Fayette County, Illinois (IL)

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• • 18,55788.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,0004.7%Two or more races
  • 7063.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4972.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1200.6%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 1020.5%Asian alone
  • 970.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 5
• Thefts: 17
• Auto thefts: 8

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 30
• Thefts: 68
• Auto thefts: 13

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,175 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,350 (1.3%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Fayette County is $419 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $492 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $681 a month.

Cities in this county include: Vandalia, St. Elmo, Ramsey, Brownstown, Farina, St. Peter, Bingham.

Neighboring counties: Doddridge County, West Virginia , Cloud County, Kansas , Elbert County, Colorado , Effingham County , Jackson County, Indiana , Morris County, Kansas .

Current college students: 646
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 364 (54.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 202010 or later
• 902000 to 2009
• 1791990 to 1999
• 111980 to 1989
• 221970 to 1979
• 37Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,927
• One, attached: 73
• Two: 102
• 3 or 4: 337
• 5 to 9: 39
• 10 to 19: 24
• 20 to 49: 68
• 50 or more: 89
• Mobile homes: 1,111
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Housing units in Fayette County with a mortgage: 2,626 (180 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 108 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 85

Religion statistics for Fayette County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Fayette County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Illinois Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4489, Natural disaster type: Other
• Illinois Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: November 17, 2013 to November 18, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4157: November 26, 2013, FEMA Id: 4157, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
• Illinois Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 03, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1960: March 17, 2011, FEMA Id: 1960, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Illinois Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: November 30, 2006 to December 01, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1681: February 09, 2007, FEMA Id: 1681, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Illinois Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3230: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3230, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Illinois Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 21, 2002 to May 23, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1416: May 21, 2002, FEMA Id: 1416, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood

5.00% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($36,369 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.80% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($25,966 average AGI)
1.19% relocated from other states ($10,403 average AGI)

Fayette County:	1.19%
Illinois average:	2.01%

from Effingham County, IL	0.69% ($33,226 average AGI)
from Marion County, IL	0.51% ($34,051)
from Bond County, IL	0.29% ($28,182)
from Montgomery County, IL	0.26% ($40,300)

5.34% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($38,891 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.91% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($25,094 average AGI)
1.44% relocated to other states ($13,797 average AGI)

Fayette County:	1.44%
Illinois average:	3.06%

to Effingham County, IL	0.88% ($39,074 average AGI)
to Bond County, IL	0.49% ($32,763)
to Montgomery County, IL	0.40% ($26,903)
to Marion County, IL	0.38% ($34,828)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Fayette County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 4,614 (1,171 living alone), Female householders: 3,172 (1,242 living alone)

• 4,031 spouses (4,028 opposite-sex spouses), 309 unmarried partners, (302 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,629 children (5,324 natural, 62 adopted, 243 stepchildren), 377 grandchildren, 291 brothers or sisters, 205 parents, 65 foster children, 285 other relatives, 920 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,153

Size of family households: 2,652 2-persons, 854 3-persons, 930 4-persons, 334 5-persons, 114 6-persons, 116 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,416 1-person, 341 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

2,666 married couples with children.
893 single-parent households (254 men, 639 women).

94.1% of residents of Fayette speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 1% speak English well, 44% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $113,706,000 ($5,252 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,276,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $50,607,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $27,164,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,694,000
Federal grants: $21,267,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,051,000 ($107,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,923,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $498,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,615,000
Federal Government insurance: $38,927,000

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

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.07 millions of gallons per day (8% from ground, 92% from surface)

• Year house built in Fayette County, Illinois
• 232020 or later
• 5882010 to 2019
• 7692000 to 2009
• 1,0511990 to 1999
• 8141980 to 1989
• 1,1161970 to 1979
• 8721960 to 1969
• 9971950 to 1959
• 5621940 to 1949
• 2,0291939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Fayette County, Illinois

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fayette County, Illinois
• 01 room
• 982 rooms
• 993 rooms
• 5194 rooms
• 1,2125 rooms
• 1,7906 rooms
• 1,0257 rooms
• 7468 rooms
• 7479+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fayette County, Illinois
• 2121 room
• 372 rooms
• 473 rooms
• 2964 rooms
• 4375 rooms
• 1766 rooms
• 1277 rooms
• 728 rooms
• 1649+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Fayette County, Illinois

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Fayette County, Illinois
• 6no bedroom
• 2771 bedroom
• 1,5242 bedrooms
• 3,3983 bedrooms
• 7674 bedrooms
• 2755+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fayette County, Illinois
• 213no bedroom
• 1981 bedroom
• 6012 bedrooms
• 3983 bedrooms
• 1154 bedrooms
• 485+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Fayette County, Illinois in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Fayette County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 227no vehicle
• 1,3911 vehicle
• 2,6952 vehicles
• 1,2503 vehicles
• 4434 vehicles
• 2235+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Fayette County in renter-occupied apartments
• 234no vehicle
• 8711 vehicle
• 3662 vehicles
• 683 vehicles
• 174 vehicles
• 75+ vehicles

91.6% of Fayette County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Illinois.

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

• This state: 17,387
• Other state: 3,272
• Northeast: 415
• Midwest: 1,797
• South: 677
• West: 390

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 480
• Number of aged recipients: 28
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 452
• Number of recipients under 18: 77
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 325
• Number of recipients older than 64: 78
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 198
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 197