Ransom, Illinois

Ransom is a village in La Salle County, Illinois, United States. The population was 409 at the 2000 census.

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Geography

Ransom is located at 41°9′21″N 88°39′11″W (41.155955, -88.653178)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 409 people, 147 households, and 109 families residing in the village. The population density was 159.5/km² (412.6/mi²). There were 159 housing units at an average density of 62.0/km² (160.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.04% White, 0.24% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.24% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.18% of the population.

There were 147 households out of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.29.

In the village the population was spread out with 30.1% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $53,333, and the median income for a family was $55,682. Males had a median income of $46,458 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,524. About 2.3% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five or over.