Grover township, IL

Wayne County, IL

2022 population: 3,568 ( 189 from 2010 )
Land area: 19.6 square miles
Population density: 181.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,389	94.98%	7.2%
Black:	18	0.50%	157.1%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	89	2.49%	304.5%
Hispanic:	72	2.02%	60.0%

Total non-White:	179	5.02%	70.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-263	-8.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	74	2.4

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
3,757
3,652	97.21%
7	0.19%
8	0.21%
23	0.61%
22	0.59%
45	1.20%
105	2.79%

2000
3,978
3,846	96.68%
4	0.10%
8	0.20%
51	1.28%
12	0.30%
57	1.43%
132	3.32%

1990
4,125
4,051	98.21%
14	0.34%
15	0.36%
24	0.58%
n/a
21	0.51%
74	1.79%

1980
4,571
4,537	99.26%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	0.13%
n/a
28	0.61%
34	0.74%

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

-194	-4.9
-27	-0.7

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

-205	-5.0
58	1.4

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

-486	-10.6
40	0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Grover 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
50.4
583	16.3%
2,985	83.7%
1,017	28.5%

1,799
1.98

1,048	58.3%
796	76.0%
111	10.6%
751	41.7%

2010
Number	Percent
43.6
799	21.3%
2,958	78.7%
758	20.2%

1,719
2.18

1,045	60.8%
806	77.1%
100	9.6%
674	39.2%

2000
Number	Percent
42.3
805	20.2%
3,173	79.8%
894	22.5%

1,835
2.15

1,153	62.8%
920	79.8%
103	8.9%
682	37.2%

1990
Number	Percent
39.4
1,002	24.3%
3,123	75.7%
949	23.0%

1,812
2.27

1,161	64.1%
1,013	87.3%
94	8.1%
651	35.9%

1980
Number	Percent
39.7
1,135	24.8%
3,436	75.2%
979	21.4%

1,952
2.34

1,335	68.4%
1,136	85.1%
71	5.3%
617	31.6%

2022 Housing Data for Grover township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	57	3.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	118	6.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	157	8.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	123	6.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	238	13.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	30	1.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	110	6.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	52	2.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	53	2.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	87	4.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	189	10.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	289	16.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	108	6.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	106	5.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	42	2.3%
$200,000 or more	40	2.2%

Median Household Income	46,295
Per Capita Income	31,624

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	85	4.7%
Public Assistance	35	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	335	18.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,436	72.6%
Unemployed	45	2.3%
In Armed Forces	23	1.2%

Total Labor Force	1,504	76.0%
Not in Labor Force	474	24.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	765	408	65.2%
Non-Profit	26	61	29.9%
Self-Employed	51	10	83.6%

Local Government	36	88	29.0%
State Government	43	58	42.6%
Federal Government	0	11	0.0%

Total Private + Self	816	418	66.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	105	218	32.5%
Total	921	636	59.2%

Pct. Govt.	15.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	88	5.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	345	22.2%
Professional, Technical	278	17.9%
Service Occupations	331	21.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	47	3.0%
All others	515	33.1%

White Collar		45.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	294	18.9%
Retail trade	263	16.9%
Manufacturing	193	12.4%
Educational services	167	10.7%
Accommodation and food services	132	8.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	76	4.9%
Utilities	68	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	57	3.7%
Other services	48	3.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	47	3.0%
Public administration	41	2.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	36	2.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	35	2.2%
Construction	34	2.2%
Finance and insurance	32	2.1%
Wholesale trade	20	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	14	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5	0.14%
Puerto Rican	20	0.56%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	46	1.29%

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	1	0.03%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,338	99.7%
German, other Germanic	7	0.2%
Spanish	1	0.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	885	24.8%
English	598	16.8%
Irish	573	16.1%
American	162	4.5%
Scottish	129	3.6%
Dutch	90	2.5%
Scotch-Irish	82	2.3%
Swedish	48	1.3%
French	41	1.1%
Italian	35	1.0%
Swiss	24	0.7%
European	21	0.6%
Danish	14	0.4%
Egyptian	12	0.3%
Ukrainian	11	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,567	100.0%
Not a citizen	1	0.0%

Native	3,560	99.8%
Foreign-born	8	0.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
112	4.1%	93	3.4%	935	34.5%	1,170	43.2%	285	10.5%	112	4.1%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	112	4.1%
9-12 Years	93	3.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	935	34.5%
Some College	1,170	43.2%
Bach. Degree	285	10.5%
Grad Degree	112	4.1%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -5	D +60	D + 5.3%
D +55
2020 vs. 2012	R +183	R +247	R + 10.0%
D -64
2020 vs. 2008	R +325	R +641	R + 35.3%
D -316

2016 vs. 2008	R +330	R +701	R + 40.6%
D -371
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	67%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,502	81.2%	Joe Biden (D)	307	16.6%	41	2.2%	1,850	41	34	0.03%
2016	65%	Donald Trump (R)	1,507	82.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	252	13.8%	71	3.9%	1,830	44	36	0.03%
2012	60%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,319	75.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	371	21.3%	53	3.0%	1,743	35	28	0.03%
2008	61%	John McCain (R)	1,177	64.5%	Barack Obama (D)	623	34.1%	26	1.4%	1,826	28	19	0.03%
2000	60%	George W. Bush (R)	1,295	67.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	579	30.2%	41	2.1%	1,915	25	20	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Grover township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

307

16.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,502

81.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.6%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,850

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 41	Diff (US): 34

2016 President, Grover township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

252

13.8%

Donald Trump (R)

1,507

82.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.1%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

1,830

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 44	Diff (US): 36

2012 President, Grover township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

371

21.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,319

75.7%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

1,743

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 35	Diff (US): 28

2008 President, Grover township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

623

34.1%

John McCain (R)

1,177

64.5%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

1,826

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 19

2000 President, Grover township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,295

67.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

579

30.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.3%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

1,915

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 20

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Grover township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	13%	Kathy Salvi (R)	283	78.6%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	65	18.1%	12 [+]	3.3%	360	37	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 11 (3.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.3%);
2022	G	51%	Darren Bailey (R)	1,203	85.3%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	176	12.5%	32 [+]	2.3%	1,411	43	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 31 (2.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	18%	Mark Curran (R)	369	76.6%	Richard Durbin* (D)	98	20.3%	15 [+]	3.1%	482	38	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 6 (1.2%); Willie Wilson (I) 5 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.8%);
2018	G	13%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	253	69.9%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	60	16.6%	49 [+]	13.5%	362	31	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 32 (8.8%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 17 (4.7%);
2016	S3	13%	Mark Kirk* (R)	257	68.5%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	94	25.1%	24 [+]	6.4%	375	29	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 18 (4.8%); Scott Summers (Green) 6 (1.6%);
2014	S2	12%	Jim Oberweis (R)	241	71.5%	Richard Durbin* (D)	76	22.6%	20 [+]	5.9%	337	29	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 20 (5.9%);
2014	G	12%	Bruce Rauner (R)	283	81.6%	Pat Quinn* (D)	43	12.4%	21 [+]	6.1%	347	31	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 18 (5.2%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.9%);

*: 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	2,078
Median Value	$101,000

Occupied	1,799	86.6%
Vacant	279	13.4%

Owned	1,297	72.1%
Rented	502	27.9%
Median Rent	$474

Single-Family Units	1,534	73.8%
Detached	1,534	73.8%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	276	13.3%
Mobile Homes	213	10.3%

Grover township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Grover township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Grover township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Grover township, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Grover township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Grover township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Grover township, IL