Jo Daviess County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 8.9%
(9.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This village: | 2.4 people | | Illinois: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This village: | 65.6% | | Whole state: | 67.3% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This village: | 2.4% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Scales Mound, IL
Scales Mound compared to Illinois state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Scales Mound (2011 data):
- Apple River State Bank: Scales Mound Branch at 510 N. Main Street, branch established on 2001/11/30. Info updated 2008/07/18: Bank assets: $266.8 mil, Deposits: $235.2 mil, headquarters in Apple River, IL, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: First Apple River Corporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Utility gas (3%)
- Wood (1%)
- Solar energy (1%)
Religion statistics for Scales Mound (based on Jo Daviess County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 78.46%
| Here |  | 78.5% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Lutheran Church |
| Adherents | 63.8% | 13.5% | 13.4% | 3.5% | 1.7% |
| Congregations | 24.4% | 22.0% | 19.5% | 14.6% | 2.4% |
|---|
| Name | Evangelical Free Church of America | Unitarian Universalist Association | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | Episcopal Church | Other |
| Adherents | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.9% |
| Congregations | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 7.3% |
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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: 8 | Here: | 3.60 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 2.24 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.45 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 0.08 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3 | Jo Daviess County: | 1.35 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 0.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 14 | This county: | 6.30 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.61 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 36 | Jo Daviess County: | 16.20 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 6.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Jo Daviess County: | 9.1% | | State: | 8.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 11.7% | | 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 | $125 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 9 | $415 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $188 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,604 | $31,248 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $2,604 | $31,248 | 11 | $728 |
Scales Mound government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $38,000 ($101.06)
Solid Waste Management: $1,000 ($2.66)
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $173,000 ($460.11)
Financial Administration: $24,000 ($63.83)
Sewerage: $22,000 ($58.51)
Solid Waste Management: $14,000 ($37.23)
General - Other: $14,000 ($37.23)
Water Utilities: $13,000 ($34.57)
Police Protection: $6,000 ($15.96)
- General - Interest on Debt: $10,000 ($26.60)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $7,000 ($18.62)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $39,000 ($103.72)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $143,000 ($380.32)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $126,000 ($335.11)
Water Utilities: $30,000 ($79.79)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $17,000 ($45.21)
Water Utilities: $9,000 ($23.94)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $10,000 ($26.60)
General Revenue, NEC: $5,000 ($13.30)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $230,000 ($611.70)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $29,000 ($77.13)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $91,000 ($242.02)
Highways: $11,000 ($29.26)
- Tax - Property: $17,000 ($45.21)
NEC: $3,000 ($7.98)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $36,000 ($95.74)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,000 ($5.32)
5.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($64,765 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.69% | | 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:
5.36% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,652 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.36% | | 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 Scales Mound:
- KDTH (1370 AM; 5 kW; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
- WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WFRL (1570 AM; 5 kW; FREEPORT, IL; Owner: MAYFAIR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
Strongest FM radio stations in Scales Mound:
- KATF (92.9 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
- WDBQ-FM (107.5 FM; GALENA, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WJOD (103.3 FM; ASBURY, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- K254AE (98.7 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
- WVRE (101.1 FM; DICKEYVILLE, WI; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
- KXGE (102.3 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WCCI (100.3 FM; SAVANNA, IL; Owner: CARROLL COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WEKZ-FM (93.7 FM; MONROE, WI; Owner: RONALD M.SPIELMAN & SCOTT THOMPSON)
- K269EK (101.7 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
- KIYX (106.1 FM; SAGEVILLE, IA; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
- WPVL-FM (107.1 FM; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
- KLYV (105.3 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WQLF (102.1 FM; LENA, IL; Owner: LENA RADIO BROADCASTING)
- WFPS (92.1 FM; FREEPORT, IL; Owner: MAYFAIR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Scales Mound:
- KFXB (Channel 40; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: DUBUQUE TV LTD. PARTNERSHIP)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2 - PETER M CONNOLLY, Jackson & Provost Ave -- 597366 (Lat: 42.476083 Lon: -90.246083), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m
Registrant: Holland And Kight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Email:
- PETER M CONNOLLY, Jackson & Provost Ave -- 597366 (Lat: 42.476083 Lon: -90.246083), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m
Registrant: Holland And Kight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4 - Cr 71 6 Mi S (Lat: 42.388056 Lon: -90.247361), Call Sign: KNJC851
Assigned Frequencies: 451.775 MHz Grant Date: 04/09/2004, Expiration Date: 04/24/2014
Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc, Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:
- Jct Of W Apple Canyon Rd & S Apple Canyon Rd 5 1/2 Mi Se (Lat: 42.418889 Lon: -90.182083), Call Sign: WNPO621
Assigned Frequencies: 154.463 MHz Grant Date: 05/18/2004, Expiration Date: 06/13/2014
Registrant: Cm White & Company, LLC, 3730 Kirby Drive, Suite 1200, Houston, TX 77098, Phone: (713) 834-1108, Fax: (713) 834-1155, Email:
- Lat: 42.475694 Lon: -90.251500, Call Sign: WQCB625, Licensee ID: L00969357
Assigned Frequencies: 72.1000 MHz Grant Date: 01/25/2005, Expiration Date: 01/25/2015, Certifier: Jim Glasker
Registrant: Scales Mound Cusd #211 - Lat: 42.481167 Lon: -90.255167, Call Sign: WQDJ728
Assigned Frequencies: 452.675 MHz, 452.725 MHz Grant Date: 09/13/2005, Expiration Date: 09/13/2015, Certifier: Ken Peart
Registrant: Cara Enterprises, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - SCALES MOUND, Jackson & Provost Ave -- 597366 (Lat: 42.476083 Lon: -90.246083), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m, Call Sign: WQFX659
Assigned Frequencies: 6625.00 MHz Grant Date: 10/31/2006, Expiration Date: 10/31/2016, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave, Nw, Ste. 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1 - Call Sign: WD9IBV
Grant Date: 11/07/1997, Expiration Date: 11/07/2007, Cancellation Date: 11/10/2009
Registrant: Scott A Anderson, 6825 N Hill Rd, Scales Mound, IL 61075
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Scales Mound, IL among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| William | 15 | 79.3 years |
| John | 10 | 81.4 years |
| James | 9 | 74.4 years |
| George | 7 | 74.7 years |
| Clarence | 6 | 75.7 years |
| Helen | 6 | 83.6 years |
| Henry | 5 | 89.1 years |
| Mary | 5 | 88.2 years |
| Robert | 5 | 67.2 years |
| Arthur | 4 | 78.2 years |
| Most common last names in Scales Mound, IL among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Stadel | 12 | 81.8 years |
| Koester | 8 | 83.0 years |
| Hesselbacher | 7 | 84.1 years |
| Hickman | 7 | 81.5 years |
| Saam | 6 | 78.7 years |
| Schoenhard | 5 | 77.8 years |
| Smart | 5 | 85.0 years |
| Williams | 5 | 89.6 years |
| Duerr | 4 | 80.2 years |
| Haenert | 4 | 78.0 years |
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- #30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing"
- #74 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Rail transportation"
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