Forest City township, IL

2022 population: 527 ( 5 from 2010 )
Land area: 33.3 square miles
Population density: 15.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	514	97.53%	0.6%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	8	1.52%	60.0%
Hispanic:	5	0.95%	0.0%

Total non-White:	13	2.47%	18.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	3	0.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	2	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
522
511	97.89%
0	0.00%
5	0.96%
1	0.19%
5	0.96%
0	0.00%
11	2.11%

2000
734
730	99.46%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.54%
0	0.00%
4	0.54%

1990
670
658	98.21%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
12	1.79%

1980
811
804	99.14%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
7	0.86%
7	0.86%

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

-219	-29.8
7	1.0

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

72	10.7
-8	-1.2

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

-146	-18.0
5	0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Forest City 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
44.2
97	18.4%
430	81.6%
71	13.5%

237
2.22

162	68.4%
147	90.7%
0	0.0%
75	31.6%

2010
Number	Percent
41.4
140	26.8%
382	73.2%
80	15.3%

192
2.72

139	72.4%
120	86.3%
7	5.0%
53	27.6%

2000
Number	Percent
39.1
166	22.6%
568	77.4%
94	12.8%

267
2.75

210	78.7%
192	91.4%
4	1.9%
57	21.3%

1990
Number	Percent
36.2
179	26.7%
491	73.3%
96	14.3%

257
2.61

174	67.7%
156	89.7%
10	5.7%
83	32.3%

1980
Number	Percent
27.2
287	35.4%
524	64.6%
71	8.8%

252
3.22

224	88.9%
211	94.2%
3	1.3%
28	11.1%

2022 Housing Data for Forest City township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3	1.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	4	1.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	38	16.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	1	0.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	28	11.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	7	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	7	3.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	6	2.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	11	4.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	48	20.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	35	14.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	34	14.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	10	4.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	4	1.7%
$200,000 or more	1	0.4%

Median Household Income	65,660
Per Capita Income	29,828

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	12	5.1%
Public Assistance	5	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	20	8.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	266	71.9%
Unemployed	5	1.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	271	73.2%
Not in Labor Force	99	26.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	173	60	74.2%
Non-Profit	0	0	?%
Self-Employed	19	5	79.2%

Local Government	2	9	18.2%
State Government	3	2	60.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	192	65	74.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5	11	31.2%
Total	197	76	72.2%

Pct. Govt.	5.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	77	28.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	44	16.1%
Professional, Technical	21	7.7%
Service Occupations	20	7.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	8	2.9%
All others	111	40.7%

White Collar		52.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	68	24.9%
Construction	55	20.1%
Retail trade	47	17.2%
Manufacturing	37	13.6%
Health care and social assistance	23	8.4%
Finance and insurance	12	4.4%
Educational services	10	3.7%
Other services	8	2.9%
Accommodation and food services	3	1.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	3	1.1%
Management	2	0.7%
Transportation and warehousing	2	0.7%
Public administration	2	0.7%
Wholesale trade	1	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5	0.95%
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	504	98.6%
Spanish	4	0.8%
German, other Germanic	2	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	235	44.6%
English	58	11.0%
Irish	56	10.6%
Dutch	34	6.5%
Portuguese	28	5.3%
American	17	3.2%
Norwegian	7	1.3%
Italian	5	0.9%
Scandinavian	4	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	4	0.8%
French	3	0.6%
French Canadian	2	0.4%
Swedish	2	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	527	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	527	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
15	3.8%	15	3.8%	198	50.6%	115	29.4%	47	12.0%	1	0.3%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	15	3.8%
9-12 Years	15	3.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	198	50.6%
Some College	115	29.4%
Bach. Degree	47	12.0%
Grad Degree	1	0.3%
Average years of education: 12.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +19	R +31	R + 12.3%
D -12
2020 vs. 2012	R +75	R +112	R + 48.4%
D -37
2020 vs. 2008	R +78	R +142	R + 62.1%
D -64

2016 vs. 2008	R +59	R +111	R + 49.8%
D -52
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	57%	Donald Trump* (R)	171	72.2%	Joe Biden (D)	61	25.7%	5	2.1%	237	32	25	0.00%
2016	57%	Donald Trump (R)	152	65.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	73	31.6%	6	2.6%	231	27	20	0.00%
2012	52%	Barack Obama* (D)	98	48.3%	Mitt Romney (R)	96	47.3%	9	4.4%	203	7	0	0.00%
2008	54%	Barack Obama (D)	125	55.3%	John McCain (R)	93	41.2%	8	3.5%	226	4	-4	0.00%
2000	44%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	131	52.2%	George W. Bush (R)	114	45.4%	6	2.4%	251	3	-2	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Forest City township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

25.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

171

72.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

237

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 32	Diff (US): 25

2016 President, Forest City township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

31.6%

Donald Trump (R)

152

65.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.2%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

231

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 20

2012 President, Forest City township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

48.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

47.3%

Other

4.4%

TOTAL

203

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 0

2008 President, Forest City township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

125

55.3%

John McCain (R)

41.2%

Other

3.5%

TOTAL

226

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -4

2000 President, Forest City township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

114

45.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

131

52.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.4%

TOTAL

251

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Forest City township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	43%	Kathy Salvi (R)	112	62.2%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	65	36.1%	3 [+]	1.7%	180	21	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 3 (1.7%);
2022	G	45%	Darren Bailey (R)	130	69.1%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	53	28.2%	5 [+]	2.7%	188	27	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 5 (2.7%);
2020	S2	56%	Mark Curran (R)	143	61.6%	Richard Durbin* (D)	85	36.6%	4 [+]	1.7%	232	23	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 4 (1.7%);
2018	G	44%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	88	48.6%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	60	33.1%	33 [+]	18.2%	181	10	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 24 (13.3%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 9 (5.0%);
2014	S2	42%	Richard Durbin* (D)	78	47.0%	Jim Oberweis (R)	76	45.8%	12 [+]	7.2%	166	3	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 11 (6.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.6%);
2014	G	42%	Bruce Rauner (R)	89	53.6%	Pat Quinn* (D)	65	39.2%	12 [+]	7.2%	166	3	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 12 (7.2%);

*: 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	239
Median Value	$113,400

Occupied	237	99.2%
Vacant	2	0.8%

Owned	176	74.3%
Rented	61	25.7%
Median Rent	$859

Single-Family Units	202	84.5%
Detached	201	84.1%
Attached	1	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	37	15.5%

Forest City township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Forest City township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Forest City township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Forest City township, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Forest City township, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Forest City township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Forest City township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Forest City township, IL