Macoupin County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 33.9. This is about average.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 27.6. This is about average. Closest monitor was 10.8 miles away from the city center.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 0.0142. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 21.9 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 1.74. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 19.8 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 16.9. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 19.8 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 10.8 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 6.37. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 21.5 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 11.7%
(10.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents, 29.4% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This village: |  2.7 people | | Illinois: |  2.4 people |
| This village: | 71.2% | | Whole state: | 67.3% |
| This village: | 4.0% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Medora, IL
Medora 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 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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Banks with branches in Medora (2011 data):
- Farmers State Bank of Medora: Farmers State Bank Of Medora at Main And Washington Streets, branch established on 1912/09/09. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $20.4 mil, Deposits: $16.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (81%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Wood (2%)
- Other fuel (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Macoupin County Illinois:
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Religion statistics for Medora (based on Macoupin County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 51.34%
| Here | | 51.3% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Lutheran Church | United Methodist Church | United Church of Christ |
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| Adherents | 28.1% | 18.2% | 12.5% | 12.1% | 4.9% |
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| Congregations | 13.9% | 18.5% | 5.6% | 16.7% | 2.8% |
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| Name | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Assemblies of God | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Other |
|---|
| Adherents | 4.2% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.4% | 8.8% |
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| Congregations | 7.4% | 3.7% | 5.6% | 2.8% | 23.1% |
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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: 15 | Macoupin County: | 3.11 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 2.24 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Macoupin County: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 0.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 27 | Macoupin County: | 5.61 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.61 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 30 | Here: | 6.23 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 9.3% | | Illinois: | 8.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | Macoupin County: | 29.1% | | Illinois: | 25.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 13.4% | | 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 | $111 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 8 | $457 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,694 | $32,328 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $900 |
| Sewerage |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $450 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,730 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $2,694 | $32,328 | 14 | $3,648 |
Medora government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $51,000 ($121.72)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $136,000 ($324.58)
Police Protection: $44,000 ($105.01)
Financial Administration: $37,000 ($88.31)
Sewerage: $33,000 ($78.76)
Regular Highways: $18,000 ($42.96)
Fire Protection: $8,000 ($19.09)
General - Other: $3,000 ($7.16)
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $7,000 ($16.71)
- General - Interest on Debt: $5,000 ($11.93)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $125,000 ($298.33)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $88,000 ($210.02)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $123,000 ($293.56)
Other, NEC: $72,000 ($171.84)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $16,000 ($38.19)
Water Utilities: $2,000 ($4.77)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $11,000 ($26.25)
Interest Earnings: $11,000 ($26.25)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $238,000 ($568.02)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $127,000 ($303.10)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $64,000 ($152.74)
Highways: $12,000 ($28.64)
- Tax - Property: $10,000 ($23.87)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $59,000 ($140.81)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $7,000 ($16.71)
5.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,192 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.63% | | 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:
6.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,613 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.11% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Medora:
- 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.)
- KRFT (1190 AM; 10 kW; DE SOTO, MO; Owner: ALL SPORTS RADIO, LLC)
- KTRS (550 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KTRS-AM LICENSE, L.L.C.)
- WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
- KJSL (630 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: WMUZ RADIO, INC.)
- KFNS (590 AM; 1 kW; WOOD RIVER, IL; Owner: MISSOURI SPORTS RADIO, LLC)
- KIRL (1460 AM; 5 kW; ST. CHARLES, MO; Owner: BRONCO BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KFUO (850 AM; 5 kW; CLAYTON, MO; Owner: LUTHERAN CHURCH-MISSOURI SYNOD)
- WJBM (1480 AM; 1 kW; JERSEYVILLE, IL)
- KATZ (1600 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WBGZ (1570 AM; 1 kW; ALTON, IL)
- KSIV (1320 AM; 5 kW; CLAYTON, MO; Owner: BOTT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Medora:
- WSIE (88.7 FM; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, S. ILLINOIS UNIV.)
- KATZ-FM (100.3 FM; ALTON, IL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WLCA (89.9 FM; GODFREY, IL; Owner: LEWIS & CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WOLG (95.9 FM; CARLINVILLE, IL; Owner: COVENANT NETWORK)
- WMLL (104.1 FM; JERSEYVILLE, IL; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WIBI (91.1 FM; CARLINVILLE, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
- KSIV-FM (91.5 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KEZK-FM (102.5 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KIHT (96.3 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KSHE (94.7 FM; CRESTWOOD, MO; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KSLZ (107.7 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KFUO-FM (99.1 FM; CLAYTON, MO; Owner: THE LUTHERAN CHURCH-MISSOURI SYNOD)
- KYKY (98.1 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WSSM (106.5 FM; GRANITE CITY, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- KWMU (90.7 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI)
- KSD (93.7 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WVRV (101.1 FM; EAST ST. LOUIS, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- WSMI-FM (106.1 FM; LITCHFIELD, IL; Owner: TALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WTSG (90.1 FM; CARLINVILLE, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
- WAOX (105.3 FM; STAUNTON, IL; Owner: TALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Medora:
- WSEC (Channel 14; JACKSONVILLE, IL; Owner: WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- KSDK (Channel 5; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: MULTIMEDIA KSDK, INC.)
- KPLR-TV (Channel 11; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KPLR, INC.)
- KDNL-TV (Channel 30; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KDNL LICENSEE, LLC)
- KMOV (Channel 4; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KMOV-TV, INC.)
- K40FF (Channel 40; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: EBC ST. LOUIS, INC.)
- W50CH (Channel 50; ALTON, IL; Owner: LIBERTY CHRISTIAN CENTER)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2 - Call Sign: KB9RDD, Licensee ID: L01501811
Grant Date: 06/27/2009, Expiration Date: 06/27/2019
Registrant: Stephen W Yurick, 34469 Ryan Road, Medora, IL 62063-3059 - Call Sign: N9GGF, Licensee ID: L00249013
Grant Date: 10/12/2006, Expiration Date: 11/04/2016
Registrant: Thomas L Brinkman, 117 S Railroad St, Medora, IL 62063
FAA Registered Aircraft: 3 - Aircraft: CLARK ALVA D CHALLANGER II (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6168J , Serial Number: CH2 0792 0875, Year manufactured: 1993, Airworthiness Date: 03/10/1993
Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, Po Box 185, Medora, IL 62063 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172A (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7226T , Serial Number: 46826, Year manufactured: 1959, Airworthiness Date: 10/27/1959
Registrant (Individual): Dean Nixon, 10544 Piasa Rd, Medora, IL 62063 - Aircraft: CHAMPION 7FC (Category: Land, Seats: 3, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES (95 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7586B , Serial Number: 7FC-89, Year manufactured: 1957, Airworthiness Date: 06/15/1959
Registrant (Individual): Dean M Nixon, 10544 Piasa Rd, Medora, IL 62063
| Most common first names in Medora, IL among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Mary | 14 | 78.9 years |
| John | 9 | 73.4 years |
| James | 7 | 77.4 years |
| Charles | 7 | 68.7 years |
| William | 7 | 75.4 years |
| Helen | 6 | 79.7 years |
| Harry | 4 | 83.5 years |
| Bertha | 4 | 80.7 years |
| Clarence | 4 | 71.8 years |
| Henry | 4 | 81.0 years |
| Most common last names in Medora, IL among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Wilton | 8 | 84.6 years |
| Chism | 7 | 83.7 years |
| Smith | 6 | 75.2 years |
| Ruyle | 6 | 77.8 years |
| Strunk | 5 | 87.6 years |
| Powell | 5 | 79.4 years |
| Sanders | 5 | 90.0 years |
| Darr | 5 | 73.4 years |
| Taylor | 5 | 76.4 years |
| Moore | 5 | 82.6 years |
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Sales and related occupations:"
- #34 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Office and administrative support occupations:"
- #34 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Metal and mineral, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers"
- #46 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Other direct selling establishments"
- #71 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest ratio of murders to rapes between 2001 and 2006"
- #94 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Farm supplies merchant wholesalers"
- #51 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest lead air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
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