Clear Lake township, IL

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 8,373 ( 154 from 2010 )
Land area: 33.7 square miles
Population density: 248.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,991	95.44%	2.3%
Black:	11	0.13%	88.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	41	0.49%	2.5%
2+ races:	122	1.46%	54.4%
Hispanic:	71	0.85%	33.6%

Total non-White:	382	4.56%	9.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-187	-2.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	33	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
8,527
8,178	95.91%
92	1.08%
25	0.29%
40	0.47%
79	0.93%
107	1.25%
349	4.09%

2000
8,140
7,975	97.97%
20	0.25%
28	0.34%
8	0.10%
66	0.81%
43	0.53%
165	2.03%

1990
7,780
7,703	99.01%
28	0.36%
44	0.57%
5	0.06%
n/a
0	0.00%
77	0.99%

1980
7,587
7,494	98.77%
15	0.20%
41	0.54%
16	0.21%
n/a
19	0.25%
93	1.23%

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

203	2.5
184	2.3

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

272	3.5
88	1.1

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

209	2.8
-16	-0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Clear Lake 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
50.3
1,718	20.5%
6,655	79.5%
1,901	22.7%

3,679
2.25

2,390	65.0%
1,953	81.7%
109	4.6%
1,289	35.0%

2010
Number	Percent
40.6
2,112	24.8%
6,415	75.2%
1,085	12.7%

3,223
2.58

2,398	74.4%
1,798	75.0%
287	12.0%
825	25.6%

2000
Number	Percent
?
2,128	26.1%
6,012	73.9%
860	10.6%

3,024
2.61

2,281	75.4%
1,880	82.4%
214	9.4%
743	24.6%

1990
Number	Percent
34.0
2,209	28.4%
5,571	71.6%
845	10.9%

2,615
2.85

2,032	77.7%
1,736	85.4%
152	7.5%
583	22.3%

1980
Number	Percent
29.6
2,432	32.1%
5,155	67.9%
748	9.9%

2,400
3.00

1,996	83.2%
1,815	90.9%
91	4.6%
404	16.8%

2022 Housing Data for Clear Lake township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	50	1.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	143	3.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	28	0.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	58	1.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	210	5.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	227	6.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	489	13.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	121	3.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	23	0.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	166	4.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	321	8.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	636	17.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	341	9.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	239	6.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	461	12.5%
$200,000 or more	166	4.5%

Median Household Income	75,168
Per Capita Income	38,140

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	102	2.8%
Public Assistance	60	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	274	7.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,753	74.5%
Unemployed	147	2.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,900	77.4%
Not in Labor Force	1,137	22.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,397	1,196	53.9%
Non-Profit	175	387	31.1%
Self-Employed	248	100	71.3%

Local Government	183	158	53.7%
State Government	173	182	48.7%
Federal Government	72	10	87.8%

Total Private + Self	1,645	1,296	55.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	603	737	45.0%
Total	2,248	2,033	52.5%

Pct. Govt.	18.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	608	14.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,265	29.5%
Professional, Technical	949	22.2%
Service Occupations	669	15.6%
All others	790	18.5%

White Collar		65.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	668	15.6%
Educational services	468	10.9%
Finance and insurance	445	10.4%
Retail trade	339	7.9%
Manufacturing	301	7.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	287	6.7%
Transportation and warehousing	286	6.7%
Public administration	228	5.3%
Other services	219	5.1%
Information	173	4.0%
Construction	149	3.5%
Wholesale trade	133	3.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	127	3.0%
Accommodation and food services	124	2.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	120	2.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	117	2.7%
Utilities	59	1.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	20	0.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	18	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	60	0.72%
Puerto Rican	4	0.05%
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	7	0.08%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	21	0.25%
Korean	11	0.13%
Chinese	9	0.11%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,808	98.2%
Spanish	66	0.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun	22	0.3%
Tagalog	21	0.3%
Other Indo-European	20	0.3%
Chinese	9	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,422	28.9%
English	1,003	12.0%
Irish	832	9.9%
Italian	539	6.4%
American	330	3.9%
Scottish	205	2.4%
French	200	2.4%
British	188	2.2%
Scandinavian	145	1.7%
Polish	133	1.6%
Dutch	111	1.3%
Lithuanian	102	1.2%
European	67	0.8%
Swedish	59	0.7%
Cajun	41	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,337	99.6%
Not a citizen	36	0.4%

Native	8,229	98.3%
Foreign-born	144	1.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
80	1.3%	319	5.0%	2,942	46.3%	1,640	25.8%	807	12.7%	573	9.0%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	80	1.3%
9-12 Years	319	5.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,942	46.3%
Some College	1,640	25.8%
Bach. Degree	807	12.7%
Grad Degree	573	9.0%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +248	D +12	D + 5.1%
D +260
2020 vs. 2012	R +542	R +547	R + 9.8%
D -5
2020 vs. 2008	R +710	R +1,276	R + 30.2%
D -566

2016 vs. 2008	R +462	R +1,288	R + 35.3%
D -826
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	66%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,834	66.0%	Joe Biden (D)	1,367	31.8%	91	2.1%	4,292	26	19	0.07%
2016	63%	Donald Trump (R)	2,586	64.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,107	27.4%	345	8.5%	4,038	26	18	0.07%
2012	59%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,292	60.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,372	36.3%	119	3.1%	3,783	20	13	0.07%
2008	65%	John McCain (R)	2,124	51.3%	Barack Obama (D)	1,933	46.6%	87	2.1%	4,144	15	6	0.07%
2004	65%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,546	63.3%	John Kerry (D)	1,432	35.6%	42	1.0%	4,020	19	13	0.08%
2000	64%	George W. Bush (R)	2,166	56.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,534	40.1%	121	3.2%	3,821	14	9	0.08%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Clear Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,367

31.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,834

66.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

4,292

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 19

2016 President, Clear Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,107

27.4%

Donald Trump (R)

2,586

64.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

232

5.7%

Other

113

2.8%

TOTAL

4,038

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 18

2012 President, Clear Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,372

36.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,292

60.6%

Other

119

3.1%

TOTAL

3,783

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 13

2008 President, Clear Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,933

46.6%

John McCain (R)

2,124

51.3%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

4,144

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 6

2004 President, Clear Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,546

63.3%

John Kerry (D)

1,432

35.6%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

4,020

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 13

2000 President, Clear Lake township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

2,166

56.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,534

40.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.2%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

3,821

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Clear Lake township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	49%	Kathy Salvi (R)	2,014	63.5%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	1,062	33.5%	96 [+]	3.0%	3,172	22	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 96 (3.0%);
2022	G	49%	Darren Bailey (R)	2,041	64.3%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	1,025	32.3%	106 [+]	3.3%	3,172	22	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 106 (3.3%);
2020	S2	66%	Mark Curran (R)	2,726	64.0%	Richard Durbin* (D)	1,395	32.8%	138 [+]	3.2%	4,259	25	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 68 (1.6%); Willie Wilson (I) 37 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 33 (0.8%);
2018	G	51%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	1,717	51.6%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	1,014	30.5%	594 [+]	17.9%	3,325	13	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 482 (14.5%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 112 (3.4%);
2016	S3	62%	Mark Kirk* (R)	2,426	60.6%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	1,257	31.4%	320 [+]	8.0%	4,003	21	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 216 (5.4%); Scott Summers (Green) 96 (2.4%); Other (Write-in) 8 (0.2%);
2014	S2	46%	Jim Oberweis (R)	1,840	62.2%	Richard Durbin* (D)	973	32.9%	146 [+]	4.9%	2,959	19	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 146 (4.9%);
2014	G	45%	Bruce Rauner (R)	1,764	60.6%	Pat Quinn* (D)	922	31.7%	227 [+]	7.8%	2,913	10	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 227 (7.8%);

*: 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	3,958
Median Value	$155,100

Occupied	3,679	93.0%
Vacant	279	7.0%

Owned	2,961	80.5%
Rented	718	19.5%
Median Rent	$1,055

Single-Family Units	3,008	76.0%
Detached	2,966	74.9%
Attached	42	1.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	133	3.4%
Mobile Homes	652	16.5%

Clear Lake township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Clear Lake township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Clear Lake township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Clear Lake township, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Clear Lake township, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Clear Lake township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Clear Lake township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Clear Lake township, IL