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Rio, IL map Population (year 2000): 240. Estimated population in July 2006: 228 (-5.0% change)
 

Males: 121  (50.4%)
Females: 119  (49.6%)

Knox County

Median resident age:  37.5 years
Illinois median age:  34.7 years

Zip codes: 61472.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,600 (it was $37,750 in 2000)
Rio  $39,600
Illinois:  $50,260

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $75,200 (it was $70,000 in 2000)
Rio  $75,200
Illinois:  $183,900

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Races in Rio:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
  • Hispanic (2.1%)

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Ancestries: Swedish (42.1%), German (21.3%), Irish (12.5%), United States (6.3%), Italian (5.4%), Scotch-Irish (5.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 07/11/1958

Elevation: 778 feet

Land area: 0.33 square miles.

Population density: 704 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Rio

  • High school or higher: 84.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
  • Unemployed: 2.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rio village

  • Never married: 19.7%
  • Now married: 67.2%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 7.6%
  • Divorced: 5.6%

1 residents are foreign born

This village:  0.4%
Illinois:  12.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Rio:  1.4% ($1,000)
Illinois:  1.7% ($2,285)
Rio satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Davenport, IA (32.7 miles , pop. 98,359).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (152.4 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (193.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: North Henderson, IL (5.4 miles) , Alpha, IL (5.8 miles ), Henderson, IL (6.7 miles ), Windsor, IL (7.0 miles ), Woodhull, IL (7.5 miles ), Wataga, IL (10.2 miles ), Galesburg, IL (11.1 miles ), Alexis, IL (11.2 miles ).

Latitude: 41.11 N, Longitude: 90.40 W


Area code: 309

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Population change in the 1990s: -20 (-7.7%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
  • Rail transportation (14%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (24%)
  • Accommodation and food services (16%)
  • Metal and metal products (9%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
  • Warehousing and storage (7%)
  • Social assistance (7%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (15%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (14%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (10%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Child care workers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)


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Rio-area historical tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 89% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/14/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 26.4 miles away from the Rio village center injured 2 people.

On 8/15/1978, a category 3 tornado 26.5 miles away from the village center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Rio:
  • GALESBURG COTTAGE HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; GALESBURG, IL)
  • ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; GALESBURG, IL)
  • COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER OF WESTERN IL (about 22 miles; MONMOUTH, IL)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rio:
  • QUAD CITY INTL (about 24 miles; MOLINE, IL; ID: MLI)
  • CLINTON MUNI (about 49 miles; CLINTON, IA; ID: CWI)
  • SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL (about 55 miles; BURLINGTON, IA; ID: BRL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rio:
  • GALESBURG MUNI (about 13 miles; GALESBURG, IL; ID: GBG)
  • MONMOUTH MUNI (about 21 miles; MONMOUTH, IL; ID: C66)
  • QUAD-CITY (about 25 miles; MOLINE, IL; ID: I04)

Amtrak station near Rio:
  • 12 miles: GALESBURG (EX-BN) (GALESBURG, 225 S. SEMINARY ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rio:
  • AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 31 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,220)
  • BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 31 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,891)
  • EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 32 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
  • SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
  • WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; MACOMB, IL; FT enrollment: 11,096)
  • ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 54 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
  • BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 5,262)

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Average household size:
This village:  2.5 people
Illinois:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  76.6%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  4.3%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  2.0%
Whole state:  10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  1.2%
Whole state:  5.1%

Rio compared to Illinois state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

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$165
Water Supply 0$0 1$164
Other Government Administration 0$0 7$200
Totals for Government 0$0 9$529


Rio government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $40,000
    Water Utilities: $11,000
    Central Staff Services: $10,000
    General - Other: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $5,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $104,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $100,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $4,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $9,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $26,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $267,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $34,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $28,000
    Highways: $7,000
  • Tax - Property: $9,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $8,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $6,000

4.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,203 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.80%
Illinois average:  5.66%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($321 average AGI)
Knox County:  0.11%
Illinois average:  0.19%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Warren County, IL  0.50% ($28,051 average AGI)
from Peoria County, IL  0.38% ($33,824)
from Henry County, IL  0.32% ($31,547)


5.69% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,822 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.69%
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:
to Peoria County, IL  0.60% ($39,658 average AGI)
to Warren County, IL  0.38% ($28,197)
to Cook County, IL  0.31% ($23,806)


Strongest AM radio stations in Rio:
  • WAIK (1590 AM; 5 kW; GALESBURG, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKBF (1270 AM; 5 kW; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WGIL (1400 AM; 1 kW; GALESBURG, IL; Owner: GALESBURG BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WOC (1420 AM; 5 kW; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WRAM (1330 AM; 1 kW; MONMOUTH, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WDLM (960 AM; 1 kW; EAST MOLINE, IL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KJOC (1170 AM; 1 kW; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rio:
  • WHTS (98.9 FM; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WAAG (94.9 FM; GALESBURG, IL; Owner: GALESBURG BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WLSR (92.7 FM; GALESBURG, IL; Owner: GALESBURG BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKAY (105.3 FM; KNOXVILLE, IL; Owner: GALESBURG BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WXLP (96.9 FM; MOLINE, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WLLR-FM (103.7 FM; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WVIK (90.3 FM; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Owner: AUGUSTANA COLLEGE)
  • KUUL (101.3 FM; EAST MOLINE, IL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KCQQ (106.5 FM; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KMXG (96.1 FM; CLINTON, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WMOI (97.7 FM; MONMOUTH, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WDLM-FM (89.3 FM; EAST MOLINE, IL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WJRE (102.5 FM; GALVA, IL; Owner: VIRDEN BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WVKC (90.7 FM; GALESBURG, IL; Owner: KNOX COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Rio:
  • KWQC-TV (Channel 6; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF DAVENPORT, INC.)
  • WQAD-TV (Channel 8; MOLINE, IL; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • KLJB-TV (Channel 18; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: QUAD CITIES TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
  • WQPT-TV (Channel 24; MOLINE, IL; Owner: BLACK HAWK COLLEGE)
  • WBQD-LP (Channel 26; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: FOUR SEASONS PEORIA, LLC)
  • WHBF-TV (Channel 4; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Owner: CORONET COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY)
  • W50BY (Channel 50; GALESBURG, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K61HD (Channel 61; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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