Mettawa, Illinois

Back to Mettawa, IL housing info, Lake County, Illinois, IL smaller cities, IL small cities, All Cities. Mettawa IL Area Homes for Sale - Accurate and Complete - Roost.com We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Lake County Population in July 2008: 514. Population change since 2000: +40.1% Males: 261   (51.0%) Females: 253   (49.0%) Median resident age:   44.7 years Illinois median age:   34.7 years Zip codes: 60048. Estimated median household income in 2007: $148,046 (it was $127,388 in 2000) Mettawa:   $148,046 Illinois:   $54,124 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $103,762 Mettawa:   $103,762 Illinois:   $27,965 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $1,436,744 (it was $886,000 in 2000) Mettawa:   $1,436,744 Illinois:   $208,800 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $1,351,698; Detached houses: $1,349,139; Townhouses or other attached units: $1,836,179 Mettawa, IL residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition 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: 134.7 (high, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Mettawa, Illinois on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Mettawa is mentioned 74 times on our forum: Which Chicago suburbs are the best?  (165 replies) Top 5 Suburbs and Bottom 5 Suburbs  (109 replies) Where do tree hugging, vegetarian liberals belong in north Chicago?  (673 replies) Moving to Hinsdale  (62 replies) Suburb count  (55 replies) Route 53 extension  (29 replies) Latest news from Mettawa, IL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations 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: 94 people per square mile   (very low).

Latitude: 42.24 N, Longitude: 87.92 W

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Mettawa-area historical tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 82% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/28/1972, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 3.5 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 9.5 miles away from the village center killed one person and injured 100 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Mettawa-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 98% 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 74.2 miles away from Mettawa center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 85.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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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

This village:	4.6%
Whole state:	10.7%

This village:	2.2%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mettawa, IL

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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%

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%

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)

• Int Of I294 And Il Rt 60, Structure height: 30 m, Call Sign: WNVX614, Licensee ID: L00006951
  Assigned Frequencies : 462.825 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/05/2001, Expiration Date: 03/29/2011
  Registrant: State Of Illinois, 801 S. 7th St. - Ste. 103-S, Springfield, IL 62794-9461, Phone: (217) 782-7347, Fax: (217) 524-4396, Email:
• Lat: 42.245778 Lon: -87.902889, Call Sign: WQJB324
  Assigned Frequencies : 469.762 MHz, 469.787 MHz, 469.812 MHz, 469.837 MHz, 469.862 MHz
  Grant Date: 07/14/2008, Expiration Date: 07/14/2018, Certifier: James Joseph
  Registrant: Washington Radio Reports, 1588 Fairfield Road Ste 7, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-0668, Fax: (717) 334-6440, Email:

• STATION, Pl 22 I294 At Il Rt 60, Overall height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: WNEX276
  Assigned Frequencies : 18645.0 MHz, 2141.20 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/06/1999, Expiration Date: 07/12/2009, Cancelation Date: 05/29/2002
  Registrant: Phone: (708) 241-6800
• 26125 RIVERWOODS BLV, 26125 Riverwoods Blvd., Type: Building, Structure height: 30.2 m, Call Sign: WPWW930
  Assigned Frequencies : 19540.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/31/2003, Expiration Date: 02/01/2012, Certifier: Robert Jackson
  Registrant: At&t Corp., 2315 Salem Road, First Floor, H9, Conyers, GA 30013, Phone: (770) 602-2065, Fax: (404) 810-7349, Email:

• Call Sign: WB6HAD, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01281847
  Grant Date: 07/16/1998, Expiration Date: 07/16/2008, Cancelation Date: 07/03/2007, Certifier: Roman F Rycerz
  Registrant: Roman F Rycerz, 25487 St Marys Rd, Mettawa, IL 60048
• Call Sign: WX9RR, Previous Call Sign: WB6HAD, Licensee ID: L01281847
  Grant Date: 07/03/2007, Expiration Date: 07/03/2017, Certifier: Roman F Rycerz
  Registrant: Roman F Rycerz, 25487 St Marys Rd, Mettawa, IL 60048

• Aircraft: BEECH F33A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 5, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 138 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 299BG , Serial Number: CE-1366, Year manufactured: 1989, Airworthiness Date: 07/06/1989
  Registrant (Individual): Beverlee K Greenhill, 15423 Little St Marys Rd, Mettawa, IL 60048

• Fire: 2
• Hazardous Condition: 1
• Service Call: 4
• Good Intent Call: 1