Cass County, Illinois (IL)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (21.0%), Educational,health and social services (17.9%), Retail trade (10.1%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Cass County, Illinois:

Median resident age:	37.2 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 6,803	(49.7%)
Females: 6,892	(50.3%)

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Cass County:	2.5 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

This county:	$40,942
Illinois:	$54,123

This county:	$393
State:	$669

Cass County:	$89,146
Illinois:	$208,800

Detached houses: $108,410

Here:	$108,410
State:	$269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $100,629

Here:	$100,629
State:	$258,887

In 2-unit structures: $175,597

Here:	$175,597
State:	$320,810

Mobile homes: $32,006

Here:	$32,006
State:	$35,670

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $85,000

Here:	$85,000
State:	$62,382

This county:	12.0%
Whole state:	10.7%

This county:	5.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cass County is $391 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $492 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $625 a month.

Cities in this county include: Beardstown, Virginia, Ashland, Chandlerville, Arenzville.

Neighboring counties: Brown County , Mason County , Menard County , Morgan County , Sangamon County , Schuyler County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Cass County: Valley Pumping Station (A), Virginia Country Club (B), South Beardstown Pumping Station (C), Hagener Townhall (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Cass County include: Sangamon Valley Church (A), Bethel Church (B), Saint Peters Church (C), Black Oak Church (D), Mount Olive Church (E), Immanuel Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Allendale Cemetery (1), McLane Cemetery (2), McDonald Cemetery (3), Arenzville City North Cemetery (4), Garner Chapel Cemetery (5), Ashland City Cemetery (6), Hager Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Leeper Lake (A), Collis Pond (B), Carp Hole (C), Clear Lake (D), Redhead Lake (E), Pike Lake (F), Twin Ponds (G), Friend Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Indian Creek (A), Tar Creek (B), Prairie Creek (C), Fancher Creek (D), Sangamon River (E), Panther Creek (F), Lost Creek (G), Old Channel Mud Creek (H), Jobs Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Cass County include: Panther Creek State Conservation Area (1), Sanganois State Conservation Area (2), Shick Shack Sand Pond Nature Preserve (3), Toppers Hole State Conservation Area (4), Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.1%
Illinois:	9.9%

Current college students: 410
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,067 (19% naturalized citizens)

Cass County:	7.8%
Whole state:	12.3%

Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 63.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,383
• One, attached: 43
• Two: 185
• 3 or 4: 103
• 5 to 9: 104
• 10 to 19: 27
• 20 or more: 36
• Mobile homes: 900
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Housing units in Cass County with a mortgage: 1,553 (169 second mortgage, 95 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,492

Here:	51.0% with mortgage
State:	69.8% with mortgage

Cass County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Illinois state average. It is 1.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 7 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/8/1999, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 6 people and caused $2 million in damages.

Cass County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/2/1990 at 07:01:47, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 95.0 miles away from Cass County center
On 1/29/1993 at 13:56:23, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, 3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,632 (72%) Carpooled: 1,288 (20%) Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%) Railroad: 9 (0%) Motorcycle: 4 (0%) Bicycle: 8 (0%) Walked: 172 (3%) Other means: 5 (0%) Worked at home: 289 (5%)

5.45% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,953 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.45%
Illinois average:	5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.93% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($17,178 average AGI)
1.53% relocated from other states ($5,775 average AGI)

Cass County:	1.53%
Illinois average:	2.13%

from Morgan County, IL	0.85% ($25,419 average AGI)
from Sangamon County, IL	0.71% ($24,722)
from Schuyler County, IL	0.54% ($21,222)

6.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,350 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.60%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.13% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($25,982 average AGI)
1.47% relocated to other states ($6,368 average AGI)

Cass County:	1.47%
Illinois average:	2.58%

to Morgan County, IL	1.23% ($36,905 average AGI)
to Sangamon County, IL	1.12% ($35,842)
to Schuyler County, IL	0.69% ($32,229)
to McDonough County, IL	0.20% ($20,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,480 (2,188 aged, 292 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 11,483 (3,113 male householders, 618 female householders)

  3,056 spouses, 3,843 children (3,467 natural, 87 adopted, 289 stepchildren), 236 grandchildren, 110 brothers or sisters, 51 parents, 174 other relatives, 282 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,000 (767 male householders (589 living alone)), 876 female householders (814 living alone)), 357 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 212 (176 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,594 2-persons, 913 3-persons, 699 4-persons, 343 5-persons, 137 6-persons, 45 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,403 1-person, 189 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 7 5-persons.

90.9% of residents of Cass County speak English at home.
8.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (15% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 36% speak English not well, 34% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (97% speak English very well, 3% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $78,997,000 ($5718 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,716,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $35,001,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $18,365,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,000,000
Federal grants: $10,967,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,333,000 ($3,585,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,332,000 ($381,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,178,000
Federal Government insurance: $39,309,000

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

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	43 per 1000 residents

Here:	+44 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Here:	-45 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.61 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.1

Here:	4.5
State:	4.1

62% of Cass County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Illinois.

Cass County:	61.6%
State average:	58.6%

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

• This state: 11060
• Northeast: 102
• Midwest: 769
• South: 435
• West: 217

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $36,700

Here:	8.7%
Illinois:	13.4%

Here:	3.1%
Illinois:	11.1%

Here:	19.6%
Illinois:	25.8%

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