White City, Illinois

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Population in July 2008: 222. Population change since 2000: +0.5%

Males: 108	(48.9%)
Females: 114	(51.1%)

Median resident age:	37.6 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 62069.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,500 (it was $26,000 in 2000)

White City:	$33,500
Illinois:	$54,124

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,227

White City:	$19,227
Illinois:	$27,965

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $77,611 (it was $47,500 in 2000)

White City:	$77,611
Illinois:	$208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $96,156; Detached houses: $105,377; Mobile homes: $20,577

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Races in White City:

White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
Two or more races (1.4%)
American Indian (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in White City: 72.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (38.9%), English (11.3%), Irish (10.9%), United States (10.4%), Czech (8.6%), Slovak (5.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 11/01/1907

Land area: 1.22 square miles.

Population density: 183 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in White City

High school or higher: 83.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 5.3%
Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in White City village

Never married: 20.6%
Now married: 40.6%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 12.9%
Divorced: 23.9%

0 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.0%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in White City, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in White City to the number of sex offenders is 222 to 1.

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

White City:	1.1% ($518)
Illinois:	1.8% ($2,285)

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 ), 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 ), Wilsonville, 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
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 39.07 N, Longitude: 89.76 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 217

White City household income distribution

Population change in the 1990s: -1 (-0.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (31%)
Metal and metal products (17%)
Paper (7%)
Machinery (7%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Rail transportation (7%)
Utilities (7%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (19%)
Transportation equipment (14%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Educational services (9%)
Construction (7%)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (7%)
Social assistance (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
Painters and paperhangers (10%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (19%)
Child care workers (9%)
Cashiers (9%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Waiters and waitresses (7%)

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Average climate in White City, Illinois

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White City-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 147% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1981, a category 4 (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 4 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.

White City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 95.9 miles away from White City center
On 3/2/1990 at 07:01:47, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 32.5 miles away from the city center
On 10/24/1990 at 08:20:04, a magnitude 3.5 (3.2 LG, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 67.3 miles away from the city center
On 1/29/1993 at 13:56:23, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, 3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 39.0 miles away from White City center
On 8/26/1992 at 05:41:38, a magnitude 3.5 (3.2 LG, 3.5 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.9 miles away from the city center
On 8/27/1993 at 00:08:34, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, 3.3 MD, Depth: 10.3 mi) earthquake occurred 75.2 miles away from White City center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near White City:

COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; STAUNTON, IL)
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; LITCHFIELD, IL)
ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; ALTON, IL)

Amtrak station near White City:

16 miles: CARLINVILLE (128 ALTON ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

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

LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; GODFREY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,451)
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 26 miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 10,038)
SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FLORISSANT VALLEY (about 37 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,749)
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS (about 39 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 9,715)
SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 39 miles; BELLEVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 7,333)
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 39 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 10,286)
SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FOREST PARK (about 42 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,441)

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Average household size:

This village:	2.5 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:	6.7%
Whole state:	4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	19.3%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This village:	1.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

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

White City compared to Illinois 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 above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

White City mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Macoupin County Illinois:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (76%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%) Electricity (10%)

Religion statistics for White City

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Lutheran Church	United Methodist Church	United Church of Christ
Adherents	28.1%	18.2%	12.5%	12.1%	4.9%
Congregations	13.9%	18.5%	5.6%	16.7%	2.8%

Name	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Assemblies of God	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Other religions
Adherents	4.2%	3.9%	3.9%	3.4%	8.8%
Congregations	7.4%	3.7%	5.6%	2.8%	23.1%

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.

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	$277
Other Government Administration	0	$0		8	$2,214
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		1	$1,328
Streets and Highways	0	$0		1	$443
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$334
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$334
Totals for Government	0	$0		13	$4,930

White City government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $26,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $71,000
Financial Administration: $25,000

Housing & Community Development: $25,000

Regular Highways: $18,000

Police Protection: $7,000

Sewerage: $7,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $25,000
General - Interest on Debt: $12,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $7,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $266,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $262,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $4,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $8,000
General Revenue, NEC: $4,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $176,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $59,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $22,000
Highways: $6,000
Tax - Property: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $29,000

5.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,192 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.63%
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 Madison County, IL	1.59% ($38,793 average AGI)
from Sangamon County, IL	0.74% ($28,394)
from Montgomery County, IL	0.56% ($22,077)

6.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,613 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.11%
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 Madison County, IL	1.54% ($36,507 average AGI)
to Sangamon County, IL	0.88% ($30,073)
to Montgomery County, IL	0.75% ($26,734)

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 04:32 AM, 138, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Mar 23, 1990 03:50 AM, 138, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 17 meters (56ft)
Total average daily traffic: 32,150
Total average daily truck traffic: 9,081

	B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	2	$45,200	3	$67,697	1	$15,240
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	1	$26,940	1	$123,520	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 9570.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	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

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

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