Pleasant Ridge township, IL

2022 population: 269 ( 17 from 2010 )
Land area: 29.3 square miles
Population density: 9.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	267	99.26%	10.3%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	2	0.74%	100.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	2	0.74%	80.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	25	12.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	-8	-3.8

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
252
242	96.03%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.40%
9	3.57%
10	3.97%

2000
257
251	97.67%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	2.33%
0	0.00%
6	2.33%

1990
309
309	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
436
436	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

-9	-3.5
4	1.6

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

-58	-18.8
6	1.9

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

-127	-29.1
0	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Pleasant Ridge 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
28.5
123	45.7%
146	54.3%
17	6.3%

78
3.45

43	55.1%
42	97.7%
0	0.0%
35	44.9%

2010
Number	Percent
33.3
78	31.0%
174	69.0%
34	13.5%

82
3.07

71	86.6%
68	95.8%
0	0.0%
11	13.4%

2000
Number	Percent
39.2
92	35.8%
165	64.2%
47	18.3%

88
2.92

76	86.4%
69	90.8%
7	9.2%
12	13.6%

1990
Number	Percent
25.1
138	44.7%
171	55.3%
30	9.7%

75
4.12

75	100.0%
75	100.0%
0	0.0%
0	0.0%

1980
Number	Percent
24.6
150	34.4%
286	65.6%
20	4.6%

116
3.76

106	91.4%
102	96.2%
2	1.9%
10	8.6%

2022 Housing Data for Pleasant Ridge township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
$10,000 to $14,999	11	14.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	2	2.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	14	17.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	13	16.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	28	35.9%
$200,000 or more	10	12.8%

Median Household Income	n/a
Per Capita Income	33,591

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	0	0.0%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	12	15.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	107	82.9%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	107	82.9%
Not in Labor Force	22	17.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		17.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	34	1	97.1%
Non-Profit	0	8	0.0%
Self-Employed	44	0	100.0%

Local Government	0	6	0.0%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	78	1	98.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	0	14	0.0%
Total	78	15	83.9%

Pct. Govt.	6.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	55	50.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	18	16.4%
Professional, Technical	6	5.5%
All others	31	28.2%

White Collar		71.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Transportation and warehousing	37	33.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	14	12.7%
Manufacturing	12	10.9%
Construction	11	10.0%
Wholesale trade	11	10.0%
Finance and insurance	10	9.1%
Information	8	7.3%
Educational services	6	5.5%
Retail trade	1	0.9%

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	241	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	152	56.5%
Irish	71	26.4%
English	19	7.1%
Lithuanian	17	6.3%
American	9	3.3%
Italian	5	1.9%
Scottish	2	0.7%
French	1	0.4%
Norwegian	1	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	269	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	269	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	0	0.0%	46	31.5%	50	34.2%	36	24.7%	14	9.6%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	0	0.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	46	31.5%
Some College	50	34.2%
Bach. Degree	36	24.7%
Grad Degree	14	9.6%
Average years of education: 14.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +13	R +8	D + 2.6%
D +5
2020 vs. 2012	R -12	D +14	D + 5.9%
D +2
2020 vs. 2008	R -5	R +1	R + 5.6%
D -6

2016 vs. 2008	R -18	D +7	R + 8.2%
D -11
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	60%	Donald Trump* (R)	100	78.7%	Joe Biden (D)	25	19.7%	2	1.6%	127	38	32	0.00%
2016	63%	Donald Trump (R)	87	70.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	20	16.3%	16	13.0%	123	32	25	0.00%
2012	74%	Mitt Romney (R)	112	83.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	23	17.0%	0	0.0%	135	42	36	0.00%
2008	81%	John McCain (R)	105	75.5%	Barack Obama (D)	31	22.3%	3	2.2%	139	39	30	0.00%
2000	84%	George W. Bush (R)	107	77.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	30	21.6%	2	1.4%	139	34	29	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Pleasant Ridge township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

19.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

100

78.7%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

127

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 38	Diff (US): 32

2016 President, Pleasant Ridge township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

16.3%

Donald Trump (R)

70.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

7.3%

Other

5.7%

TOTAL

123

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 32	Diff (US): 25

2012 President, Pleasant Ridge township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

17.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

112

83.0%

TOTAL

135

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 42	Diff (US): 36

2008 President, Pleasant Ridge township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

22.3%

John McCain (R)

105

75.5%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

139

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 39	Diff (US): 30

2000 President, Pleasant Ridge township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

107

77.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

21.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.4%

TOTAL

139

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 34	Diff (US): 29

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Pleasant Ridge township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	51%	Kathy Salvi (R)	87	80.6%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	21	19.4%	0	0.0%	108	39	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	52%	Darren Bailey (R)	89	80.9%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	18	16.4%	3 [+]	2.7%	110	39	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 3 (2.7%);
2020	S2	60%	Mark Curran (R)	103	81.1%	Richard Durbin* (D)	23	18.1%	1 [+]	0.8%	127	42	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.8%);
2018	G	48%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	83	85.6%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	8	8.2%	6 [+]	6.2%	97	47	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 4 (4.1%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 2 (2.1%);
2016	S3	65%	Mark Kirk* (R)	101	78.9%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	20	15.6%	7 [+]	5.5%	128	39	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 4 (3.1%); Scott Summers (Green) 3 (2.3%);
2014	S2	63%	Jim Oberweis (R)	94	79.0%	Richard Durbin* (D)	23	19.3%	2 [+]	1.7%	119	36	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 2 (1.7%);
2014	G	63%	Bruce Rauner (R)	102	86.4%	Pat Quinn* (D)	10	8.5%	6 [+]	5.1%	118	36	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 6 (5.1%);

*: 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

Pleasant Ridge township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Pleasant Ridge township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Pleasant Ridge township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pleasant Ridge township, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Pleasant Ridge township, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pleasant Ridge township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Pleasant Ridge township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Pleasant Ridge township, IL

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	94
Median Value	$217,600

Occupied	78	83.0%
Vacant	16	17.0%

Owned	72	92.3%
Rented	6	7.7%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	94	100.0%
Detached	94	100.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%