Jersey County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 35.6. This is about average.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 26.8. This is about average. Closest monitor was 6.3 miles away from the city center.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 0.0171. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 14.9 miles away from the city center.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.305. This is about average. Closest monitor was 13.5 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 2.22. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.9 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 18.6. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.9 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.8. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.9 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 6.98. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 8.9 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 7.9%
(6.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This village: |  1.9 people | | Illinois: |  2.4 people |
| This village: | 51.9% | | Whole state: | 67.3% |
| This village: | 1.4% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
494 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
Elsah compared to Illinois state average:
- Median household income above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Number of college students significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (85%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Jersey County Illinois:
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Religion statistics for Elsah (based on Jersey County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 53.19%
| Here | | 53.2% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Southern Baptist Convention | Assemblies of God | United Methodist Church |
|---|
| Adherents | 37.7% | 12.9% | 11.7% | 9.3% | 6.9% |
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| Congregations | 16.7% | 6.7% | 16.7% | 10.0% | 16.7% |
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| Name | United Church of Christ | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Lutheran Church | General Association of Regular Baptist Churches | Other |
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| Adherents | 6.0% | 4.5% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 5.1% |
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| Congregations | 6.7% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 6.7% | 13.3% |
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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: 3 | Jersey County: | 1.34 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 2.24 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.45 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.08 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 6 | Jersey County: | 2.68 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.61 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 16 | Here: | 7.14 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 8.6% | | Illinois: | 8.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | Jersey County: | 26.6% | | Illinois: | 25.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 15.7% | | State: | 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 |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $225 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $275 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $1,448 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,116 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $256 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 14 | $3,320 |
Elsah government finances in 2002:
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $57,000 ($84.70)
Regular Highways: $26,000 ($38.63)
General - Other: $17,000 ($25.26)
Police Protection: $11,000 ($16.34)
Parks & Recreation: $2,000 ($2.97)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,000 ($5.94)
General Revenue, NEC: $2,000 ($2.97)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $12,000 ($17.83)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $190,000 ($282.32)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $70,000 ($104.01)
Highways: $19,000 ($28.23)
All Other: $13,000 ($19.32)
- Tax - Property: $11,000 ($16.34)
Public Utilities: $6,000 ($8.92)
NEC: $1,000 ($1.49)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $27,000 ($40.12)
6.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,471 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.36% | | Illinois average: | 5.66% |
0.21% of residents moved from foreign countries ($66 average AGI)| Jersey County: | 0.21% | | Illinois average: | 0.19% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,012 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.06% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Elsah:
- KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
- KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- KIRL (1460 AM; 5 kW; ST. CHARLES, MO; Owner: BRONCO BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KRFT (1190 AM; 10 kW; DE SOTO, MO; Owner: ALL SPORTS RADIO, LLC)
- KTRS (550 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KTRS-AM LICENSE, L.L.C.)
- KJSL (630 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: WMUZ RADIO, INC.)
- KFUO (850 AM; 5 kW; CLAYTON, MO; Owner: LUTHERAN CHURCH-MISSOURI SYNOD)
- WBGZ (1570 AM; 1 kW; ALTON, IL)
- WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
- KFNS (590 AM; 1 kW; WOOD RIVER, IL; Owner: MISSOURI SPORTS RADIO, LLC)
- KSIV (1320 AM; 5 kW; CLAYTON, MO; Owner: BOTT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KATZ (1600 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KSLG (1380 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: NEW HORIZON 7TH-DAY CHRISTIAN CHURCH, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Elsah:
- WTPC (105.3 FM; ELSAH, IL; Owner: PRINCIPIA COLLEGE COMMUNICATIONS INC)
- WMLL (104.1 FM; JERSEYVILLE, IL; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KATZ-FM (100.3 FM; ALTON, IL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WLCA (89.9 FM; GODFREY, IL; Owner: LEWIS & CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WSIE (88.7 FM; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, S. ILLINOIS UNIV.)
- KEZK-FM (102.5 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KIHT (96.3 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KSIV-FM (91.5 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFUN-FM (95.5 FM; BETHALTO, IL; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- KWMU (90.7 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI)
- KSLZ (107.7 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KFUO-FM (99.1 FM; CLAYTON, MO; Owner: THE LUTHERAN CHURCH-MISSOURI SYNOD)
- KYKY (98.1 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WSSM (106.5 FM; GRANITE CITY, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- KSHE (94.7 FM; CRESTWOOD, MO; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KSD (93.7 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WVRV (101.1 FM; EAST ST. LOUIS, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- KLOU (103.3 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WIL-FM (92.3 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- KFTK (97.1 FM; FLORISSANT, MO; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Elsah:
- KSDK (Channel 5; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: MULTIMEDIA KSDK, INC.)
- KPLR-TV (Channel 11; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KPLR, INC.)
- KTVI (Channel 2; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KTVI LICENSE, INC.)
- KDNL-TV (Channel 30; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KDNL LICENSEE, LLC)
- KETC (Channel 9; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: ST. LOUIS REGIONAL & EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV COMMISSION)
- KMOV (Channel 4; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KMOV-TV, INC.)
- K40FF (Channel 40; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: EBC ST. LOUIS, INC.)
- KPTN-LP (Channel 58; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KURT J. PETERSEN)
- K49FC (Channel 49; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- K63FW (Channel 63; JAMESTOWN, MO; Owner: ROGER E. HARDERS)
- K59GP (Channel 59; ST. CHARLES, MO; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- K64DT (Channel 64; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- WRBU (Channel 46; EAST ST. LOUIS, IL; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- K18BT (Channel 18; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- KNLC (Channel 24; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
- K65FN (Channel 65; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W50CH (Channel 50; ALTON, IL; Owner: LIBERTY CHRISTIAN CENTER)
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 4 meters (13ft)
Total average daily traffic: 5,350
Total average daily truck traffic: 218
Total future (year 2022) average daily traffic: 9,890
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3 - 1/2 Mi N Of River Rd At Main Guard (Lat: 38.948944 Lon: -90.350111), Type: Building, Structure height: 12 m, Overall height: 15 m, Call Sign: WPNQ337
Assigned Frequencies: 462.800 MHz
Grant Date: 04/30/1999, Expiration Date: 04/30/2004, Cancellation Date: 07/04/2004, Certifier: Arno List
Registrant: Warner Communications Corporation, 1340 Baur Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63132-1903, Fax: (314) 993-6980 - 1/2 Mi. N Of River At Main Guard Bldg. (Lat: 38.948889 Lon: -90.350000), Type: Bant, Structure height: 10 m, Overall height: 15 m, Call Sign: WQBD845
Assigned Frequencies: 462.800 MHz
Grant Date: 09/24/2004, Expiration Date: 09/24/2014, Certifier: Arno List
Registrant: Warner Comm. Corp., 1340 Baur Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63132, Phone: (314) 993-7070, Fax: (314) 993-6980, Email:
- Lat: 38.943889 Lon: -90.317778, Call Sign: WQFP953
Assigned Frequencies: 462.487 MHz, 462.512 MHz, 467.487 MHz, 467.512 MHz
Grant Date: 09/06/2006, Expiration Date: 09/06/2016, Certifier: Arno List
Registrant: Warner Comm. Corp, 1340 Baur Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63132, Phone: (314) 993-7070, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - REMOTE 1, Eliestoun Rd. (Lat: 38.944389 Lon: -90.325833), Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Call Sign: WQGI807
Assigned Frequencies: 11365.0 MHz
Grant Date: 01/31/2007, Expiration Date: 01/31/2017, Certifier: Arno L List
Registrant: O2connect Wireless LLC, 3701 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63108, Phone: (314) 446-4566, Fax: (314) 446-4567, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 39 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Elsah)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 3 - Aircraft: SMITH MINIPLANE (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 86 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 11911 , Serial Number: DSA3, Year manufactured: 1974, Airworthiness Date: 06/19/1999
Registrant (Individual): James A Hostler, Po Box 171, Elsah, IL 62028 - Aircraft: BOWERS FLY-BABY 1A (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 112 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6123 , Serial Number: 63-46, Year manufactured: 1972, Airworthiness Date: 07/13/1979
Registrant (Co-Owned): Winston L Oleson, 13 Elsah Hills Drive, Elsah, IL 62028, Other Owners: Marie D Oleson - Aircraft: PIPER PA-22-135 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 94 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES (140 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8984C , Serial Number: 22-1560, Year manufactured: 1953, Airworthiness Date: 04/23/1956
Registrant (Individual): James A Hostler, Po Box 171, Elsah, IL 62028
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Elsah, IL among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Helen | 9 | 78.7 years |
| Mary | 5 | 84.0 years |
| Gertrude | 4 | 82.0 years |
| George | 4 | 80.3 years |
| James | 4 | 73.5 years |
| William | 4 | 79.5 years |
| John | 3 | 63.9 years |
| Marjorie | 3 | 86.0 years |
| Paul | 3 | 71.0 years |
| Edwin | 2 | 73.5 years |
| Most common last names in Elsah, IL among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Campbell | 3 | 85.0 years |
| Andrews | 3 | 76.3 years |
| Grayson | 2 | 76.5 years |
| Bunting | 2 | 76.1 years |
| Ballard | 2 | 74.5 years |
| Faerber | 2 | 86.5 years |
| Holt | 2 | 83.5 years |
| Chevalley | 2 | 77.5 years |
| Mcdow | 2 | 82.5 years |
| Happ | 2 | 74.5 years |
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Occupational and physical therapist assistants and aides"
- #1 on the list of "Top 100 cities with old houses but young residents"
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)"
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Educational services"
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores"
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Educational services"
- #8 on the list of "Top 100 cities with highest percentage of college students"
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Service occupations:"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Religious workers"
- #29 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Community and social services occupations:"
- #38 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Life, physical, and social science occupations:"
- #41 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Life, physical, and social science occupations:"
- #43 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists"
- #56 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations"
- #70 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of workers with very short commute times (9 minutes or less)"
- #97 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors"
- #40 (62028) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Kenyan first ancestries"
- #55 (62028) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of New Zealander first ancestries"
- #58 (62028) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Nigerian first ancestries"
- #73 (62028) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Other Subsaharan African first ancestries"
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