Dawson township, IL

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 629 ( 39 from 2010 )
Land area: 37.3 square miles
Population density: 16.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	575	91.41%	2.1%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	31	4.93%	287.5%
Hispanic:	23	3.66%	109.1%

Total non-White:	54	8.59%	100.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	12	2.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	27	5.5

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
590
563	95.42%
5	0.85%
3	0.51%
0	0.00%
8	1.36%
11	1.86%
27	4.58%

2000
627
608	96.97%
0	0.00%
7	1.12%
0	0.00%
7	1.12%
3	0.48%
19	3.03%

1990
649
619	95.38%
0	0.00%
12	1.85%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
30	4.62%

1980
702
692	98.58%
0	0.00%
8	1.14%
2	0.28%
n/a
0	0.00%
10	1.42%

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

-45	-7.2
8	1.3

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

-11	-1.7
-11	-1.7

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

-73	-10.4
20	2.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Dawson 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
44.2
131	20.8%
498	79.2%
75	11.9%

232
2.71

149	64.2%
128	85.9%
1	0.7%
83	35.8%

2010
Number	Percent
44.3
124	21.0%
466	79.0%
62	10.5%

235
2.51

167	71.1%
144	86.2%
6	3.6%
68	28.9%

2000
Number	Percent
38.4
163	26.0%
464	74.0%
78	12.4%

242
2.59

194	80.2%
170	87.6%
10	5.2%
48	19.8%

1990
Number	Percent
32.5
199	30.7%
450	69.3%
62	9.6%

214
3.03

179	83.6%
169	94.4%
3	1.7%
35	16.4%

1980
Number	Percent
34.6
198	28.2%
504	71.8%
97	13.8%

257
2.73

220	85.6%
196	89.1%
6	2.7%
37	14.4%

2022 Housing Data for Dawson township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	23	9.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	5	2.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	9	3.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	6	2.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	12	5.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	5	2.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	11	4.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	14	6.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	24	10.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	7	3.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	16	6.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	48	20.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	9	3.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	29	12.5%
$200,000 or more	14	6.0%

Median Household Income	78,750
Per Capita Income	31,309

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2	0.9%
Public Assistance	4	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	37	15.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	311	73.2%
Unemployed	4	0.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	315	74.1%
Not in Labor Force	110	25.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	151	107	58.5%
Non-Profit	12	9	57.1%
Self-Employed	15	12	55.6%

Local Government	8	11	42.1%
State Government	16	0	100.0%
Federal Government	0	7	0.0%

Total Private + Self	166	119	58.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	36	27	57.1%
Total	202	146	58.0%

Pct. Govt.	12.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	44	12.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	105	30.2%
Professional, Technical	45	12.9%
Service Occupations	58	16.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	6	1.7%
All others	96	27.6%

White Collar		55.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	61	17.5%
Health care and social assistance	46	13.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	41	11.8%
Finance and insurance	28	8.0%
Other services	27	7.8%
Manufacturing	24	6.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	20	5.7%
Public administration	20	5.7%
Accommodation and food services	19	5.5%
Wholesale trade	18	5.2%
Construction	17	4.9%
Educational services	10	2.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	8	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4	1.1%
Utilities	2	0.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	0.6%
Transportation and warehousing	1	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	23	3.66%
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	598	97.9%
Spanish	13	2.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	149	23.7%
Irish	106	16.9%
American	72	11.4%
English	39	6.2%
Italian	20	3.2%
Scottish	13	2.1%
British	7	1.1%
Swedish	7	1.1%
Dutch	5	0.8%
French Canadian	5	0.8%
Scandinavian	5	0.8%
Celtic	3	0.5%
European	3	0.5%
Hungarian	3	0.5%
Brazilian	2	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	629	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	617	98.1%
Foreign-born	12	1.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4	0.9%	23	5.2%	196	44.2%	131	29.6%	82	18.5%	7	1.6%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4	0.9%
9-12 Years	23	5.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	196	44.2%
Some College	131	29.6%
Bach. Degree	82	18.5%
Grad Degree	7	1.6%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +54	R +46	R + 5.2%
D +8
2020 vs. 2012	R +93	R +129	R + 32.6%
D -36
2020 vs. 2008	R +110	R +162	R + 43.2%
D -52

2016 vs. 2008	R +56	R +116	R + 38.0%
D -60
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	76%	Donald Trump* (R)	273	73.0%	Joe Biden (D)	95	25.4%	6	1.6%	374	33	26	0.01%
2016	70%	Donald Trump (R)	219	65.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	87	25.8%	31	9.2%	337	27	19	0.01%
2012	68%	Mitt Romney (R)	180	56.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	131	41.1%	8	2.5%	319	16	9	0.01%
2008	69%	John McCain (R)	163	50.9%	Barack Obama (D)	147	45.9%	10	3.1%	320	14	5	0.01%
2004	71%	George W. Bush* (R)	192	58.4%	John Kerry (D)	136	41.3%	1	0.3%	329	14	8	0.01%
2000	64%	George W. Bush (R)	160	53.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	129	43.4%	8	2.7%	297	11	6	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Dawson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

25.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

273

73.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

374

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 33	Diff (US): 26

2016 President, Dawson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

25.8%

Donald Trump (R)

219

65.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

6.8%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

337

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 19

2012 President, Dawson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

131

41.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

180

56.4%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

319

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 9

2008 President, Dawson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

147

45.9%

John McCain (R)

163

50.9%

Other

3.1%

TOTAL

320

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Dawson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

192

58.4%

John Kerry (D)

136

41.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

329

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 8

2000 President, Dawson township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

160

53.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

129

43.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.7%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

297

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Dawson township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	63%	Kathy Salvi (R)	210	68.2%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	87	28.2%	11 [+]	3.6%	308	27	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 11 (3.6%);
2022	G	63%	Darren Bailey (R)	227	73.5%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	76	24.6%	6 [+]	1.9%	309	31	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 6 (1.9%);
2020	S2	75%	Mark Curran (R)	251	67.8%	Richard Durbin* (D)	106	28.6%	13 [+]	3.5%	370	29	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 5 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 4 (1.1%); Willie Wilson (I) 4 (1.1%);
2018	G	58%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	180	63.6%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	73	25.8%	30 [+]	10.6%	283	25	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 15 (5.3%); Sam McCann (Conservative) 15 (5.3%);
2016	S3	69%	Mark Kirk* (R)	221	66.6%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	79	23.8%	32 [+]	9.6%	332	27	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 19 (5.7%); Scott Summers (Green) 13 (3.9%);
2014	S2	53%	Jim Oberweis (R)	153	60.5%	Richard Durbin* (D)	82	32.4%	18 [+]	7.1%	253	18	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 18 (7.1%);
2014	G	53%	Bruce Rauner (R)	153	60.7%	Pat Quinn* (D)	72	28.6%	27 [+]	10.7%	252	10	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 27 (10.7%);

*: 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	275
Median Value	$153,100

Occupied	232	84.4%
Vacant	43	15.6%

Owned	215	92.7%
Rented	17	7.3%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	270	98.2%
Detached	270	98.2%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Dawson township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Dawson township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Dawson township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Dawson township, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Dawson township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Dawson township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Dawson township, IL