Moores Prairie township, IL

2022 population: 357 ( 10 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.4 square miles
Population density: 9.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	329	92.16%	1.2%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	28	7.84%	211.1%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	28	7.84%	100.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-4	-1.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	14	4.9

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
347
333	95.97%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.29%
9	2.59%
4	1.15%
14	4.03%

2000
398
388	97.49%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.50%
8	2.01%
0	0.00%
10	2.51%

1990
389
389	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
309
307	99.35%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.65%
n/a
0	0.00%
2	0.65%

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

-55	-13.8
4	1.0

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

-1	-0.3
10	2.6

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

82	26.5
-2	-0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Moores Prairie 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
49.5
71	19.9%
286	80.1%
76	21.3%

140
2.55

134	95.7%
131	97.8%
0	0.0%
6	4.3%

2010
Number	Percent
42.6
79	22.8%
268	77.2%
45	13.0%

132
2.63

96	72.7%
88	91.7%
5	5.2%
36	27.3%

2000
Number	Percent
37.4
121	30.4%
277	69.6%
56	14.1%

135
2.95

114	84.4%
107	93.9%
0	0.0%
21	15.6%

1990
Number	Percent
28.1
150	38.6%
239	61.4%
55	14.1%

118
3.30

105	89.0%
105	100.0%
0	0.0%
13	11.0%

1980
Number	Percent
30.7
101	32.7%
208	67.3%
38	12.3%

103
3.00

89	86.4%
83	93.3%
2	2.2%
14	13.6%

2022 Housing Data for Moores Prairie township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
$20,000 to $24,999	3	2.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	3	2.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	9	6.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	8	5.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	18	12.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	10	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	9	6.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	23	16.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	28	20.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	23	16.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	3	2.1%
$200,000 or more	3	2.1%

Median Household Income	82,188
Per Capita Income	34,816

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	14	10.0%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8	5.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	159	71.0%
Unemployed	27	12.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	186	83.0%
Not in Labor Force	38	17.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	80	33	70.8%
Non-Profit	0	16	0.0%
Self-Employed	13	19	40.6%

Local Government	5	4	55.6%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	93	52	64.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5	20	20.0%
Total	98	72	57.6%

Pct. Govt.	5.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	44	25.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	31	18.2%
Professional, Technical	13	7.6%
Service Occupations	22	12.9%
All others	60	35.3%

White Collar		51.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	45	26.5%
Retail trade	31	18.2%
Health care and social assistance	23	13.5%
Wholesale trade	15	8.8%
Construction	14	8.2%
Transportation and warehousing	12	7.1%
Accommodation and food services	9	5.3%
Manufacturing	8	4.7%
Public administration	5	2.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4	2.4%
Other services	4	2.4%

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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	336	96.6%
German, other Germanic	12	3.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	83	23.2%
English	39	10.9%
American	35	9.8%
Scandinavian	25	7.0%
Irish	24	6.7%
Welsh	23	6.4%
Swiss	16	4.5%
Scotch-Irish	8	2.2%
Polish	6	1.7%
Eastern European	4	1.1%
Italian	4	1.1%
French	3	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	357	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	357	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1	0.4%	23	8.9%	72	28.0%	96	37.4%	52	20.2%	13	5.1%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1	0.4%
9-12 Years	23	8.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	72	28.0%
Some College	96	37.4%
Bach. Degree	52	20.2%
Grad Degree	13	5.1%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +4	R +2	D + 1.1%
D +2
2020 vs. 2012	R +28	R +37	R + 14.8%
D -9
2020 vs. 2008	R +42	R +61	R + 28.4%
D -19

2016 vs. 2008	R +38	R +59	R + 29.5%
D -21
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)	153	81.8%	Joe Biden (D)	31	16.6%	3	1.6%	187	41	35	0.00%
2016	68%	Donald Trump (R)	149	80.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	29	15.6%	8	4.3%	186	42	34	0.00%
2012	62%	Mitt Romney (R)	125	74.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	40	23.8%	3	1.8%	168	34	27	0.00%
2008	64%	John McCain (R)	111	63.8%	Barack Obama (D)	50	28.7%	13	7.5%	174	27	18	0.00%
2000	63%	George W. Bush (R)	127	72.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	48	27.4%	0	0.0%	175	30	25	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Moores Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

16.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

153

81.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.6%

TOTAL

187

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 41	Diff (US): 35

2016 President, Moores Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

15.6%

Donald Trump (R)

149

80.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.3%

TOTAL

186

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 42	Diff (US): 34

2012 President, Moores Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

23.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

125

74.4%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

168

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 34	Diff (US): 27

2008 President, Moores Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

28.7%

John McCain (R)

111

63.8%

Other

7.5%

TOTAL

174

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 18

2000 President, Moores Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

127

72.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

27.4%

TOTAL

175

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 25

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Moores Prairie township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	55%	Kathy Salvi (R)	123	79.9%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	28	18.2%	3 [+]	1.9%	154	38	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 3 (1.9%);
2022	G	56%	Darren Bailey (R)	136	87.2%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	18	11.5%	2 [+]	1.3%	156	45	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 2 (1.3%);
2020	S2	66%	Mark Curran (R)	142	77.6%	Richard Durbin* (D)	36	19.7%	5 [+]	2.7%	183	39	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 4 (2.2%); Willie Wilson (I) 1 (0.5%);
2018	G	54%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	101	67.8%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	32	21.5%	16 [+]	10.7%	149	29	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 11 (7.4%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 5 (3.4%);
2016	S3	62%	Mark Kirk* (R)	107	62.6%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	52	30.4%	12 [+]	7.0%	171	23	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 8 (4.7%); Scott Summers (Green) 4 (2.3%);
2014	S2	53%	Jim Oberweis (R)	93	65.0%	Richard Durbin* (D)	45	31.5%	5 [+]	3.5%	143	22	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 5 (3.5%);
2014	G	55%	Bruce Rauner (R)	108	72.5%	Pat Quinn* (D)	36	24.2%	5 [+]	3.4%	149	22	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 5 (3.4%);

*: 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	169
Median Value	$115,600

Occupied	140	82.8%
Vacant	29	17.2%

Owned	137	97.9%
Rented	3	2.1%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	135	79.9%
Detached	135	79.9%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	34	20.1%

Moores Prairie township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Moores Prairie township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Moores Prairie township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Moores Prairie township, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Moores Prairie township, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Moores Prairie township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Moores Prairie township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Moores Prairie township, IL