Pleasant Valley township, IL

2022 population: 242 ( 31 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.6 square miles
Population density: 6.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	242	100.00%	0.8%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
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:	-2	-0.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	-29	-12.9

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
273
244	89.38%
8	2.93%
0	0.00%
2	0.73%
4	1.47%
15	5.49%
29	10.62%

2000
327
327	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1990
372
372	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
352
351	99.72%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
1	0.28%
1	0.28%

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

-83	-25.4
29	8.9

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

-45	-12.1
0	0.0

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

21	6.0
-1	-0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Pleasant Valley 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
59.6
30	12.4%
212	87.6%
111	45.9%

121
2.00

98	81.0%
98	100.0%
0	0.0%
23	19.0%

2010
Number	Percent
45.1
63	23.1%
210	76.9%
44	16.1%

108
2.52

77	71.3%
68	88.3%
2	2.6%
31	28.7%

2000
Number	Percent
31.5
112	34.3%
215	65.7%
41	12.5%

120
2.73

94	78.3%
76	80.9%
8	8.5%
26	21.7%

1990
Number	Percent
44.5
60	16.1%
312	83.9%
29	7.8%

150
2.48

107	71.3%
100	93.5%
0	0.0%
43	28.7%

1980
Number	Percent
27.2
137	38.9%
215	61.1%
19	5.4%

111
3.17

90	81.1%
77	85.6%
2	2.2%
21	18.9%

2022 Housing Data for Pleasant Valley township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
$35,000 to $39,999	23	19.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	10	8.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	38	31.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	42	34.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	8	6.6%

Median Household Income	73,359
Per Capita Income	35,045

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	16	13.2%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	0	0.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	95	94.1%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	95	94.1%
Not in Labor Force	6	5.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		5.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	38	25	60.3%
Non-Profit	0	4	0.0%
Self-Employed	22	16	57.9%

Local Government	9	0	100.0%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	60	41	59.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9	4	69.2%
Total	69	45	60.5%

Pct. Govt.	7.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	10	8.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	9	7.9%
Professional, Technical	44	38.6%
Service Occupations	41	36.0%
All others	10	8.8%

White Collar		55.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Accommodation and food services	32	28.1%
Health care and social assistance	31	27.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	16	14.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	13	11.4%
Public administration	9	7.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	7	6.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	6	5.3%

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	242	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	116	47.9%
Swedish	64	26.4%
American	42	17.4%
English	38	15.7%
Swiss	23	9.5%
Northern European	13	5.4%
French	8	3.3%
Irish	7	2.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	242	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	242	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	0	0.0%	69	44.5%	41	26.5%	35	22.6%	10	6.5%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	0	0.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	69	44.5%
Some College	41	26.5%
Bach. Degree	35	22.6%
Grad Degree	10	6.5%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +5	D +6	D + 10.0%
D +11
2020 vs. 2012	R -6	D +2	R + 1.0%
D -4
2020 vs. 2008	R +7	R +29	R + 23.5%
D -22

2016 vs. 2008	R +2	R +35	R + 33.5%
D -33
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)	87	66.4%	Joe Biden (D)	43	32.8%	1	0.8%	131	26	20	0.00%
2016	58%	Donald Trump (R)	82	69.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	32	27.1%	4	3.4%	118	31	24	0.00%
2012	69%	Mitt Romney (R)	93	65.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	47	32.9%	3	2.1%	143	24	18	0.00%
2008	70%	John McCain (R)	80	54.4%	Barack Obama (D)	65	44.2%	2	1.4%	147	18	9	0.00%
2004	63%	George W. Bush* (R)	86	63.7%	John Kerry (D)	48	35.6%	1	0.7%	135	19	13	0.00%
2000	65%	George W. Bush (R)	91	65.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	42	30.2%	6	4.3%	139	23	18	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Pleasant Valley township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

32.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

66.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

TOTAL

131

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 20

2016 President, Pleasant Valley township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

27.1%

Donald Trump (R)

69.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

118

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 31	Diff (US): 24

2012 President, Pleasant Valley township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

32.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

65.0%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

143

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 18

2008 President, Pleasant Valley township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

44.2%

John McCain (R)

54.4%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

147

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 9

2004 President, Pleasant Valley township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

63.7%

John Kerry (D)

35.6%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

135

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 13

2000 President, Pleasant Valley township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

65.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

30.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.2%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

139

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 18

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Pleasant Valley township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	58%	Kathy Salvi (R)	78	68.4%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	35	30.7%	1 [+]	0.9%	114	27	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 1 (0.9%);
2022	G	58%	Darren Bailey (R)	76	66.1%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	35	30.4%	4 [+]	3.5%	115	24	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 4 (3.5%);
2020	S2	65%	Mark Curran (R)	82	63.6%	Richard Durbin* (D)	45	34.9%	2 [+]	1.6%	129	25	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Willie Wilson (I) 2 (1.6%);
2018	G	50%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	62	62.6%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	25	25.3%	12 [+]	12.1%	99	24	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 12 (12.1%);
2016	S3	58%	Mark Kirk* (R)	83	70.9%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	30	25.6%	4 [+]	3.4%	117	31	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 4 (3.4%);
2014	S2	53%	Jim Oberweis (R)	73	67.6%	Richard Durbin* (D)	31	28.7%	4 [+]	3.7%	108	25	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 4 (3.7%);
2014	G	52%	Bruce Rauner (R)	78	72.9%	Pat Quinn* (D)	26	24.3%	3 [+]	2.8%	107	23	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 3 (2.8%);

*: 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	205
Median Value	$188,800

Occupied	121	59.0%
Vacant	84	41.0%

Owned	109	90.1%
Rented	12	9.9%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	205	100.0%
Detached	176	85.9%
Attached	29	14.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Pleasant Valley township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Pleasant Valley township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Pleasant Valley township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pleasant Valley township, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Pleasant Valley township, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pleasant Valley township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Pleasant Valley township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Pleasant Valley township, IL