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Mechanicsburg township, IL


Sangamon County, IL

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 2,416   ( 123 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.4 square miles
Population density: 66.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:2,192 90.73% 2.8%
Black:582.40% 544.4%
Indian:00.00% 100.0%
Asian:90.37% 125.0%
2+ races:953.93% 955.6%
Hispanic:622.57% 416.7%
Total non-White:2249.27% 505.4%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:-64 -3.4
Change in Non-White pop.:187 9.9




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
2,293
2,25698.39%
90.39%
10.04%
40.17%
90.39%
120.52%
371.61%

2000
2,137
2,02894.90%
512.39%
80.37%
60.28%
190.89%
231.08%
1095.10%

1990
2,270
2,22698.06%
301.32%
40.18%
30.13%
n/a
70.31%
441.94%

1980
2,108
2,06898.10%
251.19%
50.24%
20.09%
n/a
80.38%
401.90%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
228 10.7
-72 -3.4
1990's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
-198 -8.7
65 2.9
1980's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
158 7.5
4 0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Mechanicsburg 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
NumberPercent
48.0
483 20.0%
1,933 80.0%
498 20.6%
968
2.50
695 71.8%
549 79.0%
54 7.8%
273 28.2%

2010
NumberPercent
40.3
551 24.0%
1,742 76.0%
295 12.9%
909
2.52
652 71.7%
527 80.8%
59 9.0%
257 28.3%

2000
NumberPercent
37.0
551 25.8%
1,586 74.2%
251 11.7%
854
2.50
613 71.8%
478 78.0%
71 11.6%
241 28.2%

1990
NumberPercent
32.5
686 30.2%
1,584 69.8%
232 10.2%
817
2.78
648 79.3%
540 83.3%
48 7.4%
169 20.7%

1980
NumberPercent
29.0
674 32.0%
1,434 68.0%
224 10.6%
746
2.83
588 78.8%
503 85.5%
43 7.3%
158 21.2%

2022 Housing Data for Mechanicsburg township, IL

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units1,043 
Median Value$166,800 
Occupied96892.8%
Vacant757.2%
Owned78881.4%
Rented18018.6%
Median Rent$848 
Single-Family Units85381.8%
    Detached83680.2%
    Attached171.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units615.8%
Mobile Homes12712.2%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Mechanicsburg township, IL

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,000282.9%
$10,000 to $14,999394.0%
$15,000 to $19,999232.4%
$20,000 to $24,999333.4%
$25,000 to $29,999414.2%
$30,000 to $34,999101.0%
$35,000 to $39,999383.9%
$40,000 to $44,999383.9%
$45,000 to $49,999121.2%
$50,000 to $59,99910010.3%
$60,000 to $74,999858.8%
$75,000 to $99,99911411.8%
$100,000 to $124,99913213.6%
$125,000 to $149,999757.7%
$150,000 to $199,99910110.4%
$200,000 or more9910.2%
Median Household Income79,516 
Per Capita Income40,233 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI222.3%
Public Assistance434.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps10310.6%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed1,15177.4%
Unemployed312.1%
In Armed Forces60.4%
Total Labor Force1,18879.8%
Not in Labor Force30020.2%
Real Unemployment Rate 22.2%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector46431859.3%
Non-Profit143926.4%
Self-Employed884765.2%
Local Government226026.8%
State Government7613835.5%
Federal Government61233.3%
Total Private + Self55236560.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.11824932.2%
Total67061452.2%
Pct. Govt.24.5%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts18514.4%
Sales and Office Occupations32325.2%
Professional, Technical17313.5%
Service Occupations17413.6%
All others42933.4%
White Collar 53.0%
Industry
 Number%
Public administration19915.5%
Construction15412.0%
Health care and social assistance13810.7%
Retail trade1169.0%
Transportation and warehousing1128.7%
Manufacturing917.1%
Other services907.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.604.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting594.6%
Accommodation and food services584.5%
Finance and insurance544.2%
Educational services544.2%
Wholesale trade463.6%
Professional, scientific, technical211.6%
Utilities100.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation90.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction60.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing40.3%
Information30.2%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican341.41%
Puerto Rican00.00%
Cuban180.75%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American00.00%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan00.00%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American00.00%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic100.41%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino90.37%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English2,24798.1%
Other100.4%
German, other Germanic100.4%
Spanish100.4%
Tagalog90.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic40.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German44918.6%
Irish33413.8%
English33313.8%
American27411.3%
French1004.1%
Italian913.8%
Czechoslovakian391.6%
Welsh351.4%
Norwegian341.4%
Scottish311.3%
Scotch-Irish291.2%
Dutch271.1%
British251.0%
Polish220.9%
Swedish160.7%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen2,37498.3%
Not a citizen421.7%
Native2,36697.9%
Foreign-born502.1%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Mechanicsburg township, IL

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
9 0.5%72 4.0%796 44.4%493 27.5%319 17.8%103 5.7%
  Average years of education: 13.3
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 9 0.5%
9-12 Years 72 4.0%
H.S. Grad or GED 796 44.4%
Some College 493 27.5%
Bach. Degree 319 17.8%
Grad Degree 103 5.7%
Average years of education: 13.3

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)

Historical Presidential Election Results for Mechanicsburg township, IL

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +86 R +49 D + 0.1%
D +37
2020 vs. 2012 R +231 R +273 R + 19.5%
D -42
2020 vs. 2008 R +258 R +419 R + 34.6%
D -161
2016 vs. 2008 R +172 R +370 R + 34.8%
D -198
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 65% Donald Trump* (R) 841 69.2% Joe Biden (D) 351 28.9% 24 2.0% 1,216 29 22 0.02%
2016 62% Donald Trump (R) 755 67.4% Hillary Clinton (D) 314 28.0% 51 4.6% 1,120 29 22 0.02%
2012 58% Mitt Romney (R) 610 59.7% Barack Obama* (D) 393 38.5% 19 1.9% 1,022 19 12 0.02%
2008 65% John McCain (R) 583 52.1% Barack Obama (D) 512 45.7% 25 2.2% 1,120 15 6 0.02%
2004 66% George W. Bush* (R) 688 63.7% John Kerry (D) 381 35.3% 11 1.0% 1,080 19 13 0.02%
2000 64% George W. Bush (R) 592 58.1% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 401 39.4% 26 2.6% 1,019 16 10 0.02%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Mechanicsburg township
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 351 28.9%
Donald Trump* (R) 841 69.2%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 17 1.4%
Other 7 0.6%
TOTAL 1,216
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 29 Diff (US): 22


2016 President, Mechanicsburg township
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 314 28.0%
Donald Trump (R) 755 67.4%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 38 3.4%
Other 13 1.2%
TOTAL 1,120
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 29 Diff (US): 22


2012 President, Mechanicsburg township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 393 38.5%
Mitt Romney (R) 610 59.7%
Other 19 1.9%
TOTAL 1,022
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 12


2008 President, Mechanicsburg township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 512 45.7%
John McCain (R) 583 52.1%
Other 25 2.2%
TOTAL 1,120
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 6


2004 President, Mechanicsburg township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 688 63.7%
John Kerry (D) 381 35.3%
Other 11 1.0%
TOTAL 1,080
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 13


2000 President, Mechanicsburg township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 592 58.1%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 401 39.4%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 17 1.7%
Other 9 0.9%
TOTAL 1,019
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 10
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Mechanicsburg township, IL

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 52% Kathy Salvi (R) 615 63.5% Tammy Duckworth* (D) 318 32.8% 36 [+] 3.7% 969 22 0.02%
2022 G 51% Darren Bailey (R) 621 64.4% J.B. Pritzker* (D) 308 32.0% 35 [+] 3.6% 964 22 0.02%
2020 S2 65% Mark Curran (R) 809 66.6% Richard Durbin* (D) 370 30.5% 36 [+] 3.0% 1,215 28 0.02%
2018 G 53% Bruce Rauner* (R) 507 51.8% J.B. Pritzker (D) 312 31.9% 160 [+] 16.3% 979 13 0.02%
2016 S3 61% Mark Kirk* (R) 711 64.3% Tammy Duckworth (D) 328 29.7% 66 [+] 6.0% 1,105 25 0.02%
2014 S2 46% Jim Oberweis (R) 495 60.6% Richard Durbin* (D) 281 34.4% 41 [+] 5.0% 817 18 0.02%
2014 G 45% Bruce Rauner (R) 513 63.3% Pat Quinn* (D) 249 30.7% 48 [+] 5.9% 810 13 0.02%
*: 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