Whitmore township, IL

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 4,280 ( 191 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.9 square miles
Population density: 119.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,764	87.94%	1.8%
Black:	321	7.50%	39.8%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	24	0.56%	100.0%
2+ races:	101	2.36%	11.0%
Hispanic:	44	1.03%	62.7%

Total non-White:	516	12.06%	33.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	66	1.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	-257	-7.0

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
4,471
3,698	82.71%
533	11.92%
17	0.38%
12	0.27%
91	2.04%
118	2.64%
773	17.29%

2000
4,479
3,898	87.03%
427	9.53%
3	0.07%
47	1.05%
60	1.34%
44	0.98%
581	12.97%

1990
4,963
4,529	91.26%
400	8.06%
0	0.00%
9	0.18%
n/a
25	0.50%
434	8.74%

1980
5,257
5,099	96.99%
126	2.40%
21	0.40%
0	0.00%
n/a
11	0.21%
158	3.01%

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

-200	-4.5
192	4.3

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

-631	-12.7
147	3.0

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

-570	-10.8
276	5.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Whitmore 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
46.5
922	21.5%
3,358	78.5%
1,069	25.0%

1,827
2.34

1,180	64.6%
935	79.2%
89	7.5%
647	35.4%

2010
Number	Percent
40.4
1,106	24.7%
3,365	75.3%
639	14.3%

1,795
2.49

1,277	71.1%
1,003	78.5%
111	8.7%
518	28.9%

2000
Number	Percent
37.0
1,193	26.6%
3,286	73.4%
507	11.3%

1,701
2.62

1,255	73.8%
1,034	82.4%
62	4.9%
446	26.2%

1990
Number	Percent
29.8
1,628	32.8%
3,335	67.2%
307	6.2%

1,691
2.93

1,354	80.1%
1,189	87.8%
74	5.5%
337	19.9%

1980
Number	Percent
26.3
1,817	34.6%
3,440	65.4%
239	4.5%

1,783
2.95

1,519	85.2%
1,361	89.6%
87	5.7%
264	14.8%

2022 Housing Data for Whitmore township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	56	3.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	93	5.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	40	2.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	21	1.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	121	6.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	123	6.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	105	5.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	126	6.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	148	8.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	120	6.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	140	7.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	184	10.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	188	10.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	136	7.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	183	10.0%
$200,000 or more	43	2.4%

Median Household Income	52,013
Per Capita Income	33,354

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	77	4.2%
Public Assistance	23	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	291	15.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,681	69.5%
Unemployed	173	7.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,854	76.6%
Not in Labor Force	566	23.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	741	554	57.2%
Non-Profit	12	83	12.6%
Self-Employed	139	10	93.3%

Local Government	64	93	40.8%
State Government	73	57	56.2%
Federal Government	6	4	60.0%

Total Private + Self	880	564	60.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	155	237	39.5%
Total	1,035	801	56.4%

Pct. Govt.	16.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	321	17.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	591	32.2%
Professional, Technical	252	13.7%
Service Occupations	183	10.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2	0.1%
All others	489	26.6%

White Collar		63.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	327	17.8%
Retail trade	211	11.5%
Health care and social assistance	171	9.3%
Transportation and warehousing	146	8.0%
Wholesale trade	124	6.8%
Construction	123	6.7%
Public administration	122	6.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	117	6.4%
Educational services	108	5.9%
Other services	97	5.3%
Finance and insurance	86	4.7%
Accommodation and food services	68	3.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	56	3.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	39	2.1%
Information	22	1.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	19	1.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	34	0.79%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	10	0.23%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	10	0.23%
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	%
Thai	15	0.35%
Filipino	9	0.21%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,863	98.7%
Other Indo-European	26	0.7%
Tagalog	9	0.2%
Spanish	8	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	8	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,028	24.0%
English	714	16.7%
Irish	454	10.6%
American	295	6.9%
Polish	203	4.7%
French	90	2.1%
Welsh	80	1.9%
Italian	73	1.7%
Scottish	69	1.6%
Norwegian	59	1.4%
European	38	0.9%
Dutch	31	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	20	0.5%
Swedish	15	0.4%
Greek	6	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,256	99.4%
Not a citizen	24	0.6%

Native	4,225	98.7%
Foreign-born	55	1.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
50	1.6%	252	8.0%	1,009	32.1%	1,191	37.9%	595	18.9%	43	1.4%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	50	1.6%
9-12 Years	252	8.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,009	32.1%
Some College	1,191	37.9%
Bach. Degree	595	18.9%
Grad Degree	43	1.4%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +94	R +27	D + 0.9%
D +67
2020 vs. 2012	R +261	R +390	R + 17.7%
D -129
2020 vs. 2008	R +277	R +519	R + 24.3%
D -242

2016 vs. 2008	R +183	R +492	R + 25.3%
D -309
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	66%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,363	62.3%	Joe Biden (D)	765	35.0%	59	2.7%	2,187	22	16	0.04%
2016	63%	Donald Trump (R)	1,269	60.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	698	33.3%	128	6.1%	2,095	22	15	0.04%
2012	61%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,102	54.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	894	44.0%	37	1.8%	2,033	14	7	0.04%
2008	64%	John McCain (R)	1,086	50.8%	Barack Obama (D)	1,007	47.1%	46	2.2%	2,139	14	5	0.04%
2004	66%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,135	51.9%	John Kerry (D)	1,036	47.4%	14	0.6%	2,185	7	1	0.04%
2000	60%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	979	49.5%	George W. Bush (R)	939	47.5%	60	3.0%	1,978	5	0	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Whitmore township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

765

35.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,363

62.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.6%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

2,187

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 16

2016 President, Whitmore township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

698

33.3%

Donald Trump (R)

1,269

60.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.3%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

2,095

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 15

2012 President, Whitmore township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

894

44.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,102

54.2%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

2,033

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 7

2008 President, Whitmore township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,007

47.1%

John McCain (R)

1,086

50.8%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

2,139

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Whitmore township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,135

51.9%

John Kerry (D)

1,036

47.4%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

2,185

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 1

2000 President, Whitmore township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

939

47.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

979

49.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.1%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,978

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Whitmore township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	45%	Kathy Salvi (R)	935	62.3%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	537	35.8%	30 [+]	2.0%	1,502	21	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 29 (1.9%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2022	G	46%	Darren Bailey (R)	978	64.1%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	513	33.6%	35 [+]	2.3%	1,526	22	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 35 (2.3%);
2020	S2	65%	Mark Curran (R)	1,269	58.8%	Richard Durbin* (D)	810	37.6%	78 [+]	3.6%	2,157	20	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 37 (1.7%); Willie Wilson (I) 26 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 15 (0.7%);
2018	G	52%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	939	54.8%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	615	35.9%	161 [+]	9.4%	1,715	16	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 117 (6.8%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 44 (2.6%);
2016	S3	62%	Mark Kirk* (R)	1,183	57.2%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	757	36.6%	128 [+]	6.2%	2,068	17	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 79 (3.8%); Scott Summers (Green) 45 (2.2%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.2%);
2014	S2	43%	Jim Oberweis (R)	818	57.4%	Richard Durbin* (D)	553	38.8%	55 [+]	3.9%	1,426	15	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 55 (3.9%);
2014	G	42%	Bruce Rauner (R)	893	62.9%	Pat Quinn* (D)	457	32.2%	69 [+]	4.9%	1,419	13	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 67 (4.7%); Other (Write-in) 2 (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	1,969
Median Value	$116,000

Occupied	1,827	92.8%
Vacant	142	7.2%

Owned	1,443	79.0%
Rented	384	21.0%
Median Rent	$840

Single-Family Units	1,641	83.3%
Detached	1,639	83.2%
Attached	2	0.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	86	4.4%
Mobile Homes	235	11.9%

Whitmore township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Whitmore township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Whitmore township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Whitmore township, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Whitmore township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Whitmore township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Whitmore township, IL