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Verona, IL map Population (year 2000): 257. Estimated population in July 2006: 255 (-0.8% change)
 

Males: 131  (51.0%)
Females: 126  (49.0%)

Grundy County

Median resident age:  36.1 years
Illinois median age:  34.7 years

Zip codes: 60479.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $48,400 (it was $46,094 in 2000)
Verona  $48,400
Illinois:  $50,260

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $72,000 (it was $67,000 in 2000)
Verona  $72,000
Illinois:  $183,900

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Races in Verona:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.0%)
  • Hispanic (12.1%)
  • Other race (3.1%)
  • American Indian (1.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: Irish (19.1%), German (16.0%), United States (7.8%), Italian (7.0%), Scotch-Irish (7.0%), Polish (5.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 01/15/1904

Elevation: 640 feet

Land area: 0.15 square miles.

Population density: 1735 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Verona

  • High school or higher: 70.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 34.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Verona village

  • Never married: 19.7%
  • Now married: 63.7%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 12.4%
  • Divorced: 4.1%

10 residents are foreign born (3.1% Latin America, 0.8% Europe).

This village:  3.9%
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:

Verona:  1.4% ($967)
Illinois:  1.7% ($2,285)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Joliet, IL (34.8 miles , pop. 106,221).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Chicago, IL (71.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Kinsman, IL (4.9 miles) , Mazon, IL (5.6 miles ), Seneca, IL (9.6 miles ), Dwight, IL (9.9 miles ), Ransom, IL (11.1 miles ), Morris, IL (11.6 miles ), Gardner, IL (13.4 miles ), Odell, IL (14.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $88,800
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 41.22 N, Longitude: 88.50 W


Area code: 815

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Population change in the 1990s: +14 (+5.8%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (10%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (10%)
  • Gasoline stations (8%)
  • Utilities (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (16%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
  • Chemicals (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (16%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (7%)


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Verona-area historical tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 91% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/28/1990, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 33.8 miles away from the Verona village center killed 29 people and injured 350 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/17/1963, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 27.8 miles away from the village center killed one person and injured 70 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Verona:
  • MORRIS HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; MORRIS, IL)
  • ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; STREATOR, IL)
  • SAINT JAMES HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; PONTIAC, IL)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Verona:
  • CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 59 miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; ID: BMI)
  • CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 66 miles; CHICAGO, IL; ID: MDW)
  • CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 67 miles; CHICAGO, IL; ID: ORD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Verona:
  • DWIGHT (about 9 miles; DWIGHT, IL; ID: DTG)
  • MORRIS MUNI - JAMES R. WASHBURN FIELD (about 16 miles; MORRIS, IL; ID: C09)
  • CUSHING FIELD LTD (about 22 miles; NEWARK, IL; ID: 0C8)

Amtrak station near Verona:
  • 10 miles: DWIGHT (119 W. MAIN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area.

Operable nuclear power plants near Verona:
  • 10 miles: LaSalle County 1 and 2 in Seneca, IL.
  • 12 miles: Dresden 2 in Morris, IL.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Verona:
  • JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 31 miles; JOLIET, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,075)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ST FRANCIS (about 35 miles; JOLIET, IL; FT enrollment: 2,361)
  • WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; SUGAR GROVE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,834)
  • ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; OGLESBY, IL; FT enrollment: 2,272)
  • LEWIS UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; ROMEOVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 2,974)
  • NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 45 miles; NAPERVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 2,088)
  • OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; BOURBONNAIS, IL; FT enrollment: 2,207)

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Average household size:
This village:  2.9 people
Illinois:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  79.5%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  3.4%
Whole state:  4.8%

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  5.2%
Whole state:  10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  0.0%
Whole state:  5.1%

Verona compared to Illinois state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly above 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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Banks with branches in Verona (2007 data):
  • Benchmark Bank: Verona Branch at 501 North Division Street, branch established on 2000-08-25. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $187.5 mil, Deposits: $166.2 mil, headquarters in Aurora, IL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Benchmark Bancorp, Inc.



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Verona government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $31,000
    General - Other: $12,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $5,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $158,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $76,000
    General Support: $17,000
    Highways: $7,000
  • Tax - Property: $10,000
    Public Utilities: $5,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $7,000

11.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,330 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  11.29%
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 Will County, IL  4.70% ($49,596 average AGI)
from Cook County, IL  2.38% ($48,442)
from DuPage County, IL  0.77% ($50,236)


7.86% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,914 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.86%
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 Will County, IL  2.46% ($42,728 average AGI)
to La Salle County, IL  0.71% ($40,477)
to Cook County, IL  0.65% ($37,233)


Strongest AM radio stations in Verona:
  • WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, 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)
  • WAUR (930 AM; 4 kW; SANDWICH, IL; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LTD.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WVIV (1200 AM; 20 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLXX-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WCSJ (1550 AM; 0 kW; MORRIS, IL; Owner: GRUNDY COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WIND (560 AM; 5 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))

Strongest FM radio stations in Verona:
  • WJDK-FM (95.7 FM; SENECA, IL; Owner: GRUNDY COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC)
  • WCFL (104.7 FM; MORRIS, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS DISTRICT COUNCIL OF ASSEMBL)
  • WJEZ (98.9 FM; DWIGHT, IL; Owner: LIVINGSTON COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WRXQ (100.7 FM; COAL CITY, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WYXX (103.1 FM; MORRIS, IL; Owner: BIG CITY RADIO-CHI, L.L.C.)
  • WYKT (105.5 FM; WILMINGTON, IL; Owner: STARADIO CORPORATION)
  • WJCH (91.9 FM; JOLIET, IL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WWGN (88.9 FM; OTTAWA, IL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • WCCQ (98.3 FM; CREST HILL, IL; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF JOLIET, INC.)
  • WALS (102.1 FM; OGLESBY, IL; Owner: LACO RADIO, INC.)
  • WYST (107.7 FM; FAIRBURY, IL; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
  • WKOT (96.5 FM; MARSEILLES, IL; Owner: LASALLE COUNTY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WSTQ (97.7 FM; STREATOR, IL; Owner: MENDOTA BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Verona:
  • WWTO-TV (Channel 35; LASALLE, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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