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Palestine township, Woodford County, IL

1,347 Population
37.5 square miles 36 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±7.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Woodford County: 40.4 ±0.5
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 39 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$37,918 ±$6,872 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Woodford County: $44,140 ±$1,685
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Illinois: $46,406 ±$212
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$77,227 ±$30,509 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Woodford County: $91,483 ±$4,526
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Illinois: $83,390 ±$362
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

5.6% ±4.1% (76  ±58) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Woodford County: 7% † 2,614 (±1.5% / ±573)
  • about half the rate in Illinois: 11.8% 1,464,937 (±0.2% / ±18,161)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

28.1 minutes ±5.8 (14,745  ±5,518) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Woodford County: 25 401,550 (±1.4 / ±28,276)
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 27.8 143,793,920 (±0.1 / ±595,293)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

461 ±97 Number of households
  • Woodford County: 14,685 ±263
  • Illinois: 5,036,449 ±8,009
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.9 ±0.4 (1,347  ±327) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Woodford County: 2.5 37,304 (±0.1 / ±24)
  • about 20 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

14% ±16.5% (30  ±37) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Woodford County: 5.1% † 404 (±1.6% / ±127)
  • 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

533 ±104 Number of housing units
  • Woodford County: 15,758 ±49
  • Illinois: 5,457,452 ±471
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$294,600 ±$44,928 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Woodford County: $197,600 ±$8,696
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $263,300 ±$797
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

1.8% ±2.1% (24  ±27.5) Moved since previous year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Woodford County: 7.7% † 2,906 (±1.3% / ±484.5)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Illinois: 11.1% 1,396,426 (±0.1% / ±14,640.6)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

97.3% ±28.8% (817  ±161.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Woodford County: 94.8% 24,585 (±3.5% / ±918)
  • about 10 percent 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)
33.5% ±8.6% (281  ±95.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Woodford County: 35.9% 9,320 (±2.3% / ±593)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 37.9% 3,318,149 (±0.2% / ±14,295.2)
  • a little less than 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

2.2% ±1.9% (30  ±27) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Woodford County: 1.5% 581
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Illinois: 14.8% 1,872,449
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.1% ±3.7% (80  ±37) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Woodford County: 6.3% † 1,831 (±0.7% / ±190)
  • nearly double the rate in Illinois: 4.8% 478,196 (±0.1% / ±4,766)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
80 Total veterans ±37 73 Male ±36 7 Female ±9

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