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Carroll County, IL mapCounty population in 2005: 16,086 (21% urban, 79% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 5,209
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,585
% of renters here:  23%
State:  33%
Land area: 444 sq. mi.
Water area: 21.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 36 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  9.6%
Whole state:  10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  3.4%
Whole state:  5.1%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (26.2%), Educational,health and social services (16.9%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 77%
  • Government: 11%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 12%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%

Carroll County, Illinois business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Carroll County, Illinois:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.9%)
  • Hispanic (2.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Other race (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Black (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:  40.8 years
Illinois median age:  34.7 years

Males: 8,243  (49.4%)
Females: 8,431  (50.6%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $24,476
County population in 2003: 16,381
Jobs in 2003: 5,057

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Carroll County,IL real estate house value trend


Total labor force in 2004: 8,172
Unemployment rate in 2004: 7.9%

Average household size:
Carroll County:  2.4 people
Illinois:  2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $40,074 ($37,148 in 2000)
This county  $40,074
Illinois:  $50,260

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $98,857
Carroll County  $98,857
Illinois:  $183,900

Median montly rent in 2000: $385
Institutionalized population: 220
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Carroll County in 2000: $695

Carroll County races chart


Carroll County, IL map from a distance


2004 Presidential Election results in Carroll County Illinois:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 55.7%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 43.5%




Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,124 (1.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Carroll County is $421 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $530 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $660 a month.

Cities in this county include: Savanna, Mount Carroll, Lanark, Milledgeville, Shannon, Thomson, Chadwick.

Neighboring counties: Clinton County, Iowa , Jo Daviess County , Jackson County, Iowa , Ogle County , Stephenson County , Whiteside County .


Carroll County close-up map

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Carroll County: Palisades Country Club (A), Arnold Landing (B), NYA Camp (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Carroll County include: Black Oak Church (A), Saint Mathews Church (B), Cherry Grove Church of the Brethren (C), Dutchtown Church (D), Trinity Lutheran Church (E), Woodland Church (F), York Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Adams-Daggert Cemetery (1), South Elkhorn Methodist Cemetery (2), Argo Cemetery (3), Arnolds Grove Cemetery (4), Arnolds Grove Dunkard Cemetery (5), Shell Cemetery (6), Lower York Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Lundy Lake (A), Buffalo Lake (B), Horseshoe Lake (C), Edick Lake (D), Spring Lake (E), Misquakee Lake (F), Lake Carroll (G), Timber Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: East Fork Creek (A), Savanna Slough (B), Camp Creek (C), East Johnson Creek (D), Plum River (E), Otter Creek (F), Carroll Creek (G), Apple River (H), Hickory Slough (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Carroll County include: Old Mill Park (1), Brookville Lutheran Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve (2), Ayers Sand Prairie State Nature Preserve (3), Sentinel Nature Preserve (4), Mississippi Palisades State Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beach: Santa Fe Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  4.7%
Illinois:  4.8%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 503
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 320 (45% naturalized citizens)

Carroll County:  1.9%
Whole state:  12.3%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 66
  • 1990 to 1994: 57
  • 1985 to 1989: 26
  • 1980 to 1984: 19
  • 1975 to 1979: 11
  • 1970 to 1974: 35
  • 1970 to 1974: 3
  • 1965 to 1969: 103

Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 62.7%

Carroll County marital status for males

Carroll County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 6,699
  • One, attached: 62
  • Two: 280
  • 3 or 4: 203
  • 5 to 9: 83
  • 10 to 19: 60
  • 20 or more: 127
  • Mobile homes: 428
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Housing units in Carroll County with a mortgage: 2,112 (189 second mortgage, 162 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,014


Agriculture in Carroll County
Average size of farms: 377 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $169162
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $311.58
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.19%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 43.80%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $142391
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 80.86%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 6.09%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $140480
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.41%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 16.88
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 8.06%
Corn for grain: 122362 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 449 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 54687 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 24 acres

Carroll County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Illinois state average. It is 1.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 12 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 1/24/1967, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Machinery (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Educational services (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Machinery (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (3%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (3%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Mexico (23%)
  • Germany (19%)
  • Canada (16%)
  • Philippines (9%)
  • Asia, n.e.c. (8%)
  • Poland (5%)
  • Other Eastern Europe (5%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Carroll County:



  • German (42%)
  • United States or American (11%)
  • Irish (10%)
  • English (8%)
  • Dutch (5%)
  • Norwegian (2%)
  • Swedish (2%)

Carroll County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 5,798 (76%)
  • Carpooled: 984 (13%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 25 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 3 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 11 (0%)
  • Walked: 317 (4%)
  • Other means: 59 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 424 (6%)
 

People in group quarters in Carroll County, Illinois
  • 199 people in nursing homes
  • 21 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 16 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 12 people in other group homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,479.

5.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,991 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.25%
Illinois average:  5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.62% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($33,715 average AGI)
1.63% relocated from other states ($11,277 average AGI)
Carroll County:  1.63%
Illinois average:  2.13%



Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Whiteside County, IL  0.59% ($28,077 average AGI)
from Stephenson County, IL  0.47% ($25,742)
from Cook County, IL  0.41% ($44,481)
from DuPage County, IL  0.39% ($78,346)
from Clinton County, IA  0.38% ($41,520)
from Ogle County, IL  0.27% ($25,556)
from Kane County, IL  0.18% ($223,667)


5.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,850 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.42%
Illinois average:  5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.29% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($18,588 average AGI)
2.13% relocated to other states ($20,262 average AGI)
Carroll County:  2.13%
Illinois average:  2.58%



Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Whiteside County, IL  0.86% ($33,684 average AGI)
to Stephenson County, IL  0.56% ($27,378)
to Clinton County, IA  0.39% ($28,923)
to Ogle County, IL  0.36% ($38,250)
to Jo Daviess County, IL  0.26% ($23,765)
to Cook County, IL  0.18% ($21,667)
to Lee County, IL  0.18% ($30,667)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1



Births per 1000 population in Carroll County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9



Deaths per 1000 population in Carroll County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.5



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Carroll County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,607 (3,230 aged, 377 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%


Household type by relationship


Households: 16,424
  • In family households: 14,029 (3,932 male householders, 758 female householders)
    3,991 spouses, 4,619 children (4,117 natural, 115 adopted, 387 stepchildren), 194 grandchildren, 69 brothers or sisters, 61 parents, 123 other relatives, 282 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 2,395 (979 male householders (827 living alone)), 1,107 female householders (1,013 living alone)), 309 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 250 (222 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,326 2-persons, 943 3-persons, 840 4-persons, 395 5-persons, 136 6-persons, 50 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,840 1-person, 192 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

2,949 married couples with children.
751 single-parent households (191 men, 560 women).

96.5% of residents of Carroll County speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 30% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $105,115,000 ($6433 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,978,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $54,180,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $22,553,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,979,000
Federal grants: $8,466,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,260,000 ($4,174,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,677,000 ($406,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,050,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,974,000
Federal Government insurance: $35,734,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 838
Here:  52 per 1000 residents
State:  75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,001
Here:  62 per 1000 residents
State:  43 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +45
Here:  +3 per 1000 residents
State:  +26 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -449
Here:  -28 per 1000 residents
State:  -31 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Carroll County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.34 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.2
State:  6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  5.2
State:  4.1



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 80
  • 1995 to 1998: 452
  • 1990 to 1994: 400
  • 1980 to 1989: 493
  • 1970 to 1979: 899
  • 1960 to 1969: 708
  • 1950 to 1959: 769
  • 1940 to 1949: 751
  • 1939 or earlier: 3,393


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Carroll County, Illinois:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 71
  • 4 rooms: 517
  • 5 rooms: 1,109
  • 6 rooms: 1,282
  • 7 rooms: 1,028
  • 8 rooms: 689
  • 9 or more rooms: 513


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carroll County, Illinois:

  • 1 room: 4
  • 2 rooms: 70
  • 3 rooms: 185
  • 4 rooms: 296
  • 5 rooms: 364
  • 6 rooms: 248
  • 7 rooms: 208
  • 8 rooms: 97
  • 9 or more rooms: 113


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Carroll County:

  • no bedroom: 6
  • 1 bedroom: 131
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,354
  • 3 bedrooms: 2,531
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,027
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 160


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carroll County:

  • no bedroom: 8
  • 1 bedroom: 332
  • 2 bedrooms: 552
  • 3 bedrooms: 418
  • 4 bedrooms: 226
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 49


Cars and other vehicles available in Carroll County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 195
  • 1 vehicle: 1,505
  • 2 vehicles: 2,341
  • 3 vehicles: 817
  • 4 vehicles: 243
  • 5 or more vehicles: 108


Cars and other vehicles available in Carroll County in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 172
  • 1 vehicle: 738
  • 2 vehicles: 522
  • 3 vehicles: 91
  • 4 vehicles: 47
  • 5 or more vehicles: 15

64% of Carroll 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, 73% lived in Illinois.

Carroll County:  64.0%
State average:  58.6%


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

  • This state: 11684
  • Northeast: 182
  • Midwest: 3571
  • South: 547
  • West: 323

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $64,400


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Utility gas (64%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
  • Electricity (6%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
  • Wood (2%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Utility gas (51%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%)
  • Electricity (18%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 60
Here:  3.1%
Illinois:  13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 16
Here:  1.6%
Illinois:  11.1%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 32
Here:  7.2%
Illinois:  25.8%



Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Carroll County government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $718,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $38,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,359,000
    Police Protection: $1,037,000
    General - Other: $628,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $581,000
    Financial Administration: $555,000
    Central Staff Services: $255,000
    Health Services - Other: $244,000
    General Public Buildings: $177,000
    Welfare - Other: $70,000
    Fire Protection: $20,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $233,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,090,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $166,000
    Interest Earnings: $134,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $165,000
    Central Staff: $55,000
    Regular Highways: $51,000
    General - Other: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,691,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $708,000
    Highways: $336,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,698,000
    NEC: $559,000
    Total General Sales: $202,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,761,000

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