Walnut Grove township, IL

2022 population: 787 ( 17 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.6 square miles
Population density: 22.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	778	98.86%	5.7%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	3	0.38%	25.0%
Hispanic:	6	0.76%	77.8%

Total non-White:	9	1.14%	73.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	42	6.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	-25	-3.9

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
770
736	95.58%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.26%
4	0.52%
27	3.51%
34	4.42%

2000
848
839	98.94%
0	0.00%
5	0.59%
0	0.00%
4	0.47%
0	0.00%
9	1.06%

1990
826
755	91.40%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.24%
71	8.60%

1980
979
978	99.90%
1	0.10%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
1	0.10%

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

-103	-12.1
25	2.9

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

84	10.2
-62	-7.5

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

-223	-22.8
70	7.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Walnut Grove 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
51.2
143	18.2%
644	81.8%
225	28.6%

334
2.36

216	64.7%
174	80.6%
11	5.1%
118	35.3%

2010
Number	Percent
42.9
168	21.8%
602	78.2%
122	15.8%

307
2.51

218	71.0%
176	80.7%
19	8.7%
89	29.0%

2000
Number	Percent
39.1
223	26.3%
625	73.7%
124	14.6%

339
2.50

258	76.1%
228	88.4%
9	3.5%
81	23.9%

1990
Number	Percent
29.9
234	28.3%
592	71.7%
87	10.5%

284
2.91

219	77.1%
203	92.7%
7	3.2%
65	22.9%

1980
Number	Percent
29.2
310	31.7%
669	68.3%
124	12.7%

337
2.91

269	79.8%
236	87.7%
19	7.1%
68	20.2%

2022 Housing Data for Walnut Grove township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	15	4.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	1	0.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	13	3.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	7	2.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	13	3.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	9	2.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	17	5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	61	18.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	7	2.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	11	3.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	47	14.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	51	15.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	27	8.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	20	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	22	6.6%
$200,000 or more	13	3.9%

Median Household Income	61,477
Per Capita Income	35,037

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	7	2.1%
Public Assistance	6	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	21	6.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	295	67.7%
Unemployed	67	15.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	362	83.0%
Not in Labor Force	74	17.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	78	115	40.4%
Non-Profit	0	15	0.0%
Self-Employed	66	21	75.9%

Local Government	20	9	69.0%
State Government	16	7	69.6%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	144	136	51.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	36	31	53.7%
Total	180	167	51.9%

Pct. Govt.	15.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	54	15.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	47	13.5%
Professional, Technical	111	32.0%
Service Occupations	37	10.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	9	2.6%
All others	98	28.2%

White Collar		61.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	81	23.3%
Other services	46	13.3%
Educational services	41	11.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	37	10.7%
Construction	33	9.5%
Manufacturing	24	6.9%
Retail trade	21	6.1%
Accommodation and food services	14	4.0%
Public administration	13	3.7%
Wholesale trade	12	3.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	10	2.9%
Transportation and warehousing	7	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4	1.2%
Finance and insurance	3	0.9%
Utilities	1	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	6	0.76%
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	745	99.5%
Spanish	4	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	174	22.1%
Swedish	157	19.9%
English	117	14.9%
Irish	65	8.3%
French	32	4.1%
American	27	3.4%
Italian	27	3.4%
Scottish	23	2.9%
Belgian	21	2.7%
Czech	11	1.4%
European	8	1.0%
Dutch	5	0.6%
Eastern European	5	0.6%
Norwegian	4	0.5%
Polish	4	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	786	99.9%
Not a citizen	1	0.1%

Native	786	99.9%
Foreign-born	1	0.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4	0.7%	20	3.5%	191	33.9%	240	42.6%	64	11.3%	45	8.0%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4	0.7%
9-12 Years	20	3.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	191	33.9%
Some College	240	42.6%
Bach. Degree	64	11.3%
Grad Degree	45	8.0%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +22	R +28	R + 6.3%
D -6
2020 vs. 2012	R +36	R +90	R + 25.2%
D -54
2020 vs. 2008	R +41	R +111	R + 30.8%
D -70

2016 vs. 2008	R +19	R +83	R + 24.5%
D -64
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	59%	Donald Trump* (R)	250	66.8%	Joe Biden (D)	116	31.0%	8	2.1%	374	26	20	0.01%
2016	60%	Donald Trump (R)	228	61.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	122	32.6%	24	6.4%	374	23	15	0.01%
2012	64%	Mitt Romney (R)	214	54.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	170	43.5%	7	1.8%	391	14	8	0.01%
2008	67%	John McCain (R)	209	51.6%	Barack Obama (D)	186	45.9%	10	2.5%	405	15	6	0.01%
2000	63%	George W. Bush (R)	226	57.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	159	40.6%	7	1.8%	392	15	10	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Walnut Grove township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

116

31.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

250

66.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.6%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

374

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 20

2016 President, Walnut Grove township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

122

32.6%

Donald Trump (R)

228

61.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.5%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

374

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 15

2012 President, Walnut Grove township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

170

43.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

214

54.7%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

391

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 8

2008 President, Walnut Grove township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

186

45.9%

John McCain (R)

209

51.6%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

405

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Walnut Grove township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

226

57.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

159

40.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.3%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

392

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Walnut Grove township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	48%	Kathy Salvi (R)	202	66.2%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	97	31.8%	6 [+]	2.0%	305	25	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 6 (2.0%);
2022	G	48%	Darren Bailey (R)	202	66.7%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	94	31.0%	7 [+]	2.3%	303	24	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 7 (2.3%);
2020	S2	59%	Mark Curran (R)	248	66.5%	Richard Durbin* (D)	115	30.8%	10 [+]	2.7%	373	28	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 6 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.5%); Willie Wilson (I) 2 (0.5%);
2018	G	47%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	192	64.9%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	78	26.4%	26 [+]	8.8%	296	26	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 18 (6.1%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 8 (2.7%);
2016	S3	59%	Mark Kirk* (R)	221	60.1%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	128	34.8%	19 [+]	5.2%	368	20	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 12 (3.3%); Scott Summers (Green) 6 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.3%);
2014	S2	43%	Jim Oberweis (R)	168	63.4%	Richard Durbin* (D)	92	34.7%	5 [+]	1.9%	265	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 5 (1.9%);
2014	G	42%	Bruce Rauner (R)	173	66.5%	Pat Quinn* (D)	76	29.2%	11 [+]	4.2%	260	16	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 11 (4.2%);

*: 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	385
Median Value	$114,700

Occupied	334	86.8%
Vacant	51	13.2%

Owned	311	93.1%
Rented	23	6.9%
Median Rent	$735

Single-Family Units	382	99.2%
Detached	382	99.2%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Walnut Grove township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Walnut Grove township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Walnut Grove township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Walnut Grove township, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Walnut Grove township, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Walnut Grove township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Walnut Grove township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Walnut Grove township, IL