West City, Illinois

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Population in July 2008: 762. Population change since 2000: +6.4%

Males: 370	(48.6%)
Females: 392	(51.4%)

Median resident age:	40.3 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 62812.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $24,548 (it was $21,250 in 2000)

West City:	$24,548
Illinois:	$54,124

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $14,928

West City:	$14,928
Illinois:	$27,965

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $58,522 (it was $35,600 in 2000)

West City:	$58,522
Illinois:	$208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $71,225; Detached houses: $79,326; Mobile homes: $24,593

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Races in West City:

White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
American Indian (2.1%)
Two or more races (1.8%)
Black (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in West City: 75.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (14.2%), Irish (13.7%), German (12.2%), English (8.5%), Italian (6.3%), Dutch (4.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 07/10/1911

Elevation: 440 feet

Land area: 1.61 square miles.

Population density: 472 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in West City

High school or higher: 68.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
Unemployed: 7.8%
Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West City village

Never married: 19.9%
Now married: 50.4%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 13.9%
Divorced: 14.6%

0 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.0%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in West City, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in West City to the number of sex offenders is 762 to 1.

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

West City:	1.3% ($450)
Illinois:	1.8% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Evansville, IN (75.8 miles , pop. 121,582).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (83.1 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (274.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Benton, IL (1.2 miles ), Buckner, IL (2.0 miles ), Orient, IL (2.4 miles ), Valier, IL (2.4 miles ), Hanaford, IL (2.5 miles) , Christopher, IL (2.5 miles ), West Frankfort, IL (2.6 miles ), North City, IL (2.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 1 building, cost: $71,000
1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $60,100
1999: 8 buildings, average cost: $57,000
2000: 1 building, cost: $68,000
2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $63,000
2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $63,000
2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $63,000
2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $63,000
2005: 1 building, cost: $90,000
2006: 1 building, cost: $125,000
2007: 1 building, cost: $125,000
2008: 1 building, cost: $100,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 37.99 N, Longitude: 88.94 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 618

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Population change in the 1990s: -19 (-2.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Transportation equipment (10%)
Public administration (10%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
Construction (6%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (21%)
Accommodation and food services (17%)
Educational services (10%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (5%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (7%)
Customer service representatives (6%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)

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Crime in West City by Year
Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	1	4	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	139.7	554.0	0.0	137.2	0.0	0.0
Assaults	4	9	9	2	6	4	4	1	0
per 100,000	536.2	1257.0	1257.0	279.3	831.0	551.7	548.7	135.7	0.0
Burglaries	1	2	1	2	2	4	1	6	5
per 100,000	134.0	279.3	139.7	279.3	277.0	551.7	137.2	814.1	672.0
Thefts	39	37	65	73	67	128	80	48	47
per 100,000	5227.9	5167.6	9078.2	10195.5	9279.8	17655.2	10973.9	6512.9	6317.2
Auto thefts	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	279.3	279.3	279.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	134.4
Arson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	134.4
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	325.7	500.0	646.6	547.5	723.0	855.2	599.5	344.6	310.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 8 (4 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	5.25
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in West City, Illinois

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

West City, Illinois average temperatures

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West City-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 141% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/18/1957, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 13.5 miles away from the West City village center killed one person and injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 12/18/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.0 miles away from the village center killed 11 people and injured 200 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

West City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Illinois state average. It is 40% 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 65.5 miles away from West City center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 80.9 miles away from the city 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 63.3 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 65.8 miles away from West 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 68.2 miles away from the city center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 61.8 miles away from West City center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near West City:

FRANKLIN HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; BENTON, IL)
MARSHALL BROWNING HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; DU QUOIN, IL)
HERRIN HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; HERRIN, IL)

Amtrak station near West City:

17 miles: DU QUOIN (20 N. CHESTNUT ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West City:

JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 19 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,255)
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 25 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; FT enrollment: 19,742)
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; FT enrollment: 7,227)
SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 66 miles; BELLEVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 7,333)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 72 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,510)
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 75 miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 10,038)
UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 77 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,440)

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Shopping Center: Rend Lake Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in West City include: Trinity Baptist Church (A), West City First Baptist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This village:	2.3 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	63.3%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	5.6%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	22.1%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	7.1%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in West City, IL

7 people in other nonhousehold living situations

West City compared to Illinois state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

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West City mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Franklin County Illinois:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (70%) Electricity (26%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Wood (1%)

Religion statistics for West City

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Catholic Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	United Methodist Church
Adherents	50.9%	9.7%	6.4%	6.0%	5.9%
Congregations	35.3%	9.2%	5.0%	5.9%	10.9%

Name	American Baptist Churches in the USA	National Association of Free Will Baptists	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Church of the Nazarene	Other religions
Adherents	5.1%	2.6%	2.5%	2.0%	8.8%
Congregations	4.2%	5.0%	0.8%	2.5%	21.0%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	$1,297
Other Government Administration	0	$0		10	$5,713
Police Protection - Officers	5	$15,340	$36,816	3	$1,006
Police - Other	5	$10,116	$24,278	2	$1,509
Firefighters	0	$0		7	$359
Streets and Highways	0	$0		2	$1,725
Water Supply	1	$2,817	$33,804	0	$0
Totals for Government	11	$28,273	$30,843	25	$11,609

West City government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $120,000
All Other: $14,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $269,000
Financial Administration: $247,000

Water Utilities: $152,000

Sewerage: $120,000

Regular Highways: $56,000

General - Other: $18,000

General Public Buildings: $16,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $629,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $611,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $18,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $64,000
Interest Earnings: $21,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $403,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $130,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $533,000
All Other: $169,000

Highways: $20,000
Tax - Property: $37,000
NEC: $6,000

Public Utilities: $6,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $306,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $38,000

5.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,524 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 Williamson County, IL	1.22% ($29,200 average AGI)
from Jackson County, IL	0.34% ($22,367)
from Perry County, IL	0.29% ($19,476)

5.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,619 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.24%
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 Williamson County, IL	1.39% ($30,598 average AGI)
to Jackson County, IL	0.39% ($20,607)
to Jefferson County, IL	0.29% ($27,643)

Strongest AM radio stations in West City:

WDDD (810 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WFRX (1300 AM; 1 kW; WEST FRANKFORT, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WGGH (1150 AM; 5 kW; MARION, IL)
WMIX (940 AM; 5 kW; MOUNT VERNON, IL; Owner: WITHERS BROADCASTING CO OF ILLINOIS)
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.)
WILY (1210 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CENTRALIA, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
WMCL (1060 AM; 3 kW; MCLEANSBORO, IL; Owner: DANA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WJPF (1340 AM; 1 kW; HERRIN, IL; Owner: ZRG OF ILLINOIS, INC.)
WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
KZIM (960 AM; 5 kW; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)

Strongest FM radio stations in West City:

WXLT (103.5 FM; CHRISTOPHER, IL; Owner: ZRG OF ILLINOIS, INC.)
WCIL-FM (101.5 FM; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: LYLE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WQRL (106.3 FM; BENTON, IL; Owner: DANA COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WDDD-FM (107.3 FM; MARION, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WISH-FM (98.9 FM; GALATIA, IL; Owner: GALATIA FM JOINT VENTURE)
WVZA (92.7 FM; HERRIN, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WQUL (97.7 FM; WEST FRANKFORT, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WAWJ (90.1 FM; MARION, IL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WDQN-FM (95.9 FM; DUQUOIN, IL; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WOOZ-FM (99.9 FM; HARRISBURG, IL; Owner: ZIMMER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBMV (89.7 FM; MOUNT VERNON, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC)
WIBV (102.1 FM; MOUNT VERNON, IL; Owner: BENJAMIN STRATEMEYER)
WUEZ (95.1 FM; CARTERVILLE, IL; Owner: ZRG OF ILLINOIS, INC.)
WXAN (103.9 FM; AVA, IL; Owner: HAROLD L. LAWDER)
WVSI (88.9 FM; MT. VERNON, IL; Owner: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
WBVN (104.5 FM; CARRIER MILLS, IL; Owner: KENNETH W. AND JANE A. ANDERSON)

TV broadcast stations around West City:

W15BU (Channel 17; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WSIU-TV (Channel 8; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
WSIL-TV (Channel 3; HARRISBURG, IL; Owner: WSIL-TV, INC.)
WDKA (Channel 49; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WDKA ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
KFVS-TV (Channel 12; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
KBSI (Channel 23; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: KBSI LICENSEE L.P.)
WPSD-TV (Channel 6; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WPSD-TV, LLC)

West City fatal accident list:
Aug 6, 2002 08:47 AM, Sr-14, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Oct 2, 2002 10:15 AM, I-57, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jan 28, 1989 01:50 AM, 14, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 8, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 9, 1986 08:55 AM, 14, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 10, 1985 08:45 AM, 14, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Aug 16, 1985 08:19 AM, 14, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Sep 2, 1983 09:00 AM, 14, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 45 meters (148ft)
Total costs: $245,000
Total average daily traffic: 113,850
Total average daily truck traffic: 31,490

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 10
Hazardous Condition: 3

Incident types - West City

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