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Thebes, IL map Population (year 2000): 478. Estimated population in July 2006: 420 (-12.1% change)
 

Males: 232  (48.5%)
Females: 246  (51.5%)

Alexander County

Median resident age:  30.2 years
Illinois median age:  34.7 years

Zip codes: 62990.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $21,200 (it was $20,250 in 2000)
Thebes  $21,200
Illinois:  $50,260

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $24,900 (it was $23,200 in 2000)
Thebes  $24,900
Illinois:  $183,900

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Races in Thebes:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.0%)
  • Black (10.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)

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Ancestries: German (12.1%), Irish (9.2%), United States (7.1%), Scottish (5.9%), Dutch (2.5%), Polish (1.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 01/27/1900

Elevation: 413 feet

Land area: 1.80 square miles.

Population density: 239 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Thebes

  • High school or higher: 59.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
  • Unemployed: 9.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Thebes village

  • Never married: 26.1%
  • Now married: 49.4%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 10.7%
  • Divorced: 10.4%

0 residents are foreign born

This village:  0.0%
Illinois:  12.3%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Thebes, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Thebes to the number of sex offenders is 108 to 1.

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

Thebes:  0.9% ($218)
Illinois:  1.7% ($2,285)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Louis, MO (111.4 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (342.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Commerce, MO (4.4 miles) , Scott City, MO (4.6 miles ), East Cape Girardeau, IL (5.9 miles ), Kelso, MO (6.7 miles ), Cape Girardeau, MO (8.7 miles ), Lambert, MO (10.8 miles) , Benton, MO (11.1 miles ), Tamms, IL (13.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $30,000
  • 2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 37.22 N, Longitude: 89.46 W


Area code: 618

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Population change in the 1990s: +19 (+4.1%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (21%)
  • Motor vehicle, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (10%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (10%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (8%)
  • Repair and maintenance (8%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (24%)
  • Accommodation and food services (19%)
  • Personal and laundry services (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
  • Drugs and druggists' sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Rail and water transportation workers (14%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (15%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (11%)
  • Cashiers (11%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (8%)
  • Personal appearance workers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)


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Thebes-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 105% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/22/1981, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.7 miles away from the Thebes village center killed one person and injured 32 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/6/2003, a category 4 tornado 29.5 miles away from the village center killed 2 people and injured 33 people and caused $16 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Thebes:
  • ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO)
  • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO)
  • CHOATE MENTAL HEALTH & DEVELOPMENT CTR (about 24 miles; ANNA, IL)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Thebes:
  • CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL (about 8 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; ID: CGI)
  • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (about 41 miles; CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO, IL; ID: MDH)
  • WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 49 miles; MARION, IL; ID: MWA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Thebes:
  • CAIRO RGNL (about 21 miles; CAIRO, IL; ID: CIR)
  • SIKESTON MEML MUNI (about 24 miles; SIKESTON, MO; ID: SIK)
  • MISSISSIPPI COUNTY (about 28 miles; CHARLESTON, MO; ID: CHQ)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Thebes:
  • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,227)
  • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 39 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; FT enrollment: 19,742)
  • JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 51 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 4,255)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 82 miles; MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
  • MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; MURRAY, KY; FT enrollment: 7,676)
  • SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 97 miles; BELLEVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 7,333)
  • JEFFERSON COLLEGE (about 105 miles; HILLSBORO, MO; FT enrollment: 2,568)

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Average household size:
This village:  2.8 people
Illinois:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  76.0%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  2.9%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  31.7%
Whole state:  10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  4.6%
Whole state:  5.1%

Thebes compared to Illinois state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly 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$250
Other Government Administration 0$0 8$720
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 1$480
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$1,280
Water Supply 0$0 1$1,280
Sewerage 0$0 1$1,280
Totals for Government 0$0 13$5,290


Thebes government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $113,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $165,000
    Central Staff Services: $129,000
    Parks & Recreation: $17,000
    Regular Highways: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $26,000
    Interest Earnings: $8,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $43,000
    Fire Protection: $14,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $274,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $63,000
    Highways: $13,000
    All Other: $10,000
  • Tax - Property: $3,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $78,000

5.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($21,044 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.34%
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:
from Cape Girardeau County, MO  0.93% ($27,458 average AGI)
from Pulaski County, IL  0.78% ($14,350)
from Union County, IL  0.47% ($28,167)


8.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,747 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.34%
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 Cape Girardeau County, MO  1.89% ($27,380 average AGI)
to Pulaski County, IL  0.83% ($23,545)
to Union County, IL  0.53% ($33,571)


Strongest AM radio stations in Thebes:
  • KZIM (960 AM; 5 kW; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
  • KAPE (1550 AM; 5 kW; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
  • KGIR (1220 AM; 0 kW; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
  • WDDD (810 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KRHW (1520 AM; 5 kW; SIKESTON, MO)
  • KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
  • KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
  • WPAD (1560 AM; 10 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KOTC (830 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KENNETT, MO; Owner: EAGLE BLUFF ENTERPRISES)

Strongest FM radio stations in Thebes:
  • KREZ (104.7 FM; CHAFFEE, MO; Owner: DANA R. WITHERS)
  • KGMO (100.7 FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
  • WKIB (96.5 FM; ANNA, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS)
  • KEZS-FM (102.9 FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: ZIMMER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KRCU (90.9 FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KWKZ (106.1 FM; CHARLESTON, MO; Owner: ANDERSON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KGKS (93.9 FM; SCOTT CITY, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC.)
  • KCGQ-FM (99.3 FM; GORDONVILLE, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
  • KBXB (97.9 FM; SIKESTON, MO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
  • WCIL-FM (101.5 FM; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: LYLE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KBHI (107.1 FM; MINER, MO; Owner: DANA R WITHERS)

TV broadcast stations around Thebes:
  • KFVS-TV (Channel 12; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • KBSI (Channel 23; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: KBSI LICENSEE L.P.)
  • K47FB (Channel 47; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KCGI-CA (Channel 45; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
  • K69HT (Channel 69; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WDKA (Channel 49; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WDKA ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • K65GP (Channel 65; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WPSD-TV (Channel 6; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WPSD-TV, LLC)
  • K58FD (Channel 58; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K33EQ (Channel 33; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K67HF (Channel 67; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

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