Chalmers township, IL

2022 population: 629 ( 57 from 2010 )
Land area: 26.6 square miles
Population density: 23.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	572	90.94%	13.7%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	9	1.43%	350.0%
2+ races:	17	2.70%	30.8%
Hispanic:	31	4.93%	416.7%

Total non-White:	57	9.06%	147.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-91	-16.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	34	6.0

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
686
663	96.65%
1	0.15%
1	0.15%
2	0.29%
13	1.90%
6	0.87%
23	3.35%

2000
691
649	93.92%
29	4.20%
0	0.00%
6	0.87%
7	1.01%
0	0.00%
42	6.08%

1990
804
705	87.69%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
8	1.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
99	12.31%

1980
824
816	99.03%
2	0.24%
0	0.00%
6	0.73%
n/a
0	0.00%
8	0.97%

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

14	2.0
-19	-2.7

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

-56	-7.0
-57	-7.1

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

-111	-13.5
91	11.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Chalmers 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
58.3
124	19.7%
505	80.3%
218	34.7%

299
2.10

209	69.9%
204	97.6%
5	2.4%
90	30.1%

2010
Number	Percent
48.9
121	17.6%
565	82.4%
119	17.3%

300
2.29

211	70.3%
186	88.2%
9	4.3%
89	29.7%

2000
Number	Percent
46.5
108	15.6%
583	84.4%
69	10.0%

314
2.20

209	66.6%
192	91.9%
0	0.0%
105	33.4%

1990
Number	Percent
32.8
215	26.7%
589	73.3%
60	7.5%

253
3.18

212	83.8%
187	88.2%
17	8.0%
41	16.2%

1980
Number	Percent
30.0
256	31.1%
568	68.9%
76	9.2%

293
2.81

226	77.1%
209	92.5%
3	1.3%
67	22.9%

2022 Housing Data for Chalmers township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5	1.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	23	7.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	4	1.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	22	7.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	4	1.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	20	6.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	30	10.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	33	11.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	22	7.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	72	24.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	34	11.4%
$200,000 or more	30	10.0%

Median Household Income	101,328
Per Capita Income	50,939

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3	1.0%
Public Assistance	14	4.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	24	8.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	258	81.6%
Unemployed	8	2.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	266	84.2%
Not in Labor Force	50	15.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		18.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	96	83	53.6%
Non-Profit	11	10	52.4%
Self-Employed	74	4	94.9%

Local Government	10	12	45.5%
State Government	20	28	41.7%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	170	87	66.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	41	50	45.1%
Total	211	137	60.6%

Pct. Govt.	20.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	55	15.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	90	24.7%
Professional, Technical	97	26.6%
Service Occupations	95	26.1%
All others	27	7.4%

White Collar		66.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	71	19.5%
Educational services	69	19.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	63	17.3%
Retail trade	52	14.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	24	6.6%
Other services	23	6.3%
Finance and insurance	22	6.0%
Manufacturing	19	5.2%
Transportation and warehousing	9	2.5%
Public administration	7	1.9%
Construction	5	1.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	29	4.61%
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	2	0.32%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	9	1.43%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	607	99.7%
Spanish	2	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	192	30.5%
English	127	20.2%
Irish	56	8.9%
American	35	5.6%
Dutch	22	3.5%
Norwegian	22	3.5%
Italian	21	3.3%
British	7	1.1%
Austrian	6	1.0%
Scandinavian	6	1.0%
Swedish	5	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	4	0.6%
Scottish	4	0.6%
Swiss	4	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	620	98.6%
Not a citizen	9	1.4%

Native	620	98.6%
Foreign-born	9	1.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	23	4.6%	69	13.7%	184	36.4%	157	31.1%	72	14.3%
Average years of education: 14.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	23	4.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	69	13.7%
Some College	184	36.4%
Bach. Degree	157	31.1%
Grad Degree	72	14.3%
Average years of education: 14.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +16	D +2	D + 3.1%
D +18
2020 vs. 2012	R +42	R +56	R + 11.3%
D -14
2020 vs. 2008	R +78	R +111	R + 24.1%
D -33

2016 vs. 2008	R +62	R +113	R + 27.2%
D -51
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	88%	Donald Trump* (R)	294	64.6%	Joe Biden (D)	152	33.4%	9	2.0%	455	24	18	0.01%
2016	81%	Donald Trump (R)	278	64.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	134	30.9%	22	5.1%	434	26	18	0.01%
2012	77%	Mitt Romney (R)	252	58.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	166	38.8%	10	2.3%	428	18	12	0.01%
2008	71%	John McCain (R)	216	53.2%	Barack Obama (D)	185	45.6%	5	1.2%	406	16	8	0.01%
2004	75%	George W. Bush* (R)	255	58.8%	John Kerry (D)	176	40.6%	3	0.7%	434	14	8	0.01%
2000	68%	George W. Bush (R)	233	58.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	152	38.3%	12	3.0%	397	16	11	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Chalmers township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

152

33.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

294

64.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

455

Turnout: 88%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 18

2016 President, Chalmers township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

134

30.9%

Donald Trump (R)

278

64.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.0%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

434

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 18

2012 President, Chalmers township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

166

38.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

252

58.9%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

428

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 12

2008 President, Chalmers township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

185

45.6%

John McCain (R)

216

53.2%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

406

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 8

2004 President, Chalmers township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

255

58.8%

John Kerry (D)

176

40.6%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

434

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 8

2000 President, Chalmers township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

233

58.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

152

38.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.0%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

397

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chalmers township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	70%	Kathy Salvi (R)	227	62.9%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	129	35.7%	5 [+]	1.4%	361	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 5 (1.4%);
2022	G	70%	Darren Bailey (R)	238	65.9%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	116	32.1%	7 [+]	1.9%	361	24	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 7 (1.9%);
2020	S2	88%	Mark Curran (R)	294	64.9%	Richard Durbin* (D)	152	33.6%	7 [+]	1.5%	453	26	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 4 (0.9%); Willie Wilson (I) 2 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2018	G	70%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	215	58.1%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	121	32.7%	34 [+]	9.2%	370	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 28 (7.6%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 6 (1.6%);
2016	S3	80%	Mark Kirk* (R)	241	56.2%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	173	40.3%	15 [+]	3.5%	429	16	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 11 (2.6%); Scott Summers (Green) 3 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2014	S2	60%	Jim Oberweis (R)	199	61.0%	Richard Durbin* (D)	116	35.6%	11 [+]	3.4%	326	18	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 11 (3.4%);
2014	G	60%	Bruce Rauner (R)	224	68.3%	Pat Quinn* (D)	88	26.8%	16 [+]	4.9%	328	18	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 15 (4.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.3%);

*: 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	378
Median Value	$202,000

Occupied	299	79.1%
Vacant	79	20.9%

Owned	236	78.9%
Rented	63	21.1%
Median Rent	$633

Single-Family Units	342	90.5%
Detached	338	89.4%
Attached	4	1.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	16	4.2%

Chalmers township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Chalmers township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Chalmers township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Chalmers township, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Chalmers township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Chalmers township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chalmers township, IL