West township, IL

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 172 ( 44 from 2010 )
Land area: 48.4 square miles
Population density: 3.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	172	100.00%	16.9%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	0	0.00%	100.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-35	-19.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	-9	-5.1

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
216
207	95.83%
2	0.93%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	1.39%
4	1.85%
9	4.17%

2000
292
292	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1990
280
280	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
315
315	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

-85	-29.1
9	3.1

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

12	4.3
0	0.0

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

-35	-11.1
0	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for West 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
56.5
42	24.4%
130	75.6%
32	18.6%

60
2.87

60	100.0%
60	100.0%
0	0.0%
0	0.0%

2010
Number	Percent
47.5
40	18.5%
176	81.5%
23	10.6%

86
2.51

70	81.4%
66	94.3%
2	2.9%
16	18.6%

2000
Number	Percent
37.8
109	37.3%
183	62.7%
16	5.5%

92
3.17

81	88.0%
77	95.1%
0	0.0%
11	12.0%

1990
Number	Percent
36.9
104	37.1%
176	62.9%
32	11.4%

84
3.33

84	100.0%
84	100.0%
0	0.0%
0	0.0%

1980
Number	Percent
29.5
95	30.2%
220	69.8%
24	7.6%

113
2.79

98	86.7%
95	96.9%
0	0.0%
15	13.3%

2022 Housing Data for West township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
$100,000 to $124,999	31	51.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	9	15.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	14	23.3%
$200,000 or more	6	10.0%

Median Household Income	124,875
Per Capita Income	51,460

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

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	77	74.8%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	77	74.8%
Not in Labor Force	26	25.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	12	18	40.0%
Non-Profit	0	21	0.0%
Self-Employed	40	0	100.0%

Local Government	9	0	100.0%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	52	18	74.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9	21	30.0%
Total	61	39	61.0%

Pct. Govt.	9.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	49	49.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	18	18.0%
Professional, Technical	12	12.0%
All others	21	21.0%

White Collar		79.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	47	47.0%
Health care and social assistance	21	21.0%
Construction	10	10.0%
Public administration	9	9.0%
Finance and insurance	8	8.0%
Other services	5	5.0%

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	157	91.3%
Spanish	15	8.7%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	63	36.6%
Irish	23	13.4%
Swiss	20	11.6%
English	18	10.5%
Scottish	15	8.7%
Swedish	7	4.1%
Italian	4	2.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	172	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	172	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	0	0.0%	33	28.4%	44	37.9%	27	23.3%	12	10.3%
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	33	28.4%
Some College	44	37.9%
Bach. Degree	27	23.3%
Grad Degree	12	10.3%
Average years of education: 14.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +2	D +5	D + 8.9%
D +7
2020 vs. 2012	R +4	D +2	D + 6.9%
D +6
2020 vs. 2008	R +13	R +15	R + 7.2%
D -2

2016 vs. 2008	R +11	R +20	R + 16.0%
D -9
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	95%	Donald Trump* (R)	102	79.7%	Joe Biden (D)	25	19.5%	1	0.8%	128	39	33	0.00%
2016	80%	Donald Trump (R)	100	82.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	18	14.9%	3	2.5%	121	44	37	0.00%
2012	72%	Mitt Romney (R)	98	81.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	19	15.8%	3	2.5%	120	41	34	0.00%
2008	67%	John McCain (R)	89	74.8%	Barack Obama (D)	27	22.7%	3	2.5%	119	38	29	0.00%
2004	76%	George W. Bush* (R)	110	80.3%	John Kerry (D)	26	19.0%	1	0.7%	137	36	30	0.00%
2000	61%	George W. Bush (R)	86	77.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	22	19.8%	3	2.7%	111	35	30	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, West township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

19.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

102

79.7%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

128

Turnout: 95%	Diff (St): 39	Diff (US): 33

2016 President, West township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

14.9%

Donald Trump (R)

100

82.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.5%

TOTAL

121

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 44	Diff (US): 37

2012 President, West township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

15.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

81.7%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

120

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 41	Diff (US): 34

2008 President, West township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

22.7%

John McCain (R)

74.8%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

119

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 38	Diff (US): 29

2004 President, West township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

110

80.3%

John Kerry (D)

19.0%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

137

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 36	Diff (US): 30

2000 President, West township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

77.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

19.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.8%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

111

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 35	Diff (US): 30

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for West township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	73%	Kathy Salvi (R)	77	78.6%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	20	20.4%	1 [+]	1.0%	98	37	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 1 (1.0%);
2022	G	74%	Darren Bailey (R)	80	80.8%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	17	17.2%	2 [+]	2.0%	99	38	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 2 (2.0%);
2020	S2	95%	Mark Curran (R)	100	78.1%	Richard Durbin* (D)	24	18.8%	4 [+]	3.1%	128	39	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 2 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.8%); Willie Wilson (I) 1 (0.8%);
2018	G	73%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	85	81.0%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	12	11.4%	8 [+]	7.6%	105	42	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 6 (5.7%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 2 (1.9%);
2016	S3	79%	Mark Kirk* (R)	95	79.2%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	16	13.3%	9 [+]	7.5%	120	39	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 5 (4.2%); Scott Summers (Green) 3 (2.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.8%);
2014	S2	66%	Jim Oberweis (R)	87	82.9%	Richard Durbin* (D)	15	14.3%	3 [+]	2.9%	105	40	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 3 (2.9%);
2014	G	65%	Bruce Rauner (R)	89	85.6%	Pat Quinn* (D)	12	11.5%	3 [+]	2.9%	104	35	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 3 (2.9%);

*: 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

West township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for West township, IL

2022 Housing Data for West township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for West township, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for West township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for West township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for West township, IL

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	60
Median Value	$412,500

Occupied	60	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Owned	49	81.7%
Rented	11	18.3%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	60	100.0%
Detached	60	100.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%