Pecatonica township, IL

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 4,140 ( 215 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.9 square miles
Population density: 118.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,811	92.05%	8.3%
Black:	13	0.31%	18.8%
Indian:	8	0.19%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	221	5.34%	612.9%
Hispanic:	87	2.10%	28.1%

Total non-White:	329	7.95%	67.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-347	-9.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	132	3.7

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
4,355
4,158	95.48%
16	0.37%
4	0.09%
25	0.57%
31	0.71%
121	2.78%
197	4.52%

2000
2,993
2,939	98.20%
11	0.37%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
8	0.27%
35	1.17%
54	1.80%

1990
2,611
2,596	99.43%
2	0.08%
6	0.23%
4	0.15%
n/a
3	0.11%
15	0.57%

1980
2,592
2,592	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

1,219	40.7
143	4.8

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

343	13.1
39	1.5

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

4	0.2
15	0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Pecatonica 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
44.7
891	21.5%
3,249	78.5%
698	16.9%

1,661
2.49

1,172	70.6%
956	81.6%
100	8.5%
489	29.4%

2010
Number	Percent
38.3
1,161	26.7%
3,194	73.3%
570	13.1%

1,653
2.63

1,257	76.0%
1,074	85.4%
89	7.1%
396	24.0%

2000
Number	Percent
37.6
819	27.4%
2,174	72.6%
353	11.8%

1,127
2.65

863	76.6%
732	84.8%
65	7.5%
264	23.4%

1990
Number	Percent
35.2
708	27.1%
1,903	72.9%
378	14.5%

961
2.72

767	79.8%
664	86.6%
38	5.0%
194	20.2%

1980
Number	Percent
31.0
773	29.8%
1,819	70.2%
296	11.4%

888
2.92

734	82.7%
656	89.4%
21	2.9%
154	17.3%

2022 Housing Data for Pecatonica township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	13	0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	35	2.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	105	6.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	11	0.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	58	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	49	3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	63	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	32	1.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	49	3.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	128	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	174	10.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	181	10.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	188	11.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	165	9.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	263	15.8%
$200,000 or more	147	8.9%

Median Household Income	93,219
Per Capita Income	44,911

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	35	2.1%
Public Assistance	7	0.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	68	4.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,959	75.7%
Unemployed	140	5.4%
In Armed Forces	6	0.2%

Total Labor Force	2,105	81.3%
Not in Labor Force	483	18.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	802	628	56.1%
Non-Profit	19	160	10.6%
Self-Employed	55	115	32.4%

Local Government	152	94	61.8%
State Government	25	29	46.3%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	857	743	53.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	196	283	40.9%
Total	1,053	1,026	50.6%

Pct. Govt.	14.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	269	12.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	548	26.4%
Professional, Technical	433	20.8%
Service Occupations	393	18.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	5	0.2%
All others	436	21.0%

White Collar		60.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	380	18.3%
Health care and social assistance	291	14.0%
Retail trade	257	12.4%
Educational services	186	8.9%
Accommodation and food services	170	8.2%
Wholesale trade	154	7.4%
Public administration	114	5.5%
Construction	108	5.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	84	4.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	75	3.6%
Transportation and warehousing	70	3.4%
Other services	59	2.8%
Finance and insurance	40	1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	37	1.8%
Utilities	28	1.3%
Information	12	0.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	8	0.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	6	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	58	1.40%
Puerto Rican	24	0.58%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	5	0.12%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	5	0.12%
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	3,883	97.1%
Spanish	65	1.6%
Other Indo-European	30	0.7%
Other Asian	17	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	6	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,538	37.1%
Irish	1,034	25.0%
Swedish	547	13.2%
English	419	10.1%
American	227	5.5%
Norwegian	174	4.2%
Italian	106	2.6%
Polish	100	2.4%
French	72	1.7%
Swiss	66	1.6%
African	64	1.5%
Dutch	42	1.0%
Scandinavian	39	0.9%
Croatian	28	0.7%
Eastern European	22	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,140	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	4,125	99.6%
Foreign-born	15	0.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
91	3.1%	65	2.2%	945	32.3%	1,229	42.0%	428	14.6%	171	5.8%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	91	3.1%
9-12 Years	65	2.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	945	32.3%
Some College	1,229	42.0%
Bach. Degree	428	14.6%
Grad Degree	171	5.8%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +243	R +84	D + 1.8%
D +159
2020 vs. 2012	R +334	R +342	R + 12.3%
D -8
2020 vs. 2008	R +469	R +657	R + 28.1%
D -188

2016 vs. 2008	R +226	R +573	R + 29.9%
D -347
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	76%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,503	62.7%	Joe Biden (D)	819	34.2%	76	3.2%	2,398	22	16	0.04%
2016	66%	Donald Trump (R)	1,260	60.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	660	31.4%	180	8.6%	2,100	22	14	0.04%
2012	64%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,169	57.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	827	40.3%	54	2.6%	2,050	16	10	0.04%
2008	71%	John McCain (R)	1,034	49.0%	Barack Obama (D)	1,007	47.7%	68	3.2%	2,109	12	3	0.04%
2000	61%	George W. Bush (R)	742	55.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	550	41.2%	42	3.1%	1,334	13	8	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Pecatonica township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

819

34.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,503

62.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.4%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

2,398

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 16

2016 President, Pecatonica township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

660

31.4%

Donald Trump (R)

1,260

60.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

115

5.5%

Other

3.1%

TOTAL

2,100

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 14

2012 President, Pecatonica township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

827

40.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,169

57.0%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

2,050

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 10

2008 President, Pecatonica township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,007

47.7%

John McCain (R)

1,034

49.0%

Other

3.2%

TOTAL

2,109

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 3

2000 President, Pecatonica township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

742

55.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

550

41.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.5%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,334

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Pecatonica township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	55%	Kathy Salvi (R)	1,093	63.0%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	604	34.8%	39 [+]	2.2%	1,736	21	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 38 (2.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2022	G	55%	Darren Bailey (R)	1,109	63.9%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	566	32.6%	61 [+]	3.5%	1,736	22	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 61 (3.5%);
2020	S2	75%	Mark Curran (R)	1,512	63.6%	Richard Durbin* (D)	779	32.8%	85 [+]	3.6%	2,376	25	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 42 (1.8%); Willie Wilson (I) 23 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 20 (0.8%);
2018	G	53%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	1,017	60.2%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	477	28.2%	195 [+]	11.5%	1,689	21	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 158 (9.4%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 37 (2.2%);
2016	S3	66%	Mark Kirk* (R)	1,303	62.6%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	640	30.8%	138 [+]	6.6%	2,081	23	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 88 (4.2%); Scott Summers (Green) 49 (2.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2014	S2	46%	Jim Oberweis (R)	896	61.0%	Richard Durbin* (D)	488	33.2%	84 [+]	5.7%	1,468	18	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 84 (5.7%);
2014	G	46%	Bruce Rauner (R)	991	67.7%	Pat Quinn* (D)	393	26.9%	79 [+]	5.4%	1,463	17	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 75 (5.1%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.3%);

*: 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	1,704
Median Value	$158,200

Occupied	1,661	97.5%
Vacant	43	2.5%

Owned	1,464	88.1%
Rented	197	11.9%
Median Rent	$1,123

Single-Family Units	1,606	94.2%
Detached	1,493	87.6%
Attached	113	6.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	41	2.4%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Pecatonica township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Pecatonica township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Pecatonica township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pecatonica township, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pecatonica township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Pecatonica township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Pecatonica township, IL