Mississippi township, IL

Jersey County, IL

2022 population: 1,499 ( 542 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.4 square miles
Population density: 41.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,499	100.00%	24.6%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	0	0.00%	100.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-489	-29.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	-53	-3.1

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
2,041
1,988	97.40%
5	0.24%
5	0.24%
4	0.20%
25	1.22%
14	0.69%
53	2.60%

2000
1,988
1,943	97.74%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.20%
22	1.11%
19	0.96%
45	2.26%

1990
1,758
1,708	97.16%
0	0.00%
13	0.74%
0	0.00%
n/a
28	1.59%
50	2.84%

1980
1,609
1,588	98.69%
0	0.00%
7	0.44%
0	0.00%
n/a
14	0.87%
21	1.31%

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

45	2.3
8	0.4

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

235	13.4
-5	-0.3

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

120	7.5
29	1.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Mississippi 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
37.2
337	22.5%
1,162	77.5%
261	17.4%

511
2.93

410	80.2%
335	81.7%
0	0.0%
101	19.8%

2010
Number	Percent
41.7
463	22.7%
1,578	77.3%
256	12.5%

754
2.71

581	77.1%
476	81.9%
28	4.8%
173	22.9%

2000
Number	Percent
35.9
557	28.0%
1,431	72.0%
165	8.3%

709
2.80

564	79.5%
502	89.0%
35	6.2%
145	20.5%

1990
Number	Percent
32.2
488	27.8%
1,270	72.2%
161	9.2%

625
2.81

483	77.3%
419	86.7%
34	7.0%
142	22.7%

1980
Number	Percent
29.4
544	33.8%
1,065	66.2%
137	8.5%

524
3.07

464	88.5%
439	94.6%
7	1.5%
60	11.5%

2022 Housing Data for Mississippi township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	9	1.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	25	4.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	21	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	6	1.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	16	3.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	18	3.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	76	14.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	64	12.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	120	23.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	23	4.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	11	2.2%
$200,000 or more	122	23.9%

Median Household Income	108,813
Per Capita Income	44,326

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	0	0.0%
Public Assistance	11	2.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	47	9.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	759	78.9%
Unemployed	37	3.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	796	82.7%
Not in Labor Force	166	17.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	383	248	60.7%
Non-Profit	12	31	27.9%
Self-Employed	25	7	78.1%

Local Government	26	42	38.2%
State Government	0	6	0.0%
Federal Government	21	8	72.4%

Total Private + Self	408	255	61.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	59	87	40.4%
Total	467	342	57.7%

Pct. Govt.	12.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	48	5.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	91	11.2%
Professional, Technical	198	24.5%
Service Occupations	57	7.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	36	4.4%
All others	415	51.3%

White Collar		41.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	133	16.4%
Manufacturing	127	15.7%
Transportation and warehousing	126	15.6%
Accommodation and food services	74	9.1%
Health care and social assistance	70	8.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	50	6.2%
Construction	43	5.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	43	5.3%
Utilities	40	4.9%
Other services	37	4.6%
Public administration	29	3.6%
Information	18	2.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	8	1.0%
Educational services	6	0.7%
Wholesale trade	5	0.6%

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	1,249	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	598	39.9%
Irish	240	16.0%
American	70	4.7%
Canadian	46	3.1%
English	34	2.3%
Scotch-Irish	13	0.9%
Italian	12	0.8%
Eastern European	11	0.7%
Lithuanian	11	0.7%
European	9	0.6%
Scandinavian	8	0.5%
French Canadian	6	0.4%
Dutch	5	0.3%
Swedish	5	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,488	99.3%
Not a citizen	11	0.7%

Native	1,488	99.3%
Foreign-born	11	0.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	67	6.2%	610	56.2%	175	16.1%	97	8.9%	137	12.6%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	67	6.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	610	56.2%
Some College	175	16.1%
Bach. Degree	97	8.9%
Grad Degree	137	12.6%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +71	R +23	D + 4.0%
D +48
2020 vs. 2012	R +251	R +310	R + 22.9%
D -59
2020 vs. 2008	R +327	R +530	R + 47.3%
D -203

2016 vs. 2008	R +256	R +507	R + 51.3%
D -251
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	95%	Donald Trump* (R)	843	74.7%	Joe Biden (D)	264	23.4%	22	1.9%	1,129	34	28	0.02%
2016	78%	Donald Trump (R)	772	73.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	216	20.6%	59	5.6%	1,047	35	28	0.02%
2012	64%	Mitt Romney (R)	592	61.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	323	33.8%	42	4.4%	957	21	15	0.02%
2008	65%	John McCain (R)	516	51.0%	Barack Obama (D)	467	46.1%	29	2.9%	1,012	14	5	0.02%
2000	62%	George W. Bush (R)	440	49.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	407	45.9%	40	4.5%	887	7	2	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Mississippi township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

264

23.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

843

74.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,129

Turnout: 95%	Diff (St): 34	Diff (US): 28

2016 President, Mississippi township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

216

20.6%

Donald Trump (R)

772

73.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.8%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,047

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 35	Diff (US): 28

2012 President, Mississippi township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

323

33.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

592

61.9%

Other

4.4%

TOTAL

957

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 15

2008 President, Mississippi township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

467

46.1%

John McCain (R)

516

51.0%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

1,012

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 5

2000 President, Mississippi township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

440

49.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

407

45.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.7%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

887

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Mississippi township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	76%	Kathy Salvi (R)	646	71.5%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	233	25.8%	24 [+]	2.7%	903	30	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 23 (2.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2022	G	77%	Darren Bailey (R)	690	75.4%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	193	21.1%	32 [+]	3.5%	915	33	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 31 (3.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	92%	Mark Curran (R)	769	69.7%	Richard Durbin* (D)	302	27.4%	32 [+]	2.9%	1,103	31	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 14 (1.3%); Willie Wilson (I) 11 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.6%);
2018	G	62%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	401	51.0%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	222	28.2%	164 [+]	20.8%	787	12	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 146 (18.6%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 18 (2.3%);
2016	S3	74%	Mark Kirk* (R)	568	56.7%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	382	38.2%	51 [+]	5.1%	1,001	17	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 34 (3.4%); Scott Summers (Green) 16 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	S2	51%	Jim Oberweis (R)	431	59.0%	Richard Durbin* (D)	266	36.4%	34 [+]	4.7%	731	16	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 34 (4.7%);
2014	G	51%	Bruce Rauner (R)	491	67.4%	Pat Quinn* (D)	181	24.8%	57 [+]	7.8%	729	17	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 57 (7.8%);

*: 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	607
Median Value	$172,600

Occupied	511	84.2%
Vacant	96	15.8%

Owned	478	93.5%
Rented	33	6.5%
Median Rent	$696

Single-Family Units	517	85.2%
Detached	517	85.2%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	90	14.8%

Mississippi township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Mississippi township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Mississippi township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Mississippi township, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Mississippi township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Mississippi township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Mississippi township, IL