Township · Illinois

Quarry Township, Illinois

Quarry Township, township, in Jersey County, Illinois. Quarry Township had 1,158 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 10.9% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 1,039 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 1,062 (±172). GEOID 1708362354.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

1,158

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 1,039 · ACS 2020-2024: 1,062 ±172

Median household income

$73,684

±$11,443 (90% margin)
Illinois: $83,390

Median home value

$261,800

±$31,141 (90% margin)
Illinois: $263,300

Median gross rent

$644

±$39 (90% margin)
Illinois: $1,274

Where is Quarry Township and what county is it in?

Quarry Township is a township in Jersey County, Illinois. It covers 20.5 square miles of land, 51 residents per square mile in 2020.

One place lies inside Quarry Township: Grafton (city, 626 in 2020).

Quarry Township is in the St. Louis, MO-IL metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 15 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Quarry Township (marked with a dot) in Jersey 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 Quarry Township, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 1,158 people lived in Quarry Township on July 1, 2025, up 10.9% since 2020, while Illinois shrank 0.8%. The 2020 Census counted 1,039 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 1,062 (±172).

  • July 2020→2021 +39 (1,096)
  • 2021→2022 +42 (1,138)
  • 2022→2023 +31 (1,169)
  • 2023→2024 −4 (1,165)
  • 2024→2025 −7 (1,158)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureQuarry TownshipJersey CountyIllinoisChange since 2015-2019
Total population1,062±17221,27412,694,798no clear change
Households476±807,9655,036,449no clear change
Average household size2.20±0.262.542.46no clear change
Housing units671±1059,9585,457,452no clear change

Quarry Township's population since 2000

From 1,090 in 2000 to 1,158 in 2025: up 6.2%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Quarry 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 1,090
  • 2005 (estimate) 1,144
  • 2010 Census 1,174
  • 2015 (estimate) 1,129
  • 2020 Census 1,039
  • 2025 (estimate) 1,158

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 Quarry Township?

The median resident of Quarry Township is 54.0 years old; 18.6% are under 18 and 31.8% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 89.7%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 8.2%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureQuarry TownshipJersey CountyIllinoisChange since 2015-2019
Median age54.0±3.943.739.0no clear change
Under 18 years18.6%±3.9 pts19.8%21.8%–
65 years and over31.8%±6.1 pts20.6%17.0%–
Male49.4%±4.8 pts48.8%49.4%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.9%±1.3 pts1.6%18.8%–
White alone, not Hispanic89.7%±6.7 pts94.6%58.1%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic1.0%±0.4 pts0.6%13.3%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.0%±3.5 pts0.7%5.9%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.1%±0.2 pts0.0%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±3.5 pts0.1%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic8.2%±6.7 pts2.4%3.4%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±3.5 pts0.1%0.4%–
Born outside the United States0.3%±0.4 pts1.0%14.7%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)2.8%±2.8 pts1.8%24.0%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)11.8%±4.3 pts8.7%4.8%–
With a disability17.6%±4.5 pts13.2%12.1%–
No health insurance coverage1.7%±1.2 pts5.0%6.9%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)98.5%±1.4 pts94.1%90.5%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)35.9%±7.5 pts22.6%37.8%+12.4 pts
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)13.6%±3.9 pts7.8%15.3%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier87.8%±7.0 pts89.4%88.9%–
Moved from another state in the past year1.1%±1.2 pts2.3%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 Quarry Township earn?

Half of Quarry Township's 476 households earn less than $73,684 a year (±$11,443), against $80,361 in Jersey County and $83,390 in Illinois. In 2015-2019 it was $64,304 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 5.6% 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
MeasureQuarry TownshipJersey CountyIllinoisChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$73,684±$11,443$80,361$83,390no clear change
Mean household income$97,569±$13,589$98,416$115,638–
Per capita income$45,752±$6,145$38,634$46,406no clear change
People below the poverty line5.6%±3.2 pts8.8%11.8%−14.9 pts
Children under 18 below the poverty line3.2%±5.4 pts8.8%15.1%–
Households receiving SNAP9.5%±5.0 pts11.9%13.8%–
Households with a computer81.7%±10.2 pts89.4%95.2%–
Households with a broadband subscription81.5%±9.3 pts86.4%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 Quarry Township?

Owners occupy 87.0% of Quarry Township's occupied homes and renters 13.0%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $261,800 by its owner (±$31,141). The median renter pays $644 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureQuarry TownshipJersey CountyIllinoisChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$261,800±$31,141$171,900$263,300no clear change
Median gross rent$644±$39$846$1,274no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent19.3%±16.3 pts29.6%39.0%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$2,063±$288$1,517$1,987–
Owner-occupied homes87.0%±6.3 pts80.5%67.1%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes13.0%±6.3 pts19.5%32.9%–
Housing units671±1059,9585,457,452no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate2.6%±3.2 pts3.3%1.0%–
Rental vacancy rate13.2%±20.2 pts7.9%5.0%–
Single-family detached homes73.6%±5.9 pts86.1%58.2%–
Mobile homes5.5%±3.3 pts7.0%2.3%–
Built 2020 or later2.8%±2.3 pts0.9%0.7%–
Built 2010 to 20199.2%±5.1 pts5.0%5.0%–
Built 1939 or earlier27.9%±8.6 pts16.0%20.2%–
Households with no vehicle4.2%±3.1 pts4.7%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 Quarry Township work and get to work?

68.0% of Quarry Township's workers drive alone and 20.4% work from home. The average trip to work takes 30.6 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureQuarry TownshipJersey CountyIllinoisChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)52.3%±7.1 pts60.6%65.0%–
Unemployment rate3.5%±4.5 pts3.4%5.8%–
Drove alone to work68.0%±10.0 pts74.6%65.9%–
Carpooled8.8%±6.1 pts9.3%7.8%–
Public transportation0.0%±8.1 pts0.3%5.8%–
Walked2.7%±2.5 pts3.1%2.8%–
Worked from home20.4%±7.4 pts11.7%15.9%+12.3 pts
Mean travel time to work30.6 min±4.927.1 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 Quarry Township?

1 census tract lies mostly in Quarry Township (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Quarry Township, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Quarry Township
Tract 105Jersey County1,311 $74,079 $259,60065%

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 Quarry Township) · Census block assignment files

How does Quarry Township compare with other places in Illinois?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Quarry Township is the 7,046th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 626th-most populous of 1,407 in Illinois.

Quarry Township ranks 768th of 1,380 places in Illinois with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Quarry 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 estimate626th1,407
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)22nd1,347
Residents per square mile1,164th1,383
Median household income768th1,380
Per capita income377th1,383
Median home value341st1,379
Median gross rent1,213th1,280
Poverty rate916th1,119
Bachelor's degree or higher335th1,369
Median age28th1,383
Owner-occupied share290th1,382
Work from home144th1,015
Travel time to work241st1,382

Quarry 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 Quarry Township?

20 of the 57 figures for Quarry 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 Quarry 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.