Smithton township, IL

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 4,153 ( 122 from 2010 )
Land area: 32.3 square miles
Population density: 128.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,985	95.95%	3.1%
Black:	10	0.24%	70.6%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	10	0.24%	60.0%
2+ races:	90	2.17%	150.0%
Hispanic:	58	1.40%	1.8%

Total non-White:	168	4.05%	3.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-127	-3.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	5	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
4,275
4,112	96.19%
34	0.80%
9	0.21%
25	0.58%
36	0.84%
57	1.33%
163	3.81%

2000
3,444
3,347	97.18%
10	0.29%
12	0.35%
0	0.00%
67	1.95%
8	0.23%
97	2.82%

1990
2,883
2,726	94.55%
33	1.14%
10	0.35%
10	0.35%
n/a
23	0.80%
157	5.45%

1980
2,710
2,661	98.19%
11	0.41%
2	0.07%
20	0.74%
n/a
13	0.48%
49	1.81%

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

765	22.2
66	1.9

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

621	21.5
-60	-2.1

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

65	2.4
108	4.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Smithton 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
42.4
979	23.6%
3,174	76.4%
848	20.4%

1,529
2.68

1,214	79.4%
1,075	88.6%
63	5.2%
315	20.6%

2010
Number	Percent
41.0
1,020	23.9%
3,255	76.1%
573	13.4%

1,626
2.58

1,234	75.9%
1,039	84.2%
61	4.9%
392	24.1%

2000
Number	Percent
37.4
876	25.4%
2,568	74.6%
476	13.8%

1,219
2.72

981	80.5%
783	79.8%
75	7.6%
238	19.5%

1990
Number	Percent
32.4
713	24.7%
2,170	75.3%
322	11.2%

993
2.81

788	79.4%
676	85.8%
61	7.7%
205	20.6%

1980
Number	Percent
30.0
788	29.1%
1,922	70.9%
348	12.8%

887
2.96

725	81.7%
657	90.6%
33	4.6%
162	18.3%

2022 Housing Data for Smithton township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	36	2.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	59	3.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	77	5.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	13	0.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	37	2.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	86	5.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	59	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	37	2.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	12	0.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	78	5.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	90	5.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	191	12.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	85	5.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	162	10.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	289	18.9%
$200,000 or more	218	14.3%

Median Household Income	97,331
Per Capita Income	41,741

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	21	1.4%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	122	8.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,940	81.1%
Unemployed	107	4.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,047	85.6%
Not in Labor Force	345	14.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		18.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	746	532	58.4%
Non-Profit	27	123	18.0%
Self-Employed	62	97	39.0%

Local Government	184	137	57.3%
State Government	62	22	73.8%
Federal Government	71	36	66.4%

Total Private + Self	808	629	56.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	344	318	52.0%
Total	1,152	947	54.9%

Pct. Govt.	24.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	395	18.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	253	12.1%
Professional, Technical	699	33.3%
Service Occupations	353	16.8%
All others	399	19.0%

White Collar		64.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	320	15.2%
Health care and social assistance	280	13.3%
Public administration	191	9.1%
Construction	186	8.9%
Finance and insurance	169	8.1%
Accommodation and food services	144	6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	140	6.7%
Retail trade	133	6.3%
Transportation and warehousing	100	4.8%
Manufacturing	94	4.5%
Other services	90	4.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	57	2.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	56	2.7%
Information	55	2.6%
Utilities	47	2.2%
Wholesale trade	22	1.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	15	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	36	0.87%
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	22	0.53%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	10	0.24%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,810	96.7%
German, other Germanic	90	2.3%
Other Indo-European	41	1.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,667	40.1%
Irish	638	15.4%
American	487	11.7%
English	271	6.5%
French	161	3.9%
Italian	157	3.8%
Polish	156	3.8%
Lithuanian	140	3.4%
Albanian	60	1.4%
Scottish	49	1.2%
Swedish	49	1.2%
European	43	1.0%
British	33	0.8%
Hungarian	15	0.4%
Croatian	14	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,069	98.0%
Not a citizen	84	2.0%

Native	4,029	97.0%
Foreign-born	124	3.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	78	2.7%	675	23.1%	1,013	34.7%	752	25.8%	401	13.7%
Average years of education: 14.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	78	2.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	675	23.1%
Some College	1,013	34.7%
Bach. Degree	752	25.8%
Grad Degree	401	13.7%
Average years of education: 14.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +183	D +543	D + 30.5%
D +726
2020 vs. 2012	R +387	D +145	D + 12.4%
D +532
2020 vs. 2008	R +478	R +142	R + 1.3%
D +336

2016 vs. 2008	R +295	R +685	R + 31.8%
D -390
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	99%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,761	55.9%	Joe Biden (D)	1,336	42.4%	51	1.6%	3,148	15	9	0.05%
2016	73%	Donald Trump (R)	1,578	67.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	610	26.1%	148	6.3%	2,336	29	22	0.04%
2012	69%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,374	61.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	804	36.1%	47	2.1%	2,225	21	15	0.04%
2008	75%	John McCain (R)	1,283	55.1%	Barack Obama (D)	1,000	43.0%	44	1.9%	2,327	18	10	0.04%
2000	67%	George W. Bush (R)	974	57.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	696	40.7%	39	2.3%	1,709	14	9	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Smithton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,336

42.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,761

55.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

3,148

Turnout: 99%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 9

2016 President, Smithton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

610

26.1%

Donald Trump (R)

1,578

67.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

105

4.5%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

2,336

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 29	Diff (US): 22

2012 President, Smithton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

804

36.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,374

61.8%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

2,225

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 15

2008 President, Smithton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,000

43.0%

John McCain (R)

1,283

55.1%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

2,327

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 10

2000 President, Smithton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

974

57.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

696

40.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.7%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,709

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Smithton township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	62%	Kathy Salvi (R)	1,301	66.0%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	638	32.4%	32 [+]	1.6%	1,971	25	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 29 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.2%);
2022	G	62%	Darren Bailey (R)	1,377	69.4%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	547	27.6%	59 [+]	3.0%	1,983	27	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 58 (2.9%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	79%	Mark Curran (R)	1,681	66.8%	Richard Durbin* (D)	776	30.8%	59 [+]	2.3%	2,516	28	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 34 (1.4%); Willie Wilson (I) 14 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 11 (0.4%);
2018	G	64%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	1,173	57.9%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	718	35.4%	136 [+]	6.7%	2,027	19	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 102 (5.0%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 34 (1.7%);
2016	S3	72%	Mark Kirk* (R)	1,273	54.9%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	954	41.1%	93 [+]	4.0%	2,320	15	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 52 (2.2%); Scott Summers (Green) 38 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2014	S2	49%	Jim Oberweis (R)	954	60.3%	Richard Durbin* (D)	556	35.1%	72 [+]	4.6%	1,582	18	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 72 (4.6%);
2014	G	49%	Bruce Rauner (R)	1,060	67.2%	Pat Quinn* (D)	432	27.4%	85 [+]	5.4%	1,577	17	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 83 (5.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);

*: 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	1,564
Median Value	$220,100

Occupied	1,529	97.8%
Vacant	35	2.2%

Owned	1,315	86.0%
Rented	214	14.0%
Median Rent	$833

Single-Family Units	1,407	90.0%
Detached	1,313	84.0%
Attached	94	6.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	137	8.8%

Smithton township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Smithton township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Smithton township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Smithton township, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Smithton township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Smithton township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Smithton township, IL