White City, Illinois
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| Males: 104 |  (45.4%) |
| Females: 126 |  (54.6%) |
| Median resident age: |  49.5 years |
| Illinois median age: |  37.9 years |
Zip codes: 62069.
| White City: | $52,134 |
| IL: | $60,960 |
Estimated per capita income in 2016: $27,595 (it was $14,826 in 2000)
White City village income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $88,022 (it was $47,500 in 2000)
| White City: | $88,022 |
| IL: | $186,500 |
Mean prices in 2016: All housing units: $104,074; Detached houses: $110,415; Mobile homes: $30,779
Median gross rent in 2016: $1,096.
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Races in White City, IL (2010)
- 23099.1%White alone
- 10.4%Asian alone
- 10.4%Hispanic
Races in White City detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (40.6%), Dutch (8.3%), Irish (5.2%), European (4.2%), Polish (4.2%), American (3.1%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Incorporated on 11/01/1907
Land area: 1.22 square miles.
Population density: 189 people per square mile (very low).
For population 25 years and over in White City:
- High school or higher: 92.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.6%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in White City village:
- Never married: 20.1%
- Now married: 54.0%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 8.4%
- Divorced: 16.5%
6 residents are foreign born (0.9% Europe, 0.5% Latin America).
| This village: | 2.8% |
| Illinois: | 13.9% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $2,117 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $747 (1.1%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Florissant, MO 
(35.7 miles , pop. 50,497).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (40.1 miles , pop. 348,189).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (220.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities: Mount Olive, IL (1.4 miles ),
Lake Ka-Ho, IL (1.5 miles ),
Sawyerville, IL (1.5 miles ),
Benld, IL (1.6 miles ),
Eagarville, IL (1.7 miles)
,
Mount Clare, IL (1.9 miles ),
Staunton, IL (2.1 miles ),
Gillespie, IL (2.2 miles ).
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2002: 1 building, cost: $120,000
- 2003: 1 building, cost: $65,000
- 2004: 1 building, cost: $70,000
- 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $77,500
- 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $160,000
- 2012: 2 buildings, average cost: $156,800
Latitude: 39.07 N, Longitude: 89.76 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 217
| Here: | 5.5% |
| Illinois: | 5.1% |
Unemployment by year (%)
- Manufacturing (40%)
- Construction (16%)
- Other services, except public administration (13%)
- Utilities (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Retail trade (4%)
- Transportation and warehousing (4%)
- Retail trade (27%)
- Health care and social assistance (19%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
- Transportation and warehousing (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Manufacturing (8%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (22%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (18%)
- Production occupations (16%)
- Material moving occupations (16%)
- Community and social service occupations (9%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (4%)
- Sales and related occupations (4%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (40%)
- Sales and related occupations (13%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (10%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (10%)
- Transportation occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Average climate in White City, Illinois
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
White City-area historical tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 84% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/3/1981, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 20.1 miles away from the White City village center injured 32 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 1/24/1967, a category F4 tornado 25.9 miles away from the village center killed 3 people and injured 216 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
White City-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 76% 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 110.0 miles away from the 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 102.6 miles away from White 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 131.0 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 132.4 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 111.3 miles away from White City center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 95.9 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 Macoupin County (6) is smaller than the US average (13).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 3, Hurricane: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near White City:
- HERITAGE HEALTH-GILLESPIE (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; GILLESPIE, IL)
- HERITAGE HEALTH-STAUNTON (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; STAUNTON, IL)
- COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Critical Access Hospitals (about 5 miles away; STAUNTON, IL)
- HERITAGE HEALTH-LITCHFIELD (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; LITCHFIELD, IL)
- LITCHFIELD CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; LITCHFIELD, IL)
- LITCHFIELD HEALTHCARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; LITCHFIELD, IL)
- ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL Critical Access Hospitals (about 10 miles away; LITCHFIELD, IL)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to White City:
- Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville (about 24 miles; Edwardsville, IL; Full-time enrollment: 11,933)
- Lewis and Clark Community College (about 25 miles; Godfrey, IL; FT enrollment: 4,189)
- McKendree University (about 33 miles; Lebanon, IL; FT enrollment: 2,564)
- University of Missouri-St Louis (about 39 miles; Saint Louis, MO; FT enrollment: 10,322)
- Saint Louis Community College (about 39 miles; Saint Louis, MO; FT enrollment: 18,019)
- Ranken Technical College (about 40 miles; Saint Louis, MO; FT enrollment: 2,134)
- Saint Louis University (about 40 miles; Saint Louis, MO; FT enrollment: 11,606)
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2013 was 81.4. This is about average.
| City: | 81.4 |
| U.S.: | 74.7 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2013 was 0.985. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 22.1 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.985 |
| U.S.: | 1.912 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2013 was 28.4. This is about average. Closest monitor was 14.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 28.4 |
| U.S.: | 32.0 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2010 was 19.3. This is about average. Closest monitor was 22.5 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 19.3 |
| U.S.: | 20.0 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 10.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 22.5 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 10.5 |
| U.S.: | 9.4 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2009 was 0.0135. This is about average. Closest monitor was 22.5 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.0135 |
| U.S.: | 0.0138 |
(6.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in White City, IL
Average household size:
Percentage of family households:
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
| This village: | 2.5 people |
| Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This village: | 69.1% |
| Whole state: | 65.8% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This village: | 13.8% |
| Whole state: | 6.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.1% of all households
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 6.9 |
| Illinois average: | 12.1 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for White City village (based on Macoupin County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 10,938 | 62 |
| Catholic | 7,707 | 9 |
| Mainline Protestant | 6,825 | 39 |
| Other | 90 | 1 |
| Orthodox | 40 | 1 |
| None | 22,165 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 15
| Macoupin County: | 3.11 / 10,000 pop. |
| Illinois: | 2.24 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| Macoupin County: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. |
| Illinois: | 0.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 27
| Macoupin County: | 5.61 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.61 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 30
| Here: | 6.23 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 9.3% |
| Illinois: | 8.3% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Macoupin County: | 29.1% |
| Illinois: | 25.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 13.4% |
| State: | 14.5% |
Health and Nutrition:
Healthy diet rate:
| White City: | 50.5% |
| State: | 48.6% |
Average overall health of teeth and gums:
| Here: | 51.4% |
| Illinois: | 45.7% |
Average BMI:
| This city: | 29.6 |
| Illinois: | 28.7 |
People feeling badly about themselves:
| This city: | 19.4% |
| Illinois: | 21.1% |
People not drinking alcohol at all:
| White City: | 11.6% |
| Illinois: | 11.0% |
Average hours sleeping at night:
| Here: | 6.8 |
| Illinois: | 6.8 |
Overweight people:
| White City: | 44.9% |
| Illinois: | 33.2% |
General health condition:
| Here: | 56.4% |
| Illinois: | 55.4% |
Average condition of hearing:
| Here: | 81.1% |
| Illinois: | 79.5% |
More about Health and Nutrition of White City, IL Residents
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2012) | |||||
| 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 | $1,107 | |
| Other Government Administration | 0 | $0 | 7 | $1,305 | |
| Police Protection - Officers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | |
| Sewerage | 0 | $0 | 1 | $150 | |
| Water Supply | 0 | $0 | 1 | $150 | |
| Totals for Government | 0 | $0 | 11 | $3,712 | |
White City government finances - Expenditure in 2002 (per resident):
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $71,000 ($308.70)
Financial Administration: $25,000 ($108.70)
Housing & Community Development: $25,000 ($108.70)
Regular Highways: $18,000 ($78.26)
Police Protection: $7,000 ($30.43)
Sewerage: $7,000 ($30.43)
- General - Interest on Debt: $12,000 ($52.17)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $7,000 ($30.43)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $29,000 ($126.09)
White City government finances - Revenue in 2002 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $26,000 ($113.04)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $25,000 ($108.70)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $8,000 ($34.78)
General Revenue, NEC: $4,000 ($17.39)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $59,000 ($256.52)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $22,000 ($95.65)
Highways: $6,000 ($26.09)
- Tax - Property: $2,000 ($8.70)
White City government finances - Debt in 2002 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $266,000 ($1156.52)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $262,000 ($1139.13)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $4,000 ($17.39)
White City government finances - Cash and Securities in 2002 (per resident):
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $176,000 ($765.22)
5.30% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($32,784 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.30% |
| Illinois average: | 4.45% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
| from Madison County, IL | 1.50% ($35,262 average AGI) |
| from Sangamon County, IL | 0.76% ($34,943) |
| from Montgomery County, IL | 0.58% ($27,870) |
5.66% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($32,326 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.66% |
| Illinois average: | 4.96% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2010 and 2011.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
| to Madison County, IL | 1.51% ($33,631 average AGI) |
| to Sangamon County, IL | 0.77% ($32,986) |
| to Montgomery County, IL | 0.54% ($31,713) |
Strongest AM radio stations in White City:
- 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.)
- KRFT (1190 AM; 10 kW; DE SOTO, MO; Owner: ALL SPORTS RADIO, LLC)
- WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
- KTRS (550 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KTRS-AM LICENSE, L.L.C.)
- KJSL (630 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: WMUZ RADIO, INC.)
- WSMI (1540 AM; 1 kW; LITCHFIELD, IL; Owner: TALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KFNS (590 AM; 1 kW; WOOD RIVER, IL; Owner: MISSOURI SPORTS RADIO, LLC)
- WCBW (880 AM; 2 kW; HIGHLAND, IL; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
- KFUO (850 AM; 5 kW; CLAYTON, MO; Owner: LUTHERAN CHURCH-MISSOURI SYNOD)
- WILY (1210 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CENTRALIA, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
- KATZ (1600 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KIRL (1460 AM; 5 kW; ST. CHARLES, MO; Owner: BRONCO BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in White City:
- WAOX (105.3 FM; STAUNTON, IL; Owner: TALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WSIE (88.7 FM; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, S. ILLINOIS UNIV.)
- WSMI-FM (106.1 FM; LITCHFIELD, IL; Owner: TALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WIBI (91.1 FM; CARLINVILLE, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
- WOLG (95.9 FM; CARLINVILLE, IL; Owner: COVENANT NETWORK)
- WXAJ (99.7 FM; HILLSBORO, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KSIV-FM (91.5 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KEZK-FM (102.5 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KIHT (96.3 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KATZ-FM (100.3 FM; ALTON, IL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WVRV (101.1 FM; EAST ST. LOUIS, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- WLCA (89.9 FM; GODFREY, IL; Owner: LEWIS & CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WTSG (90.1 FM; CARLINVILLE, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
- WMLL (104.1 FM; JERSEYVILLE, IL; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around White City:
- KSDK (Channel 5; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: MULTIMEDIA KSDK, INC.)
- WSEC (Channel 14; JACKSONVILLE, IL; Owner: WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WPXS (Channel 13; MT. VERNON, IL; Owner: EBC ST. LOUIS, INC.)
- WRSP-TV (Channel 55; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: SPRINGFIELD BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
- WICS (Channel 20; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: WICS LICENSEE, LLC)
- KMOV (Channel 4; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KMOV-TV, INC.)
- KDNL-TV (Channel 30; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KDNL LICENSEE, LLC)
- K40FF (Channel 40; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: EBC ST. LOUIS, INC.)
White City fatal accident list:
Apr 29, 1994 10:32 PM, 138, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken persons involved: 1
Mar 23, 1990 04:50 PM, 138, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Mar 23, 1990 04:50 PM, 138, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 6Number of bridges
- 32m105ftTotal length
- 54,800Total average daily traffic
- 15,744Total average daily truck traffic
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 partial tract) | ||||
| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $53,220 | 3 | $108,327 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $74,590 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 9570.00
| Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract) | ||
| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $35,210 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 9570.00
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (66%)
- Electricity (22%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
White City compared to Illinois state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below 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.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
- House age below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
