Christian County, Illinois (IL)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.9%), Manufacturing (13.4%), Retail trade (10.8%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Christian County, Illinois:

Median resident age:	38.9 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 17,651	(49.9%)
Females: 17,721	(50.1%)

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Christian County:	2.4 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

This county:	$42,473
Illinois:	$54,123

This county:	$378
State:	$669

Christian County:	$101,197
Illinois:	$208,800

Detached houses: $121,576

Here:	$121,576
State:	$269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $123,144

Here:	$123,144
State:	$258,887

In 2-unit structures: $107,709

Here:	$107,709
State:	$320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $149,302

Here:	$149,302
State:	$330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $263,840

Here:	$263,840
State:	$275,408

Mobile homes: $30,435

Here:	$30,435
State:	$35,670

This county:	9.5%
Whole state:	10.7%

This county:	3.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Christian County is $412 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $492 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $636 a month.

Cities in this county include: Taylorville, Pana, Kincaid, Assumption, Edinburg, Morrisonville, Stonington, Tovey, Mount Auburn, Owaneco.

Neighboring counties: Macon County , Montgomery County , Sangamon County , Shelby County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Christian County: Motion Raceway (A), Pana Country Club (B), Hickory Point Campground (C), Tri County Fairground (D), Deer Run Campground (E), May Townhall (F), Osbernville Community Building (G), Johnson Townhall (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Christian County include: South Fork United Methodist Church (A), Berea Church (B), Bethel Church (C), Saint Marys Catholic Church (D), Buckeye Church (E), Old Stonington Church (F), Liberty Mosquito Church (G), Providence Church (H), Kingdom Hall (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Achenback Lutheran Cemetery (1), Adams Cemetery (2), Fraley Cemetery (3), Grove City Methodist Cemetery (4), Kettlecamp Methodist Cemetery (5), Anderson Cemetery (6), Antioch Methodist Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Kim Lake (A), Myers Lake (B), Waddy, Lake (C), Bertinettis Lake (D), Slurry Impoundment Number 1 Reservoir (E), Trulock Lake (F), Boyd Lake (G), Ostermeir Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Brushy Branch (A), Brush Creek (B), Brown Branch (C), Big George Branch (D), Prairie Fork (E), Bear Creek (F), Panther Creek (G), Long Grove Creek (H), Mosquito Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Christian County include: Pheasant Run Access Area (1), Sangchris Lake State Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Toby Post Office (A), Rosamond Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.7%
Illinois:	9.9%

Current college students: 1,063
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 465 (44% naturalized citizens)

Christian County:	1.3%
Whole state:	12.3%

Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 59.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 12,159
• One, attached: 154
• Two: 352
• 3 or 4: 461
• 5 to 9: 340
• 10 to 19: 147
• 20 or more: 440
• Mobile homes: 927
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Housing units in Christian County with a mortgage: 5,053 (460 second mortgage, 313 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,858

Here:	56.7% with mortgage
State:	69.8% with mortgage

Christian 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 20 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/1/1999, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 4 people.

Christian County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 88.6 miles away from Christian County center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 90.2 miles away from the county center
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 45.7 miles away from the county center
On 11/11/1991 at 09:20:47, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 92.6 miles away from Christian County center
On 10/24/1990 at 08:20:04, a magnitude 3.5 (3.2 LG, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 85.5 miles away from the 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 35.9 miles away from Christian County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 12,321 (78%) Carpooled: 2,289 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 72 (0%) Subway or elevated: 3 (0%) Railroad: 2 (0%) Taxi: 23 (0%) Motorcycle: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 11 (0%) Walked: 315 (2%) Other means: 140 (1%) Worked at home: 550 (3%)

4.58% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,381 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.58%
Illinois average:	5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.49% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($23,766 average AGI)
1.09% relocated from other states ($6,615 average AGI)

Christian County:	1.09%
Illinois average:	2.13%

from Sangamon County, IL	1.06% ($28,211 average AGI)
from Macon County, IL	0.58% ($40,923)
from Shelby County, IL	0.43% ($27,379)
from Montgomery County, IL	0.21% ($31,857)
from Fayette County, IL	0.11% ($18,400)
from Macoupin County, IL	0.10% ($35,538)
from Cook County, IL	0.09% ($17,417)

5.23% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($71,936 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.23%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.81% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($22,213 average AGI)
1.42% relocated to other states ($49,723 average AGI)

Christian County:	1.42%
Illinois average:	2.58%

to Sangamon County, IL	1.18% ($31,981 average AGI)
to Shelby County, IL	0.44% ($31,424)
to Macon County, IL	0.42% ($29,018)
to Montgomery County, IL	0.27% ($27,111)
to Cook County, IL	0.13% ($20,722)
to Coles County, IL	0.10% ($19,000)
to McLean County, IL	0.10% ($23,692)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,606 (5,790 aged, 816 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 28,621 (7,747 male householders, 1,792 female householders)

  7,887 spouses, 9,724 children (8,746 natural, 225 adopted, 753 stepchildren), 437 grandchildren, 172 brothers or sisters, 111 parents, 217 other relatives, 534 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,934 (1,926 male householders (1,615 living alone)), 2,465 female householders (2,329 living alone)), 543 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,817 (1,701 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,430 2-persons, 2,117 3-persons, 1,826 4-persons, 808 5-persons, 287 6-persons, 71 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,944 1-person, 358 2-persons, 76 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 6 5-persons.

97.3% of residents of Christian County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (12% speak English very well, 77% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $223,845,000 ($6337 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,235,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $94,932,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $54,854,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $14,457,000
Federal grants: $52,726,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,411,000 ($20,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,464,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $347,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,332,000
Federal Government insurance: $63,495,000

Here:	58 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:	-2 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.16 millions of gallons per day (54% from ground, 46% from surface)

Here:	5.7
State:	6.1

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

63% of Christian County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Illinois.

Christian County:	63.4%
State average:	58.6%

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

• This state: 30303
• Northeast: 259
• Midwest: 1937
• South: 1671
• West: 590

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $48,600

Here:	10.4%
Illinois:	13.4%

Here:	6.8%
Illinois:	11.1%

Here:	11.5%
Illinois:	25.8%

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