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Mason, IL map Population (year 2000): 396. Estimated population in July 2006: 398 (+0.5% change)
 

Males: 215  (54.3%)
Females: 181  (45.7%)

Effingham County

Median resident age:  35.3 years
Illinois median age:  34.7 years

Zip codes: 62443.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $42,400 (it was $40,441 in 2000)
Mason  $42,400
Illinois:  $50,260

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $41,900 (it was $39,000 in 2000)
Mason  $41,900
Illinois:  $183,900

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Races in Mason:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
  • Hispanic (2.3%)
  • Other race (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

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Ancestries: German (34.3%), English (13.6%), United States (6.3%), Irish (4.8%), Italian (4.0%), Dutch (1.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 02/15/1865

Elevation: 594 feet

Land area: 1.14 square miles.

Population density: 353 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).



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For population 25 years and over in Mason

  • High school or higher: 70.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.7%
  • Unemployed: 6.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mason town

  • Never married: 19.6%
  • Now married: 59.2%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 6.4%
  • Divorced: 14.7%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
Illinois:  12.3%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Mason, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Mason to the number of sex offenders is 100 to 1.

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

Mason:  1.7% ($663)
Illinois:  1.7% ($2,285)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Decatur, IL (65.9 miles , pop. 81,860).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (113.3 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (210.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Edgewood, IL (3.2 miles ), Watson, IL (6.4 miles ), Iola, IL (8.2 miles) , Altamont, IL (11.2 miles ), Effingham, IL (12.9 miles ), Farina, IL (13.2 miles ), Louisville, IL (15.0 miles ), Teutopolis, IL (16.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $85,400
  • 1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $90,300
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $101,700
  • 1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $101,700
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $108,200
  • 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $111,900
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $149,000
  • 2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 38.95 N, Longitude: 88.63 W


Area code: 217

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Population change in the 1990s: +8 (+2.1%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Printing and related support activities (13%)
  • Furniture and related products (13%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (7%)
  • Machinery (6%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (15%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Printing and related support activities (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (21%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (13%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Woodworkers (6%)
  • Other transportation workers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
  • Customer service representatives (8%)
  • Bus drivers (8%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (6%)


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Mason-area historical tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 73% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1990, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.5 miles away from the Mason town center injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/2/1990, a category 4 tornado 28.5 miles away from the town center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Mason:
  • ST ANTHONYS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; EFFINGHAM, IL)
  • CLAY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; FLORA, IL)
  • FAYETTE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; VANDALIA, IL)

Political contributions by individuals in Mason, IL

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mason:
  • COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 44 miles; MATTOON/CHARLESTON, IL; ID: MTO)
  • MOUNT VERNON (about 47 miles; MOUNT VERNON, IL; ID: MVN)
  • DECATUR (about 63 miles; DECATUR, IL; ID: DEC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mason:
  • PERCIVAL SPRINGS (about 8 miles; WATSON, IL; ID: 2T2)
  • EFFINGHAM COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 11 miles; EFFINGHAM, IL; ID: 1H2)
  • FLORA MUNI (about 25 miles; FLORA, IL; ID: FOA)

Amtrak station near Mason:
  • 13 miles: EFFINGHAM (S. BANKERS ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mason:
  • LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 40 miles; MATTOON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,666)
  • EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; CHARLESTON, IL; FT enrollment: 9,582)
  • MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; DECATUR, IL; FT enrollment: 2,274)
  • VINCENNES UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; VINCENNES, IN; FT enrollment: 6,201)
  • PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 83 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; FT enrollment: 5,186)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 85 miles; Champaign, IL; FT enrollment: 36,284)
  • JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 87 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 4,255)
Library in Mason:
  • MASON CITY P.L.D. (Operating income: $911,883; Location: 820 WEST CHESTNUT; 19,403 books; 53 audio materials; 188 video materials; 52 serial subscriptions)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.7 people
Illinois:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  70.7%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  6.8%
Whole state:  4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  6.1%
Whole state:  10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  1.2%
Whole state:  5.1%

Mason compared to Illinois state average:

Mason, Illinois environmental map by EPA

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  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Effingham 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
Financial Administration 0$0 1$27
Other Government Administration 0$0 9$207
Sewerage 0$0 1$250
Totals for Government 0$0 11$484


Mason government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $34,000
    Solid Waste Management: $12,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $34,000
    Regular Highways: $30,000
    Sewerage: $27,000
    Financial Administration: $23,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,000
    General - Other: $5,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $24,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $11,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $3,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $224,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $216,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $8,000
    Water Utilities: $3,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $6,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $243,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $44,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $28,000
    Highways: $11,000
  • Tax - Property: $19,000
    NEC: $4,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $75,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0

4.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,919 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.51%
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 Fayette County, IL  0.41% ($28,982 average AGI)
from Shelby County, IL  0.41% ($32,125)
from Clay County, IL  0.32% ($20,636)


5.92% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,607 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.92%
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 Fayette County, IL  0.44% ($23,613 average AGI)
to Coles County, IL  0.42% ($28,500)
to Jasper County, IL  0.33% ($22,304)


Strongest AM radio stations in Mason:
  • WCRA (1090 AM; daytime; 1 kW; EFFINGHAM, IL)
  • 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.)
  • WILY (1210 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CENTRALIA, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
  • WLBH (1170 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MATTOON, IL; Owner: MATTOON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMIX (940 AM; 5 kW; MOUNT VERNON, IL; Owner: WITHERS BROADCASTING CO OF ILLINOIS)
  • WDDD (810 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mason:
  • WCRC (95.7 FM; EFFINGHAM, IL; Owner: TWO PETAZ, INC.)
  • WXEF (97.9 FM; EFFINGHAM, IL; Owner: PREMIER BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKJT (102.3 FM; TEUTOPOLIS, IL; Owner: JOHN W. KIRBY)
  • W204BG (88.7 FM; EFFINGHAM, IL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WHQQ (98.9 FM; NEOGA, IL; Owner: WSHY, INC.)
  • WNOI (103.9 FM; FLORA, IL; Owner: H & R COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W208AN (91.3 FM; EFFINGHAM, IL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around Mason:
  • WUSI-TV (Channel 16; OLNEY, IL; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
  • WEIL-LP (Channel 54; EFFINGHAM, IL; Owner: BELIEVER'S BROADCASTING CORP.)

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