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Lake County

Population in July 2007: 499. Population change since 2000: +33.8%
Males: 254  (51.0%)
Females: 245  (49.0%)
Median resident age:  44.7 years
Illinois median age:  34.7 years

Zip codes: 60048.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $148,000 (it was $127,388 in 2000)
Mettawa  $148,000
Illinois:  $54,124

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $1,290,600 (it was $823,300 in 2000)
Mettawa  $1,290,600
Illinois:  $208,800

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Races in Mettawa:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.6%)
  • Hispanic (4.1%)
  • Korean (1.1%)
  • Other race (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Filipino (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Mettawa: 113.9 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (24.0%), Irish (12.0%), Italian (6.8%), Scottish (6.8%), United States (6.5%), English (6.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 04/20/1960

Elevation: 680 feet

Land area: 5.47 square miles.

Population density: 91 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Mettawa

  • High school or higher: 93.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 56.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 22.8%
  • Unemployed: 2.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mettawa village

  • Never married: 19.2%
  • Now married: 70.3%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 4.9%
  • Divorced: 5.6%

67 residents are foreign born (8.4% Latin America, 6.3% Europe, 2.5% Asia).

This village:  18.3%
Illinois:  12.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in early 2007.

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

Mettawa:  1.2% ($10,001)
Illinois:  1.7% ($2,285)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Waukegan, IL (9.7 miles , pop. 87,901).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Chicago, IL (32.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Green Oaks, IL (3.2 miles ), Lincolnshire, IL (3.3 miles ), Vernon Hills, IL (3.6 miles ), Libertyville, IL (4.0 miles ), Indian Creek, IL (4.2 miles) , Lake Forest, IL (4.6 miles ), Bannockburn, IL (5.2 miles ), Riverwoods, IL (5.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $458,000
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $501,800
  • 2000: 9 buildings, average cost: $387,000
  • 2001: 12 buildings, average cost: $446,700
  • 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $787,200
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $1,334,800
  • 2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $1,034,000
  • 2005: 19 buildings, average cost: $385,400
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $1,094,200
  • 2007: 6 buildings, average cost: $1,350,000

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Latitude: 42.24 N, Longitude: 87.92 W


5 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms

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Population change in the 1990s: -28 (-7.1%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Printing and related support activities (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Gasoline stations (7%)
  • Data processing and other information services (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Apparel (6%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Top executives (17%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Mathematical science occupations (5%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Librarians, curators, and archivists (7%)
  • Art and design workers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Top executives (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)


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Mettawa-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Illinois state average. It is 48% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/28/1972, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.1 miles away from the Mettawa village center injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/21/1967, a category 4 tornado 12.6 miles away from the village center killed one person and injured 100 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Mettawa:
  • LAKE FOREST HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; LAKE FOREST, IL)
  • CONDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; LIBERTYVILLE, IL)
  • HILL TOP CENTER (about 5 miles; GREEN OAKS, IL)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mettawa:
  • CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 20 miles; CHICAGO, IL; ID: ORD)
  • KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 24 miles; KENOSHA, WI; ID: ENW)
  • CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 34 miles; CHICAGO, IL; ID: MDW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mettawa:
  • PALWAUKEE MUNI (about 10 miles; CHICAGO/PROSPECT HEIGHTS/W, IL; ID: PWK)
  • CAMPBELL (about 12 miles; GRAYSLAKE, IL; ID: C81)
  • WAUKEGAN REGIONAL (about 13 miles; CHICAGO/WAUKEGAN, IL; ID: UGN)

Amtrak station near Mettawa:
  • 15 miles: GLENVIEW (1116 DEPOT ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mettawa:
  • TRINITY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; DEERFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,121)
  • COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY (about 11 miles; GRAYSLAKE, IL; FT enrollment: 6,973)
  • WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER COLLEGE (about 13 miles; PALATINE, IL; FT enrollment: 8,229)
  • OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; DES PLAINES, IL; FT enrollment: 5,749)
  • NATIONAL-LOUIS UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; CHICAGO, IL; FT enrollment: 5,365)
  • SCHOOL OF ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO (about 19 miles; CHICAGO, IL; FT enrollment: 2,237)
  • NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; EVANSTON, IL; FT enrollment: 14,958)

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Parks in Mettawa include: MacArthur Woods Forest Preserve (1), Grainger Woods County Forest Preserve (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This village:  80.7%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  3.0%
Whole state:  4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  4.6%
Whole state:  10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  2.2%
Whole state:  5.1%

Mettawa compared to Illinois state average:
  • Median household income significantly above state average.
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly above state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.


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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



Mettawa government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $127,000
  • Current Operations - Judicial and Legal Services: $191,000
    Central Staff Services: $183,000
    Regular Highways: $145,000
    General - Other: $72,000
    Police Protection: $33,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $465,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $8,000,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $8,000,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $130,000
    Interest Earnings: $49,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $879,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $38,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $168,000
    Highways: $10,000
    All Other: $4,000
  • Tax - Property: $614,000
    NEC: $294,000
    Public Utilities: $10,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $362,000

6.70% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($66,648 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.70%
Illinois average:  5.66%

0.20% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,110 average AGI)
Lake County:  0.20%
Illinois average:  0.19%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Cook County, IL  3.01% ($69,774 average AGI)
from McHenry County, IL  0.39% ($54,236)
from DuPage County, IL  0.25% ($68,614)


7.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($71,043 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.00%
Illinois average:  5.99%

0.14% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,463 average AGI)
Lake County:  0.14%
Illinois average:  0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cook County, IL  1.95% ($62,810 average AGI)
to McHenry County, IL  0.52% ($60,755)
to Kenosha County, WI  0.49% ($44,480)


Strongest AM radio stations in Mettawa:
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WKTA (1330 AM; 5 kW; EVANSTON, IL; Owner: POLNET COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WEEF (1430 AM; 1 kW; HIGHLAND PARK, IL; Owner: POLNET COMMUNICATIONS, LTD)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WKRS (1220 AM; 1 kW; WAUKEGAN, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WCSN (820 AM; 5 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WYPA, INC.)
  • WMBI (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mettawa:
  • WVIV-FM (103.1 FM; HIGHLAND PARK, IL; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WZFS (106.7 FM; DES PLAINES, IL; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
  • WKIE (92.7 FM; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: SPANISH BROADCASTING SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS, INC.)
  • WXLC (102.3 FM; WAUKEGAN, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WCKG (105.9 FM; ELMWOOD PARK, IL; Owner: INFINITY HOLDINGS CORPORATION OF ORLANDO)
  • WLIT-FM (93.9 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WJMK (104.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF ILLINOIS)
  • WNUA (95.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WGCI-FM (107.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WTMX (101.9 FM; SKOKIE, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WBBM-FM (96.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WKSC-FM (103.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WFMT (98.7 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WZZN (94.7 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC CHICAGO FM RADIO,INC.)
  • WBEZ (91.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: THE WBEZ ALLIANCE, INC.)
  • WKQX (101.1 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WLUP-FM (97.9 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WNND (100.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WOJO (105.1 FM; EVANSTON, IL; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • WUSN (99.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF CHICAGO)

TV broadcast stations around Mettawa:
  • W34CK (Channel 34; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: FIRST UNITED, INC.)
  • W64CQ (Channel 64; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WLS-TV (Channel 7; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WMAQ-TV (Channel 5; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WMAQ-TV), INC.)
  • WTTW (Channel 11; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WGBO-TV (Channel 66; JOLIET, IL; Owner: WGBO LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WGN-TV (Channel 9; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBBM-TV (Channel 2; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPWR-TV (Channel 50; GARY, IN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WXFT (Channel 60; AURORA, IL; Owner: TELEFUTURA CHICAGO LLC)
  • WCIU-TV (Channel 26; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WCIU-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCPX (Channel 38; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: PAXSON CHICAGO LICENSE, INC.)
  • WSNS-TV (Channel 44; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF CHICAGO, INC.)
  • WFLD (Channel 32; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • W68DO (Channel 68; PALATINE, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WFBT-CA (Channel 23; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: CHANNEL 23 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJYS (Channel 62; HAMMOND, IN; Owner: JOVON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WOCH-LP (Channel 28; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: KM LPTV OF CHICAGO-28, L.L.C.)
  • WYCC (Channel 20; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: COLLEGE DIST. #508, COUNTY OF COOK)
  • WOCK-CA (Channel 13; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: KM LPTV OF CHICAGO-13, L.L.C.)
  • WJJA (Channel 49; RACINE, WI; Owner: TV-49, INC.)
  • W57DN (Channel 57; ELGIN, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)




Mettawa fatal accident list for 2005:
Nov 6, 2005 11:09 AM, I-60 Toll T0 I-94 Sb, Lat: 42.238964, Lon: -87.902508, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1


Mettawa fatal accident list for 1989:
Oct 11, 1989 10:49 AM, 60, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


Mettawa fatal accident list for 1985:
Jul 11, 1985 07:35 AM, St Marys, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

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