Yellowhead township, IL

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,586 ( 114 from 2010 )
Land area: 43.9 square miles
Population density: 58.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,350	90.87%	5.7%
Black:	3	0.12%	62.5%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	83	3.21%	245.8%
Hispanic:	103	3.98%	40.8%

Total non-White:	236	9.13%	13.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-142	-6.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	28	1.3

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
2,700
2,492	92.30%
8	0.30%
0	0.00%
2	0.07%
24	0.89%
174	6.44%
208	7.70%

2000
2,556
2,495	97.61%
4	0.16%
0	0.00%
2	0.08%
9	0.35%
46	1.80%
61	2.39%

1990
2,279
2,187	95.96%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
92	4.04%
92	4.04%

1980
2,287
2,253	98.51%
4	0.17%
2	0.09%
0	0.00%
n/a
28	1.22%
34	1.49%

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

-3	-0.1
147	5.8

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

308	13.5
-31	-1.4

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

-66	-2.9
58	2.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Yellowhead 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
38.8
867	33.5%
1,719	66.5%
471	18.2%

845
3.05

636	75.3%
501	78.8%
44	6.9%
209	24.7%

2010
Number	Percent
40.9
662	24.5%
2,038	75.5%
388	14.4%

997
2.70

753	75.5%
619	82.2%
49	6.5%
244	24.5%

2000
Number	Percent
38.2
652	25.5%
1,904	74.5%
320	12.5%

964
2.65

760	78.8%
660	86.8%
44	5.8%
204	21.2%

1990
Number	Percent
34.1
630	27.6%
1,649	72.4%
301	13.2%

770
2.96

643	83.5%
554	86.2%
39	6.1%
127	16.5%

1980
Number	Percent
29.7
763	33.4%
1,524	66.6%
266	11.6%

757
3.02

634	83.8%
576	90.9%
24	3.8%
123	16.2%

2022 Housing Data for Yellowhead township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	36	4.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	34	4.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	7	0.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	13	1.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	25	3.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	16	1.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	32	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	28	3.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	14	1.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	69	8.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	87	10.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	115	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	133	15.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	92	10.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	77	9.1%
$200,000 or more	67	7.9%

Median Household Income	88,125
Per Capita Income	33,025

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	41	4.9%
Public Assistance	13	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	107	12.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	939	72.0%
Unemployed	70	5.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,009	77.4%
Not in Labor Force	295	22.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	405	370	52.3%
Non-Profit	24	32	42.9%
Self-Employed	109	51	68.1%

Local Government	36	27	57.1%
State Government	8	8	50.0%
Federal Government	13	8	61.9%

Total Private + Self	514	421	55.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	81	75	51.9%
Total	595	496	54.5%

Pct. Govt.	9.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	113	10.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	204	18.7%
Professional, Technical	148	13.6%
Service Occupations	148	13.6%
All others	478	43.8%

White Collar		42.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	233	21.4%
Transportation and warehousing	135	12.4%
Wholesale trade	120	11.0%
Health care and social assistance	93	8.5%
Retail trade	90	8.2%
Other services	65	6.0%
Accommodation and food services	62	5.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	60	5.5%
Construction	58	5.3%
Educational services	42	3.8%
Finance and insurance	40	3.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	33	3.0%
Public administration	22	2.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	14	1.3%
Information	13	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	11	1.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	67	2.59%
Puerto Rican	32	1.24%
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	4	0.15%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,328	96.7%
Spanish	47	2.0%
Other Indo-European	11	0.5%
Arabic	10	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	9	0.4%
German, other Germanic	3	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,013	39.2%
Polish	403	15.6%
English	263	10.2%
Irish	215	8.3%
Italian	136	5.3%
Dutch	102	3.9%
Scottish	89	3.4%
Swedish	53	2.0%
American	51	2.0%
Norwegian	41	1.6%
French	29	1.1%
Greek	24	0.9%
Scandinavian	24	0.9%
Lithuanian	22	0.9%
Hungarian	20	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,582	99.8%
Not a citizen	4	0.2%

Native	2,563	99.1%
Foreign-born	23	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
32	2.0%	103	6.3%	591	36.3%	601	37.0%	233	14.3%	66	4.1%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	32	2.0%
9-12 Years	103	6.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	591	36.3%
Some College	601	37.0%
Bach. Degree	233	14.3%
Grad Degree	66	4.1%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +150	R +140	R + 4.4%
D +10
2020 vs. 2012	R +229	R +267	R + 13.6%
D -38
2020 vs. 2008	R +277	R +357	R + 20.9%
D -80

2016 vs. 2008	R +127	R +217	R + 16.5%
D -90
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	72%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,074	74.6%	Joe Biden (D)	327	22.7%	38	2.6%	1,439	34	28	0.02%
2016	67%	Donald Trump (R)	924	69.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	317	23.7%	97	7.2%	1,338	31	23	0.02%
2012	61%	Mitt Romney (R)	845	67.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	365	29.3%	34	2.7%	1,244	27	21	0.02%
2008	61%	John McCain (R)	797	64.7%	Barack Obama (D)	407	33.1%	27	2.2%	1,231	28	19	0.02%
2000	57%	George W. Bush (R)	711	65.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	360	32.9%	23	2.1%	1,094	22	17	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Yellowhead township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

327

22.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,074

74.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.7%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

1,439

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 34	Diff (US): 28

2016 President, Yellowhead township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

317

23.7%

Donald Trump (R)

924

69.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.8%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

1,338

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 31	Diff (US): 23

2012 President, Yellowhead township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

365

29.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

845

67.9%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

1,244

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 21

2008 President, Yellowhead township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

407

33.1%

John McCain (R)

797

64.7%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

1,231

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 19

2000 President, Yellowhead township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

711

65.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

360

32.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.6%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,094

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 17

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Yellowhead township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	54%	Kathy Salvi (R)	770	71.8%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	278	25.9%	24 [+]	2.2%	1,072	30	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 24 (2.2%);
2022	G	54%	Darren Bailey (R)	811	75.4%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	239	22.2%	25 [+]	2.3%	1,075	33	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 25 (2.3%);
2020	S2	71%	Mark Curran (R)	987	69.6%	Richard Durbin* (D)	331	23.3%	101 [+]	7.1%	1,419	31	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Willie Wilson (I) 61 (4.3%); Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 31 (2.2%); Other (Write-in) 9 (0.6%);
2018	G	51%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	723	70.5%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	226	22.0%	76 [+]	7.4%	1,025	32	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 39 (3.8%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 37 (3.6%);
2016	S3	65%	Mark Kirk* (R)	808	62.1%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	387	29.7%	106 [+]	8.1%	1,301	22	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 79 (6.1%); Scott Summers (Green) 26 (2.0%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	S2	48%	Jim Oberweis (R)	670	68.6%	Richard Durbin* (D)	251	25.7%	55 [+]	5.6%	976	26	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 55 (5.6%);
2014	G	49%	Bruce Rauner (R)	746	76.0%	Pat Quinn* (D)	197	20.1%	38 [+]	3.9%	981	26	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 35 (3.6%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.3%);

*: 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	874
Median Value	$214,800

Occupied	845	96.7%
Vacant	29	3.3%

Owned	693	82.0%
Rented	152	18.0%
Median Rent	$1,121

Single-Family Units	809	92.6%
Detached	755	86.4%
Attached	54	6.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	7	0.8%

Yellowhead township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Yellowhead township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Yellowhead township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Yellowhead township, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Yellowhead township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Yellowhead township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Yellowhead township, IL