Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,368 (2.0%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,563 (2.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Decatur, IL (36.2 miles , pop. 81,860).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (110.0 miles , pop. 348,189).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (170.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Gays-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 148% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 3/20/1976, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.6 miles away from the Gays village center injured 18 peopleand causedbetween $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 8/21/1977, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.4 miles away from the village center killed 6 peopleand injured 56 peopleand causedbetween $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Gays-area historical earthquake activity is near Illinois state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 77.0 miles away from the city center On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 55.0 miles away from Gays center On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 76.4 miles away from the city center On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 63.7 miles away from the city center On 4/21/2008 at 05:38:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, 4.0 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 75.1 miles away from Gays center On 11/11/1991 at 09:20:47, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 60.9 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Moultrie County (6) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 3, Floods: 2, Snow: 1, Storm: 1, Tornado: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowstorm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Gays:
SARAH BUSH LINCOLN HEALTH CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 7 miles away; MATTOON, IL)
SHELBY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 17 miles away; SHELBYVILLE, IL)
ST ANTHONYS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 24 miles away; EFFINGHAM, IL)
Amtrak station near Gays:
7 miles: MATTOON (1718 BROADWAY) . Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gays:
Lake Land College (about 7 miles; Mattoon, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,606)
Eastern Illinois University (about 18 miles; Charleston, IL; FT enrollment: 9,940)
Millikin University (about 37 miles; Decatur, IL; FT enrollment: 2,183)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (about 48 miles; Champaign, IL; FT enrollment: 39,877)
Parkland College (about 48 miles; Champaign, IL; FT enrollment: 4,831)
Indiana State University (about 59 miles; Terre Haute, IN; FT enrollment: 8,125)
Ivy Tech Community College-Wabash Valley (about 60 miles; Terre Haute, IN; FT enrollment: 2,860)
Private elementary/middle school in Gays:
HERITAGE BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students: 17; Location: 717 FRONT ST; Grades: KG - 10)
Moultrie County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 5.7%
(5.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This village:
2.6 people
Illinois:
2.4 people
Percentage of family households:
This village:
75.5%
Whole state:
67.3%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:
4.0%
Whole state:
4.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Gays compared to Illinois state average:
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
House age above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Religion statistics for Gays (based on Moultrie County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 44.26%
Here
44.3%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
United Methodist Church
Southern Baptist Convention
Catholic Church
Lutheran Church
Adherents
22.6%
16.7%
13.6%
9.6%
7.1%
Congregations
8.8%
14.7%
11.8%
5.9%
2.9%
Name
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)
Other
Adherents
6.1%
4.7%
4.4%
4.0%
11.2%
Congregations
8.8%
2.9%
2.9%
8.8%
32.4%
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: 2
Moultrie County:
1.40 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:
2.24 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
Moultrie County:
0.70 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:
0.75 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 6
Moultrie County:
4.19 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.61 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 6
Here:
4.19 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.86 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
9.2%
Illinois:
8.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Moultrie County:
26.5%
Illinois:
25.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
5.8%
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
$520
Other Government Administration
0
$0
8
$2,540
Totals for Government
0
$0
9
$3,060
Gays government finances in 2002:
Current Operations - Financial Administration: $19,000 ($67.62)
Parks & Recreation: $3,000 ($10.68)
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $5,000 ($17.79)
Interest Earnings: $4,000 ($14.23)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $134,000 ($476.87)
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $23,000 ($81.85)
Highways: $7,000 ($24.91)
Tax - Property: $6,000 ($21.35)
Total Salaries & Wages: $13,000 ($46.26)
6.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,535 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.38%
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:
