La Prairie township, IL

2022 population: 280 ( 84 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.0 square miles
Population density: 7.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	275	98.21%	23.0%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	5	1.79%	150.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	5	1.79%	28.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-82	-27.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	-2	-0.7

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
364
357	98.08%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.55%
4	1.10%
7	1.92%

2000
473
465	98.31%
8	1.69%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
8	1.69%

1990
381
349	91.60%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
7	1.84%
n/a
15	3.94%
32	8.40%

1980
484
482	99.59%
2	0.41%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
2	0.41%

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

-108	-22.8
-1	-0.2

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

116	30.4
-24	-6.3

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

-133	-27.5
30	6.2

Age, Family & Household Data for La Prairie 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
54.2
83	29.6%
197	70.4%
49	17.5%

108
2.59

74	68.5%
71	95.9%
0	0.0%
34	31.5%

2010
Number	Percent
45.1
86	23.6%
278	76.4%
69	19.0%

145
2.51

111	76.6%
105	94.6%
2	1.8%
34	23.4%

2000
Number	Percent
42.4
116	24.5%
357	75.5%
48	10.1%

158
2.99

141	89.2%
132	93.6%
3	2.1%
17	10.8%

1990
Number	Percent
36.0
85	22.3%
296	77.7%
62	16.3%

153
2.49

98	64.1%
88	89.8%
0	0.0%
55	35.9%

1980
Number	Percent
29.1
140	28.9%
344	71.1%
43	8.9%

156
3.10

131	84.0%
128	97.7%
2	1.5%
25	16.0%

2022 Housing Data for La Prairie township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
$10,000 to $14,999	2	1.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	12	11.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	10	9.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	5	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	5	4.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	6	5.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	11	10.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	27	25.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	19	17.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	3	2.8%
$200,000 or more	8	7.4%

Median Household Income	101,500
Per Capita Income	38,985

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	0	0.0%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	11	10.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	117	79.1%
Unemployed	3	2.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	120	81.1%
Not in Labor Force	28	18.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	58	19	75.3%
Non-Profit	7	1	87.5%
Self-Employed	14	18	43.8%

Local Government	0	0	?%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	72	37	66.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7	1	87.5%
Total	79	38	67.5%

Pct. Govt.	0.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	11	9.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	4	3.4%
Professional, Technical	13	11.1%
Service Occupations	33	28.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	18	15.4%
All others	56	47.9%

White Collar		23.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	21	17.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	17	14.5%
Wholesale trade	16	13.7%
Health care and social assistance	13	11.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	10	8.5%
Transportation and warehousing	10	8.5%
Construction	7	6.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	7	6.0%
Management	6	5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	6	5.1%
Other services	4	3.4%

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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	278	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	98	35.0%
German	62	22.1%
English	37	13.2%
Irish	26	9.3%
Scottish	25	8.9%
Swedish	18	6.4%
Greek	7	2.5%
Eastern European	4	1.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	280	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	280	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	6	3.1%	96	49.5%	60	30.9%	26	13.4%	6	3.1%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	6	3.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	96	49.5%
Some College	60	30.9%
Bach. Degree	26	13.4%
Grad Degree	6	3.1%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +11	R +9	R + 1.0%
D +2
2020 vs. 2012	R +22	R +44	R + 22.2%
D -22
2020 vs. 2008	R +25	R +73	R + 38.8%
D -48

2016 vs. 2008	R +14	R +64	R + 37.9%
D -50
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	93%	Donald Trump* (R)	154	75.1%	Joe Biden (D)	44	21.5%	7	3.4%	205	35	28	0.00%
2016	82%	Donald Trump (R)	143	71.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	42	21.1%	14	7.0%	199	34	26	0.00%
2012	75%	Mitt Romney (R)	132	65.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	66	32.8%	3	1.5%	201	25	18	0.00%
2008	76%	John McCain (R)	129	57.8%	Barack Obama (D)	92	41.3%	2	0.9%	223	21	12	0.00%
2004	64%	George W. Bush* (R)	133	64.3%	John Kerry (D)	71	34.3%	3	1.4%	207	20	14	0.00%
2000	53%	George W. Bush (R)	108	57.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	73	38.6%	8	4.2%	189	15	9	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, La Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

21.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

154

75.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.9%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

205

Turnout: 93%	Diff (St): 35	Diff (US): 28

2016 President, La Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

21.1%

Donald Trump (R)

143

71.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

6.0%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

199

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 34	Diff (US): 26

2012 President, La Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

32.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

132

65.7%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

201

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 18

2008 President, La Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

41.3%

John McCain (R)

129

57.8%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

223

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 12

2004 President, La Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

133

64.3%

John Kerry (D)

34.3%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

207

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 14

2000 President, La Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

108

57.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

38.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.2%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

189

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for La Prairie township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	80%	Kathy Salvi (R)	125	70.2%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	50	28.1%	3 [+]	1.7%	178	29	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 3 (1.7%);
2022	G	80%	Darren Bailey (R)	131	74.4%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	41	23.3%	4 [+]	2.3%	176	32	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 4 (2.3%);
2020	S2	92%	Mark Curran (R)	143	70.4%	Richard Durbin* (D)	58	28.6%	2 [+]	1.0%	203	32	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 2 (1.0%);
2018	G	68%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	124	78.0%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	29	18.2%	6 [+]	3.8%	159	39	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 3 (1.9%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 3 (1.9%);
2016	S3	83%	Mark Kirk* (R)	125	61.9%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	63	31.2%	14 [+]	6.9%	202	22	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 12 (5.9%); Scott Summers (Green) 2 (1.0%);
2014	S2	60%	Jim Oberweis (R)	99	64.3%	Richard Durbin* (D)	47	30.5%	8 [+]	5.2%	154	22	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 8 (5.2%);
2014	G	59%	Bruce Rauner (R)	106	70.7%	Pat Quinn* (D)	32	21.3%	12 [+]	8.0%	150	20	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 12 (8.0%);

*: 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	122
Median Value	$197,700

Occupied	108	88.5%
Vacant	14	11.5%

Owned	64	59.3%
Rented	44	40.7%
Median Rent	$1,104

Single-Family Units	122	100.0%
Detached	122	100.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

La Prairie township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for La Prairie township, IL

2022 Housing Data for La Prairie township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for La Prairie township, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for La Prairie township, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for La Prairie township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for La Prairie township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for La Prairie township, IL