Ransom

  1. Ransom Legal Resources
  2. Ransom Statistics
  3. Ransom Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Ransom Employment Information
  5. Ransom Family Information
  6. Ransom Education Information
  7. Ransom Public Benefits Information
  8. Ransom Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  9. Ransom Zip Codes


Ransom Legal Resources Back to top

Illinois Constitution
Illinois Code

Illinois State Resources
Illinois Website
Illinois Governor
Illinois Legislature
Illinois Courts
Illinois Government Resources

State Attorney General
Federal Courts
Illinois Northern


Ransom Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 409
  • Land Area (2000): 2.568 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.000 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 159
Ransom Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 6 1.30%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 456 98.70%

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Ransom Employment Information Back to top
Ransom Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 22 18.18%
2. Metal Manufactuing 18 14.88%
3. Machinery Manufacturing 11 9.09%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 8 6.61%
5. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 7 5.79%
6. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 6 4.96%
7. Utilities 6 4.96%
8. Educational Services 5 4.13%
9. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 5 4.13%
10. Printing and Related Manufacturing 4 3.31%
11. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 4 3.31%
12. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 3 2.48%
13. Truck Transportation 3 2.48%
14. U.S. Postal Service 3 2.48%
15. Warehousing and Storage 3 2.48%
16. Department and Other General Stores 2 1.65%
17. Finance and Insurance 2 1.65%
18. Food Manufacturing 2 1.65%
19. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 2 1.65%
20. Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale 2 1.65%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 22 20.75%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 19 17.92%
3. Educational Services 13 12.26%
4. Public Administration 9 8.49%
5. Finance and Insurance 6 5.66%
6. Construction 5 4.72%
7. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 4 3.77%
8. Printing and Related Manufacturing 4 3.77%
9. U.S. Postal Service 4 3.77%
10. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 4 3.77%
11. Utilities 4 3.77%
12. Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale 2 1.89%
13. Metals and Minerals, Except Petroleum, Wholesale 2 1.89%
14. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 2 1.89%
15. Office Supplies and Stationery 2 1.89%
16. Personal and Laundry Services 2 1.89%
17. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 1 0.94%
18. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 1 0.94%

Ransom Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 21 17.36%
2. Other Production Occupations 11 9.09%
3. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 10 8.26%
4. Construction Laborers 7 5.79%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 5 4.13%
6. Carpenters 5 4.13%
7. Other Management Occupations 5 4.13%
8. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 5 4.13%
9. Top Executives 5 4.13%
10. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 4 3.31%
11. Other Construction Trades 4 3.31%
12. Religious Workers 4 3.31%
13. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 3 2.48%
14. Engineers 3 2.48%
15. Operations Managers Non Finance 3 2.48%
16. Other Installation / Maintenance 3 2.48%
17. Other Material Moving Workers 3 2.48%
18. Pipelayers / Plumbers / Etc. 3 2.48%
19. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 3 2.48%
20. Teachers, Secondary School 3 2.48%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 16 15.09%
2. Customer Service Representatives 9 8.49%
3. Law Enforcement Workers 9 8.49%
4. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 8 7.55%
5. Other Office and Admin Support 7 6.60%
6. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 6 5.66%
7. Cashiers 6 5.66%
8. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 6 5.66%
9. Secretaries and Admins 5 4.72%
10. Child Care Workers 3 2.83%
11. Other Healthcare Support 3 2.83%
12. Teachers, Secondary School 3 2.83%
13. Waiters and Waitresses 3 2.83%
14. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 2 1.89%
15. Health Technologists and Technicians 2 1.89%
16. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 2 1.89%
17. Life / Physical / Social Sciences 2 1.89%
18. Other Management Occupations 2 1.89%
19. Other Personal Care, Not child care 2 1.89%
20. Printing Workers 2 1.89%

Ransom Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 179 54.74%
15-35 hours 56 17.13%
1-14 hours 20 6.12%
No regular hours 72 22.02%

Ransom Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 7 3.18%
5 AM-5:29 AM 12 5.45%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 28 12.73%
6 AM-6:29 AM 21 9.55%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 12 5.45%
7 AM-7:29 AM 29 13.18%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 21 9.55%
8 AM-8:29 AM 29 13.18%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 2 0.91%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 16 7.27%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 7 3.18%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 0 0.00%
Noon-3:59 PM 24 10.91%
4 PM-11:59 PM 12 5.45%

Ransom Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 23 10.45%
5-9 27 12.27%
10-14 22 10.00%
15-19 18 8.18%
20-24 52 23.64%
25-29 15 6.82%
30-34 21 9.55%
35-39 10 4.55%
40-44 5 2.27%
45-59 9 4.09%
60-89 18 8.18%
At least 90 0 0.00%

Ransom Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 157 71.36%
30-44 0 0.00% 36 16.36%
45-59 0 0.00% 9 4.09%
At least 60 0 0.00% 18 8.18%

Ransom Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 21 9.46%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 194 87.39%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 3 1.35%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 2 0.90%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 2 0.90%

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Ransom Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 168 (462 people)
Families (2000): 132 (418 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 65
People at same address in 1995: 311
Ransom Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 11 6.55%
$10,000-$14,999 8 4.76%
$15,000-$19,999 2 1.19%
$20,000-$24,999 12 7.14%
$25,000-$29,999 11 6.55%
$30,000-$34,999 11 6.55%
$35,000-$39,999 5 2.98%
$40,000-$44,999 14 8.33%
$45,000-$49,999 7 4.17%
$50,000-$59,999 21 12.50%
$60,000-$74,999 36 21.43%
$75,000-$99,999 26 15.48%
$100,000-$124,999 2 1.19%
$125,000-$149,999 0 0.00%
$150,000-$199,999 0 0.00%
$200,000 or more 2 1.19%

Ransom Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 34 23.13%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 34 23.13%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 3 2.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 33 22.45%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 22 14.97%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 15 10.20%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 4 2.72%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 2 1.36%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Ransom Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 140 33.65%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 43 10.34%
Public Assistance 2 0.48%
Retirement 18 4.33%
Self Employment 10 2.40%
Social Security 34 8.17%
Supplemental Security 6 1.44%
Wage / Salary 139 33.41%
Other 24 5.77%

Ransom Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 51 45.54%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 61 54.46%

Ransom Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 10 6.29%
Color 1 Box Married 115 72.33%
Color 2 Box Never Married 26 16.35%
Color 3 Box Widowed 8 5.03%

Ransom Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 16 9.20%
Color 1 Box Married 100 57.47%
Color 2 Box Never Married 37 21.26%
Color 3 Box Widowed 21 12.07%

Ransom Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ransom Education Information Back to top
Ransom Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 3 0.97%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 33 10.71%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 153 49.68%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 78 25.32%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 12 3.90%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 24 7.79%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 5 1.62%

Ransom Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 10 2.44% 0 0.00% 10 2.44%
Kindergarten 8 1.96% 0 0.00% 8 1.96%
Grades 1-4 44 10.76% 0 0.00% 44 10.76%
Grades 5-8 32 7.82% 0 0.00% 32 7.82%
Grades 9-12 27 6.60% 5 1.22% 32 7.82%
Undergrad college 10 2.44% 3 0.73% 13 3.18%
Graduate or professional school 7 1.71% 0 0.00% 7 1.71%
Total 138 33.74% 8 1.96% 146 35.70%

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Ransom Public Benefits Information Back to top
Ransom Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 453 98.05%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 9 1.95%

Ransom Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ransom Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Ransom Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 67 16.38%
10-19 Years 59 14.43%
20-29 Years 52 12.71%
30-39 Years 70 17.11%
40-49 Years 53 12.96%
50-59 Years 46 11.25%
60-69 Years 24 5.87%
70-79 Years 21 5.13%
80-89 Years 17 4.16%
90+ Years 0 0.00%

Ransom Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 203 49.63%
Color 1 Box Female 206 50.37%

Ransom Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 389 95.11%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 13 3.18%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 5 1.22%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 1 0.24%
Color 1 Box African-American 1 0.24%
Color 6 Box Other Race 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Asian 0 0.00%

Ransom Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 184 37.55%
2. Irish 121 24.69%
3. United States Or American 41 8.37%
4. Norwegian 22 4.49%
5. English 18 3.67%
6. Slovak 18 3.67%
7. Dutch 17 3.47%
8. Polish 14 2.86%
9. Italian 10 2.04%
10. Danish 9 1.84%

Ransom Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 418 96.76%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 6 1.39%
3. German 3 0.69%
4. Other Slavic 3 0.69%
5. Korean 2 0.46%

Ransom Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 462 100.00%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 0 0.00%

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Ransom Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ransom Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
60470