Long Creek township, IL

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 10,494 ( 185 from 2010 )
Land area: 38.2 square miles
Population density: 274.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	9,595	91.43%	4.1%
Black:	518	4.94%	87.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	52	0.50%	55.9%
2+ races:	200	1.91%	62.6%
Hispanic:	129	1.23%	3.0%

Total non-White:	899	8.57%	34.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-413	-4.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	228	2.6

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
10,679
10,008	93.72%
277	2.59%
13	0.12%
118	1.10%
123	1.15%
133	1.25%
671	6.28%

2000
10,550
10,172	96.42%
166	1.57%
5	0.05%
81	0.77%
74	0.70%
52	0.49%
378	3.58%

1990
10,684
10,466	97.96%
101	0.95%
12	0.11%
16	0.15%
n/a
89	0.83%
218	2.04%

1980
11,995
11,786	98.26%
85	0.71%
0	0.00%
68	0.57%
n/a
56	0.47%
209	1.74%

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

-164	-1.6
293	2.8

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

-294	-2.8
160	1.5

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

-1,320	-11.0
9	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Long 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
47.7
2,200	21.0%
8,294	79.0%
2,641	25.2%

4,362
2.39

2,900	66.5%
2,535	87.4%
61	2.1%
1,462	33.5%

2010
Number	Percent
47.8
1,993	18.7%
8,686	81.3%
2,124	19.9%

4,587
2.31

3,226	70.3%
2,802	86.9%
148	4.6%
1,361	29.7%

2000
Number	Percent
42.6
2,377	22.5%
8,173	77.5%
1,672	15.8%

4,244
2.48

3,270	77.0%
2,884	88.2%
92	2.8%
974	23.0%

1990
Number	Percent
37.1
2,708	25.3%
7,976	74.7%
1,265	11.8%

3,972
2.69

3,190	80.3%
2,906	91.1%
98	3.1%
782	19.7%

1980
Number	Percent
30.8
3,710	30.9%
8,285	69.1%
840	7.0%

3,993
2.97

3,435	86.0%
3,210	93.4%
89	2.6%
558	14.0%

2022 Housing Data for Long Creek township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	106	2.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	107	2.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	44	1.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	127	2.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	155	3.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	143	3.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	133	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	170	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	273	6.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	296	6.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	370	8.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	818	18.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	662	15.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	282	6.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	330	7.6%
$200,000 or more	346	7.9%

Median Household Income	81,662
Per Capita Income	44,372

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	134	3.1%
Public Assistance	36	0.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	333	7.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,300	74.1%
Unemployed	195	3.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	4,495	77.5%
Not in Labor Force	1,308	22.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,057	1,334	60.7%
Non-Profit	95	584	14.0%
Self-Employed	213	162	56.8%

Local Government	208	227	47.8%
State Government	51	33	60.7%
Federal Government	16	27	37.2%

Total Private + Self	2,270	1,496	60.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	370	871	29.8%
Total	2,640	2,367	52.7%

Pct. Govt.	11.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	950	19.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,334	26.6%
Professional, Technical	1,026	20.5%
Service Occupations	568	11.3%
All others	1,129	22.5%

White Collar		66.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	818	16.3%
Health care and social assistance	690	13.8%
Retail trade	599	12.0%
Educational services	495	9.9%
Other services	437	8.7%
Accommodation and food services	283	5.7%
Finance and insurance	273	5.5%
Transportation and warehousing	263	5.3%
Public administration	181	3.6%
Construction	179	3.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	157	3.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	155	3.1%
Wholesale trade	141	2.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	98	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	74	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	54	1.1%
Information	53	1.1%
Utilities	32	0.6%
Management	25	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	68	0.65%
Puerto Rican	42	0.40%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	12	0.11%

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	7	0.07%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	32	0.30%
Vietnamese	20	0.19%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	9,521	96.1%
Other Indo-European	125	1.3%
Spanish	105	1.1%
Other	85	0.9%
Arabic	26	0.3%
Vietnamese	20	0.2%
Other Asian	16	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	11	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,243	21.4%
Irish	1,193	11.4%
English	1,128	10.7%
American	825	7.9%
European	271	2.6%
Scottish	260	2.5%
Italian	252	2.4%
French	238	2.3%
Polish	238	2.3%
Scotch-Irish	194	1.8%
Swedish	192	1.8%
African	136	1.3%
British	105	1.0%
Dutch	96	0.9%
Zimbabwean	80	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	10,411	99.2%
Not a citizen	83	0.8%

Native	10,179	97.0%
Foreign-born	315	3.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
75	1.0%	484	6.3%	2,624	34.1%	2,570	33.4%	1,228	16.0%	704	9.2%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	75	1.0%
9-12 Years	484	6.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,624	34.1%
Some College	2,570	33.4%
Bach. Degree	1,228	16.0%
Grad Degree	704	9.2%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +267	R +0	D + 3.3%
D +267
2020 vs. 2012	R +452	R +492	R + 6.0%
D -40
2020 vs. 2008	R +646	R +1,070	R + 16.5%
D -424

2016 vs. 2008	R +379	R +1,070	R + 19.8%
D -691
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	78%	Donald Trump* (R)	4,214	66.1%	Joe Biden (D)	2,024	31.7%	140	2.2%	6,378	26	19	0.11%
2016	72%	Donald Trump (R)	3,947	65.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,757	29.1%	338	5.6%	6,042	27	19	0.11%
2012	69%	Mitt Romney (R)	3,762	63.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,064	34.8%	109	1.8%	5,935	23	16	0.11%
2008	72%	John McCain (R)	3,568	58.1%	Barack Obama (D)	2,448	39.9%	127	2.1%	6,143	21	12	0.11%
2004	73%	George W. Bush* (R)	3,753	61.2%	John Kerry (D)	2,342	38.2%	39	0.6%	6,134	17	10	0.12%
2000	72%	George W. Bush (R)	3,142	53.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,536	43.4%	166	2.8%	5,844	11	6	0.12%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Long Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,024

31.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

4,214

66.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

6,378

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 19

2016 President, Long Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,757

29.1%

Donald Trump (R)

3,947

65.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

232

3.8%

Other

106

1.8%

TOTAL

6,042

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 19

2012 President, Long Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,064

34.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

3,762

63.4%

Other

109

1.8%

TOTAL

5,935

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 16

2008 President, Long Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,448

39.9%

John McCain (R)

3,568

58.1%

Other

127

2.1%

TOTAL

6,143

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 12

2004 President, Long Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

3,753

61.2%

John Kerry (D)

2,342

38.2%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

6,134

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 10

2000 President, Long Creek township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

3,142

53.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,536

43.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

117

2.0%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

5,844

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Long Creek township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	61%	Kathy Salvi (R)	3,169	64.0%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	1,694	34.2%	87 [+]	1.8%	4,950	23	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 81 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.1%);
2022	G	61%	Darren Bailey (R)	3,243	65.3%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	1,600	32.2%	123 [+]	2.5%	4,966	23	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 120 (2.4%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2020	S2	78%	Mark Curran (R)	4,045	64.0%	Richard Durbin* (D)	2,108	33.3%	172 [+]	2.7%	6,325	25	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 88 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 44 (0.7%); Willie Wilson (I) 40 (0.6%);
2018	G	62%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	3,090	60.6%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	1,514	29.7%	491 [+]	9.6%	5,095	22	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 331 (6.5%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 160 (3.1%);
2016	S3	71%	Mark Kirk* (R)	3,806	63.8%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	1,850	31.0%	313 [+]	5.2%	5,969	24	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 197 (3.3%); Scott Summers (Green) 108 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 8 (0.1%);
2014	S2	52%	Jim Oberweis (R)	2,898	65.8%	Richard Durbin* (D)	1,368	31.1%	136 [+]	3.1%	4,402	23	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 136 (3.1%);
2014	G	52%	Bruce Rauner (R)	3,055	69.4%	Pat Quinn* (D)	1,170	26.6%	174 [+]	4.0%	4,399	19	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 168 (3.8%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.1%);

*: 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	4,690
Median Value	$151,100

Occupied	4,362	93.0%
Vacant	328	7.0%

Owned	3,691	84.6%
Rented	671	15.4%
Median Rent	$853

Single-Family Units	4,263	90.9%
Detached	4,130	88.1%
Attached	133	2.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	333	7.1%
Mobile Homes	32	0.7%

Long Creek township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Long Creek township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Long Creek township, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Long Creek township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Long Creek township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Long Creek township, IL