South Palmyra township, IL

2022 population: 751 ( 4 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.2 square miles
Population density: 20.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	746	99.33%	0.9%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	3	0.40%	25.0%
Hispanic:	2	0.27%	33.3%

Total non-White:	5	0.67%	37.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	7	1.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	-3	-0.5

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
747
739	98.93%
1	0.13%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.54%
3	0.40%
8	1.07%

2000
700
698	99.71%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.29%
0	0.00%
2	0.29%

1990
846
714	84.40%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
10	1.18%
132	15.60%

1980
964
962	99.79%
0	0.00%
2	0.21%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
2	0.21%

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

41	5.9
6	0.9

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

-16	-1.9
-130	-15.4

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

-248	-25.7
130	13.5

Age, Family & Household Data for South Palmyra 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
46.3
167	22.2%
584	77.8%
145	19.3%

274
2.74

172	62.8%
126	73.3%
17	9.9%
102	37.2%

2010
Number	Percent
45.2
146	19.5%
601	80.5%
152	20.3%

339
2.20

198	58.4%
155	78.3%
19	9.6%
141	41.6%

2000
Number	Percent
49.3
135	19.3%
565	80.7%
203	29.0%

326
2.15

217	66.6%
174	80.2%
9	4.1%
109	33.4%

1990
Number	Percent
33.3
159	18.8%
687	81.2%
124	14.7%

302
2.80

213	70.5%
185	86.9%
10	4.7%
89	29.5%

1980
Number	Percent
32.6
297	30.8%
667	69.2%
166	17.2%

365
2.64

256	70.1%
239	93.4%
6	2.3%
109	29.9%

2022 Housing Data for South Palmyra township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4	1.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	11	4.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	29	10.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	3	1.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	19	6.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	20	7.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	23	8.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	31	11.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	10	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	14	5.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	14	5.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	45	16.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	15	5.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	14	5.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	7	2.6%
$200,000 or more	15	5.5%

Median Household Income	44,700
Per Capita Income	27,486

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	34	12.4%
Public Assistance	7	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	42	15.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	241	51.7%
Unemployed	14	3.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	255	54.7%
Not in Labor Force	211	45.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		48.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	118	60	66.3%
Non-Profit	14	5	73.7%
Self-Employed	16	7	69.6%

Local Government	2	22	8.3%
State Government	0	13	0.0%
Federal Government	7	1	87.5%

Total Private + Self	134	67	66.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	23	41	35.9%
Total	157	108	59.2%

Pct. Govt.	17.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	47	17.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	19	7.2%
Professional, Technical	47	17.7%
Service Occupations	48	18.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	13	4.9%
All others	104	39.2%

White Collar		42.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	56	21.1%
Health care and social assistance	49	18.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	26	9.8%
Retail trade	24	9.1%
Manufacturing	19	7.2%
Public administration	15	5.7%
Finance and insurance	14	5.3%
Educational services	14	5.3%
Other services	13	4.9%
Transportation and warehousing	9	3.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	8	3.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	6	2.3%
Accommodation and food services	5	1.9%
Information	3	1.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	3	1.1%
Wholesale trade	1	0.4%

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	2	0.27%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	673	99.0%
Spanish	7	1.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	230	30.6%
German	136	18.1%
Irish	49	6.5%
American	28	3.7%
Dutch	24	3.2%
Italian	17	2.3%
Scotch-Irish	14	1.9%
French	13	1.7%
Polish	8	1.1%
Scottish	7	0.9%
European	6	0.8%
Czech	5	0.7%
Danish	3	0.4%
Portuguese	2	0.3%
Welsh	1	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	751	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	748	99.6%
Foreign-born	3	0.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
17	3.2%	56	10.5%	283	53.0%	81	15.2%	69	12.9%	28	5.2%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	17	3.2%
9-12 Years	56	10.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	283	53.0%
Some College	81	15.2%
Bach. Degree	69	12.9%
Grad Degree	28	5.2%
Average years of education: 12.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +35	R +27	D + 0.0%
D +8
2020 vs. 2012	R +114	R +163	R + 38.3%
D -49
2020 vs. 2008	R +146	R +231	R + 59.6%
D -85

2016 vs. 2008	R +111	R +204	R + 59.6%
D -93
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	67%	Donald Trump* (R)	313	79.4%	Joe Biden (D)	71	18.0%	10	2.5%	394	39	33	0.01%
2016	60%	Donald Trump (R)	278	77.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	63	17.6%	16	4.5%	357	40	32	0.01%
2012	55%	Mitt Romney (R)	199	59.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	120	36.1%	13	3.9%	332	19	13	0.01%
2008	56%	John McCain (R)	167	50.0%	Barack Obama (D)	156	46.7%	11	3.3%	334	13	4	0.01%
2004	61%	George W. Bush* (R)	208	59.1%	John Kerry (D)	140	39.8%	4	1.1%	352	15	8	0.01%
2000	65%	George W. Bush (R)	184	50.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	166	45.5%	15	4.1%	365	8	3	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, South Palmyra township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

18.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

313

79.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

394

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 39	Diff (US): 33

2016 President, South Palmyra township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

17.6%

Donald Trump (R)

278

77.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.1%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

357

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 40	Diff (US): 32

2012 President, South Palmyra township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

120

36.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

199

59.9%

Other

3.9%

TOTAL

332

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 13

2008 President, South Palmyra township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

156

46.7%

John McCain (R)

167

50.0%

Other

3.3%

TOTAL

334

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 4

2004 President, South Palmyra township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

208

59.1%

John Kerry (D)

140

39.8%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

352

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 8

2000 President, South Palmyra township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

184

50.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

166

45.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.9%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

365

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for South Palmyra township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	48%	Kathy Salvi (R)	223	79.4%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	50	17.8%	8 [+]	2.8%	281	38	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 8 (2.8%);
2022	G	49%	Darren Bailey (R)	230	79.9%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	49	17.0%	9 [+]	3.1%	288	37	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 9 (3.1%);
2020	S2	65%	Mark Curran (R)	287	75.1%	Richard Durbin* (D)	85	22.3%	10 [+]	2.6%	382	36	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 5 (1.3%); Willie Wilson (I) 4 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.3%);
2018	G	47%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	137	49.3%	Sam McCann (Conservative)	86	30.9%	55 [+]	19.8%	278	10	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: J.B. Pritzker (D) 48 (17.3%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 7 (2.5%);
2016	S3	59%	Mark Kirk* (R)	208	59.6%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	115	33.0%	26 [+]	7.4%	349	20	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Scott Summers (Green) 14 (4.0%); Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 12 (3.4%);
2014	S2	43%	Jim Oberweis (R)	165	64.2%	Richard Durbin* (D)	78	30.4%	14 [+]	5.4%	257	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 14 (5.4%);
2014	G	43%	Bruce Rauner (R)	178	70.1%	Pat Quinn* (D)	58	22.8%	18 [+]	7.1%	254	20	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 18 (7.1%);

*: 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	389
Median Value	$89,500

Occupied	274	70.4%
Vacant	115	29.6%

Owned	230	83.9%
Rented	44	16.1%
Median Rent	$667

Single-Family Units	272	69.9%
Detached	269	69.2%
Attached	3	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	104	26.7%

South Palmyra township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for South Palmyra township, IL

2022 Housing Data for South Palmyra township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for South Palmyra township, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for South Palmyra township, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for South Palmyra township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for South Palmyra township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for South Palmyra township, IL