Mercer 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 35.3. This is about average.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 0.656. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 13.4 miles away from the city center.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 24.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 13.4 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 13.4 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 7.14. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 15.2 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 24.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 13.7 miles away from the city center.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.215. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 13.0 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 4.1%
(4.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 2.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 2.4% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This village: | 2.4 people | | Illinois: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This village: | 67.3% | | Whole state: | 67.3% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This village: | 4.4% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sherrard, IL
Sherrard 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 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 below state average.
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Banks with branches in Sherrard (2011 data):
- 1st Community Bank: at 407 Third Street, branch established on 1910/01/01. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $61.2 mil, Deposits: $55.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Illinois Holding Co.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (92%)
- Electricity (6%)
- No fuel used (1%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Mercer County Illinois:
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Religion statistics for Sherrard (based on Mercer County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 50.57%
| Here |  | 50.6% |
| 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) | American Baptist Churches in the USA |
| Adherents | 30.2% | 18.9% | 16.6% | 13.7% | 6.8% |
| Congregations | 15.2% | 21.2% | 12.1% | 21.2% | 3.0% |
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| Name | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Southern Baptist Convention | Assemblies of God | Baptist General Conference | Other |
| Adherents | 4.7% | 2.9% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 3.0% |
| Congregations | 3.0% | 3.0% | 6.1% | 3.0% | 12.1% |
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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: | 2.43 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 2.24 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11 | This county: | 6.69 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.61 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 8 | Mercer County: | 4.86 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 6.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Mercer County: | 9.1% | | State: | 8.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 14.9% | | 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $1,636 | $19,632 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,250 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $600 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $1,636 | $19,632 | 3 | $1,850 |
Sherrard government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $53,000 ($82.81)
Solid Waste Management: $23,000 ($35.94)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $12,000 ($18.75)
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $50,000 ($78.13)
Sewerage: $37,000 ($57.81)
Regular Highways: $21,000 ($32.81)
Solid Waste Management: $20,000 ($31.25)
Police Protection: $16,000 ($25.00)
Water Utilities: $14,000 ($21.88)
General - Other: $5,000 ($7.81)
- General - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $7,000 ($10.94)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $210,000 ($328.13)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $190,000 ($296.88)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $20,000 ($31.25)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $12,000 ($18.75)
Interest Earnings: $3,000 ($4.69)
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $12,000 ($18.75)
Water Utilities: $2,000 ($3.13)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $206,000 ($321.88)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $31,000 ($48.44)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $76,000 ($118.75)
Highways: $19,000 ($29.69)
- Tax - Property: $20,000 ($31.25)
NEC: $4,000 ($6.25)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $49,000 ($76.56)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $13,000 ($20.31)
5.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,348 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.06% | | 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:
6.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,984 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.32% | | 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 Sherrard:
- KJOC (1170 AM; 1 kW; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WKBF (1270 AM; 5 kW; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WOC (1420 AM; 5 kW; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WDLM (960 AM; 1 kW; EAST MOLINE, IL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WFXN (1230 AM; 1 kW; MOLINE, IL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WAIK (1590 AM; 5 kW; GALESBURG, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- 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.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Sherrard:
- WHTS (98.9 FM; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- 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)
- KCQQ (106.5 FM; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KMXG (96.1 FM; CLINTON, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KUUL (101.3 FM; EAST MOLINE, IL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WDLM-FM (89.3 FM; EAST MOLINE, IL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- KBEA-FM (99.7 FM; MUSCATINE, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WAXR (88.1 FM; GENESEO, IL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WRMJ (102.3 FM; ALEDO, IL; Owner: WESTERN ILLINOIS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKAY (105.3 FM; KNOXVILLE, IL; Owner: GALESBURG BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WAAG (94.9 FM; GALESBURG, IL; Owner: GALESBURG BROADCASTING CO.)
- KORB (93.5 FM; BETTENDORF, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KBOB-FM (104.9 FM; GENESEO, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WLSR (92.7 FM; GALESBURG, IL; Owner: GALESBURG BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WMOI (97.7 FM; MONMOUTH, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC)
TV broadcast stations around Sherrard:
- 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)
- K61HD (Channel 61; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- KQIN (Channel 36; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- KGWB-TV (Channel 26; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: BURLINGTON TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
- K16EL (Channel 66; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- KWKB (Channel 20; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: KM TELEVISION OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
- KIIN (Channel 12; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2 - DAVID SEYKOTA, 1755a 310th Street (Lat: 41.321972 Lon: -90.491333), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 78.6 m
Registrant: Holland And Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Email:
- DAVID SEYKOTA, 1755a 310th Street (Lat: 41.321972 Lon: -90.491333), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 78.6 m
Registrant: Holland And Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3 - 307 2nd St (Lat: 41.319472 Lon: -90.504861), Call Sign: KDK302
Assigned Frequencies: 154.190 MHz, 154.265 MHz Grant Date: 12/28/2001, Expiration Date: 01/21/2012
Registrant: Supreme Radio Communications, 1565 Monmouth Blvd., Galesburg, IL 61401, Phone: (309) 343-3476, Fax: (309) 343-8191 - Lat: 41.321111 Lon: -90.502500, Call Sign: WPWM456
Assigned Frequencies: 154.710 MHz, 158.850 MHz, 154.190 MHz, 154.265 MHz Grant Date: 12/19/2002, Expiration Date: 12/19/2012, Certifier: Chad Sutton
Registrant: Supreme Radio Communications, Inc, 4017 N Prospect Rd, Peoria Heights, IL 61616, Phone: (309) 682-0831, Fax: (309) 343-8191, Email:
- Lat: 41.319167 Lon: -90.507778, Structure height: 0 m, Call Sign: WPWT865
Assigned Frequencies: 458.400 MHz Grant Date: 01/21/2003, Expiration Date: 01/21/2013, Certifier: Alfred A Rissetto Jr
Registrant: Racom Corporation, Marshalltown, IA 50158, Phone: (888) 752-1016, Fax: (888) 751-1090, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - SHERRARD, 1755a 310th Street (Lat: 41.321972 Lon: -90.491333), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 78.6 m, Call Sign: WQJN919
Assigned Frequencies: 6605.00 MHz Grant Date: 11/13/2008, Expiration Date: 11/13/2018, Certifier: John E Rooney
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsyvlania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 11 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Sherrard)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Sherrard, IL among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 17 | 72.5 years |
| Robert | 14 | 67.6 years |
| James | 14 | 71.9 years |
| George | 13 | 78.4 years |
| William | 10 | 78.2 years |
| Mary | 9 | 80.8 years |
| Carl | 8 | 76.0 years |
| Margaret | 8 | 75.0 years |
| Ruth | 7 | 80.4 years |
| Raymond | 7 | 81.5 years |
| Most common last names in Sherrard, IL among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Johnson | 14 | 75.2 years |
| Anderson | 9 | 81.2 years |
| Miller | 9 | 68.6 years |
| Carlson | 8 | 79.4 years |
| Erickson | 8 | 72.8 years |
| Docherty | 7 | 77.3 years |
| Zwicker | 7 | 85.1 years |
| Huggins | 5 | 82.8 years |
| Jones | 5 | 71.8 years |
| Whan | 5 | 77.2 years |
Businesses in Sherrard, IL
- #47 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers"
- #80 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Nonmetallic mineral products"
- #83 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers"
- #59 (61281) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Swedish first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"
- #78 (61281) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Belgian first ancestries"
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