For population 25 years and over in Bay View Gardens:
High school or higher: 73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
Unemployed: 5.8%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Bay View Gardens village:
Never married: 23.6%
Now married: 63.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 6.9%
Divorced: 6.5%
0 residents are foreign born
This village:
0.0%
Illinois:
12.3%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,435 (1.9%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $2,071 (1.6%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Peoria, IL (7.8 miles , pop. 112,936).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Chicago, IL (119.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Bay View Gardens-area historical tornado activity is above Illinois state average. It is 174% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/29/1976, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.0 miles away from the Bay View Gardens village center causedbetween $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 7/13/2004, a category F4 tornado 9.9 miles away from the village center injured 3 people.
Earthquake activity:
Bay View Gardens-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 55.3 miles away from the city center On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 63.2 miles away from Bay View Gardens center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Woodford County (10) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 7, Floods: 6, Tornadoes: 2, Snow: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Bay View Gardens:
PROCTOR HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 6 miles away; PEORIA, IL)
SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 9 miles away; PEORIA, IL)
METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER OF ILLINOIS (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 9 miles away; PEORIA, IL)
Amtrak station near Bay View Gardens:
14 miles: PEORIA AIRPORT (6100 W. EVERETT M. DIRKSEN PKY.) - Bus Station . Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bay View Gardens:
Illinois Central College (about 8 miles; East Peoria, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,496)
Bradley University (about 10 miles; Peoria, IL; FT enrollment: 5,105)
Heartland Community College (about 34 miles; Normal, IL; FT enrollment: 2,524)
Illinois State University (about 35 miles; Normal, IL; FT enrollment: 18,494)
Illinois Wesleyan University (about 36 miles; Bloomington, IL; FT enrollment: 2,057)
Illinois Valley Community College (about 41 miles; Oglesby, IL; FT enrollment: 2,082)
Western Illinois University (about 66 miles; Macomb, IL; FT enrollment: 10,446)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 35.1. This is about average.
City:
35.1
U.S.:
32.0
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 0.0102. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 8.5 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.0102
U.S.:
0.0222
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 0.739. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 9.6 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.739
U.S.:
2.433
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 22.2. This is better than average.Closest monitor was 5.7 miles away from the city center.
City:
22.2
U.S.:
28.3
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 16.3. This is better than average.Closest monitor was 8.5 miles away from the city center.
City:
16.3
U.S.:
22.1
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.7. This is about average.Closest monitor was 8.5 miles away from the city center.
City:
10.7
U.S.:
9.6
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 17.9%
(11.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for other race residents, 93.3% for two or more races residents)
Religion statistics for Bay View Gardens (based on Woodford County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 56.31%
Here
56.3%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
United Methodist Church
Inc. Apostolic Christian Church of America
United Church of Christ
Lutheran Church
Adherents
28.3%
13.1%
12.9%
7.6%
7.1%
Congregations
12.7%
14.3%
6.3%
6.3%
7.9%
Name
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Mennonite Church USA
American Baptist Churches in the USA
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Other
Adherents
5.6%
4.6%
4.5%
3.0%
13.3%
Congregations
4.8%
6.3%
4.8%
1.6%
34.9%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 8
Here:
2.11 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:
2.24 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
Woodford County:
0.53 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:
0.75 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12
This county:
3.16 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.61 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 31
Woodford County:
8.17 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:
6.86 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Woodford County:
8.9%
State:
8.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:
27.1%
State:
25.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
9.5%
Illinois:
14.5%
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function
Full-time employees
Monthly full-time payroll
Average yearly full-time wage
Part-time employees
Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration
0
$0
6
$710
Police Protection - Officers
0
$0
1
$1,053
Totals for Government
0
$0
7
$1,763
6.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($53,113 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.80%
Illinois average:
5.66%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
