Alma township, IL

Marion County, IL

2022 population: 951 ( 115 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.8 square miles
Population density: 25.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	940	98.84%	13.8%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	9	0.95%	125.0%
Hispanic:	2	0.21%	100.0%

Total non-White:	11	1.16%	10.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	114	16.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	1	0.1

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
836
826	98.80%
4	0.48%
1	0.12%
0	0.00%
4	0.48%
1	0.12%
10	1.20%

2000
932
925	99.25%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
7	0.75%
0	0.00%
7	0.75%

1990
849
849	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
897
897	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

-99	-10.6
3	0.3

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

76	9.0
7	0.8

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

-48	-5.4
0	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Alma 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
42.2
263	27.7%
688	72.3%
149	15.7%

397
2.40

305	76.8%
258	84.6%
10	3.3%
92	23.2%

2010
Number	Percent
39.5
214	25.6%
622	74.4%
133	15.9%

329
2.54

236	71.7%
186	78.8%
18	7.6%
93	28.3%

2000
Number	Percent
35.7
264	28.3%
668	71.7%
105	11.3%

362
2.57

257	71.0%
225	87.5%
23	8.9%
105	29.0%

1990
Number	Percent
29.4
296	34.9%
553	65.1%
80	9.4%

307
2.77

223	72.6%
193	86.5%
22	9.9%
84	27.4%

1980
Number	Percent
30.3
261	29.1%
636	70.9%
152	16.9%

329
2.73

257	78.1%
234	91.1%
9	3.5%
72	21.9%

2022 Housing Data for Alma township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	12	3.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	5	1.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	19	4.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	11	2.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	24	6.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	15	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	3	0.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	9	2.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	44	11.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	59	14.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	26	6.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	98	24.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	5	1.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	10	2.5%
$200,000 or more	57	14.4%

Median Household Income	72,340
Per Capita Income	39,089

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	11	2.8%
Public Assistance	7	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	58	14.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	465	80.6%
Unemployed	21	3.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	486	84.2%
Not in Labor Force	91	15.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		19.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	237	123	65.8%
Non-Profit	19	16	54.3%
Self-Employed	11	33	25.0%

Local Government	12	54	18.2%
State Government	32	5	86.5%
Federal Government	0	13	0.0%

Total Private + Self	248	156	61.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	63	88	41.7%
Total	311	244	56.0%

Pct. Govt.	20.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	54	9.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	116	20.9%
Professional, Technical	95	17.1%
Service Occupations	77	13.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2	0.4%
All others	213	38.4%

White Collar		47.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	97	17.5%
Retail trade	78	14.1%
Other services	68	12.3%
Health care and social assistance	68	12.3%
Educational services	68	12.3%
Transportation and warehousing	44	7.9%
Construction	41	7.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	36	6.5%
Wholesale trade	19	3.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	10	1.8%
Public administration	10	1.8%
Finance and insurance	4	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	4	0.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2	0.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2	0.4%
Accommodation and food services	2	0.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	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	2	0.21%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	874	98.6%
Spanish	11	1.2%
German, other Germanic	1	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	452	47.5%
Irish	126	13.2%
American	90	9.5%
English	79	8.3%
Italian	26	2.7%
Scottish	12	1.3%
Swedish	5	0.5%
European	4	0.4%
Swiss	3	0.3%
French	1	0.1%
French Canadian	1	0.1%
Polish	1	0.1%
Scotch-Irish	1	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	951	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	951	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
8	1.2%	27	4.2%	251	38.8%	275	42.5%	81	12.5%	5	0.8%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	8	1.2%
9-12 Years	27	4.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	251	38.8%
Some College	275	42.5%
Bach. Degree	81	12.5%
Grad Degree	5	0.8%
Average years of education: 12.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +22	R +14	D + 1.2%
D +8
2020 vs. 2012	R +109	R +162	R + 33.3%
D -53
2020 vs. 2008	R +133	R +226	R + 50.6%
D -93

2016 vs. 2008	R +111	R +212	R + 51.8%
D -101
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	60%	Donald Trump* (R)	355	80.9%	Joe Biden (D)	82	18.7%	2	0.5%	439	40	34	0.01%
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	333	79.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	74	17.7%	11	2.6%	418	41	34	0.01%
2012	61%	Mitt Romney (R)	246	63.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	135	34.6%	9	2.3%	390	22	16	0.01%
2008	64%	John McCain (R)	222	55.4%	Barack Obama (D)	175	43.6%	4	1.0%	401	19	10	0.01%
2000	57%	George W. Bush (R)	193	50.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	184	48.3%	4	1.0%	381	8	3	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Alma township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

18.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

355

80.9%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

439

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 40	Diff (US): 34

2016 President, Alma township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

17.7%

Donald Trump (R)

333

79.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.9%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

418

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 41	Diff (US): 34

2012 President, Alma township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

135

34.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

246

63.1%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

390

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 16

2008 President, Alma township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

175

43.6%

John McCain (R)

222

55.4%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

401

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 10

2000 President, Alma township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

193

50.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

184

48.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

0.3%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

381

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Alma township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	47%	Kathy Salvi (R)	265	77.0%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	71	20.6%	8 [+]	2.3%	344	36	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 7 (2.0%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.3%);
2022	G	47%	Darren Bailey (R)	284	82.1%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	51	14.7%	11 [+]	3.2%	346	40	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 11 (3.2%);
2020	S2	60%	Mark Curran (R)	326	74.8%	Richard Durbin* (D)	103	23.6%	7 [+]	1.6%	436	36	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 5 (1.1%); Willie Wilson (I) 1 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2018	G	45%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	205	63.7%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	91	28.3%	26 [+]	8.1%	322	25	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 20 (6.2%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 6 (1.9%);
2016	S3	61%	Mark Kirk* (R)	256	61.5%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	139	33.4%	21 [+]	5.0%	416	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 17 (4.1%); Scott Summers (Green) 4 (1.0%);
2014	S2	46%	Jim Oberweis (R)	180	59.4%	Richard Durbin* (D)	109	36.0%	14 [+]	4.6%	303	17	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 14 (4.6%);
2014	G	45%	Bruce Rauner (R)	241	80.6%	Pat Quinn* (D)	48	16.1%	10 [+]	3.3%	299	30	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 10 (3.3%);

*: 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	432
Median Value	n/a

Occupied	397	91.9%
Vacant	35	8.1%

Owned	354	89.2%
Rented	43	10.8%
Median Rent	$463

Single-Family Units	302	69.9%
Detached	302	69.9%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7	1.6%
Mobile Homes	113	26.2%

Alma township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Alma township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Alma township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Alma township, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Alma township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Alma township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Alma township, IL