Chestnut township, IL

2022 population: 120 ( 133 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.2 square miles
Population density: 3.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	108	90.00%	56.1%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	12	10.00%	140.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	12	10.00%	71.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-138	-66.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	5	2.4

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
253
246	97.23%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
5	1.98%
2	0.79%
7	2.77%

2000
222
222	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1990
335
306	91.34%
0	0.00%
7	2.09%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
29	8.66%

1980
481
479	99.58%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.42%
2	0.42%

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

24	10.8
7	3.2

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

-84	-25.1
-29	-8.7

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

-173	-36.0
27	5.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Chestnut 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
44.1
26	21.7%
94	78.3%
37	30.8%

57
2.11

36	63.2%
29	80.6%
7	19.4%
21	36.8%

2010
Number	Percent
47.8
50	19.8%
203	80.2%
63	24.9%

107
2.36

73	68.2%
62	84.9%
1	1.4%
34	31.8%

2000
Number	Percent
40.2
44	19.8%
178	80.2%
34	15.3%

88
2.52

83	94.3%
79	95.2%
0	0.0%
5	5.7%

1990
Number	Percent
38.3
69	20.6%
266	79.4%
42	12.5%

124
2.70

91	73.4%
83	91.2%
6	6.6%
33	26.6%

1980
Number	Percent
28.0
168	34.9%
313	65.1%
31	6.4%

151
3.19

123	81.5%
115	93.5%
4	3.3%
28	18.5%

2022 Housing Data for Chestnut township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4	7.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	13	22.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	8	14.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	21	36.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	7	12.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	2	3.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	2	3.5%

Median Household Income	76,250
Per Capita Income	29,883

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4	7.0%
Public Assistance	7	12.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	11	19.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	53	93.0%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	53	93.0%
Not in Labor Force	4	7.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		7.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	25	16	61.0%
Non-Profit	0	0	?%
Self-Employed	2	2	50.0%

Local Government	0	0	?%
State Government	0	8	0.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	27	18	60.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	0	8	0.0%
Total	27	26	50.9%

Pct. Govt.	15.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	4	7.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	7	13.2%
Professional, Technical	1	1.9%
Service Occupations	15	28.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	8	15.1%
All others	26	49.1%

White Collar		22.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	14	26.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	12	22.6%
Transportation and warehousing	9	17.0%
Utilities	8	15.1%
Public administration	8	15.1%
Wholesale trade	1	1.9%
Health care and social assistance	1	1.9%

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	113	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	21	17.5%
Irish	15	12.5%
English	11	9.2%
French	5	4.2%
Scotch-Irish	5	4.2%
Polish	2	1.7%
Russian	2	1.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	120	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	120	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4	4.3%	4	4.3%	44	46.8%	23	24.5%	19	20.2%	0	0.0%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4	4.3%
9-12 Years	4	4.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	44	46.8%
Some College	23	24.5%
Bach. Degree	19	20.2%
Grad Degree	0	0.0%
Average years of education: 12.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +20	R +16	R + 7.4%
D +4
2020 vs. 2012	R +18	R +32	R + 23.6%
D -14
2020 vs. 2008	R +10	R +40	R + 30.2%
D -30

2016 vs. 2008	R -10	R +24	R + 22.9%
D -34
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	145%	Donald Trump* (R)	89	63.6%	Joe Biden (D)	45	32.1%	6	4.3%	140	23	17	0.00%
2016	84%	Donald Trump (R)	69	59.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	41	35.0%	7	6.0%	117	21	13	0.00%
2012	74%	Mitt Romney (R)	71	53.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	59	44.0%	4	3.0%	134	12	6	0.00%
2008	79%	John McCain (R)	79	50.3%	Barack Obama (D)	75	47.8%	3	1.9%	157	14	5	0.00%
2000	83%	George W. Bush (R)	78	52.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	65	43.9%	5	3.4%	148	10	5	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Chestnut township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

32.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

63.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

140

Turnout: 145%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 17

2016 President, Chestnut township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

35.0%

Donald Trump (R)

59.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.3%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

117

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 13

2012 President, Chestnut township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

44.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

53.0%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

134

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 6

2008 President, Chestnut township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

47.8%

John McCain (R)

50.3%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

157

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 5

2000 President, Chestnut township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

52.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

43.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.4%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

148

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chestnut township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	126%	Kathy Salvi (R)	75	61.5%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	45	36.9%	2 [+]	1.6%	122	20	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 2 (1.6%);
2022	G	125%	Darren Bailey (R)	76	62.8%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	42	34.7%	3 [+]	2.5%	121	20	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 3 (2.5%);
2020	S2	142%	Mark Curran (R)	84	61.3%	Richard Durbin* (D)	48	35.0%	5 [+]	3.6%	137	22	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 4 (2.9%); Willie Wilson (I) 1 (0.7%);
2018	G	87%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	54	52.9%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	37	36.3%	11 [+]	10.8%	102	14	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 7 (6.9%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 4 (3.9%);
2016	S3	82%	Mark Kirk* (R)	64	56.1%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	44	38.6%	6 [+]	5.3%	114	16	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 4 (3.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.9%); Scott Summers (Green) 1 (0.9%);
2014	S2	57%	Jim Oberweis (R)	46	50.0%	Richard Durbin* (D)	42	45.7%	4 [+]	4.3%	92	7	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 4 (4.3%);
2014	G	57%	Bruce Rauner (R)	55	59.8%	Pat Quinn* (D)	31	33.7%	6 [+]	6.5%	92	10	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 6 (6.5%);

*: 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	74
Median Value	$90,000

Occupied	57	77.0%
Vacant	17	23.0%

Owned	42	73.7%
Rented	15	26.3%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	70	94.6%
Detached	63	85.1%
Attached	7	9.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	4	5.4%

Chestnut township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Chestnut township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Chestnut township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Chestnut township, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Chestnut township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Chestnut township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chestnut township, IL