Palestine township, IL

Woodford County, IL

2022 population: 1,187 ( 144 from 2010 )
Land area: 37.5 square miles
Population density: 31.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,160	97.73%	13.8%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	5	0.42%	150.0%
2+ races:	9	0.76%	80.0%
Hispanic:	13	1.10%	13.3%

Total non-White:	27	2.27%	12.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	141	16.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	3	0.3

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
1,043
1,019	97.70%
0	0.00%
2	0.19%
2	0.19%
5	0.48%
15	1.44%
24	2.30%

2000
945
920	97.35%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
25	2.65%
0	0.00%
25	2.65%

1990
920
906	98.48%
0	0.00%
14	1.52%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
14	1.52%

1980
1,007
1,004	99.70%
0	0.00%
3	0.30%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
3	0.30%

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

99	10.5
-1	-0.1

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

14	1.5
11	1.2

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

-98	-9.7
11	1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Palestine 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
37.1
452	38.1%
735	61.9%
125	10.5%

354
3.35

290	81.9%
266	91.7%
0	0.0%
64	18.1%

2010
Number	Percent
40.5
274	26.3%
769	73.7%
121	11.6%

396
2.63

291	73.5%
258	88.7%
12	4.1%
105	26.5%

2000
Number	Percent
38.1
221	23.4%
724	76.6%
93	9.8%

319
2.96

271	85.0%
244	90.0%
6	2.2%
48	15.0%

1990
Number	Percent
30.5
260	28.3%
660	71.7%
90	9.8%

305
3.02

236	77.4%
213	90.3%
9	3.8%
69	22.6%

1980
Number	Percent
27.5
348	34.6%
659	65.4%
120	11.9%

324
3.11

277	85.5%
251	90.6%
6	2.2%
47	14.5%

2022 Housing Data for Palestine township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	16	4.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	5	1.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	5	1.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	8	2.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	8	2.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	2	0.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	14	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	5	1.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	14	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	19	5.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	62	17.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	27	7.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	23	6.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	29	8.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	21	5.9%
$200,000 or more	96	27.1%

Median Household Income	98,462
Per Capita Income	34,940

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	10	2.8%
Public Assistance	8	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	15	4.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	493	73.0%
Unemployed	52	7.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	545	80.7%
Not in Labor Force	130	19.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	219	193	53.2%
Non-Profit	52	15	77.6%
Self-Employed	25	2	92.6%

Local Government	6	11	35.3%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	244	195	55.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	58	26	69.0%
Total	302	221	57.7%

Pct. Govt.	3.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	35	6.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	98	18.7%
Professional, Technical	162	31.0%
Service Occupations	95	18.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	15	2.9%
All others	133	25.4%

White Collar		56.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	86	16.4%
Finance and insurance	60	11.5%
Manufacturing	54	10.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	43	8.2%
Educational services	42	8.0%
Other services	41	7.8%
Accommodation and food services	37	7.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	36	6.9%
Health care and social assistance	32	6.1%
Construction	21	4.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	21	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	18	3.4%
Public administration	14	2.7%
Transportation and warehousing	10	1.9%
Wholesale trade	4	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3	0.6%
Utilities	1	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	13	1.10%
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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,092	98.3%
Spanish	8	0.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	7	0.6%
Other Indo-European	4	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	345	29.1%
Swiss	126	10.6%
Irish	117	9.9%
English	83	7.0%
American	75	6.3%
Scandinavian	33	2.8%
Swedish	20	1.7%
Dutch	17	1.4%
Russian	13	1.1%
Italian	10	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	8	0.7%
Scottish	8	0.7%
European	7	0.6%
Slovene	6	0.5%
French	2	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,185	99.8%
Not a citizen	2	0.2%

Native	1,176	99.1%
Foreign-born	11	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1	0.2%	10	1.5%	238	36.8%	117	18.1%	152	23.5%	128	19.8%
Average years of education: 14.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1	0.2%
9-12 Years	10	1.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	238	36.8%
Some College	117	18.1%
Bach. Degree	152	23.5%
Grad Degree	128	19.8%
Average years of education: 14.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +76	R +55	D + 1.2%
D +21
2020 vs. 2012	R +118	R +120	R + 9.3%
D -2
2020 vs. 2008	R +139	R +179	R + 22.4%
D -40

2016 vs. 2008	R +63	R +124	R + 23.6%
D -61
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	70%	Donald Trump* (R)	505	80.5%	Joe Biden (D)	114	18.2%	8	1.3%	627	40	34	0.01%
2016	65%	Donald Trump (R)	429	77.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	93	16.8%	31	5.6%	553	39	32	0.01%
2012	65%	Mitt Romney (R)	387	75.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	116	22.6%	10	1.9%	513	35	28	0.01%
2008	70%	John McCain (R)	366	68.5%	Barack Obama (D)	154	28.8%	14	2.6%	534	32	23	0.01%
2000	64%	George W. Bush (R)	320	69.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	132	28.6%	9	2.0%	461	27	22	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Palestine township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

114

18.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

505

80.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

627

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 40	Diff (US): 34

2016 President, Palestine township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

16.8%

Donald Trump (R)

429

77.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.0%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

553

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 39	Diff (US): 32

2012 President, Palestine township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

116

22.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

387

75.4%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

513

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 35	Diff (US): 28

2008 President, Palestine township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

154

28.8%

John McCain (R)

366

68.5%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

534

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 32	Diff (US): 23

2000 President, Palestine township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

320

69.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

132

28.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.5%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

461

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 22

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Palestine township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	57%	Kathy Salvi (R)	424	82.2%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	85	16.5%	7 [+]	1.4%	516	41	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 7 (1.4%);
2022	G	58%	Darren Bailey (R)	428	82.8%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	78	15.1%	11 [+]	2.1%	517	40	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 11 (2.1%);
2020	S2	68%	Mark Curran (R)	477	78.2%	Richard Durbin* (D)	120	19.7%	13 [+]	2.1%	610	39	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 8 (1.3%); Willie Wilson (I) 3 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.3%);
2018	G	51%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	325	72.7%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	76	17.0%	46 [+]	10.3%	447	34	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 31 (6.9%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 15 (3.4%);
2016	S3	64%	Mark Kirk* (R)	412	76.0%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	97	17.9%	33 [+]	6.1%	542	36	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 21 (3.9%); Scott Summers (Green) 11 (2.0%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2014	S2	50%	Jim Oberweis (R)	319	77.2%	Richard Durbin* (D)	82	19.9%	12 [+]	2.9%	413	35	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 12 (2.9%);
2014	G	50%	Bruce Rauner (R)	324	78.8%	Pat Quinn* (D)	76	18.5%	11 [+]	2.7%	411	29	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 11 (2.7%);

*: 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	432
Median Value	$252,500

Occupied	354	81.9%
Vacant	78	18.1%

Owned	329	92.9%
Rented	25	7.1%
Median Rent	$1,109

Single-Family Units	421	97.5%
Detached	419	97.0%
Attached	2	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	11	2.5%

Palestine township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Palestine township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Palestine township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Palestine township, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Palestine township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Palestine township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Palestine township, IL