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Preston township, Richland County, IL

1,601 Population
40.7 square miles 39.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.8 ±15.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Richland County: 42.3 ±1.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 39 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$34,261 ±$6,321 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Richland County: $33,126 ±$2,018
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Illinois: $46,406 ±$212
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$53,941 ±$5,032 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Richland County: $62,455 ±$5,569
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Illinois: $83,390 ±$362
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

9.2% ±6.7% (146  ±111) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Richland County: 12.1% † 1,851 (±2.4% / ±371)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 11.8% 1,464,937 (±0.2% / ±18,161)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

22.9 minutes ±7.9 (19,995  ±9,046) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Richland County: 19.7 135,865 (±1.9 / ±14,585)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Illinois: 27.8 143,793,920 (±0.1 / ±595,293)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

689 ±140 Number of households
  • Richland County: 6,443 ±221
  • Illinois: 5,036,449 ±8,009
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.1 (1,601  ±338) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Richland County: 2.4 15,282 (±0.1 / ±26)
  • a little less than the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,405,980
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

11.6% ±12.8% (30  ±35) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Richland County: 6.6% † 208 (±2.6% / ±80)
  • more than double the rate in Illinois: 4.9% 147,208 (±0.1% / ±3,564)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

749 ±139 Number of housing units
  • Richland County: 7,363 ±23
  • Illinois: 5,457,452 ±471
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$123,100 ±$32,894 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Richland County: $112,000 ±$7,458
  • about half the amount in Illinois: $263,300 ±$797
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

N/A Moved since previous year

Social

95.8% ±28% (1,086  ±224.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Richland County: 91.5% 9,983 (±5% / ±548.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in Illinois: 90.5% 7,931,250 (±0.3% / ±22,974.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
23.3% ±9.9% (264  ±124.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Richland County: 19.1% † 2,082 (±2.6% / ±285.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 37.9% 3,318,149 (±0.2% / ±14,295.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

N/A Foreign-born population

4.4% ±2.8% (55  ±37) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Richland County: 8.5% † 1,020 (±1.6% / ±186)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 4.8% 478,196 (±0.1% / ±4,766)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
55 Total veterans ±37 55 Male ±37 N/A Female ±13

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