Rooks Creek township, IL

2022 population: 567 ( 0 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.4 square miles
Population density: 15.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	555	97.88%	0.0%
Black:	2	0.35%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	10	1.76%	233.3%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	12	2.12%	0.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	0	0.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	0	0.0

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
567
555	97.88%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	0.53%
9	1.59%
12	2.12%

2000
571
565	98.95%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	1.05%
6	1.05%

1990
483
426	88.20%
0	0.00%
9	1.86%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
57	11.80%

1980
606
587	96.86%
11	1.82%
0	0.00%
4	0.66%
n/a
4	0.66%
19	3.14%

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

-10	-1.8
6	1.1

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

139	28.8
-51	-10.6

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

-161	-26.6
38	6.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Rooks Creek 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
36.4
145	25.6%
422	74.4%
104	18.3%

226
2.51

162	71.7%
146	90.1%
5	3.1%
64	28.3%

2010
Number	Percent
45.5
142	25.0%
425	75.0%
107	18.9%

215
2.64

183	85.1%
162	88.5%
7	3.8%
32	14.9%

2000
Number	Percent
39.1
160	28.0%
411	72.0%
54	9.5%

210
2.72

171	81.4%
153	89.5%
4	2.3%
39	18.6%

1990
Number	Percent
31.1
107	22.2%
376	77.8%
52	10.8%

177
2.73

146	82.5%
139	95.2%
0	0.0%
31	17.5%

1980
Number	Percent
29.8
215	35.5%
391	64.5%
63	10.4%

188
3.22

159	84.6%
150	94.3%
3	1.9%
29	15.4%

2022 Housing Data for Rooks Creek township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3	1.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	4	1.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	2	0.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	4	1.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	7	3.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	2	0.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	2	0.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	8	3.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	13	5.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	52	23.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	60	26.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	30	13.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	19	8.4%
$200,000 or more	20	8.8%

Median Household Income	104,318
Per Capita Income	44,687

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5	2.2%
Public Assistance	11	4.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	18	8.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	270	82.6%
Unemployed	1	0.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	271	82.9%
Not in Labor Force	56	17.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		17.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	106	81	56.7%
Non-Profit	17	9	65.4%
Self-Employed	25	4	86.2%

Local Government	9	8	52.9%
State Government	29	4	87.9%
Federal Government	0	8	0.0%

Total Private + Self	131	85	60.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	55	29	65.5%
Total	186	114	62.0%

Pct. Govt.	19.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	49	16.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	73	24.3%
Professional, Technical	77	25.7%
Service Occupations	39	13.0%
All others	62	20.7%

White Collar		66.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	61	20.3%
Retail trade	38	12.7%
Manufacturing	35	11.7%
Public administration	28	9.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	21	7.0%
Transportation and warehousing	21	7.0%
Construction	21	7.0%
Wholesale trade	18	6.0%
Educational services	17	5.7%
Finance and insurance	12	4.0%
Other services	12	4.0%
Accommodation and food services	9	3.0%
Utilities	3	1.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	2	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2	0.7%

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	498	98.2%
German, other Germanic	5	1.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2	0.4%
Other Indo-European	2	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	280	49.4%
Irish	78	13.8%
Swedish	46	8.1%
American	33	5.8%
English	33	5.8%
Scandinavian	27	4.8%
Eastern European	21	3.7%
Polish	19	3.4%
Norwegian	15	2.6%
Italian	9	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	7	1.2%
European	4	0.7%
Brazilian	2	0.4%
Czech	2	0.4%
Dutch	2	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	565	99.6%
Not a citizen	2	0.4%

Native	565	99.6%
Foreign-born	2	0.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
8	2.0%	13	3.2%	95	23.5%	154	38.1%	88	21.8%	46	11.4%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	8	2.0%
9-12 Years	13	3.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	95	23.5%
Some College	154	38.1%
Bach. Degree	88	21.8%
Grad Degree	46	11.4%
Average years of education: 13.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +42	R +42	R + 5.4%
D +0
2020 vs. 2012	R +17	R +5	D + 4.0%
D +12
2020 vs. 2008	R +40	R +38	R + 4.0%
D +2

2016 vs. 2008	R -2	D +4	D + 1.3%
D +2
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	79%	Donald Trump* (R)	279	79.3%	Joe Biden (D)	67	19.0%	6	1.7%	352	39	32	0.01%
2016	75%	Donald Trump (R)	237	72.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	67	20.6%	22	6.7%	326	34	27	0.01%
2012	74%	Mitt Romney (R)	262	82.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	55	17.2%	2	0.6%	319	41	35	0.01%
2008	73%	John McCain (R)	239	77.9%	Barack Obama (D)	65	21.2%	3	1.0%	307	41	32	0.01%
2000	70%	George W. Bush (R)	203	70.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	73	25.3%	12	4.2%	288	28	23	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Rooks Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

19.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

279

79.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

352

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 39	Diff (US): 32

2016 President, Rooks Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

20.6%

Donald Trump (R)

237

72.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.6%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

326

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 34	Diff (US): 27

2012 President, Rooks Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

17.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

262

82.1%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

319

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 41	Diff (US): 35

2008 President, Rooks Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

21.2%

John McCain (R)

239

77.9%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

307

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 41	Diff (US): 32

2000 President, Rooks Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

203

70.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

25.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.7%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

288

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 23

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rooks Creek township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	66%	Kathy Salvi (R)	233	80.1%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	50	17.2%	8 [+]	2.7%	291	39	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 7 (2.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.3%);
2022	G	67%	Darren Bailey (R)	249	83.6%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	42	14.1%	7 [+]	2.3%	298	41	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 7 (2.3%);
2020	S2	79%	Mark Curran (R)	254	73.0%	Richard Durbin* (D)	82	23.6%	12 [+]	3.4%	348	34	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Willie Wilson (I) 6 (1.7%); Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 5 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.3%);
2018	G	57%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	183	72.9%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	39	15.5%	29 [+]	11.6%	251	34	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 20 (8.0%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 9 (3.6%);
2016	S3	74%	Mark Kirk* (R)	245	76.3%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	63	19.6%	13 [+]	4.0%	321	37	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 8 (2.5%); Scott Summers (Green) 5 (1.6%);
2014	S2	60%	Jim Oberweis (R)	200	77.5%	Richard Durbin* (D)	50	19.4%	8 [+]	3.1%	258	35	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 8 (3.1%);
2014	G	59%	Bruce Rauner (R)	195	77.1%	Pat Quinn* (D)	49	19.4%	9 [+]	3.6%	253	27	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 7 (2.8%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.8%);

*: 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	257
Median Value	$194,900

Occupied	226	87.9%
Vacant	31	12.1%

Owned	163	72.1%
Rented	63	27.9%
Median Rent	$972

Single-Family Units	257	100.0%
Detached	257	100.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Rooks Creek township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Rooks Creek township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Rooks Creek township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rooks Creek township, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Rooks Creek township, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rooks Creek township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Rooks Creek township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rooks Creek township, IL