Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $-1 (100.0%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $283 (0.8%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Evansville, IN (74.8 miles , pop. 121,582).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (114.0 miles , pop. 348,189).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (307.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Simpson-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 154% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/6/2003, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.4 miles away from the Simpson village center killed 2 peopleand injured 33 peopleand caused $16 million in damages.
On 5/29/1982, a category F4 tornado 17.9 miles away from the village center killed 10 peopleand injured 181 peopleand causedbetween $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Simpson-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Illinois state average. It is 27% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 83.0 miles away from the city center On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 47.6 miles away from Simpson center On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 64.4 miles away from the city center On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 85.9 miles away from the city center On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 85.6 miles away from Simpson center On 9/29/1987 at 00:04:56, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 45.9 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Johnson County (5) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 2, Storms: 2, Tornado: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Simpson:
HEARTLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 21 miles away; MARION, IL)
MARION IL VA MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care - Veterans Administration, Government Federal, about 21 miles away; MARION, IL)
HARRISBURG MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 22 miles away; HARRISBURG, IL)
Johnson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 30.8%
(34.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This village:
3.0 people
Illinois:
2.4 people
Percentage of family households:
This village:
70.0%
Whole state:
67.3%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:
4.8%
Whole state:
4.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Simpson compared to Illinois state average:
Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage above 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 significantly below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Religion statistics for Simpson (based on Johnson County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 33.57%
Here
33.6%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Catholic Church
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Churches of Christ
Adherents
64.0%
15.5%
4.4%
3.4%
3.0%
Congregations
42.4%
24.2%
3.0%
3.0%
9.1%
Name
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
American Baptist Churches in the USA
Community Church of Christ
Assemblies of God
Other
Adherents
2.2%
2.1%
2.0%
1.9%
1.5%
Congregations
3.0%
3.0%
3.0%
6.1%
3.0%
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: 2
Johnson County:
1.46 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:
2.24 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 8
Johnson County:
5.83 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.61 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 7
Here:
5.10 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.86 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
8.5%
Illinois:
8.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Johnson County:
27.1%
Illinois:
25.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
10.8%
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
Other Government Administration
0
$0
1
$9
Totals for Government
0
$0
1
$9
Simpson government finances in 2002:
Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $6,000 ($100.00)
Regular Highways: $1,000 ($16.67)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $50,000 ($833.33)
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $8,000 ($133.33)
Highways: $1,000 ($16.67)
Tax - Property: $1,000 ($16.67)
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,000 ($50.00)
7.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,513 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.52%
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:
Number of bridges: 1 Total length: 3 meters (10ft) Total average daily traffic: 650 Total average daily truck traffic: 39 Total future (year 2022) average daily traffic: 960
