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Locust township, Christian County, IL

3,133 Population
35.8 square miles 87.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.8 ±4.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Christian County: 43.2 ±0.6
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 39 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$19,378 ±$4,200 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Christian County: $34,875 ±$1,860
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Illinois: $46,406 ±$212
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$70,565 ±$21,583 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Christian County: $62,611 ±$2,760
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Illinois: $83,390 ±$362
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8% ±7.3% (142  ±130) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Christian County: 10.2% † 3,237 (±1.8% / ±567)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Illinois: 11.8% 1,464,937 (±0.2% / ±18,161)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.6 minutes ±3.1 (18,055  ±4,040) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Christian County: 22 304,385 (±0.8 / ±16,332)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Illinois: 27.8 143,793,920 (±0.1 / ±595,293)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

587 ±113 Number of households
  • Christian County: 13,586 ±330
  • Illinois: 5,036,449 ±8,009
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3 ±0.6 (1,772  ±115) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Christian County: 2.3 31,791 (±0.1 / ±116)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,405,980
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

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

Housing

597 ±114 Number of housing units
  • Christian County: 15,184 ±55
  • Illinois: 5,457,452 ±471
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$151,800 ±$68,714 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Christian County: $115,500 ±$5,989
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Illinois: $263,300 ±$797
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.1% ±2.5% (315  ±77.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Christian County: 8.3% † 2,773 (±1.6% / ±514.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 11.1% 1,396,426 (±0.1% / ±14,640.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

80.5% ±9.5% (2,020  ±270.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Christian County: 90.9% 22,260 (±3.2% / ±796.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 90.5% 7,931,250 (±0.3% / ±22,974.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
8.4% ±3.9% (210  ±97.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Christian County: 17.1% 4,198 (±1.7% / ±412.7)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Illinois: 37.9% 3,318,149 (±0.2% / ±14,295.2)
  • about one-quarter 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

3.5% ±2% (111  ±64) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Christian County: 1.2% 397
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Illinois: 14.8% 1,872,449
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.9% ±1.7% (133  ±48) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Christian County: 8.2% † 2,224 (±1.1% / ±300)
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 4.8% 478,196 (±0.1% / ±4,766)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
133 Total veterans ±48 133 Male ±48 N/A Female ±13

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