Elk township, IL

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,513 ( 394 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.8 square miles
Population density: 42.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,337	88.37%	25.6%
Black:	6	0.40%	82.9%
Indian:	6	0.40%	20.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	40	2.64%	17.6%
Hispanic:	106	7.01%	221.2%

Total non-White:	176	11.63%	61.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-461	-29.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	67	4.3

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
1,907
1,798	94.28%
35	1.84%
5	0.26%
1	0.05%
34	1.78%
33	1.73%
109	5.72%

2000
1,994
1,875	94.03%
40	2.01%
28	1.40%
2	0.10%
27	1.35%
19	0.95%
119	5.97%

1990
2,092
2,036	97.32%
32	1.53%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
24	1.15%
56	2.68%

1980
1,999
1,924	96.25%
40	2.00%
17	0.85%
0	0.00%
n/a
18	0.90%
75	3.75%

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

-77	-3.9
-10	-0.5

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

-161	-7.7
63	3.0

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

112	5.6
-19	-1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Elk 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
43.5
338	22.3%
1,175	77.7%
332	21.9%

641
2.36

417	65.1%
334	80.1%
17	4.1%
224	34.9%

2010
Number	Percent
39.9
438	23.0%
1,469	77.0%
285	14.9%

794
2.40

531	66.9%
389	73.3%
49	9.2%
263	33.1%

2000
Number	Percent
37.4
491	24.6%
1,503	75.4%
320	16.0%

804
2.46

594	73.9%
468	78.8%
61	10.3%
210	26.1%

1990
Number	Percent
36.4
531	25.4%
1,561	74.6%
314	15.0%

790
2.65

621	78.6%
551	88.7%
44	7.1%
169	21.4%

1980
Number	Percent
32.3
555	27.8%
1,444	72.2%
304	15.2%

774
2.58

590	76.2%
509	86.3%
32	5.4%
184	23.8%

2022 Housing Data for Elk township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	15	2.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	36	5.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	52	8.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	53	8.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	28	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	17	2.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	25	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	96	15.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	29	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	79	12.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	73	11.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	50	7.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	60	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	12	1.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	14	2.2%
$200,000 or more	2	0.3%

Median Household Income	44,896
Per Capita Income	23,799

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	42	6.6%
Public Assistance	17	2.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	132	20.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	623	75.4%
Unemployed	30	3.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	653	79.1%
Not in Labor Force	173	20.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	239	178	57.3%
Non-Profit	17	50	25.4%
Self-Employed	55	19	74.3%

Local Government	27	28	49.1%
State Government	36	13	73.5%
Federal Government	8	1	88.9%

Total Private + Self	294	197	59.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	88	92	48.9%
Total	382	289	56.9%

Pct. Govt.	16.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	57	8.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	176	25.7%
Professional, Technical	78	11.4%
Service Occupations	183	26.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1	0.1%
All others	191	27.9%

White Collar		45.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	112	16.4%
Health care and social assistance	112	16.4%
Educational services	87	12.7%
Construction	83	12.1%
Manufacturing	59	8.6%
Other services	37	5.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	34	5.0%
Accommodation and food services	33	4.8%
Public administration	27	3.9%
Wholesale trade	26	3.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	19	2.8%
Transportation and warehousing	13	1.9%
Finance and insurance	11	1.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	10	1.5%
Utilities	10	1.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	8	1.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	4	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	88	5.82%
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	18	1.19%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,319	93.3%
Spanish	81	5.7%
German, other Germanic	8	0.6%
Other Indo-European	5	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	259	17.1%
Irish	184	12.2%
English	130	8.6%
American	118	7.8%
European	73	4.8%
Italian	72	4.8%
French	40	2.6%
Polish	36	2.4%
Danish	28	1.9%
Norwegian	24	1.6%
Scottish	16	1.1%
Czech	10	0.7%
Czechoslovakian	10	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	7	0.5%
Kenyan	6	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,495	98.8%
Not a citizen	18	1.2%

Native	1,477	97.6%
Foreign-born	36	2.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
58	5.4%	137	12.7%	334	30.9%	443	41.0%	67	6.2%	42	3.9%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	58	5.4%
9-12 Years	137	12.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	334	30.9%
Some College	443	41.0%
Bach. Degree	67	6.2%
Grad Degree	42	3.9%
Average years of education: 12.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +59	R +69	R + 5.7%
D -10
2020 vs. 2012	R +158	R +263	R + 31.7%
D -105
2020 vs. 2008	R +157	R +296	R + 37.0%
D -139

2016 vs. 2008	R +98	R +227	R + 31.3%
D -129
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	66%	Donald Trump* (R)	611	75.6%	Joe Biden (D)	181	22.4%	16	2.0%	808	35	29	0.01%
2016	60%	Donald Trump (R)	552	69.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	191	24.0%	53	6.7%	796	31	23	0.01%
2012	54%	Mitt Romney (R)	453	59.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	286	37.5%	23	3.0%	762	19	12	0.01%
2008	54%	John McCain (R)	454	57.2%	Barack Obama (D)	320	40.3%	20	2.5%	794	20	12	0.01%
2000	49%	George W. Bush (R)	371	50.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	350	47.5%	16	2.2%	737	8	2	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Elk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

181

22.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

611

75.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

808

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 35	Diff (US): 29

2016 President, Elk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

191

24.0%

Donald Trump (R)

552

69.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.8%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

796

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 31	Diff (US): 23

2012 President, Elk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

286

37.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

453

59.4%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

762

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 12

2008 President, Elk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

320

40.3%

John McCain (R)

454

57.2%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

794

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 12

2000 President, Elk township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

371

50.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

350

47.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.2%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

737

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Elk township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	46%	Kathy Salvi (R)	401	70.7%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	152	26.8%	14 [+]	2.5%	567	29	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 14 (2.5%);
2022	G	46%	Darren Bailey (R)	440	78.7%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	111	19.9%	8 [+]	1.4%	559	36	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 8 (1.4%);
2020	S2	65%	Mark Curran (R)	555	69.7%	Richard Durbin* (D)	225	28.3%	16 [+]	2.0%	796	31	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 10 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.5%); Willie Wilson (I) 2 (0.3%);
2018	G	53%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	366	54.9%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	193	28.9%	108 [+]	16.2%	667	16	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 81 (12.1%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 27 (4.0%);
2016	S3	59%	Mark Kirk* (R)	401	51.7%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	346	44.6%	29 [+]	3.7%	776	12	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 19 (2.4%); Scott Summers (Green) 8 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.3%);
2014	S2	41%	Jim Oberweis (R)	328	58.0%	Richard Durbin* (D)	222	39.2%	16 [+]	2.8%	566	15	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 16 (2.8%);
2014	G	42%	Bruce Rauner (R)	367	64.5%	Pat Quinn* (D)	154	27.1%	48 [+]	8.4%	569	14	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 48 (8.4%);

*: 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	778
Median Value	$67,400

Occupied	641	82.4%
Vacant	137	17.6%

Owned	436	68.0%
Rented	205	32.0%
Median Rent	$693

Single-Family Units	523	67.2%
Detached	516	66.3%
Attached	7	0.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	8	1.0%
Mobile Homes	217	27.9%

Elk township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Elk township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Elk township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Elk township, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Elk township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Elk township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Elk township, IL