Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,658 (2.0%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,432 (1.6%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Davenport, IA (31.5 miles , pop. 98,359).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (145.3 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (149.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Rio-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 156% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/29/1976, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 40.1 miles away from the Rio village center causedbetween $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 8/15/1978, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 22.7 miles away from the village center causedbetween $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Rio-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 81.6 miles away from the city 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 65.5 miles away from Rio center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Knox County (7) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4 Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 4, Floods: 3, Snow: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Rio:
GALESBURG COTTAGE HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 12 miles away; GALESBURG, IL)
ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 12 miles away; GALESBURG, IL)
OSF HOLY FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 19 miles away; MONMOUTH, IL)
Religion statistics for Rio (based on Knox County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 40.83%
Here
40.8%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
United Methodist Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents
25.4%
17.1%
13.8%
7.4%
6.2%
Congregations
9.5%
20.3%
8.1%
4.1%
6.8%
Name
Baptist General Conference
Assemblies of God
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches
Church of the Nazarene
Other
Adherents
4.5%
2.3%
2.1%
1.9%
19.4%
Congregations
1.4%
2.7%
4.1%
4.1%
39.2%
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: 12
Here:
2.31 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:
2.24 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
Knox County:
0.38 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:
0.75 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 19
This county:
3.66 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.61 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 40
Knox County:
7.70 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:
6.86 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Knox County:
9.5%
State:
8.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:
26.8%
State:
25.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
11.3%
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
$184
Other Government Administration
0
$0
8
$230
Water Supply
0
$0
2
$316
Totals for Government
0
$0
11
$730
Rio government finances in 2002:
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $40,000 ($181.82)
Water Utilities: $11,000 ($50.00)
Central Staff Services: $10,000 ($45.45)
General - Other: $2,000 ($9.09)
General - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $5,000 ($22.73)
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $104,000 ($472.73)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $100,000 ($454.55)
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $4,000 ($18.18)
3 Mi E (Lat: 41.112528 Lon: -90.337639), Call Sign: KNCM948, Licensee ID: L00028516 Assigned Frequencies: 151.565 MHz Grant Date: 11/22/1996, Expiration Date: 01/29/2002, Cancellation Date: 05/05/2002 Registrant: Walt Johnson, Rr 1, Rio, IL 61472, Phone: (309) 334-2260
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
2
Call Sign: KA4NNI Grant Date: 07/25/1995, Expiration Date: 07/25/2005, Cancellation Date: 07/26/2007 Registrant: Charles L Krueger, 105 S Main, Rio, IL 61472-0001
Call Sign: N9ANM, Licensee ID: L01381628 Grant Date: 03/21/2008, Expiration Date: 05/01/2018 Registrant: John R Frerkes, 2679 Us Hwy 150 N, Rio, IL 61472
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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#17 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Warehousing and storage"
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#25 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Media and communication equipment workers"
#32 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors"
#43 (61472) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Swedish first ancestries"
#91 (61472) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of residents speaking English at home"
#30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
#86 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
#89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
