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Benton township, IL


Lake County, IL

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 19,005   ( 54 from 2010 )
Land area: 14.2 square miles
Population density: 1339.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:10,543 55.47% 19.2%
Black:1,8219.58% 20.8%
Indian:1680.88% 205.5%
Asian:1350.71% 75.2%
2+ races:2281.20% 39.8%
Hispanic:5,99931.57% 77.6%
Total non-White:8,46244.53% 43.3%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:-2,501 -16.0
Change in Non-White pop.:2,555 16.3




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
18,951
13,04468.83%
1,5077.95%
550.29%
5442.87%
3792.00%
3,37817.82%
5,90731.17%

2000
17,229
14,08781.76%
8144.72%
260.15%
2331.35%
3672.13%
1,6589.62%
3,14218.24%

1990
15,823
14,38890.93%
4993.15%
500.32%
3091.95%
n/a
5773.65%
1,4359.07%

1980
14,546
13,72694.36%
2341.61%
610.42%
2251.55%
n/a
3002.06%
8205.64%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
-1,043 -6.1
2,765 16.0
1990's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
-301 -1.9
1,707 10.8
1980's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
662 4.6
615 4.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Benton 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
NumberPercent
43.5
3,834 20.2%
15,171 79.8%
3,132 16.5%
7,508
2.53
5,155 68.7%
3,895 75.6%
415 8.1%
2,353 31.3%

2010
NumberPercent
39.3
4,573 24.1%
14,378 75.9%
2,191 11.6%
6,973
2.70
5,116 73.4%
3,920 76.6%
461 9.0%
1,857 26.6%

2000
NumberPercent
36.4
4,790 27.8%
12,439 72.2%
1,608 9.3%
6,255
2.75
4,793 76.6%
3,906 81.5%
383 8.0%
1,462 23.4%

1990
NumberPercent
31.7
4,660 29.5%
11,163 70.5%
1,096 6.9%
5,299
2.99
4,300 81.1%
3,859 89.7%
163 3.8%
999 18.9%

1980
NumberPercent
28.0
4,736 32.6%
9,810 67.4%
867 6.0%
4,866
2.99
4,007 82.3%
3,583 89.4%
224 5.6%
859 17.7%

2022 Housing Data for Benton township, IL

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units7,898 
Median Value$213,300 
Occupied7,50895.1%
Vacant3904.9%
Owned5,73576.4%
Rented1,77323.6%
Median Rent$1,241 
Single-Family Units5,90874.8%
    Detached5,54170.2%
    Attached3674.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units89011.3%
Mobile Homes87111.0%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Benton township, IL

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0002703.6%
$10,000 to $14,999230.3%
$15,000 to $19,9992132.8%
$20,000 to $24,9992323.1%
$25,000 to $29,9991542.1%
$30,000 to $34,9992563.4%
$35,000 to $39,9993444.6%
$40,000 to $44,9991792.4%
$45,000 to $49,9995026.7%
$50,000 to $59,9993835.1%
$60,000 to $74,99984711.3%
$75,000 to $99,9991,42719.0%
$100,000 to $124,99986311.5%
$125,000 to $149,9995827.8%
$150,000 to $199,9997249.6%
$200,000 or more5096.8%
Median Household Income80,030 
Per Capita Income37,666 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI2613.5%
Public Assistance1912.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1,22516.3%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed5,81767.9%
Unemployed5946.9%
In Armed Forces981.1%
Total Labor Force6,50976.0%
Not in Labor Force2,06024.0%
Real Unemployment Rate 31.0%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector3,2593,31249.6%
Non-Profit11732626.4%
Self-Employed60021873.3%
Local Government26767828.3%
State Government1395770.9%
Federal Government7813536.6%
Total Private + Self3,8593,53052.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.6011,19633.4%
Total4,4604,72648.6%
Pct. Govt.14.7%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts1,47816.1%
Sales and Office Occupations2,03022.1%
Professional, Technical1,70518.6%
Service Occupations1,42715.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing170.2%
All others2,54627.7%
White Collar 56.7%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing1,73218.9%
Health care and social assistance1,33014.5%
Retail trade7568.2%
Educational services7117.7%
Construction6737.3%
Transportation and warehousing6346.9%
Wholesale trade5265.7%
Accommodation and food services4835.3%
Finance and insurance4134.5%
Public administration3964.3%
Other services3804.1%
Professional, scientific, technical3674.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.3233.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing1211.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1061.2%
Utilities971.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting560.6%
Information500.5%
Management320.3%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican4,39223.11%
Puerto Rican9895.20%
Cuban600.32%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American3781.99%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan00.00%
Honduran1901.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran1880.99%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1090.57%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian270.14%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian820.43%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic710.37%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino1280.67%
Chinese70.04%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English12,92671.0%
Spanish4,63525.5%
Arabic1680.9%
Other Indo-European1570.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1380.8%
Tagalog1280.7%
Other150.1%
German, other Germanic120.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun120.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German2,46513.0%
Irish1,5418.1%
English1,2756.7%
Polish1,2406.5%
American3762.0%
Greek3341.8%
Italian3241.7%
Finnish2601.4%
Swedish2071.1%
French2011.1%
British1971.0%
Palestinian1680.9%
Scottish1560.8%
Norwegian1550.8%
Czech1350.7%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen18,05795.0%
Not a citizen9485.0%
Native16,61487.4%
Foreign-born2,39112.6%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Benton township, IL

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
713 5.4%891 6.7%4,288 32.4%4,717 35.6%1,623 12.2%1,017 7.7%
  Average years of education: 12.8
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 713 5.4%
9-12 Years 891 6.7%
H.S. Grad or GED 4,288 32.4%
Some College 4,717 35.6%
Bach. Degree 1,623 12.2%
Grad Degree 1,017 7.7%
Average years of education: 12.8

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)

Historical Presidential Election Results for Benton township, IL

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +131 D +541 D + 6.9%
D +672
2020 vs. 2012 R +18 D +418 D + 5.1%
D +436
2020 vs. 2008 R -61 R +118 R + 1.3%
D -179
2016 vs. 2008 R -192 R +659 R + 8.3%
D -851
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 60% Joe Biden (D) 4,288 49.2% Donald Trump* (R) 4,227 48.5% 198 2.3% 8,713 8 2 0.14%
2016 58% Donald Trump (R) 4,096 49.3% Hillary Clinton (D) 3,616 43.5% 597 7.2% 8,309 11 3 0.15%
2012 57% Mitt Romney (R) 4,209 51.4% Barack Obama* (D) 3,852 47.0% 135 1.6% 8,196 11 4 0.16%
2008 63% Barack Obama (D) 4,467 50.3% John McCain (R) 4,288 48.3% 126 1.4% 8,881 12 3 0.16%
2000 57% George W. Bush (R) 4,058 57.2% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 2,854 40.2% 182 2.6% 7,094 15 9 0.15%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Benton township
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 4,288 49.2%
Donald Trump* (R) 4,227 48.5%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 92 1.1%
Other 106 1.2%
TOTAL 8,713
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 2


2016 President, Benton township
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 3,616 43.5%
Donald Trump (R) 4,096 49.3%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 370 4.5%
Other 227 2.7%
TOTAL 8,309
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 3


2012 President, Benton township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 3,852 47.0%
Mitt Romney (R) 4,209 51.4%
Other 135 1.6%
TOTAL 8,196
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 4


2008 President, Benton township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 4,467 50.3%
John McCain (R) 4,288 48.3%
Other 126 1.4%
TOTAL 8,881
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 3


2000 President, Benton township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 4,058 57.2%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 2,854 40.2%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 132 1.9%
Other 50 0.7%
TOTAL 7,094
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 9
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Benton township, IL

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 39% Kathy Salvi (R) 2,818 50.7% Tammy Duckworth* (D) 2,635 47.4% 106 [+] 1.9% 5,559 9 0.14%
2022 G 39% Darren Bailey (R) 2,854 51.2% J.B. Pritzker* (D) 2,530 45.4% 187 [+] 3.4% 5,571 9 0.14%
2020 S2 60% Mark Curran (R) 4,134 48.0% Richard Durbin* (D) 4,048 47.0% 436 [+] 5.1% 8,618 9 0.14%
2018 G 45% Bruce Rauner* (R) 3,226 49.2% J.B. Pritzker (D) 2,788 42.6% 537 [+] 8.2% 6,551 10 0.14%
2016 S3 57% Mark Kirk* (R) 4,007 48.9% Tammy Duckworth (D) 3,692 45.1% 488 [+] 6.0% 8,187 9 0.15%
2014 S2 38% Jim Oberweis (R) 2,997 54.9% Richard Durbin* (D) 2,221 40.7% 238 [+] 4.4% 5,456 12 0.15%
2014 G 39% Bruce Rauner (R) 3,523 61.9% Pat Quinn* (D) 1,971 34.7% 193 [+] 3.4% 5,687 12 0.16%
*: 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