Prairie township, IL

Shelby County, IL

2022 population: 1,215 ( 32 from 2010 )
Land area: 54.2 square miles
Population density: 22.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,200	98.77%	2.4%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	9	0.74%	200.0%
Hispanic:	6	0.49%	20.0%

Total non-White:	15	1.23%	11.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-30	-2.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	-2	-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
1,247
1,230	98.64%
0	0.00%
2	0.16%
7	0.56%
3	0.24%
5	0.40%
17	1.36%

2000
1,264
1,235	97.71%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	0.47%
19	1.50%
4	0.32%
29	2.29%

1990
1,250
1,249	99.92%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
1	0.08%
1	0.08%

1980
1,346
1,337	99.33%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.15%
n/a
7	0.52%
9	0.67%

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

-5	-0.4
-12	-0.9

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

-14	-1.1
28	2.2

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

-88	-6.5
-8	-0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Prairie 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
37.8
291	24.0%
924	76.0%
265	21.8%

479
2.54

338	70.6%
259	76.6%
24	7.1%
141	29.4%

2010
Number	Percent
42.6
302	24.2%
945	75.8%
237	19.0%

512
2.44

351	68.6%
292	83.2%
23	6.6%
161	31.4%

2000
Number	Percent
37.7
332	26.3%
932	73.7%
217	17.2%

493
2.56

350	71.0%
292	83.4%
27	7.7%
143	29.0%

1990
Number	Percent
38.4
347	27.8%
903	72.2%
229	18.3%

473
2.64

350	74.0%
313	89.4%
15	4.3%
123	26.0%

1980
Number	Percent
32.6
384	28.5%
962	71.5%
209	15.5%

514
2.62

379	73.7%
343	90.5%
10	2.6%
135	26.3%

2022 Housing Data for Prairie township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3	0.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	18	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	34	7.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	30	6.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	19	4.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	19	4.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	12	2.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	11	2.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	28	5.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	57	11.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	52	10.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	63	13.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	49	10.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	46	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	27	5.6%
$200,000 or more	11	2.3%

Median Household Income	63,542
Per Capita Income	32,163

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	25	5.2%
Public Assistance	7	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	41	8.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	491	70.7%
Unemployed	15	2.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	506	72.9%
Not in Labor Force	188	27.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	205	169	54.8%
Non-Profit	5	19	20.8%
Self-Employed	57	15	79.2%

Local Government	16	11	59.3%
State Government	12	19	38.7%
Federal Government	2	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	262	184	58.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	35	49	41.7%
Total	297	233	56.0%

Pct. Govt.	11.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	83	15.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	128	23.6%
Professional, Technical	88	16.2%
Service Occupations	87	16.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	8	1.5%
All others	156	28.8%

White Collar		55.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	79	14.6%
Retail trade	73	13.5%
Other services	51	9.4%
Transportation and warehousing	48	8.9%
Finance and insurance	37	6.8%
Accommodation and food services	33	6.1%
Manufacturing	31	5.7%
Public administration	30	5.5%
Educational services	30	5.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	25	4.6%
Wholesale trade	23	4.2%
Information	22	4.1%
Construction	19	3.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	18	3.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	17	3.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	6	1.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	6	0.49%
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	1,104	98.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	17	1.5%
Spanish	6	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	463	38.1%
American	176	14.5%
English	95	7.8%
Irish	86	7.1%
Scottish	36	3.0%
Ukrainian	27	2.2%
French	14	1.2%
Italian	13	1.1%
Polish	12	1.0%
Welsh	9	0.7%
European	7	0.6%
Russian	7	0.6%
Finnish	5	0.4%
Scandinavian	4	0.3%
Czechoslovakian	2	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,192	98.1%
Not a citizen	23	1.9%

Native	1,191	98.0%
Foreign-born	24	2.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
9	1.1%	42	5.1%	344	41.4%	237	28.6%	165	19.9%	33	4.0%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	9	1.1%
9-12 Years	42	5.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	344	41.4%
Some College	237	28.6%
Bach. Degree	165	19.9%
Grad Degree	33	4.0%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +71	R +65	R + 1.9%
D +6
2020 vs. 2012	R +109	R +146	R + 15.9%
D -37
2020 vs. 2008	R +163	R +238	R + 30.1%
D -75

2016 vs. 2008	R +92	R +173	R + 28.2%
D -81
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	72%	Donald Trump* (R)	572	83.5%	Joe Biden (D)	103	15.0%	10	1.5%	685	43	37	0.01%
2016	66%	Donald Trump (R)	501	80.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	97	15.6%	24	3.9%	622	42	35	0.01%
2012	66%	Mitt Romney (R)	463	74.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	140	22.5%	19	3.1%	622	34	27	0.01%
2008	65%	John McCain (R)	409	67.2%	Barack Obama (D)	178	29.2%	22	3.6%	609	30	22	0.01%
2000	60%	George W. Bush (R)	388	68.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	154	27.4%	21	3.7%	563	26	21	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

103

15.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

572

83.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

685

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 43	Diff (US): 37

2016 President, Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

15.6%

Donald Trump (R)

501

80.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.2%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

622

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 42	Diff (US): 35

2012 President, Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

140

22.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

463

74.4%

Other

3.1%

TOTAL

622

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 34	Diff (US): 27

2008 President, Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

178

29.2%

John McCain (R)

409

67.2%

Other

3.6%

TOTAL

609

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 22

2000 President, Prairie township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

388

68.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

154

27.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.1%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

563

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 21

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Prairie township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	60%	Kathy Salvi (R)	459	81.0%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	99	17.5%	9 [+]	1.6%	567	39	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 8 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2022	G	60%	Darren Bailey (R)	487	85.1%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	77	13.5%	8 [+]	1.4%	572	43	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 8 (1.4%);
2020	S2	72%	Mark Curran (R)	544	80.2%	Richard Durbin* (D)	123	18.1%	11 [+]	1.6%	678	41	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 5 (0.7%); Willie Wilson (I) 3 (0.4%); Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 3 (0.4%);
2018	G	55%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	368	70.1%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	88	16.8%	69 [+]	13.1%	525	31	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 55 (10.5%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 14 (2.7%);
2016	S3	65%	Mark Kirk* (R)	439	71.6%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	133	21.7%	41 [+]	6.7%	613	32	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 35 (5.7%); Scott Summers (Green) 6 (1.0%);
2014	S2	53%	Jim Oberweis (R)	342	68.7%	Richard Durbin* (D)	130	26.1%	26 [+]	5.2%	498	26	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 26 (5.2%);
2014	G	52%	Bruce Rauner (R)	394	79.6%	Pat Quinn* (D)	71	14.3%	30 [+]	6.1%	495	29	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 27 (5.5%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.6%);

*: 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	490
Median Value	$122,800

Occupied	479	97.8%
Vacant	11	2.2%

Owned	411	85.8%
Rented	68	14.2%
Median Rent	$832

Single-Family Units	426	86.9%
Detached	426	86.9%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	8	1.6%
Mobile Homes	40	8.2%

Prairie township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Prairie township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Prairie township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Prairie township, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Prairie township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Prairie township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Prairie township, IL