De Witt County, Illinois (IL)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (16.0%), Educational,health and social services (15.6%), Retail trade (11.6%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (11.1%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (10.4%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in De Witt County, Illinois:

Median resident age:	38.5 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 8,212	(48.9%)
Females: 8,586	(51.1%)

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De Witt County:	2.4 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

This county:	$47,927
Illinois:	$54,123

This county:	$391
State:	$669

De Witt County:	$123,615
Illinois:	$208,800

Detached houses: $157,090

Here:	$157,090
State:	$269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $216,507

Here:	$216,507
State:	$258,887

In 2-unit structures: $187,149

Here:	$187,149
State:	$320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $243,301

Here:	$243,301
State:	$330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $202,445

Here:	$202,445
State:	$275,408

Mobile homes: $30,479

Here:	$30,479
State:	$35,670

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $77,500

Here:	$77,500
State:	$62,382

This county:	8.2%
Whole state:	10.7%

This county:	2.7%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in De Witt County is $405 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $494 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $645 a month.

Cities in this county include: Clinton, Farmer City, Wapella, Waynesville, Weldon, Kenney, De Witt.

Neighboring counties: Logan County , McLean County , Macon County , Piatt County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in De Witt County: Camp Quest (A), Clinton Country Club (B), Texas Townhall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in De Witt County include: Shiloh Chapel (A), Prairie Center Church (B), Prairie Chapel (C), Fullerton Church (D), Little Galilee Church (E), Centenary Church (F), Rucker Chapel (G), Texas Christian Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: McClimans Cemetery (1), Lisenby Cemetery (2), McCord Cemetery (3), Hill Cemetery (4), Long Point Cemetery (5), Barnes Cemetery (6), Barnett Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Banta Lakes (A), Little Galilee Lake (B), Lake Clinton (C), Carter Pond (D), Clyde Vance Lake (E), Weldon Springs Lake (F), Lake Shinneman (G), Clinton Anglers Lakes (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Rock Creek (A), Tenmile Creek (B), Prairie Creek (C), North Fork Salt Creek (D), Long Point Creek (E), Coon Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in De Witt County include: Old Sellers Park (1), Clinton Lake State Recreational Area (2), Weldon Springs State Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.6%
Illinois:	9.9%

Current college students: 542
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 202 (50% naturalized citizens)

De Witt County:	1.2%
Whole state:	12.3%

Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 55.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,779
• One, attached: 41
• Two: 208
• 3 or 4: 356
• 5 to 9: 151
• 10 to 19: 49
• 20 or more: 168
• Mobile homes: 505
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 25

Housing units in De Witt County with a mortgage: 2,649 (256 second mortgage, 182 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,522

Here:	63.5% with mortgage
State:	69.8% with mortgage

De Witt County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Illinois state average. It is 3.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 fatalities and 75 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/15/1968, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado killed 4 people and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

De Witt County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 98% 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 88.7 miles away from De Witt 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 92.1 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 79.1 miles away from the county center
On 4/24/1990 at 09:41:24, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 56.3 miles away from De Witt County center
On 12/17/1990 at 05:24:59, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 99.2 miles away from the county center
On 12/16/1996 at 01:58:31, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 93.1 miles away from De Witt County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,675 (80%) Carpooled: 1,038 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0%) Railroad: 5 (0%) Bicycle: 6 (0%) Walked: 246 (3%) Other means: 18 (0%) Worked at home: 305 (4%)

6.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,095 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.49%
Illinois average:	5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.38% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($30,348 average AGI)
1.11% relocated from other states ($5,746 average AGI)

De Witt County:	1.11%
Illinois average:	2.13%

from McLean County, IL	1.75% ($39,018 average AGI)
from Macon County, IL	0.92% ($38,950)
from Champaign County, IL	0.55% ($27,556)
from Piatt County, IL	0.46% ($32,600)
from Logan County, IL	0.32% ($27,095)

6.23% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,178 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.23%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.58% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($26,441 average AGI)
1.65% relocated to other states ($10,738 average AGI)

De Witt County:	1.65%
Illinois average:	2.58%

to McLean County, IL	1.45% ($34,787 average AGI)
to Macon County, IL	0.62% ($31,750)
to Champaign County, IL	0.48% ($40,677)
to Piatt County, IL	0.31% ($27,800)
to Logan County, IL	0.23% ($52,800)
to Sangamon County, IL	0.17% ($32,636)
to Tazewell County, IL	0.15% ($41,900)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,003 (2,635 aged, 368 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: 14,141 (3,898 male householders, 771 female householders)

  3,893 spouses, 4,884 children (4,293 natural, 99 adopted, 492 stepchildren), 234 grandchildren, 55 brothers or sisters, 34 parents, 109 other relatives, 263 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,391 (956 male householders (769 living alone)), 1,111 female householders (1,044 living alone)), 324 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 266 (228 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,143 2-persons, 1,066 3-persons, 893 4-persons, 392 5-persons, 137 6-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,813 1-person, 212 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

97.9% of residents of De Witt County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $86,079,000 ($5186 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,330,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $44,524,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $21,795,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,294,000
Federal grants: $8,217,000
Federal procurement contracts: $838,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,411,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $247,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,194,000
Federal Government insurance: $38,679,000

Here:	66 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	43 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Here:	-10 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.30 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.1

Here:	4.6
State:	4.1

61% of De Witt County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Illinois.

De Witt County:	61.2%
State average:	58.6%

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

• This state: 13785
• Northeast: 308
• Midwest: 1286
• South: 873
• West: 287

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $60,000

Here:	6.0%
Illinois:	13.4%

Here:	3.3%
Illinois:	11.1%

Here:	6.8%
Illinois:	25.8%

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