Essex township, IL

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,567 ( 87 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.7 square miles
Population density: 44.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,335	85.19%	6.3%
Black:	6	0.38%	200.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	7	0.45%	40.0%
2+ races:	61	3.89%	221.1%
Hispanic:	158	10.08%	532.0%

Total non-White:	232	14.81%	321.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-90	-7.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	177	14.5

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
1,480
1,425	96.28%
2	0.14%
4	0.27%
5	0.34%
19	1.28%
25	1.69%
55	3.72%

2000
1,344
1,337	99.48%
0	0.00%
7	0.52%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
7	0.52%

1990
994
957	96.28%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
8	0.80%
37	3.72%

1980
990
956	96.57%
0	0.00%
13	1.31%
0	0.00%
n/a
21	2.12%
34	3.43%

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

88	6.5
48	3.6

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

380	38.2
-30	-3.0

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

1	0.1
3	0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Essex 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
38.3
448	28.6%
1,119	71.4%
275	17.5%

563
2.78

400	71.0%
287	71.8%
3	0.8%
163	29.0%

2010
Number	Percent
42.9
354	23.9%
1,126	76.1%
220	14.9%

557
2.66

429	77.0%
356	83.0%
17	4.0%
128	23.0%

2000
Number	Percent
37.0
364	27.1%
980	72.9%
183	13.6%

485
2.77

397	81.9%
338	85.1%
12	3.0%
88	18.1%

1990
Number	Percent
34.8
272	27.4%
722	72.6%
116	11.7%

348
2.86

267	76.7%
240	89.9%
14	5.2%
81	23.3%

1980
Number	Percent
30.0
323	32.6%
667	67.4%
93	9.4%

342
2.89

273	79.8%
252	92.3%
14	5.1%
69	20.2%

2022 Housing Data for Essex township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	10	1.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	21	3.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	8	1.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	4	0.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	4	0.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	21	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	2	0.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	2	0.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	8	1.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	94	16.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	10	1.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	109	19.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	91	16.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	83	14.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	29	5.2%
$200,000 or more	67	11.9%

Median Household Income	95,703
Per Capita Income	49,724

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	11	2.0%
Public Assistance	8	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	25	4.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	670	79.1%
Unemployed	33	3.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	703	83.0%
Not in Labor Force	144	17.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	293	314	48.3%
Non-Profit	6	10	37.5%
Self-Employed	13	36	26.5%

Local Government	24	64	27.3%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	306	350	46.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	30	74	28.8%
Total	336	424	44.2%

Pct. Govt.	11.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	90	11.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	95	12.5%
Professional, Technical	158	20.8%
Service Occupations	184	24.2%
All others	233	30.7%

White Collar		45.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	130	17.1%
Retail trade	98	12.9%
Manufacturing	92	12.1%
Construction	91	12.0%
Accommodation and food services	89	11.7%
Educational services	68	8.9%
Finance and insurance	51	6.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	28	3.7%
Transportation and warehousing	25	3.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	17	2.2%
Information	14	1.8%
Utilities	12	1.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	12	1.6%
Public administration	11	1.4%
Other services	8	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	8	1.1%
Wholesale trade	4	0.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	158	10.08%
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	%
Filipino	7	0.45%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,373	95.3%
Spanish	63	4.4%
Other Indo-European	5	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	275	17.5%
Irish	263	16.8%
English	198	12.6%
Polish	194	12.4%
Italian	146	9.3%
French	90	5.7%
American	66	4.2%
Czech	61	3.9%
Lithuanian	47	3.0%
Dutch	24	1.5%
Greek	24	1.5%
Scottish	18	1.1%
Welsh	16	1.0%
European	11	0.7%
Swedish	11	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,557	99.4%
Not a citizen	10	0.6%

Native	1,557	99.4%
Foreign-born	10	0.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
18	1.7%	25	2.3%	507	47.4%	321	30.0%	115	10.7%	84	7.9%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	18	1.7%
9-12 Years	25	2.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	507	47.4%
Some College	321	30.0%
Bach. Degree	115	10.7%
Grad Degree	84	7.9%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +104	R +101	R + 8.9%
D +3
2020 vs. 2012	R +218	R +271	R + 33.1%
D -53
2020 vs. 2008	R +252	R +368	R + 47.9%
D -116

2016 vs. 2008	R +148	R +267	R + 39.0%
D -119
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)	547	67.5%	Joe Biden (D)	252	31.1%	11	1.4%	810	27	21	0.01%
2016	62%	Donald Trump (R)	443	60.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	249	33.9%	42	5.7%	734	22	14	0.01%
2012	57%	Mitt Romney (R)	329	50.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	305	47.1%	13	2.0%	647	10	4	0.01%
2008	62%	Barack Obama (D)	368	54.0%	John McCain (R)	295	43.3%	19	2.8%	682	7	-2	0.01%
2000	55%	George W. Bush (R)	272	50.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	257	47.6%	11	2.0%	540	8	2	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Essex township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

252

31.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

547

67.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.4%

TOTAL

810

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 21

2016 President, Essex township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

249

33.9%

Donald Trump (R)

443

60.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.0%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

734

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 14

2012 President, Essex township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

305

47.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

329

50.9%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

647

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 4

2008 President, Essex township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

368

54.0%

John McCain (R)

295

43.3%

Other

2.8%

TOTAL

682

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

2000 President, Essex township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

272

50.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

257

47.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.5%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

540

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Essex township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	55%	Kathy Salvi (R)	374	56.5%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	273	41.2%	15 [+]	2.3%	662	15	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 13 (2.0%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.3%);
2022	G	56%	Darren Bailey (R)	407	60.7%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	234	34.9%	29 [+]	4.3%	670	18	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 29 (4.3%);
2020	S2	66%	Mark Curran (R)	462	57.6%	Richard Durbin* (D)	282	35.2%	58 [+]	7.2%	802	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Willie Wilson (I) 38 (4.7%); Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 14 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.7%);
2018	G	49%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	319	55.2%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	208	36.0%	51 [+]	8.8%	578	16	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 34 (5.9%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 17 (2.9%);
2016	S3	61%	Mark Kirk* (R)	362	50.5%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	302	42.1%	53 [+]	7.4%	717	11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 39 (5.4%); Scott Summers (Green) 13 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	S2	45%	Jim Oberweis (R)	264	51.1%	Richard Durbin* (D)	235	45.5%	18 [+]	3.5%	517	8	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 18 (3.5%);
2014	G	45%	Bruce Rauner (R)	306	58.8%	Pat Quinn* (D)	186	35.8%	28 [+]	5.4%	520	9	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 27 (5.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);

*: 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	687
Median Value	$176,800

Occupied	563	82.0%
Vacant	124	18.0%

Owned	515	91.5%
Rented	48	8.5%
Median Rent	$1,191

Single-Family Units	498	72.5%
Detached	496	72.2%
Attached	2	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5	0.7%
Mobile Homes	184	26.8%

Essex township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Essex township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Essex township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Essex township, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Essex township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Essex township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Essex township, IL