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Woodford County

Population in July 2007: 2,766. Population change since 2000: +2.1%
 

Males: 1,326  (47.9%)
Females: 1,440  (52.1%)
Median resident age:  36.2 years
Illinois median age:  34.7 years

Zip codes: 61738.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $55,600 (it was $47,745 in 2000)
El Paso  $55,600
Illinois:  $54,124

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $105,900 (it was $88,800 in 2000)
El Paso  $105,900
Illinois:  $208,800

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Races in El Paso:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in El Paso: 80.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (35.4%), Irish (16.6%), English (12.2%), United States (9.6%), French (3.9%), Swedish (2.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 05/18/1891

Elevation: 752 feet

Land area: 1.55 square miles.

Population density: 1790 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in El Paso

  • High school or higher: 83.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
  • Unemployed: 3.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in El Paso city

  • Never married: 19.9%
  • Now married: 58.8%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 9.0%
  • Divorced: 10.8%

26 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.0%
Illinois:  12.3%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in El Paso, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in El Paso to the number of sex offenders is 1383 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

El Paso:  1.7% ($1,467)
Illinois:  1.7% ($2,285)
El Paso satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bloomington, IL (18.2 miles , pop. 64,808).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Chicago, IL (119.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Panola, IL (3.2 miles) , Kappa, IL (4.3 miles) , Secor, IL (8.2 miles ), Gridley, IL (9.3 miles ), Hudson, IL (9.4 miles ), Benson, IL (10.6 miles ), Minonk, IL (11.4 miles ), Roanoke, IL (13.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 16 buildings, average cost: $90,900
  • 1997: 16 buildings, average cost: $90,900
  • 1998: 18 buildings, average cost: $90,900
  • 1999: 6 buildings, average cost: $122,500
  • 2000: 13 buildings, average cost: $63,100
  • 2001: 9 buildings, average cost: $115,800
  • 2002: 10 buildings, average cost: $109,800
  • 2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $99,000
  • 2004: 10 buildings, average cost: $131,100
  • 2005: 13 buildings, average cost: $92,800
  • 2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $167,500
  • 2007: 7 buildings, average cost: $152,400

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Latitude: 40.74 N, Longitude: 89.02 W


160 people in nursing homes
2 people in religious group quarters

Area code: 309

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El Paso, Illinois business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: +117 (+4.5%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Machinery (8%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Finance and insurance (18%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)


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Crime in El Paso by Year

Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 20220511
    per 100,000 76.60.074.274.20.0183.436.536.4
Robberies 00000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 53012303
    per 100,000 191.6111.30.037.173.3110.00.0109.2
Burglaries 11148171953113
    per 100,000 421.5519.5296.8630.8696.2183.41130.1473.1
Thefts 3235404245415358
    per 100,000 1226.11298.71484.21558.41649.01503.51932.22110.6
Auto thefts 30102124
    per 100,000 114.90.037.10.073.336.772.9145.6
Arson 11100010
    per 100,000 38.337.137.10.00.00.036.50.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 187.4110.6142.5173.3135.2244.6191.4180.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (5 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.81
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in El Paso, Illinois

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El Paso-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 109% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/13/2004, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 11.0 miles away from the El Paso city center injured 3 people.

On 5/5/1977, a category 4 tornado 29.2 miles away from the city center injured 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near El Paso:
  • EUREKA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; EUREKA, IL)
  • BROMENN HEALTHCARE (about 21 miles; NORMAL, IL)
  • ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IL)

Political contributions by individuals in El Paso, IL

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to El Paso:
  • CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 21 miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; ID: BMI)
  • GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL (about 47 miles; PEORIA, IL; ID: PIA)
  • DECATUR (about 64 miles; DECATUR, IL; ID: DEC)
Other public-use airports nearest to El Paso:
  • PONTIAC MUNICIPAL (about 31 miles; PONTIAC, IL; ID: PNT)
  • HARTENBOWER HECTARES (about 31 miles; LOSTANT, IL; ID: 2V3)
  • MARSHALL COUNTY (about 32 miles; LACON, IL; ID: C75)

Amtrak station near El Paso:
  • 16 miles: BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (NORMAL, 100 E. PARKINSON ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Local government website: www.elpasoil.org

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to El Paso:
  • ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; NORMAL, IL; Full-time enrollment: 18,785)
  • ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IL; FT enrollment: 2,019)
  • HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; Normal, IL; FT enrollment: 2,390)
  • ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; OGLESBY, IL; FT enrollment: 2,272)
  • BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 5,262)
  • ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 49 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
  • MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; DECATUR, IL; FT enrollment: 2,274)
Public high school in El Paso:
Public elementary/middle schools in El Paso:
Library in El Paso:
  • EL PASO P.L. (Operating income: $79,259; Location: 149 W. FIRST STREET; 21,309 books; 296 audio materials; 896 video materials; 42 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in El Paso: El Paso Public Library (A), El Paso City Hall (B), Centennial Gymnasium (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in El Paso include: Saint Marys Catholic Church (A), El Paso Christian Church (B), El Paso United Methodist Church (C), Church of the Nazarene (D), Harvest Chapel Assembly of God Church (E), Saint Andrews Episcopal Church (F), Community Bible Fellowship of El Paso (G), Trinity Lutheran Church (H), First Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: El Paso Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Freighthouse Exchange (Museums; 17 East Main Street).

Hotel: Days Inn-el Paso (630 W Main St).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in El Paso and their reported violations in the past:

EL PASO (Address: 475 W. FRONT ST., Population served: 2695, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Water Quality Parameter WQP M&R - Between OCT-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-31-2000)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-1999 and DEC-09-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-09-1999)
  • Initial Water Quality Parameter WQP M&R - Between JUL-1999 and SEP-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-31-2000)
  • Initial Water Quality Parameter WQP M&R - Between APR-1999 and SEP-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from DEC-31-1999 to MAR-31-2000)
  • Initial Water Quality Parameter WQP M&R - Between JAN-1999 and JUN-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from DEC-31-1999 to MAR-31-2000)
  • One other older monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.6 people
Illinois:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  70.1%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.4%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.2%
Whole state:  10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.9%
Whole state:  5.1%

El Paso compared to Illinois state average:

El Paso, Illinois environmental map by EPA

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  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.


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Banks with branches in El Paso (2007 data):
  • Heartland Bank and Trust Company: 99 North Elm Street Branch at 99 North Elm Street, branch established on 1900-09-02; Fayette Street Branch at 45 North Fayette Street, branch established on 1997-01-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $925.3 mil, Deposits: $801.2 mil, headquarters in Bloomington, IL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 25 total offices, Holding Company: Heartland Bancorp, Inc.
  • Flanagan State Bank: Elpaso Branch at 111 North Fayette Street, branch established on 1996-11-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $101.0 mil, Deposits: $89.7 mil, headquarters in Flanagan, IL, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Hometown Financial Group, Inc.



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:


Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Parks and Recreation 1$2,555$30,66013$3,810
Water Supply 3$8,617$34,4680$0
Local Libraries 1$1,198$14,3765$1,676
Other Government Administration 2$6,463$38,7781$120
Police Protection - Officers 4$12,290$36,8703$1,151
Police - Other 0$0 1$421
Streets and Highways 5$14,395$34,5481$2,590
Sewerage 1$2,745$32,9400$0
Totals for Government 17$48,263$34,06824$9,768



El Paso government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $171,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $187,000
    Parks & Recreation: $117,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $505,000
    Parks & Recreation: $338,000
    Financial Administration: $316,000
    Police Protection: $257,000
    Water Utilities: $251,000
    General - Other: $135,000
    Sewerage: $89,000
    Libraries: $64,000
    Health Services - Other: $4,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $46,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $200,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $661,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,200,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,780,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $200,000
    Other, NEC: $81,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $99,000
    Interest Earnings: $91,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $825,000
    Water Utilities: $271,000
    Central Staff: $252,000
    Police Protection: $89,000
    Libraries: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,104,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $370,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $962,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $389,000
    NEC: $22,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $847,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $12,000

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:
from Tazewell County, IL  1.56% ($43,876 average AGI)
from Peoria County, IL  1.50% ($61,474)
from McLean County, IL  0.83% ($47,252)


6.66% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,067 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.66%
Illinois average:  5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Tazewell County, IL  1.58% ($35,895 average AGI)
to Peoria County, IL  1.06% ($35,435)
to McLean County, IL  0.96% ($36,522)


Strongest AM radio stations in El Paso:
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WMBD (1470 AM; 5 kW; PEORIA, IL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WWFS (1290 AM; 5 kW; PEORIA, IL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WVEL (1140 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PEKIN, IL)
  • WJBC (1230 AM; 1 kW; BLOOMINGTON, IL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in El Paso:
  • WBNQ (101.5 FM; BLOOMINGTON, IL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WIHN (96.7 FM; NORMAL, IL; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
  • WGLT (89.1 FM; NORMAL, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WBWN (104.1 FM; LE ROY, IL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDQZ (99.5 FM; LEXINGTON, IL; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING, LLC)
  • WRVP (98.5 FM; EUREKA, IL; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF PEORIA, INC.)
  • W264AG (100.7 FM; BLOOMINGTON, IL; Owner: CENTRAL ILLINOIS RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WTRX-FM (93.7 FM; PONTIAC, IL; Owner: LIVINGSTON COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • W255AI (98.9 FM; BLOOMINGTON, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around El Paso:
  • WYZZ-TV (Channel 43; BLOOMINGTON, IL; Owner: WYZZ LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WWTO-TV (Channel 35; LASALLE, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W51CT (Channel 51; BLOOMINGTON, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)




El Paso fatal accident list for 1992:
Oct 10, 1992 10:35 AM, 24, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 7, Fatalities: 1


El Paso fatal accident list for 1987:
Aug 1, 1987 08:37 AM, 51, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1


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