Douglas County, Illinois (IL)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (22.7%), Educational,health and social services (17.7%), Retail trade (13.5%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Douglas County, Illinois:

Median resident age:	37.4 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 9,675	(48.6%)
Females: 10,247	(51.4%)

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Douglas County:	2.6 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

This county:	$45,816
Illinois:	$54,123

This county:	$403
State:	$669

Douglas County:	$115,990
Illinois:	$208,800

Detached houses: $137,135

Here:	$137,135
State:	$269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $151,915

Here:	$151,915
State:	$258,887

In 2-unit structures: $212,957

Here:	$212,957
State:	$320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $93,054

Here:	$93,054
State:	$330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $112,302

Here:	$112,302
State:	$275,408

Mobile homes: $33,948

Here:	$33,948
State:	$35,670

This county:	6.4%
Whole state:	10.7%

This county:	2.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Douglas County is $417 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $512 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $729 a month.

Cities in this county include: Tuscola, Arcola, Villa Grove, Arthur, Atwood, Newman, Camargo, Hindsboro, Garrett.

Neighboring counties: Champaign County , Coles County , Edgar County , Moultrie County , Piatt County , Vermilion County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Douglas County: Prairie Observatory (A), Brushy Fork Town Hall (B), Rockome Gardens (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Douglas County include: Bache Memorial Church (A), Newman United Methodist Church (B), Hillcrest Southern Baptist Church (C), Church of the Nazarene (D), Cartwright United Methodist Church (E), Fairfield Church (F), Mount Gilead United Methodist Church (G), Pleasant Ridge Church (H), Macedonia Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Albin Cemetery (1), Antioch Cemetery (2), Gill Cemetery (3), Lower Lester Cemetery (4), Taylor Cemetery (5), Township Cemetery (6), Upper Lester Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Henson Pond (A), National Petroleum Chemical Company Plant Reservoir (B), Spring Lake (C), Walnut Point State Park Lake (D), Patterson Springs Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Brushy Fork (A), Newman Number 2 Drain (B), Pope Branch (C), Bear Creek (D), Long Point Slough (E), West Fork Kaskaskia River (F), Hayes Branch (G), Hackett Branch (H), Lake Fork (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Douglas County include: Upper Embarras Woods Nature Preserve (1), Memorial Park (2), Walnut Point State Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Murdock Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	7.8%
Illinois:	9.9%

Current college students: 581
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 499 (26% naturalized citizens)

Douglas County:	2.5%
Whole state:	12.3%

Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 60.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,425
• One, attached: 167
• Two: 175
• 3 or 4: 256
• 5 to 9: 232
• 10 to 19: 71
• 20 or more: 88
• Mobile homes: 584
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Douglas County with a mortgage: 2,583 (116 second mortgage, 202 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,137

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

Douglas County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Illinois state average. It is 3.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 81 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/22/1963, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 40 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Douglas County-area historical earthquake activity is below Illinois state average. It is 88% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 93.1 miles away from Douglas County center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 68.3 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 91.9 miles away from the county center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 81.8 miles away from Douglas County center
On 4/21/2008 at 05:38:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, 4.0 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 90.5 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, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 75.4 miles away from Douglas County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,153 (76%) Carpooled: 1,080 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 11 (0%) Motorcycle: 6 (0%) Bicycle: 174 (2%) Walked: 353 (4%) Other means: 101 (1%) Worked at home: 545 (6%)

5.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,597 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.49%
Illinois average:	5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.25% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($25,960 average AGI)
1.24% relocated from other states ($7,638 average AGI)

Douglas County:	1.24%
Illinois average:	2.13%

from Champaign County, IL	1.56% ($35,976 average AGI)
from Coles County, IL	0.82% ($29,493)
from Moultrie County, IL	0.36% ($37,759)
from Piatt County, IL	0.20% ($31,438)
from Edgar County, IL	0.16% ($21,538)
from Vermilion County, IL	0.15% ($40,500)

6.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,542 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.45%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.06% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($24,625 average AGI)
1.40% relocated to other states ($7,917 average AGI)

Douglas County:	1.40%
Illinois average:	2.58%

to Champaign County, IL	1.57% ($32,876 average AGI)
to Coles County, IL	1.26% ($27,606)
to Moultrie County, IL	0.36% ($29,967)
to Piatt County, IL	0.26% ($34,810)
to Edgar County, IL	0.23% ($18,789)
to Macon County, IL	0.12% ($35,800)
to Shelby County, IL	0.12% ($41,600)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,883 (2,626 aged, 257 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 17,243 (4,704 male householders, 804 female householders)

  4,624 spouses, 6,407 children (5,907 natural, 127 adopted, 373 stepchildren), 234 grandchildren, 68 brothers or sisters, 62 parents, 89 other relatives, 251 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,376 (798 male householders (623 living alone)), 1,300 female householders (1,246 living alone)), 278 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 303 (256 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,523 2-persons, 1,117 3-persons, 1,046 4-persons, 466 5-persons, 203 6-persons, 153 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,869 1-person, 192 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 6 5-persons.

86.5% of residents of Douglas County speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
9.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (62% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $81,523,000 ($4088 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,871,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $40,820,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $19,252,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,743,000
Federal grants: $7,112,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,851,000 ($819,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,744,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,938,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,979,000
Federal Government insurance: $65,722,000

Here:	81 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	50 per 1000 residents
State:	43 per 1000 residents

Here:	+8 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Here:	-34 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.47 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.1

Here:	4.4
State:	4.1

67% of Douglas County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Illinois.

Douglas County:	67.0%
State average:	58.6%

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

• This state: 16480
• Northeast: 168
• Midwest: 1494
• South: 876
• West: 376

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $56,300

Here:	16.1%
Illinois:	13.4%

Here:	7.4%
Illinois:	11.1%

Here:	2.0%
Illinois:	25.8%

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