Willow Springs, Illinois

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Back to Willow Springs, IL housing info, Cook County, Illinois, IL smaller cities, IL small cities, All Cities. Willow Springs IL Area Homes for Sale - Accurate and Complete - Roost.com   Submit your own pictures of this village and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Willow Springs, IL Cook County Population in July 2008: 5,898. Population change since 2000: +17.3%   Males: 2,966   (50.3%) Females: 2,932   (49.7%) Median resident age:   40.7 years Illinois median age:   34.7 years Zip codes: 60480. Estimated median household income in 2008: $69,320 (it was $58,322 in 2000) Willow Springs:   $69,320 Illinois:   $56,235 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $38,528 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $389,281 (it was $211,500 in 2000) Willow Springs:   $389,281 Illinois:   $214,900 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $398,222; Detached houses: $411,232; Townhouses or other attached units: $355,785; In 2-unit structures: $1,056,007; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $363,441; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $146,596; Mobile homes: $45,000 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 60480 Willow Springs, IL residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Willow Springs: White Non-Hispanic (90.4%) Hispanic (5.1%) Two or more races (2.3%) Asian Indian (1.2%) Other race (1.1%) Black (0.7%) American Indian (0.7%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Willow Springs: 111.4 (more than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Willow Springs, Illinois on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Willow Springs is mentioned 53 times on our forum: Question for residents of Willow Springs Area  (0 replies) Commute from Joliet to Willow Springs...How Bad???  (6 replies) Willow Springs  (2 replies) Conservative suburbs  (213 replies) Willow Springs relo  (1 reply) Should I move to Tinley Park or Oak Lawn  (74 replies) Ancestries: Polish (24.9%), German (19.3%), Irish (12.4%), Italian (11.1%), Czech (6.8%), English (4.9%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Incorporated on 08/23/1892 Elevation: 620 feet Land area: 3.87 square miles. Population density: 1525 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 41.74 N, Longitude: 87.88 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,910 (+57.9%)
Workers who live and work in this village: 221 (8.8%)

Area code: 708

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Willow Springs, Illinois business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.71
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Willow Springs, Illinois

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Willow Springs-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 114% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/28/1990, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 18.9 miles away from the Willow Springs village center killed 29 people and injured 350 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/13/1976, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 2.2 miles away from the village center killed 2 people and injured 23 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Willow Springs-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 56.3 miles away from Willow Springs center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 80.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Political contributions by individuals in Willow Springs, IL

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Churches in Willow Springs include: Grace Lutheran Church (A), First Baptist Church of Willow Springs (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Willow Springs: Lions Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post office: Willow Springs Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This village:	2.6 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	70.9%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	3.8%
Whole state:	4.8%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This village:	6.2%
Whole state:	10.7%

This village:	1.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Willow Springs, IL

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Here		57.6%
USA		50.2%

3.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,589 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.97%
Illinois average:	5.66%

0.27% of residents moved from foreign countries ($887 average AGI)

Cook County:	0.27%
Illinois average:	0.19%

from DuPage County, IL	0.48% ($52,869 average AGI)
from Lake County, IL	0.25% ($62,810)
from Will County, IL	0.24% ($42,313)

4.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($56,517 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.98%
Illinois average:	5.99%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($743 average AGI)

Cook County:	0.09%
Illinois average:	0.07%

to DuPage County, IL	0.65% ($54,553 average AGI)
to Will County, IL	0.56% ($54,095)
to Lake County, IL	0.38% ($69,774)

• 9101 S. Archer Avenue, Type: Pole, Structure height: 59.4 m, Overall height: 59.4 m, , Licensee ID: L00000732
  Registrant: At&t Wireless Services, Inc., 1150 Connecticut Avenue, Nw, 4th Fl, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 223-9222, Email:
• Robert Lund, 2200 Ft S Of I55 & 2400 Ft E Of Willow Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 42.7 m, Overall height: 44.2 m, , Licensee ID: L00008099
  Registrant: Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, 2700 Ogden Ave., Downers Grove, IL 60515, Phone: (630) 241-6800, Email:
• Lottie L Thompson, 7600 South Lagrange Rd. (I-294 & Lagrange Rd-#050269), Type: Mast, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 48.8 m
  Registrant: American Tower Limited Partnership, 1101 Perimeter Dr., Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508
• Dane Ershen, 8600 Willow Springs Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 58.2 m, Overall height: 62.8 m
  Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
• 8800 Willow Springs Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 60.6 m, Overall height: 60.6 m, , Licensee ID: L00000732
  Registrant: At&t Wireless Services, Inc., 1150 Connecticut Avenue, Nw, 4th Fl, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 223-9222, Email:

• STATION, 10157 W 5th Ave Cutoff, Overall height: 16.5 m, Call Sign: WNEK567
  Assigned Frequencies : 953.550 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/09/1997, Expiration Date: 01/13/1999, Cancelation Date: 11/12/1998
  Registrant: Phone: (202) 955-0828
• STATION, Pl34 2200' S Of I55 & 2400' E Of Willow Springs Rd On I294, Overall height: 44.2 m, Call Sign: WNTR280
  Assigned Frequencies : 19015.0 MHz, 10533.7 MHz
  Grant Date: 12/11/2001, Expiration Date: 02/25/2012, Cancelation Date: 05/29/2002
  Registrant: Phone: (630) 241-6800

• Call Sign: KB9KOF, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00982358
  Grant Date: 02/23/2005, Expiration Date: 05/22/2015, Certifier: James A Gross
  Registrant: James A Gross, 208 N Spring St, Willow Springs, IL 60480
• Call Sign: N9NHI, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00356972
  Grant Date: 08/30/2001, Expiration Date: 11/26/2011
  Registrant: Manuel J Vasquez, 1205 Vinewood, Willow Springs, IL 60480
• Call Sign: WB9ETZ, Previous Call Sign:
  Grant Date: 02/21/1997, Expiration Date: 02/21/2007, Cancelation Date: 02/24/2009
  Registrant: John V Moravec, 212 Hinricher Dr, Willow Springs, IL 60480
• Call Sign: WB9LDY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00633993
  Grant Date: 12/01/2006, Expiration Date: 02/21/2017, Certifier: Herbert R Elliott
  Registrant: Herbert R Elliott, 8350 Field Crest Ave, Willow Springs, IL 60480-1068

• Aircraft: BRANTLY 305 (Rotorcraft, Category: Land, Seats: 5, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 75 mph), Engine: LYCOMING VO-540 SERIES (310 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 2206U , Serial Number: 1007, Year manufactured: 1965, Airworthiness Date: 09/24/1965
  Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, 9010 Archer Avenue, Willow Springs, IL 60480

• Fire: 32
• Hazardous Condition: 16

• #9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
• #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
• #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Protective service occupations: (population 5,000+)"
• #26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Occupational and physical therapist assistants and aides (population 5,000+)"
• #28 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations: (population 5,000+)"
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• #51 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most bridges per 100,000 population (pop 5,000+)"
• #52 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest ratio of murders to rapes between 2001 and 2006 (population 5,000+)"

• #43 (60480) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Egyptian first ancestries"
• #43 (60480) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Serbian first ancestries"
• #49 (60480) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Lithuanian first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"

• #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
• #15 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
• #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest lead air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
• #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
• #26 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Kerry (Democrat) in the 2004 Presidential Election, pop. 50,000+"