Leef township, IL

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 718 ( 90 from 2010 )
Land area: 29.2 square miles
Population density: 24.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	594	82.73%	3.3%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	2	0.28%	33.3%
2+ races:	122	16.99%	1255.6%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	0.0%

Total non-White:	124	17.27%	785.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-20	-3.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	110	21.2

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
628
614	97.77%
2	0.32%
0	0.00%
3	0.48%
9	1.43%
0	0.00%
14	2.23%

2000
548
529	96.53%
0	0.00%
8	1.46%
0	0.00%
11	2.01%
0	0.00%
19	3.47%

1990
488
458	93.85%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
30	6.15%

1980
538
536	99.63%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.37%
n/a
0	0.00%
2	0.37%

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	15.5
-5	-0.9

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

71	14.5
-11	-2.3

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

-78	-14.5
28	5.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Leef 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
35.0
179	24.9%
539	75.1%
44	6.1%

253
2.84

218	86.2%
207	95.0%
3	1.4%
35	13.8%

2010
Number	Percent
38.5
159	25.3%
469	74.7%
85	13.5%

234
2.68

192	82.1%
167	87.0%
8	4.2%
42	17.9%

2000
Number	Percent
39.5
127	23.2%
421	76.8%
106	19.3%

215
2.55

163	75.8%
126	77.3%
7	4.3%
52	24.2%

1990
Number	Percent
36.2
102	20.9%
386	79.1%
57	11.7%

195
2.50

144	73.8%
137	95.1%
2	1.4%
51	26.2%

1980
Number	Percent
32.6
149	27.7%
389	72.3%
41	7.6%

181
2.97

157	86.7%
144	91.7%
2	1.3%
24	13.3%

2022 Housing Data for Leef township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1	0.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	1	0.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	3	1.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	2	0.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	34	13.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	28	11.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	17	6.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	71	28.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	51	20.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	43	17.0%
$200,000 or more	2	0.8%

Median Household Income	114,201
Per Capita Income	41,791

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	0	0.0%
Public Assistance	5	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8	3.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	443	88.8%
Unemployed	18	3.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	461	92.4%
Not in Labor Force	38	7.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		11.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	176	102	63.3%
Non-Profit	29	50	36.7%
Self-Employed	37	56	39.8%

Local Government	6	1	85.7%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	2	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	213	158	57.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	37	51	42.0%
Total	250	209	54.5%

Pct. Govt.	2.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	62	13.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	53	11.5%
Professional, Technical	63	13.7%
Service Occupations	119	25.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	6	1.3%
All others	162	35.3%

White Collar		38.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	81	17.6%
Accommodation and food services	75	16.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	39	8.5%
Wholesale trade	34	7.4%
Manufacturing	32	7.0%
Health care and social assistance	30	6.5%
Information	28	6.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	27	5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	24	5.2%
Transportation and warehousing	21	4.6%
Retail trade	17	3.7%
Educational services	16	3.5%
Other services	13	2.8%
Utilities	12	2.6%
Finance and insurance	8	1.7%
Public administration	2	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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	2	0.28%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	606	93.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	40	6.2%
Spanish	1	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	324	45.1%
English	98	13.6%
Irish	61	8.5%
Swiss	32	4.5%
Polish	13	1.8%
Italian	9	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	9	1.3%
French	8	1.1%
Slovene	8	1.1%
Scottish	4	0.6%
Swedish	3	0.4%
Dutch	2	0.3%
Lithuanian	2	0.3%
European	1	0.1%
Greek	1	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	718	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	714	99.4%
Foreign-born	4	0.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	35	7.5%	81	17.3%	179	38.2%	131	27.9%	43	9.2%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	35	7.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	81	17.3%
Some College	179	38.2%
Bach. Degree	131	27.9%
Grad Degree	43	9.2%
Average years of education: 14.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +33	R +37	R + 5.8%
D -4
2020 vs. 2012	R +58	R +86	R + 20.6%
D -28
2020 vs. 2008	R +68	R +125	R + 34.1%
D -57

2016 vs. 2008	R +35	R +88	R + 28.4%
D -53
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)	290	79.0%	Joe Biden (D)	67	18.3%	10	2.7%	367	39	32	0.01%
2016	68%	Donald Trump (R)	257	72.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	71	20.0%	27	7.6%	355	34	26	0.01%
2012	69%	Mitt Romney (R)	232	68.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	95	28.1%	11	3.3%	338	28	21	0.01%
2008	76%	John McCain (R)	222	63.8%	Barack Obama (D)	124	35.6%	2	0.6%	348	27	18	0.01%
2000	67%	George W. Bush (R)	183	65.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	92	32.7%	6	2.1%	281	23	17	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Leef township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

18.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

290

79.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.2%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

367

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 39	Diff (US): 32

2016 President, Leef township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

20.0%

Donald Trump (R)

257

72.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.4%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

355

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 34	Diff (US): 26

2012 President, Leef township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

28.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

232

68.6%

Other

3.3%

TOTAL

338

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 21

2008 President, Leef township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

124

35.6%

John McCain (R)

222

63.8%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

348

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 18

2000 President, Leef township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

183

65.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

32.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.4%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

281

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 17

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Leef township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	52%	Kathy Salvi (R)	219	75.8%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	63	21.8%	7 [+]	2.4%	289	34	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 7 (2.4%);
2022	G	52%	Darren Bailey (R)	240	82.8%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	44	15.2%	6 [+]	2.1%	290	40	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 6 (2.1%);
2020	S2	64%	Mark Curran (R)	261	72.9%	Richard Durbin* (D)	84	23.5%	13 [+]	3.6%	358	34	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 6 (1.7%); Willie Wilson (I) 5 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.6%);
2018	G	47%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	174	68.5%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	67	26.4%	13 [+]	5.1%	254	30	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 8 (3.1%); Sam McCann (Conservative) 5 (2.0%);
2016	S3	66%	Mark Kirk* (R)	216	62.6%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	124	35.9%	5 [+]	1.4%	345	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 5 (1.4%);
2014	S2	48%	Jim Oberweis (R)	154	63.6%	Richard Durbin* (D)	82	33.9%	6 [+]	2.5%	242	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 6 (2.5%);
2014	G	48%	Bruce Rauner (R)	184	75.1%	Pat Quinn* (D)	49	20.0%	12 [+]	4.9%	245	25	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 12 (4.9%);

*: 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

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	268
Median Value	$192,900

Occupied	253	94.4%
Vacant	15	5.6%

Owned	251	99.2%
Rented	2	0.8%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	268	100.0%
Detached	268	100.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Leef township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Leef township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Leef township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Leef township, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Leef township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Leef township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Leef township, IL