South Ross township, IL

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,021 ( 49 from 2010 )
Land area: 53.8 square miles
Population density: 19.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	973	95.30%	6.4%
Black:	7	0.69%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	2	0.20%	33.3%
2+ races:	39	3.82%	387.5%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	48	4.70%	54.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-66	-7.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	17	1.9

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
1,070
1,039	97.10%
7	0.65%
1	0.09%
3	0.28%
8	0.75%
12	1.12%
31	2.90%

2000
1,068
1,044	97.75%
0	0.00%
6	0.56%
0	0.00%
15	1.40%
3	0.28%
24	2.25%

1990
1,254
1,253	99.92%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
1	0.08%
1	0.08%

1980
1,286
1,285	99.92%
0	0.00%
1	0.08%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
1	0.08%

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	-0.5
7	0.7

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

-209	-16.7
23	1.8

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

-32	-2.5
0	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for South Ross 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
41.4
174	17.0%
847	83.0%
216	21.2%

424
2.41

301	71.0%
260	86.4%
19	6.3%
123	29.0%

2010
Number	Percent
39.3
279	26.1%
791	73.9%
138	12.9%

402
2.66

312	77.6%
245	78.5%
24	7.7%
90	22.4%

2000
Number	Percent
36.2
289	27.1%
779	72.9%
104	9.7%

395
2.70

316	80.0%
252	79.7%
25	7.9%
79	20.0%

1990
Number	Percent
32.0
392	31.3%
862	68.7%
104	8.3%

411
3.05

347	84.4%
289	83.3%
36	10.4%
64	15.6%

1980
Number	Percent
26.6
450	35.0%
836	65.0%
116	9.0%

402
3.20

349	86.8%
326	93.4%
15	4.3%
53	13.2%

2022 Housing Data for South Ross township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	17	4.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	16	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	8	1.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	19	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	19	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	15	3.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	15	3.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	3	0.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	33	7.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	41	9.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	39	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	69	16.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	107	25.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	8	1.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	11	2.6%
$200,000 or more	4	0.9%

Median Household Income	71,833
Per Capita Income	30,215

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	9	2.1%
Public Assistance	6	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	26	6.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	517	79.7%
Unemployed	11	1.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	528	81.4%
Not in Labor Force	121	18.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	216	205	51.3%
Non-Profit	18	15	54.5%
Self-Employed	27	20	57.4%

Local Government	10	12	45.5%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	5	10	33.3%

Total Private + Self	243	225	51.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	33	37	47.1%
Total	276	262	51.3%

Pct. Govt.	6.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	55	10.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	125	23.2%
Professional, Technical	113	21.0%
Service Occupations	60	11.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	21	3.9%
All others	185	34.4%

White Collar		54.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	95	17.7%
Retail trade	78	14.5%
Manufacturing	58	10.8%
Transportation and warehousing	41	7.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	39	7.2%
Other services	38	7.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	38	7.1%
Construction	38	7.1%
Finance and insurance	31	5.8%
Wholesale trade	26	4.8%
Educational services	23	4.3%
Information	11	2.0%
Accommodation and food services	7	1.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6	1.1%
Public administration	6	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	0.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
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	%
Filipino	2	0.20%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	976	99.8%
Spanish	1	0.1%
Tagalog	1	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	188	18.4%
Irish	137	13.4%
English	110	10.8%
American	94	9.2%
French	24	2.4%
Dutch	18	1.8%
Polish	15	1.5%
Greek	10	1.0%
European	8	0.8%
Czech	6	0.6%
Belgian	4	0.4%
Lithuanian	4	0.4%
Slovak	4	0.4%
Norwegian	3	0.3%
Scottish	2	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,021	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,019	99.8%
Foreign-born	2	0.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
14	1.9%	31	4.3%	330	45.9%	223	31.0%	74	10.3%	47	6.5%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	14	1.9%
9-12 Years	31	4.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	330	45.9%
Some College	223	31.0%
Bach. Degree	74	10.3%
Grad Degree	47	6.5%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +48	R +45	R + 2.9%
D +3
2020 vs. 2012	R +86	R +107	R + 15.6%
D -21
2020 vs. 2008	R +240	R +421	R + 89.6%
D -181

2016 vs. 2008	R +192	R +376	R + 86.7%
D -184
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	63%	Donald Trump* (R)	398	81.2%	Joe Biden (D)	89	18.2%	3	0.6%	490	41	34	0.01%
2016	59%	Donald Trump (R)	350	76.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	86	18.7%	24	5.2%	460	38	30	0.01%
2012	55%	Mitt Romney (R)	312	72.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	110	25.5%	10	2.3%	432	32	25	0.01%
2008	57%	Barack Obama (D)	270	60.5%	John McCain (R)	158	35.4%	18	4.0%	446	-1	-10	0.01%
2000	59%	George W. Bush (R)	280	60.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	171	37.0%	11	2.4%	462	18	13	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, South Ross township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

18.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

398

81.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

490

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 41	Diff (US): 34

2016 President, South Ross township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

18.7%

Donald Trump (R)

350

76.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.9%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

460

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 38	Diff (US): 30

2012 President, South Ross township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

110

25.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

312

72.2%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

432

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 32	Diff (US): 25

2008 President, South Ross township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

270

60.5%

John McCain (R)

158

35.4%

Other

4.0%

TOTAL

446

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -10

2000 President, South Ross township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

280

60.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

171

37.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.9%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

462

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 13

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for South Ross township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	43%	Kathy Salvi (R)	249	74.8%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	79	23.7%	5 [+]	1.5%	333	33	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 5 (1.5%);
2022	G	43%	Darren Bailey (R)	258	77.0%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	69	20.6%	8 [+]	2.4%	335	35	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 8 (2.4%);
2020	S2	62%	Mark Curran (R)	349	72.7%	Richard Durbin* (D)	113	23.5%	18 [+]	3.8%	480	34	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Willie Wilson (I) 10 (2.1%); Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 6 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.4%);
2018	G	40%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	193	61.1%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	73	23.1%	50 [+]	15.8%	316	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 37 (11.7%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 13 (4.1%);
2016	S3	58%	Mark Kirk* (R)	322	70.5%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	102	22.3%	33 [+]	7.2%	457	31	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 21 (4.6%); Scott Summers (Green) 12 (2.6%);
2014	S2	40%	Jim Oberweis (R)	203	64.4%	Richard Durbin* (D)	99	31.4%	13 [+]	4.1%	315	22	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 13 (4.1%);
2014	G	40%	Bruce Rauner (R)	235	75.3%	Pat Quinn* (D)	57	18.3%	20 [+]	6.4%	312	25	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 20 (6.4%);

*: 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	474
Median Value	$108,700

Occupied	424	89.5%
Vacant	50	10.5%

Owned	325	76.7%
Rented	99	23.3%
Median Rent	$846

Single-Family Units	431	90.9%
Detached	431	90.9%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	18	3.8%
Mobile Homes	4	0.8%

South Ross township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for South Ross township, IL

2022 Housing Data for South Ross township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for South Ross township, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for South Ross township, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for South Ross township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for South Ross township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for South Ross township, IL