Carroll County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 36.9. This is about average.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 1.93. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 21.2 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2006 was 24.8. This is about average. Closest monitor was 22.3 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 18.4 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 12.9%
(12.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 38.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.4 people | | Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 65.5% | | Whole state: | 67.6% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 4.7% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mount Carroll, IL
21 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
12 people in nursing homes
Mount Carroll compared to Illinois state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Mount Carroll (2011 data):
- THE National Bank: Chadwick/Mount Carroll Branch at 642 South East Street, branch established on 11/06/1909; Mount Carroll Branch at 309 North Clay Street, branch established on 08/14/1934. Info updated 01/28/2009: Bank assets: $1,201.7 mil, Deposits: $1,017.2 mil, headquarters in Moline, IL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 31 total offices, Holding Company: National Bancshares, Inc.
- Savanna-Thomson State Bank: Mt Carroll Branch at 703 South East Street, branch established on 04/09/2007. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $8.2 mil, Deposits: $7.1 mil, headquarters in Thomson, IL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Savanna-Thomson Investment, Inc.
- The State Bank of Pearl City: Mount Carroll Branch at 408 South Clay Street, branch established on 04/23/2008. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $4.4 mil, Deposits: $0.4 mil, headquarters in Pearl City, IL, negative income in the last year, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Pearl City Bancorp, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (91%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Carroll County Illinois:
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Religion statistics for Mount Carroll:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 59.64%
| Here |  | 59.6% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Church of the Brethren | General Conference Churches of God |
| Adherents | 28.9% | 24.8% | 13.9% | 5.6% | 5.1% |
| Congregations | 24.4% | 7.3% | 9.8% | 7.3% | 7.3% |
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| Name | The (Ashland, Ohio) Brethren Church | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | United Church of Christ | New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists | Other |
| Adherents | 4.4% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 8.4% |
| Congregations | 4.9% | 4.9% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 29.3% |
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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: 4 | Here: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 2.24 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Carroll County: | 0.63 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 0.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11 | This county: | 6.93 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.61 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 11 | Carroll County: | 6.93 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 6.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Carroll County: | 9.5% | | State: | 8.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 16.7% | | Illinois: | 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 | $1,791 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $3,077 | $36,924 | 10 | $848 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
3 | $7,548 | $30,192 | 4 | $2,199 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $7,284 | $29,136 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $4,818 | $57,816 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $4,818 | $57,816 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $917 |
| Totals for Government |
9 | $27,545 | $36,727 | 17 | $5,755 |
Mount Carroll government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $66,000 ($40.02)
Parks & Recreation: $22,000 ($13.34)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $316,000 ($191.63)
Regular Highways: $272,000 ($164.95)
Police Protection: $181,000 ($109.76)
General - Other: $94,000 ($57.00)
Solid Waste Management: $89,000 ($53.97)
Parks & Recreation: $60,000 ($36.39)
Financial Administration: $60,000 ($36.39)
- General - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $21,000 ($12.73)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $345,000 ($209.22)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $280,000 ($169.80)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $65,000 ($39.42)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $28,000 ($16.98)
Interest Earnings: $5,000 ($3.03)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $32,000 ($19.41)
Police Protection: $23,000 ($13.95)
Solid Waste Management: $14,000 ($8.49)
Parks & Recreation: $7,000 ($4.24)
Central Staff: $3,000 ($1.82)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $333,000 ($201.94)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $414,000 ($251.06)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $352,000 ($213.46)
Highways: $84,000 ($50.94)
- Tax - Property: $150,000 ($90.96)
NEC: $6,000 ($3.64)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $449,000 ($272.29)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $21,000 ($12.73)
5.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,991 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.25% | | 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:
5.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,850 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.42% | | 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 Mount Carroll:
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WFRL (1570 AM; 5 kW; FREEPORT, IL; Owner: MAYFAIR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KCLN (1390 AM; 1 kW; CLINTON, IA; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC)
- KDTH (1370 AM; 5 kW; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
- KROS (1340 AM; 1 kW; CLINTON, IA; Owner: KROS BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Mount Carroll:
- WCCI (100.3 FM; SAVANNA, IL; Owner: CARROLL COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KUUL (101.3 FM; EAST MOLINE, IL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KCQQ (106.5 FM; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WFPS (92.1 FM; FREEPORT, IL; Owner: MAYFAIR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KMXG (96.1 FM; CLINTON, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WLLR-FM (103.7 FM; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WLLT (107.7 FM; POLO, IL; Owner: SAUK VALLEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WZZT (95.1 FM; MORRISON, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
- KZEG (94.7 FM; CLINTON, IA; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WQLF (102.1 FM; LENA, IL; Owner: LENA RADIO BROADCASTING)
- WXXQ (98.5 FM; FREEPORT, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WVIK (90.3 FM; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Owner: AUGUSTANA COLLEGE)
- KATF (92.9 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
- WSEY (95.7 FM; OREGON, IL; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WSSQ (94.3 FM; STERLING, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
- WNIQ (91.5 FM; STERLING, IL; Owner: NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
TV broadcast stations around Mount Carroll:
- WHBF-TV (Channel 4; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Owner: CORONET COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY)
- W52BI (Channel 52; STERLING/DIXON, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W48CK (Channel 48; STERLING, IL; Owner: BLACK HAWK COLLEGE)
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 18 meters (59ft)
Total costs: $295,000
Total average daily traffic: 8,138
Total average daily truck traffic: 878
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Mount Carroll)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 12 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4 - Il Rt 64 1/2 Mi W (Lat: 42.111972 Lon: -89.977889), Call Sign: KRB624, Licensee ID: L00031086
Assigned Frequencies: 156.120 MHz Grant Date: 08/19/2003, Expiration Date: 09/30/2013
Registrant: County Of Carroll, 10735 Mill Road, Mount Carroll, IL 61053 - Mount Carroll Forestry 112 W Market St (Lat: 42.100583 Lon: -89.980667), Call Sign: KNGU729, Licensee ID: L00006951
Assigned Frequencies: 31.8600 MHz, 31.9800 MHz Grant Date: 03/25/1998, Expiration Date: 06/07/2003, Cancellation Date: 11/14/2001
Registrant: State Of Illinois, 531 Sangamon Ave, Springfield, IL 62702, Phone: (217) 782-7345 - 302 N Clay St (Lat: 42.111972 Lon: -89.985389), Call Sign: KSB256, Licensee ID: L00031086
Assigned Frequencies: 39.4600 MHz, 39.5000 MHz, 155.370 MHz Grant Date: 12/15/2000, Expiration Date: 11/28/2010
Registrant: County Of Carroll, County Court House, Mount Carroll, IL 61053, Phone: (815) 244-9171 - Rr 2 2 Mi Ne (Lat: 42.129194 Lon: -89.951500), Call Sign: KNAT859, Licensee ID: L00047345
Assigned Frequencies: 158.385 MHz Grant Date: 12/15/2000, Expiration Date: 01/29/2011
Registrant: Ronald Fritz, 13907 Fritz Rd, Mount Carroll, IL 61053, Phone: (815) 244-1676
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - MT CARROLL, 20927 Cyelone Ridge Rd (Lat: 42.082250 Lon: -89.900389), Type: Tower, Structure height: 117.3 m, Overall height: 121.6 m, Call Sign: WQJJ867
Assigned Frequencies: 6226.89 MHz Grant Date: 10/06/2008, Expiration Date: 10/06/2018, Certifier: Richard A Craig
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- BRIAN TOWER, Il . Route 78 & Elizabeth Rd (Lat: 42.123889 Lon: -89.990278), Type: Tower, Structure height: 38 m, Call Sign: WQKW225
Assigned Frequencies: 11485.0 MHz Grant Date: 10/02/2009, Expiration Date: 10/02/2019, Certifier: Kyle Buros
Registrant: Jo Carroll Energy, Inc, 793 U.S. Route 20 West, Elizabeth, IL 61028, Phone: (815) 858-2207, Fax: (815) 858-5522, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 19 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Mount Carroll)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 7 - Aircraft: 210E (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 141 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2349F , Serial Number: 21058549, Year manufactured: 1964, Airworthiness Date: 12/18/1964
Registrant (Individual): Herb W Tautz, 20832 Us Highway 52, Mount Carroll, IL 61053 - Aircraft: STOL CH 750 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 437DM , Serial Number: 75-7641
Registrant (Individual): Edward L Iii Olds, 403 E Lincoln St, Mount Carroll, IL 61053 - Aircraft: PA-15 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 75 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4430H , Serial Number: 15-218, Year manufactured: 1948, Airworthiness Date: 04/20/1956
Registrant (Individual): Jack F Kromer, 728 E Washington St, Mount Carroll, IL 61053 - Aircraft: PA-28-180 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 5116L , Serial Number: 28-4399, Year manufactured: 1967, Airworthiness Date: 11/15/1967
Registrant (Individual): Lyle S Law, 715 S Clay St, Mount Carroll, IL 61053 - Aircraft: PA-16 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 87 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 5967H , Serial Number: 16-590, Year manufactured: 1949, Airworthiness Date: 12/02/1955
Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, None, Mount Carroll, IL 61053 - Aircraft: 150F (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6960F , Serial Number: 15063560, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 03/19/1966
Registrant (Partnership): Allen D Swift, 9822 Mill Rd, Mount Carroll, IL 61053, Other Owners: Robert F Tautz - Aircraft: PA-28-180 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7239W , Serial Number: 28-1059, Year manufactured: 1963, Airworthiness Date: 02/20/1963
Registrant (Partnership): Allen Dale Swift, 9822 Mill Rd, Mount Carroll, IL 61053, Other Owners: Janice June Swift
| Most common first names in Mount Carroll, IL among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 34 | 78.2 years |
| Helen | 26 | 83.0 years |
| Robert | 26 | 69.9 years |
| Mary | 25 | 82.4 years |
| William | 24 | 78.1 years |
| Charles | 20 | 82.1 years |
| Harold | 20 | 80.0 years |
| James | 19 | 68.3 years |
| Dorothy | 17 | 82.3 years |
| Donald | 17 | 73.9 years |
| Most common last names in Mount Carroll, IL among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Hartman | 29 | 84.1 years |
| Smith | 27 | 80.5 years |
| Zink | 19 | 77.6 years |
| Handel | 11 | 76.7 years |
| Randecker | 10 | 80.7 years |
| Morhardt | 10 | 77.5 years |
| Sisler | 10 | 77.5 years |
| Kehl | 10 | 78.8 years |
| Myers | 9 | 78.5 years |
| Toepfer | 9 | 77.5 years |
Businesses in Mount Carroll, IL
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