Reading township, IL

Livingston County, IL

2022 population: 1,719 ( 327 from 2010 )
Land area: 37.7 square miles
Population density: 45.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,572	91.45%	20.3%
Black:	30	1.75%	130.8%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Hispanic:	117	6.81%	172.1%

Total non-White:	147	8.55%	98.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-400	-23.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	73	4.3

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
2,046
1,972	96.38%
13	0.64%
2	0.10%
5	0.24%
11	0.54%
43	2.10%
74	3.62%

2000
2,242
2,115	94.34%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
7	0.31%
12	0.54%
108	4.82%
127	5.66%

1990
2,500
2,471	98.84%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
29	1.16%
29	1.16%

1980
3,022
2,994	99.07%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
28	0.93%
28	0.93%

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

-143	-6.4
-53	-2.4

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

-356	-14.2
98	3.9

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

-523	-17.3
1	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Reading 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
59.7
230	13.4%
1,489	86.6%
655	38.1%

842
2.04

504	59.9%
366	72.6%
0	0.0%
338	40.1%

2010
Number	Percent
47.1
423	20.7%
1,623	79.3%
444	21.7%

906
2.26

591	65.2%
457	77.3%
44	7.4%
315	34.8%

2000
Number	Percent
43.8
477	21.3%
1,765	78.7%
485	21.6%

943
2.38

648	68.7%
495	76.4%
34	5.2%
295	31.3%

1990
Number	Percent
37.0
642	25.7%
1,858	74.3%
395	15.8%

906
2.76

718	79.2%
628	87.5%
35	4.9%
188	20.8%

1980
Number	Percent
30.0
969	32.1%
2,053	67.9%
289	9.6%

1,016
2.97

847	83.4%
720	85.0%
74	8.7%
169	16.6%

2022 Housing Data for Reading township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	29	3.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	62	7.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	18	2.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	95	11.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	52	6.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	100	11.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	40	4.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	24	2.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	110	13.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	27	3.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	105	12.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	48	5.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	108	12.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	14	1.7%
$200,000 or more	10	1.2%

Median Household Income	50,132
Per Capita Income	31,644

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	46	5.5%
Public Assistance	42	5.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	145	17.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	580	72.8%
Unemployed	42	5.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	622	78.0%
Not in Labor Force	175	22.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	372	199	65.1%
Non-Profit	9	23	28.1%
Self-Employed	3	38	7.3%

Local Government	0	31	0.0%
State Government	14	28	33.3%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	375	237	61.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	23	82	21.9%
Total	398	319	55.5%

Pct. Govt.	10.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	18	2.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	95	13.2%
Professional, Technical	128	17.9%
Service Occupations	118	16.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	8	1.1%
All others	358	49.9%

White Collar		33.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	106	14.8%
Accommodation and food services	75	10.5%
Transportation and warehousing	74	10.3%
Retail trade	69	9.6%
Health care and social assistance	65	9.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	63	8.8%
Construction	49	6.8%
Public administration	42	5.9%
Finance and insurance	40	5.6%
Educational services	31	4.3%
Other services	27	3.8%
Wholesale trade	25	3.5%
Information	19	2.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	10	1.4%
Utilities	8	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	8	1.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	6	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	38	2.21%
Puerto Rican	20	1.16%
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	59	3.43%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,464	86.0%
Spanish	190	11.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	28	1.6%
Other	21	1.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	537	31.2%
Irish	266	15.5%
Slovak	224	13.0%
English	126	7.3%
American	87	5.1%
Italian	64	3.7%
Polish	55	3.2%
African	30	1.7%
Dutch	28	1.6%
Scottish	28	1.6%
Swedish	21	1.2%
Pennsylvania German	18	1.0%
Czech	9	0.5%
Norwegian	9	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,716	99.8%
Not a citizen	3	0.2%

Native	1,658	96.5%
Foreign-born	61	3.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
30	2.1%	152	10.8%	694	49.1%	420	29.7%	90	6.4%	27	1.9%
Average years of education: 12.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	30	2.1%
9-12 Years	152	10.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	694	49.1%
Some College	420	29.7%
Bach. Degree	90	6.4%
Grad Degree	27	1.9%
Average years of education: 12.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +93	R +66	R + 1.0%
D +27
2020 vs. 2012	R +209	R +319	R + 32.7%
D -110
2020 vs. 2008	R +275	R +455	R + 49.0%
D -180

2016 vs. 2008	R +182	R +389	R + 48.0%
D -207
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	70%	Donald Trump* (R)	688	73.0%	Joe Biden (D)	242	25.7%	12	1.3%	942	33	26	0.02%
2016	59%	Donald Trump (R)	595	69.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	215	25.1%	45	5.3%	855	31	24	0.02%
2012	54%	Mitt Romney (R)	479	56.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	352	41.7%	14	1.7%	845	16	9	0.02%
2008	52%	Barack Obama (D)	422	49.3%	John McCain (R)	413	48.2%	21	2.5%	856	12	3	0.02%
2000	51%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	491	55.0%	George W. Bush (R)	370	41.5%	31	3.5%	892	-1	-6	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Reading township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

242

25.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

688

73.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

942

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 33	Diff (US): 26

2016 President, Reading township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

215

25.1%

Donald Trump (R)

595

69.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.6%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

855

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 31	Diff (US): 24

2012 President, Reading township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

352

41.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

479

56.7%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

845

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 9

2008 President, Reading township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

422

49.3%

John McCain (R)

413

48.2%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

856

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 3

2000 President, Reading township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

370

41.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

491

55.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.1%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

892

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Reading township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	51%	Kathy Salvi (R)	456	67.2%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	209	30.8%	14 [+]	2.1%	679	26	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 12 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.3%);
2022	G	51%	Darren Bailey (R)	481	70.2%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	181	26.4%	23 [+]	3.4%	685	28	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 21 (3.1%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.3%);
2020	S2	69%	Mark Curran (R)	595	64.6%	Richard Durbin* (D)	276	30.0%	50 [+]	5.4%	921	26	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Willie Wilson (I) 33 (3.6%); Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 11 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.7%);
2018	G	47%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	372	56.4%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	216	32.7%	72 [+]	10.9%	660	18	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 50 (7.6%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 22 (3.3%);
2016	S3	58%	Mark Kirk* (R)	536	63.4%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	263	31.1%	47 [+]	5.6%	846	24	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 34 (4.0%); Scott Summers (Green) 11 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.2%);
2014	S2	41%	Jim Oberweis (R)	372	59.8%	Richard Durbin* (D)	215	34.6%	35 [+]	5.6%	622	17	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 35 (5.6%);
2014	G	41%	Bruce Rauner (R)	387	62.6%	Pat Quinn* (D)	196	31.7%	35 [+]	5.7%	618	12	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 34 (5.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);

*: 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	887
Median Value	$70,200

Occupied	842	94.9%
Vacant	45	5.1%

Owned	715	84.9%
Rented	127	15.1%
Median Rent	$1,057

Single-Family Units	731	82.4%
Detached	721	81.3%
Attached	10	1.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	18	2.0%
Mobile Homes	117	13.2%

Reading township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Reading township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Reading township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Reading township, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Reading township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Reading township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Reading township, IL