Belle Prairie township, IL

2022 population: 113 ( 22 from 2010 )
Land area: 22.9 square miles
Population density: 4.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	105	92.92%	21.6%
Black:	8	7.08%	700.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	0.0%

Total non-White:	8	7.08%	700.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-29	-26.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	7	6.3

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
135
134	99.26%
1	0.74%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.74%

2000
11
11	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1990
161
149	92.55%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
12	7.45%

1980
196
196	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

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

123	1118.2
1	9.1

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

-138	-85.7
-12	-7.5

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

-47	-24.0
12	6.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Belle Prairie 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
62.7
14	12.4%
99	87.6%
49	43.4%

55
2.05

30	54.5%
30	100.0%
0	0.0%
25	45.5%

2010
Number	Percent
37.8
36	26.7%
99	73.3%
29	21.5%

48
2.81

42	87.5%
38	90.5%
0	0.0%
6	12.5%

2000
Number	Percent
40.0
0	0.0%
0	0.0%
0	0.0%

6
1.83

6	100.0%
6	100.0%
0	0.0%
0	0.0%

1990
Number	Percent
42.5
40	24.8%
121	75.2%
23	14.3%

53
3.04

53	100.0%
38	71.7%
0	0.0%
0	0.0%

1980
Number	Percent
26.3
77	39.3%
119	60.7%
12	6.1%

56
3.50

51	91.1%
51	100.0%
0	0.0%
5	8.9%

2022 Housing Data for Belle Prairie township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
$15,000 to $19,999	6	10.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	5	9.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	14	25.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	5	9.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	8	14.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	8	14.5%
$200,000 or more	9	16.4%

Median Household Income	116,250
Per Capita Income	60,443

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4	7.3%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	4	7.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	35	64.8%
Unemployed	3	5.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	38	70.4%
Not in Labor Force	16	29.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	27	20	57.4%
Non-Profit	0	0	?%
Self-Employed	5	5	50.0%

Local Government	0	0	?%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	32	25	56.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	0	0	?%
Total	32	25	56.1%

Pct. Govt.	0.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	14	24.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	14	24.6%
Professional, Technical	7	12.3%
Service Occupations	3	5.3%
All others	19	33.3%

White Collar		61.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	22	38.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	10	17.5%
Finance and insurance	8	14.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	5	8.8%
Transportation and warehousing	5	8.8%
Health care and social assistance	4	7.0%
Information	3	5.3%

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	105	92.9%
German, other Germanic	8	7.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	35	31.0%
Swiss	14	12.4%
English	12	10.6%
French	5	4.4%
Irish	5	4.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	113	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	113	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4	4.0%	17	17.2%	29	29.3%	37	37.4%	8	8.1%	4	4.0%
Average years of education: 12.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4	4.0%
9-12 Years	17	17.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	29	29.3%
Some College	37	37.4%
Bach. Degree	8	8.1%
Grad Degree	4	4.0%
Average years of education: 12.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +4	R +4	R + 2.4%
D +0
2020 vs. 2012	R -4	D +1	R + 3.9%
D -3
2020 vs. 2008	R -2	R +2	R + 7.0%
D -4

2016 vs. 2008	R -6	D +2	R + 4.6%
D -4
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	85%	Donald Trump* (R)	58	77.3%	Joe Biden (D)	15	20.0%	2	2.7%	75	37	31	0.00%
2016	81%	Donald Trump (R)	54	72.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	15	20.0%	6	8.0%	75	34	26	0.00%
2012	84%	Mitt Romney (R)	62	76.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	18	22.2%	1	1.2%	81	36	29	0.00%
2008	100%	John McCain (R)	60	74.1%	Barack Obama (D)	19	23.5%	2	2.5%	81	37	28	0.00%
2000	627%	George W. Bush (R)	53	76.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	14	20.3%	2	2.9%	69	34	29	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Belle Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

20.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

77.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): 37	Diff (US): 31

2016 President, Belle Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

20.0%

Donald Trump (R)

72.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.7%

Other

5.3%

TOTAL

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 34	Diff (US): 26

2012 President, Belle Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

22.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

76.5%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 36	Diff (US): 29

2008 President, Belle Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

23.5%

John McCain (R)

74.1%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

Turnout: 100%	Diff (St): 37	Diff (US): 28

2000 President, Belle Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

76.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

20.3%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

Turnout: 627%	Diff (St): 34	Diff (US): 29

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Belle Prairie township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	76%	Kathy Salvi (R)	54	80.6%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	12	17.9%	1 [+]	1.5%	67	39	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 1 (1.5%);
2022	G	77%	Darren Bailey (R)	54	79.4%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	13	19.1%	1 [+]	1.5%	68	37	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 1 (1.5%);
2020	S2	88%	Mark Curran (R)	58	74.4%	Richard Durbin* (D)	19	24.4%	1 [+]	1.3%	78	35	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 1 (1.3%);
2018	G	67%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	42	68.9%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	16	26.2%	3 [+]	4.9%	61	30	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 2 (3.3%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 1 (1.6%);
2016	S3	81%	Mark Kirk* (R)	55	73.3%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	15	20.0%	5 [+]	6.7%	75	34	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 5 (6.7%);
2014	S2	62%	Jim Oberweis (R)	47	79.7%	Richard Durbin* (D)	11	18.6%	1 [+]	1.7%	59	37	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 1 (1.7%);
2014	G	64%	Bruce Rauner (R)	47	77.0%	Pat Quinn* (D)	14	23.0%	0	0.0%	61	27	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%);

*: 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	71
Median Value	n/a

Occupied	55	77.5%
Vacant	16	22.5%

Owned	55	100.0%
Rented	0	0.0%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	67	94.4%
Detached	67	94.4%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	4	5.6%

Belle Prairie township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Belle Prairie township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Belle Prairie township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Belle Prairie township, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Belle Prairie township, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Belle Prairie township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Belle Prairie township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Belle Prairie township, IL