Witt township, IL

Montgomery County, IL

2022 population: 1,175 ( 12 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.8 square miles
Population density: 32.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,145	97.45%	0.8%
Black:	13	1.11%	116.7%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	8	0.68%	300.0%
Hispanic:	9	0.77%	40.0%

Total non-White:	30	2.55%	11.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	9	0.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	3	0.3

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
1,163
1,136	97.68%
6	0.52%
2	0.17%
2	0.17%
2	0.17%
15	1.29%
27	2.32%

2000
1,242
1,235	99.44%
2	0.16%
0	0.00%
3	0.24%
2	0.16%
0	0.00%
7	0.56%

1990
1,298
1,295	99.77%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
3	0.23%
3	0.23%

1980
1,576
1,569	99.56%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.13%
n/a
5	0.32%
7	0.44%

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	-8.0
20	1.6

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

-60	-4.6
4	0.3

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

-274	-17.4
-4	-0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Witt 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
36.2
298	25.4%
877	74.6%
210	17.9%

456
2.58

288	63.2%
217	75.3%
33	11.5%
168	36.8%

2010
Number	Percent
43.6
270	23.2%
893	76.8%
194	16.7%

512
2.27

315	61.5%
243	77.1%
23	7.3%
197	38.5%

2000
Number	Percent
38.0
322	25.9%
920	74.1%
188	15.1%

515
2.41

317	61.6%
256	80.8%
24	7.6%
198	38.4%

1990
Number	Percent
36.3
318	24.5%
980	75.5%
275	21.2%

513
2.53

364	71.0%
331	90.9%
8	2.2%
149	29.0%

1980
Number	Percent
32.5
456	28.9%
1,120	71.1%
277	17.6%

596
2.64

425	71.3%
380	89.4%
19	4.5%
171	28.7%

2022 Housing Data for Witt township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	15	3.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	30	6.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	17	3.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	28	6.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	11	2.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	34	7.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	18	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	23	5.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	47	10.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	34	7.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	75	16.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	35	7.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	41	9.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	9	2.0%
$200,000 or more	39	8.6%

Median Household Income	65,167
Per Capita Income	34,718

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	58	12.7%
Public Assistance	22	4.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	129	28.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	431	64.2%
Unemployed	40	6.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	471	70.2%
Not in Labor Force	200	29.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	219	70	75.8%
Non-Profit	20	45	30.8%
Self-Employed	47	36	56.6%

Local Government	6	8	42.9%
State Government	21	12	63.6%
Federal Government	3	13	18.8%

Total Private + Self	266	106	71.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	50	78	39.1%
Total	316	184	63.2%

Pct. Govt.	12.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	100	20.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	79	15.8%
Professional, Technical	57	11.4%
Service Occupations	57	11.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	30	6.0%
All others	207	41.4%

White Collar		47.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	103	20.6%
Health care and social assistance	80	16.0%
Manufacturing	68	13.6%
Construction	65	13.0%
Retail trade	55	11.0%
Transportation and warehousing	32	6.4%
Public administration	29	5.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	20	4.0%
Educational services	18	3.6%
Other services	14	2.8%
Accommodation and food services	8	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5	1.0%
Wholesale trade	3	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	9	0.77%
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	1,079	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	380	32.3%
American	162	13.8%
Italian	149	12.7%
Irish	108	9.2%
English	64	5.4%
Canadian	15	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	13	1.1%
Scottish	12	1.0%
Polish	9	0.8%
Dutch	7	0.6%
Hungarian	5	0.4%
Czech	4	0.3%
Romanian	4	0.3%
Swedish	4	0.3%
Slovak	2	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,175	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,175	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
24	3.3%	75	10.4%	324	45.1%	210	29.2%	60	8.4%	25	3.5%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	24	3.3%
9-12 Years	75	10.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	324	45.1%
Some College	210	29.2%
Bach. Degree	60	8.4%
Grad Degree	25	3.5%
Average years of education: 12.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +39	R +50	R + 7.5%
D -11
2020 vs. 2012	R +141	R +213	R + 42.1%
D -72
2020 vs. 2008	R +158	R +317	R + 65.7%
D -159

2016 vs. 2008	R +119	R +267	R + 58.2%
D -148
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	52%	Donald Trump* (R)	378	77.5%	Joe Biden (D)	104	21.3%	6	1.2%	488	37	31	0.01%
2016	52%	Donald Trump (R)	339	70.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	115	24.0%	26	5.4%	480	32	25	0.01%
2012	47%	Mitt Romney (R)	237	55.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	176	41.2%	14	3.3%	427	15	8	0.01%
2008	55%	Barack Obama (D)	263	53.2%	John McCain (R)	220	44.5%	11	2.2%	494	8	-1	0.01%
2004	59%	John Kerry (D)	291	54.0%	George W. Bush* (R)	245	45.5%	3	0.6%	539	1	-5	0.01%
2000	63%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	311	53.3%	George W. Bush (R)	256	43.8%	17	2.9%	584	1	-4	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Witt township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

104

21.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

378

77.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

488

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 37	Diff (US): 31

2016 President, Witt township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

115

24.0%

Donald Trump (R)

339

70.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.8%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

480

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 32	Diff (US): 25

2012 President, Witt township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

176

41.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

237

55.5%

Other

3.3%

TOTAL

427

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 8

2008 President, Witt township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

263

53.2%

John McCain (R)

220

44.5%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

494

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): -1

2004 President, Witt township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

245

45.5%

John Kerry (D)

291

54.0%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

539

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -5

2000 President, Witt township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

256

43.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

311

53.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.4%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

584

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Witt township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	42%	Kathy Salvi (R)	273	70.4%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	106	27.3%	9 [+]	2.3%	388	29	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 9 (2.3%);
2022	G	42%	Darren Bailey (R)	283	71.6%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	96	24.3%	16 [+]	4.1%	395	29	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 16 (4.1%);
2020	S2	50%	Mark Curran (R)	345	73.6%	Richard Durbin* (D)	110	23.5%	14 [+]	3.0%	469	35	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 8 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.9%); Willie Wilson (I) 2 (0.4%);
2018	G	47%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	166	37.9%	Sam McCann (Conservative)	131	29.9%	141 [+]	32.2%	438	-1	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: J.B. Pritzker (D) 126 (28.8%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 15 (3.4%);
2016	S3	52%	Mark Kirk* (R)	266	56.2%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	182	38.5%	25 [+]	5.3%	473	16	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 17 (3.6%); Scott Summers (Green) 5 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.6%);
2014	S2	33%	Jim Oberweis (R)	164	54.7%	Richard Durbin* (D)	120	40.0%	16 [+]	5.3%	300	12	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 16 (5.3%);
2014	G	33%	Bruce Rauner (R)	176	59.1%	Pat Quinn* (D)	97	32.6%	25 [+]	8.4%	298	9	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 25 (8.4%);

*: 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	521
Median Value	$47,600

Occupied	456	87.5%
Vacant	65	12.5%

Owned	340	74.6%
Rented	116	25.4%
Median Rent	$508

Single-Family Units	457	87.7%
Detached	446	85.6%
Attached	11	2.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3	0.6%
Mobile Homes	38	7.3%

Witt township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Witt township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Witt township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Witt township, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Witt township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Witt township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Witt township, IL