Cumberland County, Illinois (IL)

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County population in July 2007: 10,842 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,581
Renter-occupied apartments: 787

% of renters here:	18%
State:	33%

Land area: 346 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 31 people per square mile

(low).

2008 cost of living index in Cumberland County: 74.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (29.0%), Educational,health and social services (17.6%), Retail trade (12.2%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 80%
Government: 10%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Cumberland County, Illinois:

White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

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

Males: 5,508	(48.9%)
Females: 5,745	(51.1%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $20,743
County population in 2003: 11,048
Jobs in 2003: 2,549

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Total labor force in 2004: 5,546
Unemployment rate in 2004: 7.1%

Average household size:

Cumberland County:	2.5 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,994 ($36,149 in 1999)

This county:	$41,994
Illinois:	$54,123

2007 median house/condo value: $111,425 ($68,700 in 2000)

Cumberland County:	$111,425
Illinois:	$208,800

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $350 (lower quartile is $252, upper quartile is $419)

This county:	$350
State:	$669

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $111,433 (it was $68,200 in 2000)

Cumberland County:	$111,433
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $71,068 - $155,091

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $135,720
Here: $135,720
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $102,742
Here: $102,742
State: $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $398,804
Here: $398,804
State: $320,810

Mobile homes: $32,217
Here: $32,217
State: $35,670

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $49,167
Here: $49,167
State: $62,382

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,164
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $301

Institutionalized population: 135

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2004 Presidential Election results in Cumberland County Illinois:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 64.6%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 34.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,000 (1.5%)

Cumberland County household income distribution in 2007

Cumberland County home values distribution

Cumberland County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	9.5%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	3.6%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cumberland County is $424 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $512 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $681 a month.

Cities in this county include: Neoga, Greenup, Toledo, Jewett.

Neighboring counties: Clark County , Coles County , Effingham County , Jasper County , Shelby County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable location: Spring Point Town Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Cumberland County include: Shiloh Church (A), Salem Church (B), Harmony Friends Church (C), Bradbury Free Methodist Church (D), Brush Creek Church (E), Liberty Hill United Methodist Church (F), Mullen Church (G), Sacred Heart Church (H), Mount Zion Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Liberty Hill Cemetery (1), Friends Grove Cemetery (2), Garrett Cemetery (3), Kingery Cemetery (4), Long Point Cemetery (5), Haggins Cemetery (6), Long Point Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Ettlebrick Lake (A), Montrose City Lake (B), Woodbury Lake (C), Lake Louise (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Opossum Creek (A), Hurricane Creek (B), Buck Branch (C), Bruce Creek (D), Otter Branch (E), Birch Creek (F), Bell Branch (G), Bear Creek (H), Webster Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Janesville Post Office (A), Hazel Dell Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations 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: 436
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 66 (68% naturalized citizens)

Cumberland County:	0.6%
Whole state:	12.3%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 20 1990 to 1994: 5 1985 to 1989: 3 1980 to 1984: 2 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 8 1965 to 1969: 28

Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 34.0%

Cumberland County marital status for males

Cumberland County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,862
One, attached: 40
Two: 95
3 or 4: 99
5 to 9: 28
10 to 19: 17
20 or more: 1
Mobile homes: 710
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 24

Housing units in Cumberland County with a mortgage: 1,189 (76 second mortgage, 94 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 983

Here:	54.7% with mortgage
State:	69.8% with mortgage

Agriculture in Cumberland County
Average size of farms: 297 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $87097
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $216.25
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.06%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 38.24%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $60324
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 83.65%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $89019
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.54%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.85
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 17.10%
Corn for grain: 68111 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2070 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 70310 harvested acres
Vegetables: 7 harvested acres

Cumberland County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Illinois state average. It is 1.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 fatalities and 60 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/21/1977, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 6 people and injured 56 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Machinery (10%)
Printing and related support activities (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Educational services (4%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (15%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Printing and related support activities (5%)
Social assistance (4%)
Machinery (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Printing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

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

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

Other Eastern Europe (30%)
Germany (17%)
Canada (17%)
Mexico (14%)
Austria (8%)
United Kingdom (5%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Cumberland County:

German (34%)
United States or American (27%)
English (12%)
Irish (8%)
Dutch (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)

Cumberland County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,460 (83%)
Carpooled: 574 (11%)
Railroad: 4 (0%)
Bicycle: 9 (0%)
Walked: 84 (2%)
Other means: 19 (0%)
Worked at home: 216 (4%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

124 people in nursing homes
11 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,364.

6.61% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,686 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.61%
Illinois average:	5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.49% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($22,026 average AGI)
1.12% relocated from other states ($4,661 average AGI)
Cumberland County: 1.12%
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 Coles County, IL	2.37% ($25,928 average AGI)
from Effingham County, IL	0.59% ($27,583)
from Clark County, IL	0.56% ($21,739)
from Shelby County, IL	0.49% ($22,250)

6.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,426 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.90%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.57% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($22,011 average AGI)
1.34% relocated to other states ($5,412 average AGI)
Cumberland County: 1.34%
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 Coles County, IL	2.14% ($26,148 average AGI)
to Effingham County, IL	0.83% ($26,294)
to Clark County, IL	0.44% ($29,389)
to Shelby County, IL	0.32% ($33,769)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.0

Births per 1000 population in Cumberland County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Cumberland County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Cumberland County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,820 (1,590 aged, 230 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1230.290
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1148.270
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 18.23

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 8.99
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 54.68

Household type by relationship

Households: 11,118

In family households: 9,657 (2,616 male householders, 466 female householders)
2,623 spouses, 3,561 children (3,225 natural, 81 adopted, 255 stepchildren), 97 grandchildren, 41 brothers or sisters, 26 parents, 46 other relatives, 181 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,461 (552 male householders (444 living alone)), 712 female householders (659 living alone)), 197 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 135 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,346 2-persons, 688 3-persons, 603 4-persons, 285 5-persons, 114 6-persons, 46 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,103 1-person, 125 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

98.6% of residents of Cumberland County speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $54,813,000 ($4953 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $760,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $24,603,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,764,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,065,000
Federal grants: $10,093,000
Federal procurement contracts: $464,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,824,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,428,000
Federal Government insurance: $20,733,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 641

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 679

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

Net international migration: +9

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -237

Here:	-22 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Cumberland County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.43 millions of gallons per day (67% from ground, 33% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 87
1995 to 1998: 313
1990 to 1994: 320
1980 to 1989: 475
1970 to 1979: 972
1960 to 1969: 650
1950 to 1959: 458
1940 to 1949: 375
1939 or earlier: 1,226

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cumberland County, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 20 3 rooms: 80 4 rooms: 435 5 rooms: 894 6 rooms: 965 7 rooms: 560 8 rooms: 343 9+ rooms: 284

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cumberland County, Illinois:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 39 3 rooms: 98 4 rooms: 247 5 rooms: 203 6 rooms: 110 7 rooms: 41 8 rooms: 41 9+ rooms: 6

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cumberland County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 109 2 bedrooms: 1,154 3 bedrooms: 1,782 4 bedrooms: 469 5+ bedrooms: 67

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cumberland County:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 146 2 bedrooms: 384 3 bedrooms: 206 4 bedrooms: 41 5+ bedrooms: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Cumberland County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 127 1 vehicle: 833 2 vehicles: 1,591 3 vehicles: 713 4 vehicles: 234 5+ vehicles: 83

Cars and other vehicles available in Cumberland County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 83 1 vehicle: 368 2 vehicles: 213 3 vehicles: 114 4 vehicles: 3 5+ vehicles: 6

65% of Cumberland County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Illinois.

Cumberland County:	65.1%
State average:	58.6%

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

This state: 9910
Northeast: 20
Midwest: 722
South: 372
West: 135

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (46.6%) Utility gas (37.5%) Electricity (9.9%) Wood (4.7%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1.1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (51.5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28.2%) Electricity (17.7%) Wood (2.7%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 109

Here:	7.6%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15

Here:	2.2%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 30

Here:	7.4%
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 (Noninst.)

Cumberland County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $36,000
Charges - All Other: $95,000
Construction - General Public Buildings: $458,000
Financial Administration: $32,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $825,000
Police Protection: $652,000

Financial Administration: $439,000

Health Services - Other: $381,000

Central Staff Services: $362,000

General - Other: $336,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $221,000

General Public Buildings: $67,000

Welfare - Other: $16,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $127,000
All Other: $9,000

Public Welfare: $7,000
General - Interest on Debt: $142,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $18,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,355,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $3,105,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $250,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $581,000
Interest Earnings: $111,000
Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $88,000
General - Other: $71,000

Police Protection: $47,000

Regular Highways: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,822,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $823,000
Highways: $346,000

All Other: $250,000

Health & Hospitals: $141,000

Public Welfare: $70,000
Tax - Property: $1,085,000
NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,303,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Cumberland County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)