Hammond, Illinois

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Population (year 2000): 518. Estimated population in July 2006: 518 (0.0% change)

Males: 273	(52.7%)
Females: 245	(47.3%)

Piatt County

Median resident age:	39.3 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 61929.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $48,100 (it was $45,833 in 2000)

Hammond	$48,100
Illinois:	$50,260

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $71,200 (it was $66,300 in 2000)

Hammond	$71,200
Illinois:	$183,900

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Races in Hammond:

White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
Black (0.6%)
Other race (0.6%)

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Ancestries: German (28.4%), English (15.4%), United States (14.5%), Irish (12.7%), Dutch (1.9%), French (1.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 09/14/1901

Elevation: 678 feet

Land area: 0.76 square miles.

Population density: 684 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Hammond

High school or higher: 85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
Unemployed: 6.3%
Mean travel time to work: 30.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hammond village

Never married: 17.3%
Now married: 60.5%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 7.7%
Divorced: 12.5%

6 residents are foreign born

This village:	1.2%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Hammond, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Hammond to the number of sex offenders is 521 to 1.

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

Hammond:	1.4% ($908)
Illinois:	1.7% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Decatur, IL (24.4 miles , pop. 81,860).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (139.3 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (154.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Lovington, IL (6.4 miles ), Bement, IL (8.7 miles ), Atwood, IL (8.9 miles ), Arthur, IL (10.2 miles ), Garrett, IL (11.5 miles) , Cerro Gordo, IL (11.6 miles ), Sullivan, IL (13.8 miles ), Ivesdale, IL (13.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $56,000
1997: 1 building, cost: $56,000
1998: 1 building, cost: $56,000
1999: 1 building, cost: $56,000
2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $108,200
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $12,200
2003: 1 building, cost: $85,000
2004: 1 building, cost: $85,000
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 1 building, cost: $150,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 39.80 N, Longitude: 88.59 W

Area code: 217

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Population change in the 1990s: -9 (-1.7%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (18%)
Machinery (8%)
Plastics and rubber products (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
Chemicals (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (20%)
Machinery (9%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Furniture and related products (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)

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Average climate in Hammond, Illinois

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Hammond-area historical tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 95% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/20/1976, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.2 miles away from the Hammond village center injured 18 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/22/1963, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.1 miles away from the village center injured 5 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Hammond:

JOHN & MARY KIRBY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; MONTICELLO, IL)
DECATUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; DECATUR, IL)
SARAH BUSH LINCOLN HEALTH CENTER (about 27 miles; MATTOON, IL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hammond:

DECATUR (about 18 miles; DECATUR, IL; ID: DEC)
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD (about 28 miles; CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL; ID: CMI)
COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 33 miles; MATTOON/CHARLESTON, IL; ID: MTO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hammond:

PIATT COUNTY (about 15 miles; MONTICELLO, IL; ID: 2K0)
TUSCOLA (about 21 miles; TUSCOLA, IL; ID: K96)
SHELBY COUNTY (about 32 miles; SHELBYVILLE, IL; ID: 2H0)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hammond:

LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 27 miles; MATTOON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,666)
MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; DECATUR, IL; FT enrollment: 2,274)
PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 30 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; FT enrollment: 5,186)
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 35 miles; Champaign, IL; FT enrollment: 36,284)
EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; CHARLESTON, IL; FT enrollment: 9,582)
HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; Normal, IL; FT enrollment: 2,390)
ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IL; FT enrollment: 2,019)

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Churches in Hammond include: Hammond United Methodist Church (A), Church of Christ (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This village:	2.3 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	63.1%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	5.3%
Whole state:	4.8%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This village:	7.1%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This village:	0.6%
Whole state:	5.1%

Hammond compared to Illinois 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 below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Hammond (2007 data):

First State Bank: State Bank Of Hammond Branch at Main Street, branch established on 1901-09-23. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $179.7 mil, Deposits: $145.7 mil, headquarters in Monticello, IL, positive income, 5 total offices, Holding Company: First State Bancorp Of Monticello, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Hammond mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Piatt County Illinois:

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
Other Government Administration	0	$0		15	$4,506
Streets and Highways	0	$0		2	$2,916
Totals for Government	0	$0		17	$7,422

Hammond government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - General Public Buildings: $74,000
Water Utilities: $60,000

Regular Highways: $19,000
General - Interest on Debt: $8,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $139,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $129,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $10,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $6,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $248,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $70,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $49,000
Highways: $15,000

All Other: $2,000
Tax - Property: $34,000
NEC: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $77,000

7.10% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,179 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.10%
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 Champaign County, IL	2.68% ($38,417 average AGI)
from Macon County, IL	1.16% ($44,513)
from Douglas County, IL	0.32% ($34,810)

7.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,492 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.24%
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 Champaign County, IL	2.35% ($31,682 average AGI)
to Macon County, IL	1.10% ($43,069)
to De Witt County, IL	0.46% ($32,600)

Strongest AM radio stations in Hammond:

WILL (580 AM; 5 kW; URBANA, IL; Owner: UNIV. OF ILLINOIS BOARD OF TRUSTEES)
WLBH (1170 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MATTOON, IL; Owner: MATTOON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, 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.)
WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WSOY (1340 AM; 1 kW; DECATUR, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hammond:

WILL-FM (90.9 FM; URBANA, IL; Owner: UNIV. OF ILLINOIS BOARD OF TRUSTEES)
WZNX (106.7 FM; SULLIVAN, IL; Owner: WSHY, INC.)
WEJT (105.1 FM; SHELBYVILLE, IL; Owner: THE CROMWELL GROUP, INC. OF ILLINOIS)
WLBH-FM (96.9 FM; MATTOON, IL; Owner: MATTOON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMCI (101.3 FM; NEOGA, IL; Owner: THE CROMWELL GROUP, INC. OF ILLINOIS)
WCZQ (105.5 FM; MONTICELLO, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WXET (107.9 FM; ARCOLA, IL; Owner: PREMIER BROADCASTING, INC)
WSOY-FM (102.9 FM; DECATUR, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WXFM-FM (99.3 FM; MOUNT ZION, IL; Owner: TECHNICOM, INC.)
WZUS (100.9 FM; MACON, IL; Owner: THE CROMWELL GROUP, INC. OF ILLINOIS)
WLRW (94.5 FM; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
WEBX (93.5 FM; TUSCOLA, IL; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
WYDS (93.1 FM; DECATUR, IL; Owner: WEJT, INC.)
WWGO (92.1 FM; CHARLESTON, IL; Owner: WHQQ, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Hammond:

WCIA (Channel 3; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF CHAMPAIGN, L.L.C.)
WBUI (Channel 23; DECATUR, IL; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
WAND (Channel 17; DECATUR, IL; Owner: WAND(TV) PARTNERSHIP)
WILL-TV (Channel 12; URBANA, IL; Owner: UNIV. OF ILLINOIS BD. OF TRUSTEES)
W52BR (Channel 52; CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, IL; Owner: MARCIA COHEN)
WICD (Channel 15; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: WICD LICENSEE, LLC)
WEIU-TV (Channel 51; CHARLESTON, IL; Owner: EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
W29BG (Channel 29; DECATUR, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

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