2022 population: 16,105
( 336 from 2010
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Land area: 36.2 square miles
Population density: 444.8 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 13,053 | 81.05% | ![]() |
Black: | 459 | 2.85% | ![]() |
Indian: | 0 | 0.00% | ![]() |
Asian: | 234 | 1.45% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 506 | 3.14% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 1,815 | 11.27% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 3,052 | 18.95% | ![]() |
2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Change in White population: | -1,335 | -9.8 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 999 | 7.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 6,774 | |
Median Value | $181,100 | |
Occupied | 6,518 | 96.2% |
Vacant | 256 | 3.8% |
Owned | 4,886 | 75.0% |
Rented | 1,632 | 25.0% |
Median Rent | $845 | |
Single-Family Units | 5,529 | 81.6% |
Detached | 5,157 | 76.1% |
Attached | 372 | 5.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 422 | 6.2% |
Mobile Homes | 279 | 4.1% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 213 | 3.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 347 | 5.3% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 299 | 4.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 156 | 2.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 186 | 2.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 162 | 2.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 406 | 6.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 268 | 4.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 197 | 3.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 276 | 4.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 512 | 7.9% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 871 | 13.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 815 | 12.5% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 621 | 9.5% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 588 | 9.0% |
$200,000 or more | 601 | 9.2% |
Median Household Income | 79,253 | |
Per Capita Income | 39,537 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 286 | 4.4% |
Public Assistance | 276 | 4.2% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 872 | 13.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 7,164 | 78.0% |
Unemployed | 381 | 4.2% |
In Armed Forces | 32 | 0.3% |
Total Labor Force | 7,577 | 82.5% |
Not in Labor Force | 1,602 | 17.5% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 21.6% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 3,389 | 2,738 | 55.3% |
Non-Profit | 44 | 508 | 8.0% |
Self-Employed | 420 | 278 | 60.2% |
Local Government | 340 | 211 | 61.7% |
State Government | 56 | 32 | 63.6% |
Federal Government | 72 | 16 | 81.8% |
Total Private + Self | 3,809 | 3,016 | 55.8% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 512 | 767 | 40.0% |
Total | 4,321 | 3,783 | 53.3% |
Pct. Govt. | 9.0% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 1,430 | 17.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 1,612 | 19.8% |
Professional, Technical | 1,485 | 18.3% |
Service Occupations | 1,429 | 17.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 26 | 0.3% |
All others | 2,175 | 26.7% |
White Collar | 55.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 2,158 | 26.5% |
Retail trade | 1,034 | 12.7% |
Health care and social assistance | 876 | 10.8% |
Accommodation and food services | 723 | 8.9% |
Educational services | 551 | 6.8% |
Construction | 542 | 6.7% |
Finance and insurance | 478 | 5.9% |
Other services | 413 | 5.1% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 328 | 4.0% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 322 | 4.0% |
Public administration | 213 | 2.6% |
Transportation and warehousing | 181 | 2.2% |
Wholesale trade | 137 | 1.7% |
Utilities | 58 | 0.7% |
Information | 50 | 0.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 25 | 0.3% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 23 | 0.3% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 12 | 0.1% |
Management | 7 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,389 | 8.62% |
Puerto Rican | 258 | 1.60% |
Cuban | 17 | 0.11% |
Dominican | 114 | 0.71% |
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 | 18 | 0.11% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 0 | 0.00% |
Ecuadorian | 18 | 0.11% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 19 | 0.12% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 13,672 | 90.5% |
Spanish | 1,059 | 7.0% |
Chinese | 147 | 1.0% |
Other Indo-European | 78 | 0.5% |
Other | 60 | 0.4% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 26 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 23 | 0.2% |
Other Asian | 20 | 0.1% |
Arabic | 9 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 4,009 | 24.9% |
English | 2,061 | 12.8% |
Irish | 1,958 | 12.2% |
Swedish | 1,033 | 6.4% |
Norwegian | 767 | 4.8% |
Polish | 607 | 3.8% |
Italian | 601 | 3.7% |
Scottish | 444 | 2.8% |
French | 411 | 2.6% |
American | 386 | 2.4% |
European | 251 | 1.6% |
Swiss | 251 | 1.6% |
Russian | 189 | 1.2% |
Welsh | 142 | 0.9% |
British | 135 | 0.8% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 15,798 | 98.1% |
Not a citizen | 307 | 1.9% |
Native | 15,393 | 95.6% |
Foreign-born | 712 | 4.4% |
Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
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< 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
228 | 2.1% | 574 | 5.3% | 3,654 | 33.4% | 3,451 | 31.6% | 1,827 | 16.7% | 1,198 | 11.0% |
Average years of education: 13.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 228 | 2.1% |
9-12 Years | 574 | 5.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 3,654 | 33.4% |
Some College | 3,451 | 31.6% |
Bach. Degree | 1,827 | 16.7% |
Grad Degree | 1,198 | 11.0% |
Average years of education: 13.5 |
Recent Trends | ||||
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Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
2020 vs. 2016 | R +523 | D +146 | D + 4.1% | |
D +669 | ||||
2020 vs. 2012 | R +757 | R +352 | R + 3.4% | |
D +405 | ||||
2020 vs. 2008 | R +989 | R +994 | R + 12.9% | |
D -5 | ||||
2016 vs. 2008 | R +466 | R +1,140 | R + 17.1% | |
D -674 | ||||
How to interpret this table |
Year | Turnout ![]() | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) ![]() | Diff (US) ![]() | PSV | |||||
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2020 | 66% | Donald Trump* (R) | 4,350 | 53.9% | Joe Biden (D) | 3,499 | 43.4% | 215 | 2.7% | 8,064 | 13 | 7 | 0.13% |
2016 | 59% | Donald Trump (R) | 3,827 | 53.2% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 2,830 | 39.4% | 533 | 7.4% | 7,190 | 15 | 7 | 0.13% |
2012 | 56% | Mitt Romney (R) | 3,593 | 52.6% | Barack Obama* (D) | 3,094 | 45.3% | 141 | 2.1% | 6,828 | 12 | 5 | 0.13% |
2008 | 60% | Barack Obama (D) | 3,504 | 49.9% | John McCain (R) | 3,361 | 47.9% | 152 | 2.2% | 7,017 | 11 | 2 | 0.13% |
2000 | 53% | George W. Bush (R) | 2,745 | 52.9% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 2,282 | 44.0% | 164 | 3.2% | 5,191 | 10 | 5 | 0.11% |
2020 President, Rockton township | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Joe Biden (D) | 3,499 | 43.4% | |||||||||
Donald Trump* (R) | 4,350 | 53.9% | |||||||||
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 121 | 1.5% | |||||||||
Other | 94 | 1.2% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 8,064 | ||||||||||
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2016 President, Rockton township | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Hillary Clinton (D) | 2,830 | 39.4% | |||||||||
Donald Trump (R) | 3,827 | 53.2% | |||||||||
Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 313 | 4.4% | |||||||||
Other | 220 | 3.1% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 7,190 | ||||||||||
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2012 President, Rockton township | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Barack Obama* (D) | 3,094 | 45.3% | |||||||||
Mitt Romney (R) | 3,593 | 52.6% | |||||||||
Other | 141 | 2.1% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 6,828 | ||||||||||
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2008 President, Rockton township | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Barack Obama (D) | 3,504 | 49.9% | |||||||||
John McCain (R) | 3,361 | 47.9% | |||||||||
Other | 152 | 2.2% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 7,017 | ||||||||||
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2000 President, Rockton township | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
George W. Bush (R) | 2,745 | 52.9% | |||||||||
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 2,282 | 44.0% | |||||||||
Ralph Nader (Grn) | 135 | 2.6% | |||||||||
Other | 29 | 0.6% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 5,191 | ||||||||||
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Year | Type | Turnout ![]() | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff ![]() | PSV | |||||
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2022 | S3 | 45% | Kathy Salvi (R) | 3,033 | 54.3% | Tammy Duckworth* (D) | 2,429 | 43.5% | 126 [+] | 2.3% | 5,588 | 13 | 0.14% |
2022 | G | 45% | Darren Bailey (R) | 3,060 | 54.9% | J.B. Pritzker* (D) | 2,340 | 42.0% | 175 [+] | 3.1% | 5,575 | 13 | 0.14% |
2020 | S2 | 65% | Mark Curran (R) | 4,368 | 54.8% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 3,332 | 41.8% | 264 [+] | 3.3% | 7,964 | 16 | 0.13% |
2018 | G | 46% | Bruce Rauner* (R) | 2,683 | 47.1% | J.B. Pritzker (D) | 2,353 | 41.3% | 656 [+] | 11.5% | 5,692 | 8 | 0.13% |
2016 | S3 | 58% | Mark Kirk* (R) | 3,866 | 54.5% | Tammy Duckworth (D) | 2,741 | 38.6% | 486 [+] | 6.9% | 7,093 | 15 | 0.13% |
2014 | S2 | 36% | Jim Oberweis (R) | 2,494 | 56.5% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 1,743 | 39.5% | 178 [+] | 4.0% | 4,415 | 14 | 0.12% |
2014 | G | 37% | Bruce Rauner (R) | 2,677 | 60.3% | Pat Quinn* (D) | 1,557 | 35.1% | 203 [+] | 4.6% | 4,437 | 10 | 0.12% |