Leech township, IL

2022 population: 383 ( 82 from 2010 )
Land area: 53.4 square miles
Population density: 7.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	376	98.17%	14.9%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	7	1.83%	0.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	7	1.83%	69.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-66	-17.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	-16	-4.2

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
465
442	95.05%
1	0.22%
4	0.86%
0	0.00%
7	1.51%
11	2.37%
23	4.95%

2000
567
554	97.71%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
10	1.76%
13	2.29%

1990
538
516	95.91%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
22	4.09%

1980
565
565	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

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

-112	-19.8
10	1.8

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

38	7.1
-9	-1.7

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

-49	-8.7
22	3.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Leech 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
40.4
96	25.1%
287	74.9%
78	20.4%

184
2.08

84	45.7%
74	88.1%
1	1.2%
100	54.3%

2010
Number	Percent
44.5
92	19.8%
373	80.2%
72	15.5%

203
2.29

137	67.5%
122	89.1%
2	1.5%
66	32.5%

2000
Number	Percent
35.1
149	26.3%
418	73.7%
60	10.6%

217
2.61

166	76.5%
138	83.1%
7	4.2%
51	23.5%

1990
Number	Percent
38.4
105	19.5%
433	80.5%
96	17.8%

207
2.60

156	75.4%
144	92.3%
6	3.8%
51	24.6%

1980
Number	Percent
30.9
170	30.1%
395	69.9%
81	14.3%

206
2.74

167	81.1%
149	89.2%
8	4.8%
39	18.9%

2022 Housing Data for Leech township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	17	9.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	20	10.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	36	19.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	24	13.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	7	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	10	5.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	49	26.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	1	0.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	1	0.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	16	8.7%
$200,000 or more	3	1.6%

Median Household Income	n/a
Per Capita Income	28,751

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1	0.5%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	30	16.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	159	76.1%
Unemployed	19	9.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	178	85.2%
Not in Labor Force	31	14.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	31	50	38.3%
Non-Profit	1	0	100.0%
Self-Employed	68	0	100.0%

Local Government	0	1	0.0%
State Government	7	1	87.5%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	99	50	66.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	8	2	80.0%
Total	107	52	67.3%

Pct. Govt.	5.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	17	10.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	26	16.4%
Professional, Technical	13	8.2%
Service Occupations	31	19.5%
All others	72	45.3%

White Collar		35.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	26	16.4%
Retail trade	25	15.7%
Transportation and warehousing	24	15.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	21	13.2%
Manufacturing	17	10.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	15	9.4%
Construction	13	8.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	8	5.0%
Public administration	8	5.0%
Utilities	1	0.6%
Educational services	1	0.6%

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	7	1.83%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	357	98.1%
Tagalog	7	1.9%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	81	21.1%
English	70	18.3%
American	66	17.2%
Irish	26	6.8%
Iranian	10	2.6%
Serbian	10	2.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	383	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	366	95.6%
Foreign-born	17	4.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	58	21.2%	42	15.4%	110	40.3%	44	16.1%	19	7.0%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	58	21.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	42	15.4%
Some College	110	40.3%
Bach. Degree	44	16.1%
Grad Degree	19	7.0%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +18	R +19	R + 2.3%
D -1
2020 vs. 2012	R +36	R +43	R + 9.0%
D -7
2020 vs. 2008	R +50	R +89	R + 33.6%
D -39

2016 vs. 2008	R +32	R +70	R + 31.2%
D -38
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	85%	Donald Trump* (R)	225	89.3%	Joe Biden (D)	25	9.9%	2	0.8%	252	49	42	0.00%
2016	72%	Donald Trump (R)	207	87.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	26	11.0%	3	1.3%	236	49	42	0.00%
2012	64%	Mitt Romney (R)	189	82.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	32	14.0%	8	3.5%	229	42	35	0.00%
2008	63%	John McCain (R)	175	72.3%	Barack Obama (D)	64	26.4%	3	1.2%	242	36	27	0.00%
2000	50%	George W. Bush (R)	166	79.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	41	19.5%	3	1.4%	210	36	31	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Leech township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

9.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

225

89.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

TOTAL

252

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): 49	Diff (US): 42

2016 President, Leech township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

11.0%

Donald Trump (R)

207

87.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

236

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 49	Diff (US): 42

2012 President, Leech township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

14.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

189

82.5%

Other

3.5%

TOTAL

229

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 42	Diff (US): 35

2008 President, Leech township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

26.4%

John McCain (R)

175

72.3%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

242

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 36	Diff (US): 27

2000 President, Leech township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

166

79.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

19.5%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

210

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 36	Diff (US): 31

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Leech township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	70%	Kathy Salvi (R)	189	91.3%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	16	7.7%	2 [+]	1.0%	207	50	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 2 (1.0%);
2022	G	72%	Darren Bailey (R)	196	92.5%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	15	7.1%	1 [+]	0.5%	212	50	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 1 (0.5%);
2020	S2	80%	Mark Curran (R)	204	86.1%	Richard Durbin* (D)	27	11.4%	6 [+]	2.5%	237	47	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 3 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.8%); Willie Wilson (I) 1 (0.4%);
2018	G	56%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	127	72.6%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	30	17.1%	18 [+]	10.3%	175	34	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 11 (6.3%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 7 (4.0%);
2016	S3	79%	Mark Kirk* (R)	177	68.9%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	63	24.5%	17 [+]	6.6%	257	29	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 12 (4.7%); Scott Summers (Green) 5 (1.9%);
2014	S2	45%	Jim Oberweis (R)	125	81.2%	Richard Durbin* (D)	23	14.9%	6 [+]	3.9%	154	38	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 6 (3.9%);
2014	G	46%	Bruce Rauner (R)	134	84.8%	Pat Quinn* (D)	12	7.6%	12 [+]	7.6%	158	35	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 9 (5.7%); Other (Write-in) 3 (1.9%);

*: 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	216
Median Value	$101,300

Occupied	184	85.2%
Vacant	32	14.8%

Owned	126	68.5%
Rented	58	31.5%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	150	69.4%
Detached	150	69.4%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	56	25.9%

Leech township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Leech township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Leech township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Leech township, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Leech township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Leech township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Leech township, IL