Bureau County, Illinois (IL)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (20.2%), Educational,health and social services (19.0%), Retail trade (12.8%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Bureau County, Illinois:

Median resident age:	39.6 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 17,244	(48.6%)
Females: 18,259	(51.4%)

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Bureau County:	2.5 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

This county:	$46,739
Illinois:	$54,123

This county:	$421
State:	$669

Bureau County:	$129,263
Illinois:	$208,800

Detached houses: $156,496

Here:	$156,496
State:	$269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $191,607

Here:	$191,607
State:	$258,887

In 2-unit structures: $193,675

Here:	$193,675
State:	$320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $149,362

Here:	$149,362
State:	$330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $141,623

Here:	$141,623
State:	$275,408

Mobile homes: $32,528

Here:	$32,528
State:	$35,670

This county:	7.3%
Whole state:	10.7%

This county:	3.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bureau County is $403 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $533 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $657 a month.

Cities in this county include: Princeton, Spring Valley, De Pue, Walnut, Ladd, Wyanet, Sheffield, Tiskilwa, La Moille, Dalzell.

Neighboring counties: Henry County , La Salle County , Lee County , Marshall County , Putnam County , Stark County , Whiteside County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Bureau County: Hidden Lake Country Club (A), Bureau Valley Country Club (B), Camp Menno-Haven (C), Mendota Golf Club (D), Green River Golf Course (E), Prairie View Nursing Home (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Bureau County include: Bache Memorial Chapel (A), Saint Paul Church (B), Boyds Grove Church (C), Bunker Hill Church (D), Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Church (E), Red Oak United Methodist Church (F), Clarion Church (G), Community Church (H), Kasbeer Community Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Aldrich Family Cemetery (1), Hollowayville Cemetery (2), Amish Cemetery (3), Anderson Family Cemetery (4), Artestian Well Cemetery (5), Sheffield Cemetery (6), Hill Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Depue Lake (A), Rawson, Lake (B), Hickory Ridge Lake (C), Lost Lake (D), Harmon Pond (E), Spring Lake (F), Krause Pond (G), Newton-Hager Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: East Bureau Creek (A), Hunt Slough (B), Walnut Creek (C), Brush Creek (D), Pond Creek (E), Spring Creek (F), Rocky Run (G), Masters Fork (H), King Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Bureau County include: Myer Park (1), Myer Woods Nature Preserve (2), Bureau County Fair Grounds (3), Lake Depue State Fish and Wildlife Area (4), Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park (5), Hetzler Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve (6). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Normandy Post Office (A), Kasbeer Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.8%
Illinois:	9.9%

Current college students: 1,147
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 938 (37% naturalized citizens)

Bureau County:	2.6%
Whole state:	12.3%

Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 62.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 12,831
• One, attached: 174
• Two: 441
• 3 or 4: 547
• 5 to 9: 245
• 10 to 19: 169
• 20 or more: 341
• Mobile homes: 574
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Housing units in Bureau County with a mortgage: 5,154 (375 second mortgage, 609 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,955

Here:	56.6% with mortgage
State:	69.8% with mortgage

Bureau County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 2.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 12/6/1951, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Bureau County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 94% 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 30.4 miles away from Bureau County 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 23.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 14,103 (82%) Carpooled: 1,635 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 15 (0%) Subway or elevated: 3 (0%) Ferryboat: 2 (0%) Taxi: 1 (0%) Motorcycle: 5 (0%) Bicycle: 50 (0%) Walked: 429 (2%) Other means: 160 (1%) Worked at home: 781 (5%)

5.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,800 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.63%
Illinois average:	5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.37% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($25,456 average AGI)
1.26% relocated from other states ($8,344 average AGI)

Bureau County:	1.26%
Illinois average:	2.13%

from La Salle County, IL	1.76% ($30,241 average AGI)
from Henry County, IL	0.35% ($23,160)
from Cook County, IL	0.33% ($41,370)
from Putnam County, IL	0.30% ($32,953)
from Lee County, IL	0.18% ($27,577)
from DuPage County, IL	0.16% ($40,000)
from Whiteside County, IL	0.14% ($25,750)

6.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,138 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.02%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.26% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($23,393 average AGI)
1.76% relocated to other states ($9,746 average AGI)

Bureau County:	1.76%
Illinois average:	2.58%

to La Salle County, IL	1.52% ($30,479 average AGI)
to Putnam County, IL	0.30% ($28,465)
to Cook County, IL	0.30% ($22,238)
to Henry County, IL	0.27% ($34,289)
to McLean County, IL	0.22% ($26,194)
to DuPage County, IL	0.16% ($33,261)
to Whiteside County, IL	0.16% ($33,136)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,613 (5,992 aged, 621 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 30,256 (8,414 male householders, 1,521 female householders)

  8,341 spouses, 10,424 children (9,379 natural, 283 adopted, 762 stepchildren), 425 grandchildren, 158 brothers or sisters, 129 parents, 248 other relatives, 596 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,751 (1,830 male householders (1,539 living alone)), 2,399 female householders (2,277 living alone)), 522 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 496 (382 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,640 2-persons, 2,065 3-persons, 1,941 4-persons, 869 5-persons, 288 6-persons, 132 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,816 1-person, 344 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

94.5% of residents of Bureau County speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (92% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $188,798,000 ($5370 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,499,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $94,050,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $46,397,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $19,352,000
Federal grants: $16,805,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,960,000 ($105,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,234,000 ($760,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,216,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $14,633,000
Federal Government insurance: $92,556,000

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	43 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Here:	-9 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.90 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.1

Here:	4.7
State:	4.1

66% of Bureau County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Illinois.

Bureau County:	66.2%
State average:	58.6%

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

• This state: 29561
• Northeast: 594
• Midwest: 2525
• South: 1180
• West: 604

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $66,200

Here:	7.2%
Illinois:	13.4%

Here:	7.7%
Illinois:	11.1%

Here:	10.3%
Illinois:	25.8%

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