Blue Ridge township, IL

Piatt County, IL

2022 population: 1,395 ( 85 from 2010 )
Land area: 63.6 square miles
Population density: 21.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,344	96.34%	6.1%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	9	0.65%	47.1%
Hispanic:	42	3.01%	75.0%

Total non-White:	51	3.66%	6.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-88	-7.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	3	0.2

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
1,480
1,432	96.76%
1	0.07%
2	0.14%
4	0.27%
17	1.15%
24	1.62%
48	3.24%

2000
1,393
1,365	97.99%
14	1.01%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
14	1.01%
28	2.01%

1990
1,407
1,396	99.22%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
11	0.78%

1980
1,433
1,428	99.65%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
5	0.35%
5	0.35%

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

67	4.8
20	1.4

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

-31	-2.2
17	1.2

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

-32	-2.2
6	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Blue Ridge 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
48.9
251	18.0%
1,144	82.0%
276	19.8%

582
2.40

420	72.2%
384	91.4%
16	3.8%
162	27.8%

2010
Number	Percent
42.1
321	21.7%
1,159	78.3%
229	15.5%

594
2.49

438	73.7%
357	81.5%
35	8.0%
156	26.3%

2000
Number	Percent
38.0
350	25.1%
1,043	74.9%
156	11.2%

550
2.53

426	77.5%
378	88.7%
22	5.2%
124	22.5%

1990
Number	Percent
32.5
401	28.5%
1,006	71.5%
129	9.2%

511
2.75

429	84.0%
379	88.3%
27	6.3%
82	16.0%

1980
Number	Percent
31.9
434	30.3%
999	69.7%
164	11.4%

526
2.72

424	80.6%
388	91.5%
19	4.5%
102	19.4%

2022 Housing Data for Blue Ridge township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	21	3.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	5	0.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	9	1.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	12	2.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	1	0.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	2	0.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	24	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	13	2.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	11	1.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	80	13.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	74	12.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	85	14.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	88	15.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	43	7.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	61	10.5%
$200,000 or more	53	9.1%

Median Household Income	88,333
Per Capita Income	46,101

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	9	1.5%
Public Assistance	9	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	14	2.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	677	77.7%
Unemployed	14	1.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	691	79.3%
Not in Labor Force	180	20.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	312	185	62.8%
Non-Profit	18	49	26.9%
Self-Employed	77	13	85.6%

Local Government	21	21	50.0%
State Government	13	53	19.7%
Federal Government	0	6	0.0%

Total Private + Self	389	198	66.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	52	129	28.7%
Total	441	327	57.4%

Pct. Govt.	14.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	155	20.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	137	17.8%
Professional, Technical	150	19.5%
Service Occupations	121	15.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	5	0.7%
All others	205	26.7%

White Collar		57.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	95	12.4%
Retail trade	89	11.6%
Finance and insurance	83	10.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	76	9.9%
Manufacturing	72	9.4%
Educational services	56	7.3%
Public administration	55	7.2%
Construction	51	6.6%
Other services	43	5.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	42	5.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	32	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	26	3.4%
Accommodation and food services	21	2.7%
Wholesale trade	14	1.8%
Utilities	8	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	38	2.72%
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	4	0.29%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,278	95.1%
Spanish	58	4.3%
Other Indo-European	6	0.4%
German, other Germanic	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	312	22.4%
German	250	17.9%
Irish	122	8.7%
American	108	7.7%
Italian	31	2.2%
Polish	19	1.4%
British	17	1.2%
Scottish	17	1.2%
Swedish	16	1.1%
Dutch	11	0.8%
European	10	0.7%
Northern European	10	0.7%
Norwegian	10	0.7%
French	9	0.6%
Croatian	7	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,378	98.8%
Not a citizen	17	1.2%

Native	1,376	98.6%
Foreign-born	19	1.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	38	3.5%	383	35.7%	384	35.8%	145	13.5%	124	11.5%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	38	3.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	383	35.7%
Some College	384	35.8%
Bach. Degree	145	13.5%
Grad Degree	124	11.5%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +55	R +15	D + 3.9%
D +40
2020 vs. 2012	R +64	R +81	R + 8.9%
D -17
2020 vs. 2008	R +106	R +172	R + 22.2%
D -66

2016 vs. 2008	R +51	R +157	R + 26.1%
D -106
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	70%	Donald Trump* (R)	524	68.9%	Joe Biden (D)	214	28.1%	23	3.0%	761	28	22	0.01%
2016	64%	Donald Trump (R)	469	65.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	174	24.3%	74	10.3%	717	27	20	0.01%
2012	62%	Mitt Romney (R)	460	64.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	231	32.6%	18	2.5%	709	24	18	0.01%
2008	63%	John McCain (R)	418	58.1%	Barack Obama (D)	280	38.9%	22	3.1%	720	21	12	0.01%
2000	67%	George W. Bush (R)	426	60.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	252	35.8%	25	3.6%	703	18	13	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Blue Ridge township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

214

28.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

524

68.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.8%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

761

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 22

2016 President, Blue Ridge township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

174

24.3%

Donald Trump (R)

469

65.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

7.0%

Other

3.3%

TOTAL

717

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 20

2012 President, Blue Ridge township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

231

32.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

460

64.9%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

709

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 18

2008 President, Blue Ridge township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

280

38.9%

John McCain (R)

418

58.1%

Other

3.1%

TOTAL

720

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 12

2000 President, Blue Ridge township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

426

60.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

252

35.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.8%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

703

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 13

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Blue Ridge township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	53%	Kathy Salvi (R)	386	67.2%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	175	30.5%	13 [+]	2.3%	574	26	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 13 (2.3%);
2022	G	53%	Darren Bailey (R)	390	67.6%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	158	27.4%	29 [+]	5.0%	577	25	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 28 (4.9%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2020	S2	69%	Mark Curran (R)	491	65.2%	Richard Durbin* (D)	234	31.1%	28 [+]	3.7%	753	26	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Willie Wilson (I) 13 (1.7%); Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 8 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.9%);
2018	G	51%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	379	67.0%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	130	23.0%	57 [+]	10.1%	566	28	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 35 (6.2%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 22 (3.9%);
2016	S3	64%	Mark Kirk* (R)	487	68.8%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	179	25.3%	42 [+]	5.9%	708	29	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 30 (4.2%); Scott Summers (Green) 12 (1.7%);
2014	S2	49%	Jim Oberweis (R)	338	61.5%	Richard Durbin* (D)	182	33.1%	30 [+]	5.5%	550	19	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 29 (5.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2014	G	48%	Bruce Rauner (R)	394	72.0%	Pat Quinn* (D)	125	22.9%	28 [+]	5.1%	547	22	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 27 (4.9%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);

*: 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	661
Median Value	$153,000

Occupied	582	88.0%
Vacant	79	12.0%

Owned	505	86.8%
Rented	77	13.2%
Median Rent	$1,050

Single-Family Units	607	91.8%
Detached	585	88.5%
Attached	22	3.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4	0.6%
Mobile Homes	30	4.5%

Blue Ridge township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Blue Ridge township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Blue Ridge township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Blue Ridge township, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Blue Ridge township, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Blue Ridge township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Blue Ridge township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Blue Ridge township, IL