Ludlow, Illinois

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Population in July 2007: 342.

Males: 175	(51.2%)
Females: 167	(48.8%)

Median resident age:	34.8 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 60949.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,213 (it was $35,000 in 2000)

Ludlow:	$40,213
Illinois:	$54,124

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,213

Ludlow:	$24,213
Illinois:	$27,965

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $73,950 (it was $46,900 in 2000)

Ludlow:	$73,950
Illinois:	$208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $80,322; Detached houses: $86,760; In 2-unit structures: $24,872; Mobile homes: $18,125
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Races in Ludlow:

White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
Black (2.5%)
Two or more races (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Ludlow: 72.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (27.2%), Irish (14.5%), English (8.0%), United States (5.2%), Swedish (4.9%), French (4.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 08/25/1876

Elevation: 769 feet

Land area: 0.35 square miles.

Population density: 984 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Ludlow

High school or higher: 84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
Unemployed: 3.6%
Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ludlow village

Never married: 22.1%
Now married: 50.4%
Separated: 0.8%
Widowed: 10.0%
Divorced: 16.7%

5 residents are foreign born

This village:	1.5%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Ludlow, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ludlow to the number of sex offenders is 114 to 1.

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

Ludlow:	1.2% ($575)
Illinois:	1.8% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Champaign, IL (20.2 miles , pop. 67,518).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Chicago, IL (103.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Paxton, IL (2.3 miles ), Rantoul, IL (2.4 miles ), Gifford, IL (2.8 miles ), Elliott, IL (3.1 miles ), Loda, IL (3.1 miles ), Thomasboro, IL (3.2 miles ), Fisher, IL (3.6 miles ), Rankin, IL (3.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $50,000
1997: 1 building, cost: $50,000
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $80,000
2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $80,000
2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $80,000
2004: 1 building, cost: $60,000
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 1 building, cost: $165,000
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

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Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 40.39 N, Longitude: 88.13 W

Area code: 217

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Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (13%)
Truck transportation (13%)
Metal and metal products (10%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (8%)
Plastics and rubber products (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (15%)
Educational services (11%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (10%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
Personal and laundry services (6%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Chemicals (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (18%)
Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Bus drivers (8%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Assemblers and fabricators (15%)
Customer service representatives (14%)
Other healthcare support occupations (9%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)

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Crime in Ludlow by Year
Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	294.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	1	2	4	1	0	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	294.1	617.3	1234.6	308.6	0.0	0.0	268.8	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	13	10	11	5	8	2	2	1	1
per 100,000	3823.5	3086.4	3395.1	1543.2	2454.0	604.2	537.6	270.3	275.5
Burglaries	9	10	5	5	3	3	9	4	2
per 100,000	2647.1	3086.4	1543.2	1543.2	920.2	906.3	2419.4	1081.1	551.0
Thefts	13	6	10	6	4	1	18	2	3
per 100,000	3823.5	1851.9	3086.4	1851.9	1227.0	302.1	4838.7	540.5	826.4
Auto thefts	1	3	2	1	0	0	3	1	0
per 100,000	294.1	925.9	617.3	308.6	0.0	0.0	806.5	270.3	0.0
Arson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	270.3	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	1950.0	1475.3	1947.5	762.3	604.3	196.4	750.0	173.0	126.7

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Average climate in Ludlow, Illinois

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Ludlow-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 157% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/20/1976, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 26.9 miles away from the Ludlow village center injured 18 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/9/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.1 miles away from the village center killed 3 people and injured 22 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Ludlow-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 84.5 miles away from Ludlow center
On 4/14/2000 at 03:54:20, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 84.8 miles away from the city center
On 12/20/1990 at 14:04:17, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 95.6 miles away from the city center
On 12/17/1990 at 05:24:59, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 61.3 miles away from Ludlow center
On 12/16/1996 at 01:58:31, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 72.4 miles away from the city center
On 4/24/1990 at 09:41:24, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 57.7 miles away from Ludlow center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Ludlow topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Ludlow:

CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; URBANA, IL)
COVENANT MEDICAL CTR CHAMPAIGN-URBANA (about 20 miles; URBANA, IL)
PAVILION FOUNDATION,THE (about 21 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL)

Political contributions by individuals in Ludlow, IL

Amtrak stations near Ludlow:

6 miles: RANTOUL (RNATOUL, N. KENTUCKY ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
20 miles: CHAMPAIGN-URBANA (CHAMPAIGN, 116 N. CHESTNUT ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ludlow:

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 21 miles; Champaign, IL; Full-time enrollment: 36,284)
PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 22 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; FT enrollment: 5,186)
HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; Normal, IL; FT enrollment: 2,390)
ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IL; FT enrollment: 2,019)
ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; NORMAL, IL; FT enrollment: 18,785)
OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; BOURBONNAIS, IL; FT enrollment: 2,207)
MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; DECATUR, IL; FT enrollment: 2,274)

Public elementary/middle school in Ludlow:

Ludlow Elementary School (Location: PO BOX 130; Grades: K - 8)

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Average household size:

This village:	2.3 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	58.9%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	7.1%
Whole state:	4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	15.0%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	7.8%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ludlow, IL

Ludlow compared to Illinois state average:

Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Ludlow mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Champaign County Illinois:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (99%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Religion statistics for Ludlow

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Assemblies of God	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents	26.0%	11.7%	10.5%	5.4%	5.0%
Congregations	10.4%	17.9%	6.4%	2.9%	6.4%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Lutheran Church	Vineyard USA	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent	Other religions
Adherents	4.7%	4.5%	3.7%	3.0%	25.5%
Congregations	5.2%	4.6%	0.6%	1.2%	44.5%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		3	$1,100
Totals for Government	0	$0		3	$1,100

Ludlow government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Police Protection: $105,000
Central Staff Services: $39,000

Water Utilities: $28,000

Regular Highways: $24,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $18,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $36,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $16,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $33,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $34,000
Highways: $9,000
Tax - Public Utilities: $36,000
Property: $7,000

NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $74,000

8.46% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,370 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.46%
Illinois average:	5.66%

1.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($832 average AGI)
Champaign County: 1.06%
Illinois average: 0.19%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Cook County, IL	0.70% ($31,619 average AGI)
from Vermilion County, IL	0.40% ($33,082)
from Piatt County, IL	0.23% ($31,682)

8.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,879 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.18%
Illinois average:	5.99%

0.25% of residents moved to foreign countries ($728 average AGI)
Champaign County: 0.25%
Illinois average: 0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Cook County, IL	0.98% ($27,625 average AGI)
to Vermilion County, IL	0.30% ($29,030)
to Piatt County, IL	0.26% ($38,417)

Strongest AM radio stations in Ludlow:

WILL (580 AM; 5 kW; URBANA, IL; Owner: UNIV. OF ILLINOIS BOARD OF TRUSTEES)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WJCI (1460 AM; 1 kW; RANTOUL, IL)
WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
WVIV (1200 AM; 20 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLXX-AM LICENSE CORP.)
KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ludlow:

WPXN (104.9 FM; PAXTON, IL; Owner: PAXTON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WEVX (95.3 FM; RANTOUL, IL; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
WGKC (105.9 FM; MAHOMET, IL; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
WQQB (96.1 FM; RANTOUL, IL; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
WBGL (91.7 FM; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE,INC)
WLRW (94.5 FM; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
WGNN (102.5 FM; FISHER, IL; Owner: GOOD NEWS RADIO, INC)
WGNJ (89.3 FM; ST. JOSEPH, IL; Owner: GOOD NEWS RADIO, INC.)
WGCY (106.3 FM; GIBSON CITY, IL; Owner: F & G BROADCASTING, INC.)
WWHP (98.3 FM; FARMER CITY, IL; Owner: WMS1, INC.)
WEFT (90.1 FM; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: WEFT/PRAIRIE AIR, INC.)
WXLS (99.1 FM; DANVILLE, IL; Owner: I.A.I. BROADCASTING, INC.)
WILL-FM (90.9 FM; URBANA, IL; Owner: UNIV. OF ILLINOIS BOARD OF TRUSTEES)
WKIO (92.5 FM; URBANA, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
WIXY (100.3 FM; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
WPCD (88.7 FM; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: PARKLAND COLLEGE)
WHMS-FM (97.5 FM; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: D.W.S., INC.)
WYST (107.7 FM; FAIRBURY, IL; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
WHPO (100.9 FM; HOOPESTON, IL; Owner: MARKET STREET BROADCASTING, LLC)
WPGU (107.1 FM; URBANA, IL; Owner: ILLINI MEDIA COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Ludlow:

W34CD (Channel 34; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WCIA (Channel 3; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF CHAMPAIGN, L.L.C.)
W52BR (Channel 52; CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, IL; Owner: MARCIA COHEN)
WICD (Channel 15; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: WICD LICENSEE, LLC)
WCCU (Channel 27; URBANA, IL; Owner: URBANA-CHAMPAIGN BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
W58DA (Channel 58; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W07DD (Channel 7; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WILL-TV (Channel 12; URBANA, IL; Owner: UNIV. OF ILLINOIS BD. OF TRUSTEES)
WBUI (Channel 23; DECATUR, IL; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
WAND (Channel 17; DECATUR, IL; Owner: WAND(TV) PARTNERSHIP)
W32CM (Channel 32; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
WBXC-CA (Channel 46; CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)

Ludlow fatal accident list:
May 7, 2007 05:05 AM, Us-45, Lat: 40.396414, Lon: -88.120933, Vehicles: 1, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 14 meters (46ft)
Total average daily traffic: 17,650
Total average daily truck traffic: 6,276

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Kimberly A Thomas, 1680 E. 3300 North, Type: Tower, Structure height: 67.1 m, Overall height: 70.7 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (336) 643-2524, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3

1 Mi E & 3 1/4 Mi N Of Rt 136, Call Sign: KNFZ478, Licensee ID: L00517566
Assigned Frequencies : 156.120 MHz
Grant Date: 05/16/2002, Expiration Date: 06/18/2012
Registrant: Harwood, Township Of, 3317 Cr 2100 E, Ludlow, IL 60949, Phone: (217) 568-7736
Nw Cor Int Of Crs 1820 E & 100 N, Type: Building, Structure height: 4 m, Overall height: 6 m, Call Sign: WPAS641, Licensee ID: L00013390
Assigned Frequencies : 160.920 MHz, 161.190 MHz
Grant Date: 06/03/2003, Expiration Date: 06/23/2013, Certifier: Michael K O Connell
Registrant: Illinois Central Railroad Company, 17641 S Ashland Ave, Homewood, IL 60430, Phone: (708) 206-6739, Fax: (708) 206-6800
1.5 Mi W 6/10 Mi N Ludlow Rd & I57, Call Sign: KNCT575
Assigned Frequencies : 451.850 MHz
Grant Date: 01/08/1997, Expiration Date: 01/28/2002, Cancelation Date: 01/11/2002
Registrant: Leslie D Downs, Rt 1 Box 143, Ludlow, IL 60949, Phone: (217) 379-2725

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: WB9PGE, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00271757
Grant Date: 11/05/1996, Expiration Date: 11/05/2006, Cancelation Date: 04/12/2002
Registrant: Ralph C Cox, Ludlow, IL 60949
Call Sign: W9PGE, Previous Call Sign: WB9PGE, Licensee ID: L00271757
Grant Date: 04/12/2002, Expiration Date: 04/12/2012, Certifier: Ralph C Cox
Registrant: Ralph C Cox, 133 N. Locust St., Ludlow, IL 60949

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1
Hazardous Condition: 1

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