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Ohio Township, Illinois

Ohio Township, township, in Bureau County, Illinois. Ohio Township had 804 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 2.9% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 814 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 895 (±157). GEOID 1701155392.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

804

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 814 · ACS 2020-2024: 895 ±157

Median household income

$69,338

±$7,929 (90% margin)
Illinois: $83,390

Median home value

$110,000

±$11,484 (90% margin)
Illinois: $263,300

Median gross rent

$775

±$239 (90% margin)
Illinois: $1,274

Where is Ohio Township and what county is it in?

Ohio Township is a township in Bureau County, Illinois. It covers 38.1 square miles of land, 21 residents per square mile in 2020.

One place lies inside Ohio Township: Ohio (village, 465 in 2020).

Ohio Township is in the Ottawa, IL micropolitan statistical area, which takes in 3 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Ohio Township (marked with a dot) in Bureau County, Illinois. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Ohio Township, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 804 people lived in Ohio Township on July 1, 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, a steeper fall than Illinois's (−0.8%). The 2020 Census counted 814 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 895 (±157).

  • July 2020→2021 −9 (817)
  • 2021→2022 −5 (812)
  • 2022→2023 −2 (810)
  • 2023→2024 −6 (804)
  • 2024→2025 +0 (804)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureOhio TownshipBureau CountyIllinoisChange since 2015-2019
Total population895±15732,86612,694,798no clear change
Households343±5714,0285,036,449no clear change
Average household size2.61±0.302.312.46no clear change
Housing units418±6615,6305,457,452no clear change

Ohio Township's population since 2000

From 897 in 2000 to 804 in 2025: down 10.4%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Ohio Township as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 897
  • 2005 (estimate) 854
  • 2010 Census 823
  • 2015 (estimate) 789
  • 2020 Census 814
  • 2025 (estimate) 804

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Ohio Township?

The median resident of Ohio Township is 39.7 years old; 23.0% are under 18 and 20.8% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 88.0%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 7.6%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureOhio TownshipBureau CountyIllinoisChange since 2015-2019
Median age39.7±7.144.139.0no clear change
Under 18 years23.0%±5.5 pts20.7%21.8%–
65 years and over20.8%±6.7 pts23.2%17.0%–
Male48.6%±5.0 pts49.6%49.4%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7.6%±4.7 pts10.2%18.8%–
White alone, not Hispanic88.0%±5.2 pts84.6%58.1%−10.7 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.0%±4.1 pts0.6%13.3%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.1%±0.3 pts0.9%5.9%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±4.1 pts0.0%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±4.1 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic4.0%±3.0 pts3.4%3.4%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.2%±0.4 pts0.3%0.4%–
Born outside the United States0.8%±1.0 pts3.4%14.7%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)0.6%±0.5 pts7.3%24.0%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)10.6%±4.2 pts6.3%4.8%–
With a disability11.7%±3.1 pts14.8%12.1%–
No health insurance coverage1.2%±1.2 pts5.4%6.9%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)92.9%±5.5 pts91.5%90.5%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)16.8%±5.1 pts21.7%37.8%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)7.5%±3.4 pts6.8%15.3%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier88.8%±5.1 pts89.9%88.9%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.0%±4.1 pts1.1%1.6%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Ohio Township earn?

Half of Ohio Township's 343 households earn less than $69,338 a year (±$7,929), against $69,257 in Bureau County and $83,390 in Illinois. In 2015-2019 it was $75,600 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 13.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureOhio TownshipBureau CountyIllinoisChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$69,338±$7,929$69,257$83,390no clear change
Mean household income$80,080±$9,047$87,255$115,638–
Per capita income$33,133±$4,029$37,423$46,406−$9,111
People below the poverty line13.1%±7.0 pts10.8%11.8%no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line26.2%±17.9 pts13.7%15.1%–
Households receiving SNAP19.2%±6.7 pts13.5%13.8%–
Households with a computer93.6%±3.0 pts93.7%95.2%–
Households with a broadband subscription88.9%±4.6 pts86.3%90.8%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Ohio Township?

Owners occupy 86.6% of Ohio Township's occupied homes and renters 13.4%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $110,000 by its owner (±$11,484). The median renter pays $775 a month including utilities, and 34.4% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureOhio TownshipBureau CountyIllinoisChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$110,000±$11,484$126,900$263,300no clear change
Median gross rent$775±$239$832$1,274no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent34.4%±21.7 pts25.7%39.0%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,047±$95$1,234$1,987–
Owner-occupied homes86.6%±5.3 pts76.1%67.1%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes13.4%±5.3 pts23.9%32.9%–
Housing units418±6615,6305,457,452no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate9.7%±13.6 pts1.4%1.0%–
Rental vacancy rate17.5%±14.2 pts3.3%5.0%–
Single-family detached homes90.0%±6.2 pts85.4%58.2%–
Mobile homes0.5%±0.6 pts2.3%2.3%–
Built 2020 or later0.0%±8.6 pts0.2%0.7%–
Built 2010 to 20191.2%±1.1 pts2.9%5.0%–
Built 1939 or earlier55.3%±10.1 pts32.1%20.2%–
Households with no vehicle5.0%±4.1 pts6.7%11.0%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Ohio Township work and get to work?

90.3% of Ohio Township's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 26.3 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureOhio TownshipBureau CountyIllinoisChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)63.1%±8.1 pts62.8%65.0%–
Unemployment rate7.0%±5.2 pts4.3%5.8%–
Drove alone to work90.3%±5.2 pts80.0%65.9%–
Carpooled3.9%±3.7 pts10.6%7.8%–
Public transportation0.0%±8.7 pts0.1%5.8%–
Walked4.9%±4.2 pts2.5%2.8%–
Worked from home1.0%±1.1 pts5.4%15.9%–
Mean travel time to work26.3 min±3.121.1 min27.8 minno clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Ohio Township?

No census tract lies mostly in Ohio Township; 2 tracts reach into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Ohio Township, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Ohio Township
Tract 9647Bureau County2,824 $68,398 $132,00026%
Tract 9649Bureau County2,794 $57,600 $121,0001%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Ohio Township) · Census block assignment files

How does Ohio Township compare with other places in Illinois?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Ohio Township is the 8,493rd-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 777th-most populous of 1,407 in Illinois.

Ohio Township is not ranked by income or the other survey measures: those rankings include places of 1,000 or more residents (2020 Census) with a reliable estimate.

Ohio Township's rank in Illinois (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate777th1,407

Ohio Township's figures with every place in Illinois (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Ohio Township?

22 of the 57 figures for Ohio Township on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Ohio Township are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.