Elsah township, IL

Jersey County, IL

2022 population: 2,699 ( 237 from 2010 )
Land area: 23.9 square miles
Population density: 113.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,393	88.66%	1.1%
Black:	104	3.85%	550.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	52	1.93%	372.7%
2+ races:	77	2.85%	185.2%
Hispanic:	67	2.48%	131.0%

Total non-White:	306	11.34%	225.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	25	1.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	212	10.4

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
2,462
2,368	96.18%
16	0.65%
4	0.16%
11	0.45%
27	1.10%
29	1.18%
94	3.82%

2000
2,429
2,267	93.33%
53	2.18%
46	1.89%
14	0.58%
27	1.11%
22	0.91%
162	6.67%

1990
2,569
2,491	96.96%
41	1.60%
8	0.31%
7	0.27%
n/a
22	0.86%
78	3.04%

1980
2,570
2,520	98.05%
19	0.74%
9	0.35%
7	0.27%
n/a
15	0.58%
50	1.95%

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

101	4.2
-68	-2.8

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

-224	-8.7
84	3.3

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

-29	-1.1
28	1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Elsah 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
30.9
331	12.3%
2,368	87.7%
390	14.4%

727
2.94

472	64.9%
411	87.1%
15	3.2%
255	35.1%

2010
Number	Percent
34.0
441	17.9%
2,021	82.1%
309	12.6%

823
2.42

566	68.8%
469	82.9%
33	5.8%
257	31.2%

2000
Number	Percent
31.1
475	19.6%
1,954	80.4%
230	9.5%

761
2.54

552	72.5%
494	89.5%
25	4.5%
209	27.5%

1990
Number	Percent
26.8
553	21.5%
2,016	78.5%
209	8.1%

759
2.66

606	79.8%
537	88.6%
19	3.1%
153	20.2%

1980
Number	Percent
23.8
536	20.9%
2,034	79.1%
178	6.9%

653
2.78

501	76.7%
459	91.6%
18	3.6%
152	23.3%

2022 Housing Data for Elsah township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	44	6.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	51	7.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	8	1.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	31	4.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	38	5.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	9	1.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	15	2.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	12	1.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	57	7.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	12	1.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	58	8.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	51	7.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	83	11.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	41	5.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	134	18.4%
$200,000 or more	83	11.4%

Median Household Income	85,625
Per Capita Income	44,053

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	24	3.3%
Public Assistance	13	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	66	9.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,307	66.2%
Unemployed	89	4.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,396	70.8%
Not in Labor Force	577	29.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	558	436	56.1%
Non-Profit	125	129	49.2%
Self-Employed	51	32	61.4%

Local Government	1	17	5.6%
State Government	23	47	32.9%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	609	468	56.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	149	193	43.6%
Total	758	661	53.4%

Pct. Govt.	6.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	248	17.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	246	17.3%
Professional, Technical	292	20.6%
Service Occupations	261	18.4%
All others	373	26.3%

White Collar		55.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	282	19.9%
Manufacturing	223	15.7%
Health care and social assistance	165	11.6%
Accommodation and food services	160	11.3%
Retail trade	148	10.4%
Construction	130	9.2%
Other services	51	3.6%
Public administration	45	3.2%
Transportation and warehousing	39	2.7%
Finance and insurance	36	2.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	35	2.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	25	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	20	1.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	19	1.3%
Utilities	18	1.3%
Management	10	0.7%
Wholesale trade	9	0.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	56	2.07%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	7	0.26%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	7	0.26%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	4	0.15%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	4	0.15%
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	%
Korean	35	1.30%
Chinese	7	0.26%
Indonesian	5	0.19%
Hmong	1	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,572	95.6%
Korean	35	1.3%
Spanish	26	1.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun	18	0.7%
Other	16	0.6%
Chinese	7	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	5	0.2%
Other Asian	5	0.2%
Other Indo-European	3	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	848	31.4%
English	359	13.3%
Irish	272	10.1%
European	143	5.3%
Italian	95	3.5%
American	42	1.6%
Russian	32	1.2%
Dutch	27	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	19	0.7%
Kenyan	19	0.7%
Polish	17	0.6%
Scottish	16	0.6%
African	14	0.5%
Welsh	13	0.5%
British	10	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,603	96.4%
Not a citizen	96	3.6%

Native	2,591	96.0%
Foreign-born	108	4.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
12	0.8%	74	4.9%	427	28.3%	675	44.7%	200	13.2%	122	8.1%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	12	0.8%
9-12 Years	74	4.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	427	28.3%
Some College	675	44.7%
Bach. Degree	200	13.2%
Grad Degree	122	8.1%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +85	R +61	R + 2.8%
D +24
2020 vs. 2012	R +183	R +204	R + 16.2%
D -21
2020 vs. 2008	R +211	R +352	R + 31.3%
D -141

2016 vs. 2008	R +126	R +291	R + 28.5%
D -165
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	54%	Donald Trump* (R)	731	63.0%	Joe Biden (D)	397	34.2%	33	2.8%	1,161	23	16	0.02%
2016	52%	Donald Trump (R)	646	59.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	373	34.1%	74	6.8%	1,093	21	13	0.02%
2012	49%	Mitt Romney (R)	548	54.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	418	41.3%	47	4.6%	1,013	13	7	0.02%
2008	54%	Barack Obama (D)	538	49.6%	John McCain (R)	520	48.0%	26	2.4%	1,084	11	2	0.02%
2000	48%	George W. Bush (R)	443	46.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	437	46.2%	66	7.0%	946	4	-1	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Elsah township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

397

34.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

731

63.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.2%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,161

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 16

2016 President, Elsah township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

373

34.1%

Donald Trump (R)

646

59.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.0%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

1,093

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 13

2012 President, Elsah township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

418

41.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

548

54.1%

Other

4.6%

TOTAL

1,013

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 7

2008 President, Elsah township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

538

49.6%

John McCain (R)

520

48.0%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

1,084

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 2

2000 President, Elsah township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

443

46.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

437

46.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

6.0%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

946

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Elsah township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	40%	Kathy Salvi (R)	504	58.8%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	331	38.6%	22 [+]	2.6%	857	17	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 20 (2.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.2%);
2022	G	40%	Darren Bailey (R)	567	66.1%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	267	31.1%	24 [+]	2.8%	858	24	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 22 (2.6%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.2%);
2020	S2	53%	Mark Curran (R)	698	61.7%	Richard Durbin* (D)	409	36.2%	24 [+]	2.1%	1,131	23	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 16 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.6%); Willie Wilson (I) 1 (0.1%);
2018	G	39%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	384	46.1%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	313	37.6%	136 [+]	16.3%	833	7	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 114 (13.7%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 22 (2.6%);
2016	S3	51%	Mark Kirk* (R)	535	49.9%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	455	42.4%	82 [+]	7.6%	1,072	10	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 50 (4.7%); Scott Summers (Green) 30 (2.8%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.2%);
2014	S2	35%	Jim Oberweis (R)	414	56.6%	Richard Durbin* (D)	284	38.8%	34 [+]	4.6%	732	14	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 34 (4.6%);
2014	G	35%	Bruce Rauner (R)	474	64.8%	Pat Quinn* (D)	220	30.1%	38 [+]	5.2%	732	14	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 38 (5.2%);

*: 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	985
Median Value	$208,000

Occupied	727	73.8%
Vacant	258	26.2%

Owned	609	83.8%
Rented	118	16.2%
Median Rent	$746

Single-Family Units	871	88.4%
Detached	871	88.4%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	42	4.3%

Elsah township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Elsah township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Elsah township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Elsah township, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Elsah township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Elsah township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Elsah township, IL