Hamel, Illinois

Back to Hamel, IL housing info, Madison County, Illinois, IL smaller cities, IL small cities, All Cities.   Submit pictures of this village Population (year 2000): 570. Estimated population in July 2006: 770 (+35.1% change) Males: 273   (47.9%) Females: 297   (52.1%) Madison County Median resident age:   36.7 years Illinois median age:   34.7 years Zip codes: 62046. Estimated median household income in 2005: $52,100 (it was $45,750 in 2000) Hamel   $52,100 Illinois:   $50,260 Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $118,600 (it was $84,100 in 2000) Hamel   $118,600 Illinois:   $183,900 Hamel, IL residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Hamel: White Non-Hispanic (97.7%) Two or more races (1.4%) Hispanic (0.5%) Recent posts about Hamel, Illinois on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: Anyone been to Holiday Shores??  (9 replies) Latest news from Hamel, IL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (49.3%), English (10.7%), Irish (7.0%), United States (6.8%), Italian (6.3%), Polish (3.3%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Incorporated on 05/06/1955 Elevation: 545 feet Land area: 1.16 square miles. Population density: 652 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 38.89 N, Longitude: 89.84 W

Area code: 618

Average climate in Hamel, Illinois

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Hamel-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 111% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1981, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.7 miles away from the Hamel village center injured 32 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 1/24/1967, a category 4 tornado 19.5 miles away from the village center killed 3 people and injured 216 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

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Notable location: Hamel Community Center (A). Display/hide its location on the map Park in Hamel: Hamel Community Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This village:	2.5 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	73.0%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	4.3%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

This village:	3.6%
Whole state:	10.7%

This village:	1.4%
Whole state:	5.1%

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5.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,077 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.09%
Illinois average:	5.66%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($501 average AGI)

Madison County:	0.10%
Illinois average:	0.19%

from St. Clair County, IL	0.92% ($36,962 average AGI)
from St. Louis County, MO	0.51% ($45,525)
from Macoupin County, IL	0.28% ($36,507)

5.21% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,778 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.21%
Illinois average:	5.99%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($333 average AGI)

Madison County:	0.05%
Illinois average:	0.07%

to St. Clair County, IL	0.94% ($32,037 average AGI)
to St. Louis County, MO	0.49% ($36,138)
to Macoupin County, IL	0.29% ($38,793)