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New Salem township, McDonough County, IL

248 Population
36.2 square miles 6.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.5 ±14.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in McDonough County: 35.1 ±0.4
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,113 ±$7,058 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in McDonough County: $30,785 ±$1,618
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Illinois: $45,104 ±$196
$82,500 ±$31,421 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in McDonough County: $50,434 ±$3,371
  • about the same as the amount in Illinois: $81,702 ±$363

8.9% ±6.2% (22  ±18) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in McDonough County: 19.9% † 4,885 (±2.1% / ±510)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Illinois: 11.7% 1,454,217 (±0.2% / ±18,530)

30.6 minutes ±3.4 (3,185  ±1,986) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.5 times the figure in McDonough County: 19.2 226,620 (±1.3 / ±19,224)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 28.1 148,440,910 (±0.1 / ±701,124)

Families

96 ±46 Number of households
  • McDonough County: 11,760 ±335
  • Illinois: 5,001,904 ±7,673
2.6 ±1.7 (248  ±105) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in McDonough County: 2.1 24,466 (±0.1 / ±36)
  • a little higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,414,044

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

157 ±56 Number of housing units
  • McDonough County: 13,598 ±30
  • Illinois: 5,443,501 ±767

$97,700 ±$17,166 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in McDonough County: $103,500 ±$6,941
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Illinois: $250,500 ±$863

15.3% ±22% (38  ±56.9) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in McDonough County: 24.1% † 6,486 (±2.8% / ±757)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Illinois: 11.5% 1,442,284 (±0.1% / ±14,975.1)

Social

100% ±55.3% (142  ±51.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in McDonough County: 94.3% 15,763 (±4.1% / ±696.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 90.3% 7,887,284 (±0.3% / ±22,684.6)
41.6% ±19.5% (59  ±37) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in McDonough County: 31.8% 5,318 (±2.6% / ±430.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 37.2% 3,249,494 (±0.2% / ±13,788.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

5.5% ±7.6% (9  ±13) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in McDonough County: 5.8% † 1,298 (±0.7% / ±159)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 5% 493,667 (±0.1% / ±4,919)
9 Total veterans ±13 9 Male ±13 N/A Female ±12

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