assistance	7	0.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	76	9.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	632	67.0%
Unemployed	89	9.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	721	76.5%
Not in Labor Force	222	23.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	270	179	60.1%
Non-Profit	28	34	45.2%
Self-Employed	65	30	68.4%

Local Government	23	39	37.1%
State Government	30	15	66.7%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	335	209	61.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	81	88	47.9%
Total	416	297	58.3%

Pct. Govt.	15.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	139	19.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	93	13.0%
Professional, Technical	71	10.0%
Service Occupations	92	12.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	27	3.8%
All others	318	44.6%

White Collar		42.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	104	14.6%
Retail trade	97	13.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	92	12.9%
Educational services	85	11.9%
Transportation and warehousing	74	10.4%
Health care and social assistance	63	8.8%
Construction	58	8.1%
Accommodation and food services	42	5.9%
Finance and insurance	27	3.8%
Utilities	22	3.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	16	2.2%
Public administration	10	1.4%
Wholesale trade	8	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	7	1.0%
Information	4	0.6%
Other services	4	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	48	2.78%
Puerto Rican	1	0.06%
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	1,701	99.2%
Spanish	14	0.8%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	341	19.7%
English	183	10.6%
Irish	154	8.9%
Swedish	117	6.8%
American	75	4.3%
Dutch	38	2.2%
Croatian	34	2.0%
Norwegian	26	1.5%
French	17	1.0%
Lithuanian	17	1.0%
Czech	14	0.8%
Scottish	11	0.6%
Polish	10	0.6%
Pennsylvania German	8	0.5%
Italian	7	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,727	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,727	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
31	2.2%	87	6.0%	704	48.9%	416	28.9%	135	9.4%	67	4.7%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	31	2.2%
9-12 Years	87	6.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	704	48.9%
Some College	416	28.9%
Bach. Degree	135	9.4%
Grad Degree	67	4.7%
Average years of education: 12.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +47	R +23	R + 0.5%
D +24
2020 vs. 2012	R +263	R +503	R + 54.0%
D -240
2020 vs. 2008	R +263	R +539	R + 56.7%
D -276

2016 vs. 2008	R +216	R +516	R + 56.1%
D -300
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	67%	Donald Trump* (R)	593	62.1%	Joe Biden (D)	351	36.8%	11	1.2%	955	22	15	0.02%
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	546	59.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	327	35.6%	45	4.9%	918	21	14	0.02%
2012	60%	Barack Obama* (D)	591	62.7%	Mitt Romney (R)	330	35.0%	21	2.2%	942	-6	-12	0.02%
2008	59%	Barack Obama (D)	627	63.8%	John McCain (R)	330	33.6%	25	2.5%	982	-3	-12	0.02%
2000	56%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	670	65.9%	George W. Bush (R)	322	31.7%	24	2.4%	1,016	-11	-16	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Oquawka township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

351

36.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

593

62.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

955

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 15

2016 President, Oquawka township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

327

35.6%

Donald Trump (R)

546

59.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.0%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

918

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 14

2012 President, Oquawka township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

591

62.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

330

35.0%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

942

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -12

2008 President, Oquawka township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

627

63.8%

John McCain (R)

330

33.6%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

982

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -12

2000 President, Oquawka township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

322

31.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

670

65.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.3%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

1,016

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -16

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Oquawka township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	53%	Kathy Salvi (R)	417	54.9%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	313	41.2%	29 [+]	3.8%	759	13	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 27 (3.6%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.3%);
2022	G	54%	Darren Bailey (R)	463	60.3%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	271	35.3%	34 [+]	4.4%	768	18	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 34 (4.4%);
2020	S2	65%	Mark Curran (R)	524	56.5%	Richard Durbin* (D)	383	41.3%	20 [+]	2.2%	927	18	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 9 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.8%); Willie Wilson (I) 4 (0.4%);
2018	G	47%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	325	47.7%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	296	43.4%	61 [+]	8.9%	682	9	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 41 (6.0%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 20 (2.9%);
2016	S3	60%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	435	48.4%	Mark Kirk* (R)	412	45.9%	51 [+]	5.7%	898	6	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 35 (3.9%); Scott Summers (Green) 13 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.3%);
2014	S2	44%	Richard Durbin* (D)	387	56.9%	Jim Oberweis (R)	249	36.6%	44 [+]	6.5%	680	-6	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 44 (6.5%);
2014	G	45%	Bruce Rauner (R)	350	50.8%	Pat Quinn* (D)	299	43.4%	40 [+]	5.8%	689	1	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 40 (5.8%);

*: 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	1,067
Median Value	$98,500

Occupied	849	79.6%
Vacant	218	20.4%

Owned	777	91.5%
Rented	72	8.5%
Median Rent	$725

Single-Family Units	929	87.1%
Detached	925	86.7%
Attached	4	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	134	12.6%

Oquawka township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Oquawka township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Oquawka township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Oquawka township, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Oquawka township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Oquawka township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Oquawka township, IL