Alexander County, Illinois (IL)

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% of renters here:	28%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.2%), Manufacturing (15.6%), Public administration (10.7%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Alexander County, Illinois:

Median resident age:	38.0 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 4,760	(49.6%)
Females: 4,830	(50.4%)

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Alexander County:	2.4 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

This county:	$30,253
Illinois:	$54,123

This county:	$235
State:	$669

Alexander County:	$53,427
Illinois:	$208,800

Detached houses: $86,450

Here:	$86,450
State:	$269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $85,466

Here:	$85,466
State:	$258,887

In 2-unit structures: $391,674

Here:	$391,674
State:	$320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $66,616

Here:	$66,616
State:	$330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,768,784

Here:	$1,768,784
State:	$275,408

Mobile homes: $27,603

Here:	$27,603
State:	$35,670

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $17,500

Here:	$17,500
State:	$62,382

This county:	26.1%
Whole state:	10.7%

This county:	8.9%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Alexander County is $408 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $492 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $648 a month.

Cities in this county include: Cairo, Tamms, Thebes, East Cape Girardeau.

Neighboring counties: Ballard County, Kentucky , Cape Girardeau County, Missouri , Mississippi County, Missouri , Pulaski County , Union County , Scott County, Missouri .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Alexander County: Davey Switch (A), Horseshoe Lake Recreation Site (B), Brooks Point (C), South Junction (D), North Junction (E), Atherton Landing (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Alexander County include: Alexander Church (A), Sandy Creek Church (B), Beech Grove Church (C), Kingdom Hall (D), Rock Springs Church (E), Mount Pleasant Church (F), Pleasant Valley Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Sims Cemetery (1), McCrite Cemetery (2), McClure Cemetery (3), Hodges Cemetery (4), Hobbs Cemetery (5), Garner Cemetery (6), Honey Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and swamps: Horseshoe Lake (A), Milligan, Lake (B), Grand Lake (C), Big Cypress (D), Hogskin Bottoms (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cache River (A), Road Run (B), Orchard Creek (C), Brownsville Creek (D), Horse Creek (E), Black Creek (F), Santa Fe Chute (G), Hogskin Creek (H), Ambeer Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Alexander County include: Horseshoe Lake State Conservation Area (1), Horseshoe Lake Nature Preserve (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Miller City Post Office (A), Olive Branch Post Office (B), Gale Post Office (C), Elco Post Office (D), McClure Post Office (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.8%
Illinois:	5.0%

Current college students: 275
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 67.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 6.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 84 (63% naturalized citizens)

Alexander County:	0.9%
Whole state:	12.3%

Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 49.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,099
• One, attached: 58
• Two: 83
• 3 or 4: 172
• 5 to 9: 285
• 10 to 19: 12
• 20 or more: 93
• Mobile homes: 775
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14

Housing units in Alexander County with a mortgage: 792 (28 second mortgage, 30 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,061

Here:	42.7% with mortgage
State:	69.8% with mortgage

Alexander County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 2.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 9 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/17/1960, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,453 (77%) Carpooled: 506 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 32 (1%) Railroad: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 9 (0%) Walked: 125 (4%) Other means: 18 (1%) Worked at home: 53 (2%)

5.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($21,044 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.34%
Illinois average:	5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.34% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($7,993 average AGI)
3.00% relocated from other states ($13,044 average AGI)

Alexander County:	3.00%
Illinois average:	2.13%

from Cape Girardeau County, MO	0.93% ($27,458 average AGI)
from Pulaski County, IL	0.78% ($14,350)
from Union County, IL	0.47% ($28,167)

8.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,747 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.34%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.43% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($11,421 average AGI)
4.90% relocated to other states ($16,326 average AGI)

Alexander County:	4.90%
Illinois average:	2.58%

to Cape Girardeau County, MO	1.89% ($27,380 average AGI)
to Pulaski County, IL	0.83% ($23,545)
to Union County, IL	0.53% ($33,571)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 15.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,912 (1,484 aged, 428 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 7,611 (1,673 male householders, 855 female householders)

  1,683 spouses, 2,677 children (2,441 natural, 82 adopted, 154 stepchildren), 301 grandchildren, 81 brothers or sisters, 51 parents, 108 other relatives, 182 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,380 (532 male householders (504 living alone)), 767 female householders (722 living alone)), 81 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 599 (552 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,170 2-persons, 589 3-persons, 437 4-persons, 227 5-persons, 65 6-persons, 40 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,226 1-person, 64 2-persons, 9 4-persons.

96.9% of residents of Alexander County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (84% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (42% speak English very well, 58% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $88,116,000 ($9587 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,092,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $29,065,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $19,088,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,123,000
Federal grants: $33,549,000
Federal procurement contracts: $475,000 ($76,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,816,000 ($263,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,098,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $943,000
Federal Government insurance: $13,812,000

Here:	83 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	76 per 1000 residents
State:	43 per 1000 residents

Here:	-0 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Here:	-78 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.17 millions of gallons per day (15% from ground, 85% from surface)

Here:	5.5
State:	6.1

Here:	4.7
State:	4.1

64% of Alexander County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Illinois.

Alexander County:	63.6%
State average:	58.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 5596
• Northeast: 106
• Midwest: 2576
• South: 1051
• West: 156

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $13,600

Here:	4.0%
Illinois:	13.4%

Here:	9.4%
Illinois:	11.1%

Here:	10.7%
Illinois:	25.8%

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