Edwards County, Illinois (IL)

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% of renters here:	19%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (33.0%), Educational,health and social services (14.8%), Retail trade (11.3%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Edwards County, Illinois:

Median resident age:	40.5 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 3,374	(48.4%)
Females: 3,597	(51.6%)

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Edwards County:	2.4 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

This county:	$36,960
Illinois:	$54,123

This county:	$267
State:	$669

Edwards County:	$74,833
Illinois:	$208,800

Detached houses: $103,685

Here:	$103,685
State:	$269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $115,585

Here:	$115,585
State:	$258,887

Mobile homes: $26,960

Here:	$26,960
State:	$35,670

This county:	9.8%
Whole state:	10.7%

This county:	3.3%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Edwards County is $408 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $492 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $648 a month.

Cities in this county include: Albion, Grayville, West Salem, Bone Gap, Browns.

Neighboring counties: Richland County , Wabash County , Wayne County , White County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Churches in Edwards County include: Simpson United Methodist Church (A), Samaria Missionary Baptist Church (B), Browns Chapel (C), Olive Congregational Christian Church (D), Fortney United Methodist Church (E), Ebenezer United Methodist Church (F), Ridge Baptist Church (G), Ellery Christian Church (H), Long Prairie Primitive Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Medler Cemetery (1), Gaede Cemetery (2), Shiloh Cemetery (3), Baptist Cemetery (4), Samaria Cemetery (5), Gould Cemetery (6), Graceland Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Horseshoe Pond (A), Harrison Lake (B), Krajec Lake (C), Moose Lake (D), C B and Q Railroad Reservoir (E), West Salem New Reservoir (F), West Salem Reservoir (G), Albion Moose Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Onion Creek (A), Camp Creek (B), Butter Creek (C), Buck Creek (D), Walser Creek (E), Little Indian Creek (F), Big Creek (G), Bear Creek (H), Shelby Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Ellery Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	8.2%
Illinois:	9.9%

Current college students: 297
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 27 (63% naturalized citizens)

Edwards County:	0.4%
Whole state:	12.3%

Mean travel time to work: 22.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 65.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,351
• One, attached: 10
• Two: 68
• 3 or 4: 32
• 5 to 9: 49
• 10 to 19: 21
• 20 or more: 13
• Mobile homes: 646
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Housing units in Edwards County with a mortgage: 674 (77 second mortgage, 44 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 815

Here:	45.3% with mortgage
State:	69.8% with mortgage

Edwards County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Illinois state average. It is 1.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 12/18/1957, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Edwards County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Illinois state average. It is 20% 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 9.6 miles away from Edwards 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 30.6 miles away from the county center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 32.0 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 12.2 miles away from Edwards County center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 13.6 miles away from the 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 13.0 miles away from Edwards 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: 2,557 (78%) Carpooled: 418 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 13 (0%) Walked: 130 (4%) Other means: 4 (0%) Worked at home: 174 (5%)

4.84% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,346 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.84%
Illinois average:	5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.47% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($19,173 average AGI)
1.37% relocated from other states ($12,173 average AGI)

Edwards County:	1.37%
Illinois average:	2.13%

from Wabash County, IL	0.69% ($33,222 average AGI)
from White County, IL	0.69% ($19,500)
from Richland County, IL	0.61% ($16,375)
from Wayne County, IL	0.61% ($29,250)
from Gibson County, IN	0.42% ($47,545)

5.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,197 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.73%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.15% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($18,368 average AGI)
1.58% relocated to other states ($6,829 average AGI)

Edwards County:	1.58%
Illinois average:	2.58%

to Wabash County, IL	1.02% ($22,667 average AGI)
to Richland County, IL	0.91% ($25,625)
to Wayne County, IL	0.53% ($29,786)
to White County, IL	0.49% ($22,462)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 15.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 14.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,307 (1,186 aged, 121 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 5,940 (1,715 male householders, 311 female householders)

  1,748 spouses, 1,977 children (1,786 natural, 8 adopted, 183 stepchildren), 66 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 28 other relatives, 64 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 959 (311 male householders (262 living alone)), 564 female householders (544 living alone)), 84 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 72 (42 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 971 2-persons, 488 3-persons, 384 4-persons, 136 5-persons, 30 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 806 1-person, 61 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

98.6% of residents of Edwards County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (52% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $36,717,000 ($5433 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $650,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $17,258,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $8,874,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,631,000
Federal grants: $4,283,000
Federal procurement contracts: $351,000 ($3,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,320,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $640,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,198,000
Federal Government insurance: $12,436,000

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	43 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-25 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.14 millions of gallons per day (14% from ground, 86% from surface)

Here:	5.7
State:	6.1

Here:	4.4
State:	4.1

69% of Edwards County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Illinois.

Edwards County:	69.2%
State average:	58.6%

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

• This state: 5126
• Northeast: 42
• Midwest: 1281
• South: 367
• West: 80

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $23,400

Here:	1.2%
Illinois:	13.4%

Here:	5.6%
Illinois:	11.1%

Here:	7.1%
Illinois:	25.8%

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