Carroll County, Illinois (IL)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	33%

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

Type of workers:

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

Races in Carroll County, Illinois:

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

Males: 8,243	(49.4%)
Females: 8,431	(50.6%)

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Carroll County:	2.4 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

This county:	$43,155
Illinois:	$54,123

This county:	$366
State:	$669

Carroll County:	$116,348
Illinois:	$208,800

Detached houses: $162,523

Here:	$162,523
State:	$269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $153,650

Here:	$153,650
State:	$258,887

In 2-unit structures: $140,031

Here:	$140,031
State:	$320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $65,391

Here:	$65,391
State:	$330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $17,559

Here:	$17,559
State:	$275,408

Mobile homes: $32,321

Here:	$32,321
State:	$35,670

This county:	9.6%
Whole state:	10.7%

This county:	3.4%
Whole state:	5.1%

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 .

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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

Here:	9.2%
Illinois:	9.9%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes

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

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

Here:	51.2% with mortgage
State:	69.8% with mortgage

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.

Carroll County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 96% 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 69.1 miles away from Carroll 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 36.4 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: 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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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

• 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.

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

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	43 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-28 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	6.2
State:	6.1

Here:	5.2
State:	4.1

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

Here:	3.1%
Illinois:	13.4%

Here:	1.6%
Illinois:	11.1%

Here:	7.2%
Illinois:	25.8%

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