Mound City, Illinois
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Population change since 2000: -27.2%
Males: 246 | |
Females: 258 |
Median resident age: | 37.2 years |
Illinois median age: | 38.6 years |
Zip codes: 62963.
Mound City: | $33,472 |
IL: | $69,187 |
Estimated per capita income in 2019: $15,396 (it was $10,020 in 2000)
Mound City city income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $37,197 (it was $29,000 in 2000)
Mound City: | $37,197 |
IL: | $209,100 |
Mean prices in 2019: all housing units: $50,033; detached houses: $54,052; mobile homes: $36,215
Median gross rent in 2019: $527.
(19.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 52.1% for Black residents, 50.0% for two or more races residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mound City, IL
- 37250.4%Black alone
- 31042.0%White alone
- 405.4%Hispanic
- 60.8%Two or more races
- 40.5%Asian alone
Races in Mound City detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
According to our research of Illinois and other state lists, there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Mound City, Illinois as of February 07, 2023.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Mound City is 155 to 1.
Type |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Murders (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Rapes (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Robberies (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Assaults (per 100,000) | 4 (631.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Burglaries (per 100,000) | 8 (1,264) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (830.6) | 0 (0.0) |
Thefts (per 100,000) | 2 (316.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (332.2) | 0 (0.0) |
Auto thefts (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Arson (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (166.1) | 0 (0.0) |
City-Data.com crime index | 227.5 | 0.0 | 71.4 | 0.0 |
The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 270.6. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
Crime rate in Mound City detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2010, including police officers: 2 (1 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 1.79 |
Illinois average: | 2.76 |

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Latest news from Mound City, IL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
Ancestries: German (5.6%), American (5.4%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Incorporated on 11/29/1873
Elevation: 320 feet
Land area: 0.71 square miles.
Population density: 709 people per square mile (low).

17 residents are foreign born (1.4% Africa, 0.4% Latin America).
This city: | 2.3% |
Illinois: | 14.1% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $648 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $525 (1.6%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, TN (102.3 miles
, pop. 59,643).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (121.9 miles
, pop. 348,189).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (338.3 miles
, pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 37.09 N, Longitude: 89.16 W
Area code: 618


Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $46,700
- 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $46,700
Here: | 7.9% |
Illinois: | 6.5% |

- Health care (13.5%)
- Public administration (9.9%)
- Construction (9.0%)
- Educational services (6.8%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.9%)
- Social assistance (4.5%)
- Health & personal care, except drug, stores (4.1%)

- Construction (14.9%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (5.9%)
- Repair & maintenance (5.9%)
- Public administration (5.0%)
- Health & personal care, except drug, stores (5.0%)
- Truck transportation (5.0%)
- Plastics & rubber products (4.0%)

- Health care (21.5%)
- Public administration (14.0%)
- Educational services (9.9%)
- Food & beverage stores (8.3%)
- Social assistance (8.3%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (7.4%)
- Construction (4.1%)

- Cashiers (7.2%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.0%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4.1%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.1%)

- Laborers and material movers, hand (12.9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.9%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (5.0%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.0%)

- Cashiers (13.2%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7.4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7.4%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers, except child care workers (6.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.0%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.0%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5.0%)
Average climate in Mound City, Illinois
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Mound City-area historical tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 80% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/6/2003, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.7 miles away from the Mound City city center killed 2 people and injured 33 people and caused $16 million in damages.
On 4/22/1981, a category F4 tornado 15.8 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 32 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Mound City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Illinois state average. It is 351% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 21.3 miles away from Mound City center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW) earthquake occurred 117.5 miles away from Mound City center
On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 51.3 miles away from Mound City center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 117.5 miles away from Mound City center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 98.2 miles away from the city center
On 9/29/1987 at 00:04:56, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 14.0 miles away from Mound City center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Pulaski County (13) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 10, Storms: 9, Tornadoes: 3, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Mound City:
- MERIDIAN MANOR (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; MOUNDS, IL)
- PILOT HOUSE (Hospital, about 6 miles away; CAIRO, IL)
- SOUTHERN MEDICAL CENTER (Hospital, about 6 miles away; CAIRO, IL)
- DAYSTAR CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; CAIRO, IL)
- GREENBRIAR MANOR (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; CAIRO, IL)
- LIFE CARE CENTER OF LACENTER (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; LA CENTER, KY)
- CHARLESTON MANOR (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; CHARLESTON, MO)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mound City:
- Southeast Missouri State University (about 26 miles; Cape Girardeau, MO; Full-time enrollment: 9,678)
- West Kentucky Community and Technical College (about 28 miles; Paducah, KY; FT enrollment: 4,107)
- Southern Illinois University-Carbondale (about 44 miles; Carbondale, IL; FT enrollment: 14,539)
- John A Logan College (about 46 miles; Carterville, IL; FT enrollment: 3,995)
- The University of Tennessee-Martin (about 55 miles; Martin, TN; FT enrollment: 7,013)
- Murray State University (about 57 miles; Murray, KY; FT enrollment: 8,930)
- Dyersburg State Community College (about 73 miles; Dyersburg, TN; FT enrollment: 2,211)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Mound City Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Birthplace of: Patience Worth - Writer, Charlie Hoover (baseball) - Baseball player.
This city: | 2.5 people |
Illinois: | 2.6 people |
This city: | 63.7% |
Whole state: | 65.8% |
This city: | 9.0% |
Whole state: | 6.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
For population 15 years and over in Mound City:
- Never married: 45.8%
- Now married: 30.4%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 6.9%
- Divorced: 16.4%
For population 25 years and over in Mound City:
- High school or higher: 86.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 14.0%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.0 minutes
Here: | 8.0 |
Illinois average: | 12.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Mound City, IL (based on Pulaski County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 3,330 | 18 |
Mainline Protestant | 441 | 9 |
Catholic | 386 | 2 |
Black Protestant | 206 | 2 |
Other | 49 | - |
None | 1,749 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
This county: | 7.72 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.24 / 10,000 pop. |
Pulaski County: | 6.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Illinois: | 2.61 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 7.72 / 10,000 pop. |
Illinois: | 6.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Pulaski County: | 11.1% |
Illinois: | 8.3% |
This county: | 27.8% |
Illinois: | 25.2% |
This county: | 13.8% |
Illinois: | 14.5% |
Health and Nutrition:
Mound City: | 48.3% |
State: | 49.5% |
Mound City: | 47.5% |
Illinois: | 47.2% |
Here: | 29.9 |
Illinois: | 28.6 |
Mound City: | 20.0% |
Illinois: | 20.5% |
This city: | 10.8% |
Illinois: | 10.8% |
Mound City: | 6.7 |
Illinois: | 6.8 |
This city: | 38.0% |
Illinois: | 33.4% |
Here: | 55.3% |
Illinois: | 56.4% |
Mound City: | 81.5% |
State: | 79.9% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Mound City, IL Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2017) | |||||
Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sewerage | 2 | $4,226 | $25,356 | 3 | $4,127 |
Streets and Highways | 2 | $3,999 | $23,994 | 1 | $1,242 |
Financial Administration | 1 | $1,359 | $16,308 | 1 | $1,423 |
Police Protection - Officers | 0 | $0 | 4 | $7,105 | |
Local Libraries | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,227 | |
Other Government Administration | 0 | $0 | 14 | $4,371 | |
Totals for Government | 5 | $9,584 | $23,002 | 24 | $20,495 |
Mound City government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):
- Construction - Water Utilities: $550,000 ($1091.27)
- Current Operations - Financial Administration: $182,000 ($361.11)
Water Utilities: $123,000 ($244.05)
Regular Highways: $112,000 ($222.22)
Police Protection: $103,000 ($204.37)
Solid Waste Management: $29,000 ($57.54)
General - Other: $22,000 ($43.65)
Libraries: $20,000 ($39.68)
Local Fire Protection: $14,000 ($27.78)
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,000 ($3.97)
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $47,000 ($93.25)
Water Utilities: $25,000 ($49.60)
Police Protection: $17,000 ($33.73)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $188,000 ($373.02)
Mound City government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):
- Charges - Other: $120,000 ($238.10)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $473,000 ($938.49)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $23,000 ($45.63)
Interest Earnings: $9,000 ($17.86)
Fines and Forfeits: $4,000 ($7.94)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $174,000 ($345.24)
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $90,000 ($178.57)
Highways: $15,000 ($29.76)
- Tax - Property: $64,000 ($126.98)
Public Utilities Sales: $54,000 ($107.14)
Other Selective Sales: $14,000 ($27.78)
Other License: $3,000 ($5.95)
Mound City government finances - Debt in 2017 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $22,000 ($43.65)
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $22,000 ($43.65)
Mound City government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017 (per resident):
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $799,000 ($1585.32)
4.95% of this county's 2016 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2015 ($32,949 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.95% |
Illinois average: | 4.69% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2015 and 2016.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2015 and 2016:
from Alexander County, IL |
Strongest AM radio stations in Mound City:
- WKRO (1490 AM; 1 kW; CAIRO, IL; Owner: BENJAMIN STRATEMEYER)
- WBCE (1200 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WICKLIFFE, KY; Owner: WBCE, INC.)
- KZIM (960 AM; 5 kW; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
- WPAD (1560 AM; 10 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WDDD (810 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KAPE (1550 AM; 5 kW; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
- KCHR (1350 AM; 1 kW; CHARLESTON, MO; Owner: SOUTH MISSOURI B/C COMPANY, INC.)
- KRHW (1520 AM; 5 kW; SIKESTON, MO)
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- 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.)
- WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Mound City:
- WBEL (88.5 FM; CAIRO, IL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WGCF (89.3 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: CHRISTIAN BUSINESSMEN'S ASSOC, INC.)
- KREZ (104.7 FM; CHAFFEE, MO; Owner: DANA R. WITHERS)
- KGMO (100.7 FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
- WKIB (96.5 FM; ANNA, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS)
- KEZS-FM (102.9 FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: ZIMMER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WGKY (95.9 FM; WICKLIFFE, KY; Owner: WICKLIFE RENTAL PROPERTIES, INC.)
- WKYQ (93.3 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WDDJ (96.9 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WRIK-FM (98.3 FM; METROPOLIS, IL; Owner: SUN MEDIA, INC.)
- KWKZ (106.1 FM; CHARLESTON, MO; Owner: ANDERSON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KRCU (90.9 FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WCIL-FM (101.5 FM; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: LYLE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KBXB (97.9 FM; SIKESTON, MO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
- WZZL (106.7 FM; REIDLAND, KY; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
TV broadcast stations around Mound City:
- WDKA (Channel 49; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WDKA ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
- WPSD-TV (Channel 6; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WPSD-TV, LLC)
- KFVS-TV (Channel 12; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- KBSI (Channel 23; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: KBSI LICENSEE L.P.)
- WSIL-TV (Channel 3; HARRISBURG, IL; Owner: WSIL-TV, INC.)
- K47FB (Channel 47; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K69HT (Channel 69; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KCGI-CA (Channel 45; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
- WKPD (Channel 29; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- K65GP (Channel 65; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W54AE (Channel 54; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
- K58FD (Channel 58; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
Mound City fatal accident list:
Sep 27, 2003 05:30 PM, Sr-37, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 3Number of bridges
- 7ft / 1.8mTotal length
- 1,300Total average daily traffic
- 137Total average daily truck traffic
- 1,437Total future (year 2032) average daily traffic
Most common first names in Mound City, IL among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
William | 12 | 71.0 years |
John | 12 | 78.3 years |
Charles | 10 | 74.3 years |
James | 10 | 72.3 years |
George | 9 | 84.4 years |
Mary | 8 | 84.4 years |
Willie | 6 | 67.2 years |
Joseph | 5 | 75.6 years |
Jesse | 5 | 79.0 years |
Roy | 5 | 65.4 years |
Most common last names in Mound City, IL among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 11 | 71.7 years |
Johnson | 9 | 77.0 years |
Butler | 6 | 79.3 years |
Dover | 5 | 75.0 years |
Hannan | 5 | 52.8 years |
Jackson | 5 | 80.8 years |
Jones | 5 | 73.6 years |
Rice | 5 | 74.2 years |
Hudson | 4 | 65.7 years |
Brown | 4 | 80.7 years |
- 61.0%Utility gas
- 39.0%Electricity
- 70.8%Electricity
- 26.4%Utility gas
- 2.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Mound City compared to Illinois state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.