Makanda township, IL

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 4,056 ( 297 from 2010 )
Land area: 37.1 square miles
Population density: 109.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,477	85.72%	8.0%
Black:	153	3.77%	11.6%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	107	2.64%	37.4%
2+ races:	105	2.59%	32.9%
Hispanic:	123	3.03%	5.4%

Total non-White:	579	14.28%	0.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-302	-8.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	5	0.1

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
4,353
3,779	86.81%
173	3.97%
12	0.28%
171	3.93%
79	1.81%
130	2.99%
574	13.19%

2000
3,964
3,598	90.77%
78	1.97%
3	0.08%
137	3.46%
86	2.17%
62	1.56%
366	9.23%

1990
3,700
3,501	94.62%
49	1.32%
21	0.57%
74	2.00%
n/a
55	1.49%
199	5.38%

1980
3,391
3,324	98.02%
48	1.42%
0	0.00%
11	0.32%
n/a
0	0.00%
67	1.98%

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

181	4.6
208	5.2

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

97	2.6
167	4.5

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

177	5.2
132	3.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Makanda 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
46.0
842	20.8%
3,214	79.2%
795	19.6%

1,699
2.39

1,106	65.1%
973	88.0%
55	5.0%
593	34.9%

2010
Number	Percent
40.1
915	21.0%
3,438	79.0%
582	13.4%

1,883
2.31

1,168	62.0%
946	81.0%
101	8.6%
715	38.0%

2000
Number	Percent
36.9
983	24.8%
2,981	75.2%
383	9.7%

1,659
2.39

1,071	64.6%
927	86.6%
78	7.3%
588	35.4%

1990
Number	Percent
33.6
934	25.2%
2,766	74.8%
304	8.2%

1,486
2.47

1,024	68.9%
848	82.8%
86	8.4%
462	31.1%

1980
Number	Percent
28.8
843	24.9%
2,548	75.1%
235	6.9%

1,320
2.52

922	69.8%
835	90.6%
29	3.1%
398	30.2%

2022 Housing Data for Makanda township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	98	5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	64	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	57	3.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	120	7.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	41	2.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	39	2.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	83	4.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	70	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	61	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	118	6.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	106	6.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	179	10.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	213	12.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	67	3.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	160	9.4%
$200,000 or more	223	13.1%

Median Household Income	72,171
Per Capita Income	45,642

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	106	6.2%
Public Assistance	58	3.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	236	13.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,843	72.2%
Unemployed	31	1.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,874	73.4%
Not in Labor Force	680	26.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	488	502	49.3%
Non-Profit	97	141	40.8%
Self-Employed	169	100	62.8%

Local Government	136	51	72.7%
State Government	234	69	77.2%
Federal Government	7	33	17.5%

Total Private + Self	657	602	52.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	474	294	61.7%
Total	1,131	896	55.8%

Pct. Govt.	26.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	397	19.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	384	18.9%
Professional, Technical	720	35.4%
Service Occupations	361	17.7%
All others	173	8.5%

White Collar		73.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	465	22.9%
Educational services	383	18.8%
Retail trade	317	15.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	146	7.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	129	6.3%
Public administration	93	4.6%
Accommodation and food services	91	4.5%
Other services	88	4.3%
Manufacturing	75	3.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	43	2.1%
Transportation and warehousing	41	2.0%
Construction	41	2.0%
Utilities	26	1.3%
Finance and insurance	26	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	25	1.2%
Wholesale trade	24	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	11	0.5%
Information	7	0.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	4	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	83	2.05%
Puerto Rican	38	0.94%
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	2	0.05%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	51	1.26%
Korean	29	0.71%
Indian	14	0.35%
Malaysian	7	0.17%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,617	94.8%
Spanish	112	2.9%
German, other Germanic	34	0.9%
Chinese	19	0.5%
Korean	14	0.4%
Other Indo-European	12	0.3%
Other Asian	3	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2	0.1%
Other	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,035	25.5%
English	763	18.8%
Irish	414	10.2%
Italian	226	5.6%
American	199	4.9%
Polish	152	3.7%
Scotch-Irish	131	3.2%
Scottish	128	3.2%
French	98	2.4%
Dutch	89	2.2%
Norwegian	59	1.5%
Welsh	52	1.3%
Swedish	48	1.2%
Danish	40	1.0%
European	35	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,996	98.5%
Not a citizen	60	1.5%

Native	3,926	96.8%
Foreign-born	130	3.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
42	1.5%	27	1.0%	398	14.4%	860	31.0%	695	25.1%	750	27.1%
Average years of education: 15.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	42	1.5%
9-12 Years	27	1.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	398	14.4%
Some College	860	31.0%
Bach. Degree	695	25.1%
Grad Degree	750	27.1%
Average years of education: 15.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +4	R +16	R + 0.7%
D -12
2020 vs. 2012	R -11	R +5	R + 0.1%
D -16
2020 vs. 2008	R +43	R +148	R + 6.3%
D -105

2016 vs. 2008	R +39	R +132	R + 5.6%
D -93
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	69%	Joe Biden (D)	1,192	52.9%	Donald Trump* (R)	991	44.0%	70	3.1%	2,253	4	-3	0.04%
2016	72%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,204	50.0%	Donald Trump (R)	987	41.0%	218	9.0%	2,409	3	-5	0.04%
2012	67%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,208	52.6%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,002	43.6%	88	3.8%	2,298	3	-4	0.04%
2008	69%	Barack Obama (D)	1,297	56.2%	John McCain (R)	948	41.1%	61	2.6%	2,306	4	-4	0.04%
2000	69%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	986	48.2%	George W. Bush (R)	911	44.5%	148	7.2%	2,045	2	-3	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Makanda township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,192

52.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

991

44.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

2,253

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -3

2016 President, Makanda township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,204

50.0%

Donald Trump (R)

987

41.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.7%

Other

129

5.4%

TOTAL

2,409

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -5

2012 President, Makanda township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,208

52.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,002

43.6%

Other

3.8%

TOTAL

2,298

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -4

2008 President, Makanda township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,297

56.2%

John McCain (R)

948

41.1%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

2,306

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -4

2000 President, Makanda township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

911

44.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

986

48.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

133

6.5%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

2,045

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Makanda township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	60%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	1,174	59.4%	Kathy Salvi (R)	766	38.8%	36 [+]	1.8%	1,976	-3	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 33 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.2%);
2022	G	60%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	1,094	55.4%	Darren Bailey (R)	835	42.3%	46 [+]	2.3%	1,975	0	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 46 (2.3%);
2020	S2	68%	Richard Durbin* (D)	1,193	53.4%	Mark Curran (R)	964	43.2%	75 [+]	3.4%	2,232	6	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 33 (1.5%); Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 32 (1.4%); Willie Wilson (I) 10 (0.4%);
2018	G	65%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	1,180	54.6%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	838	38.8%	144 [+]	6.7%	2,162	0	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 85 (3.9%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 59 (2.7%);
2016	S3	71%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	1,336	56.3%	Mark Kirk* (R)	898	37.8%	139 [+]	5.9%	2,373	-2	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Scott Summers (Green) 74 (3.1%); Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 64 (2.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2014	S2	53%	Richard Durbin* (D)	932	52.5%	Jim Oberweis (R)	772	43.5%	72 [+]	4.1%	1,776	1	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 72 (4.1%);
2014	G	52%	Bruce Rauner (R)	850	48.2%	Pat Quinn* (D)	796	45.1%	118 [+]	6.7%	1,764	-2	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 102 (5.8%); Other (Write-in) 16 (0.9%);

*: 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	1,930
Median Value	$171,900

Occupied	1,699	88.0%
Vacant	231	12.0%

Owned	1,201	70.7%
Rented	498	29.3%
Median Rent	$857

Single-Family Units	1,339	69.4%
Detached	1,282	66.4%
Attached	57	3.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	19	1.0%
Mobile Homes	337	17.5%

Makanda township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Makanda township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Makanda township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Makanda township, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Makanda township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Makanda township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Makanda township, IL