Randolph 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 35.3. This is about average.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 5.49. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 17.4 miles away from the city center.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 29.9. This is about average. Closest monitor was 17.6 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.6. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.3 miles away from the city center.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2008 was 0.587. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 18.8 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 2.38. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 21.8 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 8.7%
Average household size:
| This village: | 2.5 people | | Illinois: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This village: | 67.2% | | Whole state: | 67.3% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This village: | 7.1% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Prairie du Rocher, IL
Prairie du Rocher 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.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (76%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Wood (1%)
Religion statistics for Prairie du Rocher (based on Randolph County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 63.33%
| Here |  | 63.3% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Lutheran Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church |
| Adherents | 29.7% | 29.2% | 12.5% | 8.6% | 6.5% |
| Congregations | 14.9% | 13.4% | 13.4% | 7.5% | 13.4% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | United Church of Christ | Assemblies of God | Presbyterian Church in America | Other |
| Adherents | 5.2% | 3.1% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 2.5% |
| Congregations | 9.0% | 3.0% | 4.5% | 3.0% | 17.9% |
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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: 8 | Randolph County: | 2.44 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 2.24 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.31 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.08 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Randolph County: | 0.31 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 0.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 18 | Randolph County: | 5.49 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.61 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 26 | Here: | 7.94 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 8.5% | | Illinois: | 8.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | Randolph County: | 27.3% | | Illinois: | 25.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 19.7% | | 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 | $18 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $1,620 | $19,440 | 7 | $130 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,658 |
| Sewerage |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,168 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $1,960 | $23,520 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
2 | $3,580 | $21,480 | 11 | $2,974 |
Prairie du Rocher government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $8,000 ($13.25)
Housing & Community Development: $0 ($0.00)
- Construction - Water Utilities: $16,000 ($26.49)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $105,000 ($173.84)
Financial Administration: $102,000 ($168.87)
General - Other: $38,000 ($62.91)
Regular Highways: $21,000 ($34.77)
Police Protection: $19,000 ($31.46)
Fire Protection: $1,000 ($1.66)
- General - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $210,000 ($347.68)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $130,000 ($215.23)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $130,000 ($215.23)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $210,000 ($347.68)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $18,000 ($29.80)
General Revenue, NEC: $8,000 ($13.25)
- Other Capital Outlay - Housing & Community Development: $38,000 ($62.91)
Central Staff: $9,000 ($14.90)
Regular Highways: $1,000 ($1.66)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $641,000 ($1061.26)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $131,000 ($216.89)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $10,000 ($16.56)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $76,000 ($125.83)
All Other: $64,000 ($105.96)
Highways: $17,000 ($28.15)
- Tax - Public Utilities: $26,000 ($43.05)
Property: $13,000 ($21.52)
NEC: $1,000 ($1.66)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $64,000 ($105.96)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $13,000 ($21.52)
4.44% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,629 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.44% | | 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:
5.21% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,192 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.21% | | 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 Prairie du Rocher:
- KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
- KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
- KTRS (550 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KTRS-AM LICENSE, L.L.C.)
- KRFT (1190 AM; 10 kW; DE SOTO, MO; Owner: ALL SPORTS RADIO, LLC)
- KJSL (630 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: WMUZ RADIO, INC.)
- KSLG (1380 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: NEW HORIZON 7TH-DAY CHRISTIAN CHURCH, INC.)
- KFUO (850 AM; 5 kW; CLAYTON, MO; Owner: LUTHERAN CHURCH-MISSOURI SYNOD)
- WRTH (1430 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO)
- WDDD (810 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WILY (1210 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CENTRALIA, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
- KSIV (1320 AM; 5 kW; CLAYTON, MO; Owner: BOTT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KATZ (1600 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Prairie du Rocher:
- KPNT (105.7 FM; ST. GENEVIEVE, MO; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WIL-FM (92.3 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- KTJJ (98.5 FM; FARMINGTON, MO; Owner: KREI, INC.)
- KLOU (103.3 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KSD (93.7 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- 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)
- KTBJ (89.3 FM; FESTUS, MO; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
- KDHX (88.1 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: DOUBLE HELIX CORPORATION)
- 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)
- KNLH (89.5 FM; CEDAR HILL, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
- KBDZ (93.1 FM; PERRYVILLE, MO; Owner: D/B/A DONZE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KDBB (104.3 FM; BONNE TERRE, MO; Owner: MKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KBGM (91.1 FM; PARK HILLS, MO; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
TV broadcast stations around Prairie du Rocher:
- KETC (Channel 9; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: ST. LOUIS REGIONAL & EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV COMMISSION)
- KSDK (Channel 5; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: MULTIMEDIA KSDK, INC.)
- KTVI (Channel 2; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KTVI LICENSE, INC.)
- KPLR-TV (Channel 11; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KPLR, INC.)
- KMOV (Channel 4; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KMOV-TV, INC.)
- WRBU (Channel 46; EAST ST. LOUIS, IL; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KNLC (Channel 24; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
- KDNL-TV (Channel 30; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KDNL LICENSEE, LLC)
- KFVS-TV (Channel 12; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- KBSI (Channel 23; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: KBSI LICENSEE L.P.)
- K40FF (Channel 40; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: EBC ST. LOUIS, INC.)
- KPTN-LP (Channel 58; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KURT J. PETERSEN)
- K62EG (Channel 62; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: ETERNAL FAMILY NETWORK)
Prairie du Rocher fatal accident list:
Dec 21, 2004 11:30 PM, Sr-155, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2 - Call Sign: N9SEK, Licensee ID: L00889647
Grant Date: 07/08/2004, Expiration Date: 02/02/2013, Certifier: Steven A Hise
Registrant: Steven A Hise, 401 C Avenue, Prairie Du Rocher, IL 62277 - Call Sign: KC9DNT, Licensee ID: L00663888
Grant Date: 04/01/2003, Expiration Date: 04/01/2013, Certifier: Richard L Derousse
Registrant: Richard L Derousse, 506 Bluff St, Prairie Du Rocher, IL 62277
FAA Registered Aircraft: 2 - Aircraft: STONER ROBERT E FOKKER D VIII (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 193RS , Serial Number: 1937
Registrant (Individual): Robert E Stoner, 5829 Faust Rd, Prairie Du Rocher, IL 62277 - Aircraft: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-5B (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 74470 , Serial Number: AA5B-0240, Year manufactured: 1976, Airworthiness Date: 02/25/1976
Registrant (Individual): Timothy A Barbeau, 11 Henry St, Prairie Du Rocher, IL 62277
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Prairie du Rocher
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Prairie du Rocher, IL
| Most common first names in Prairie du Rocher, IL among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| William | 21 | 72.7 years |
| Mary | 11 | 84.5 years |
| John | 9 | 78.8 years |
| Clarence | 8 | 74.5 years |
| Edward | 8 | 70.1 years |
| James | 7 | 70.7 years |
| Robert | 7 | 72.7 years |
| Emma | 7 | 80.7 years |
| Leo | 6 | 77.0 years |
| Anna | 6 | 85.5 years |
| Most common last names in Prairie du Rocher, IL among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Bievenue | 9 | 80.1 years |
| Dufrenne | 9 | 78.7 years |
| Donjon | 8 | 68.9 years |
| Laurent | 8 | 73.9 years |
| Ellner | 8 | 74.8 years |
| Deterding | 7 | 80.4 years |
| Nevois | 7 | 77.3 years |
| Barbeau | 7 | 75.9 years |
| Weber | 7 | 77.0 years |
| Derousse | 7 | 70.6 years |
Prairie du Rocher on our top lists:
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Rail transportation"
- #95 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers"
- #80 (62277) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Celtic first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"
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