Fayette County, Illinois (IL)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (21.0%), Educational,health and social services (18.7%), Retail trade (12.1%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Fayette County, Illinois:

Median resident age:	37.5 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 11,352	(52.1%)
Females: 10,450	(47.9%)

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Fayette County:	2.5 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

This county:	$37,027
Illinois:	$54,123

This county:	$338
State:	$669

Fayette County:	$97,102
Illinois:	$208,800

Detached houses: $121,150

Here:	$121,150
State:	$269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $109,764

Here:	$109,764
State:	$258,887

In 2-unit structures: $133,768

Here:	$133,768
State:	$320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $122,633

Here:	$122,633
State:	$330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $289,843

Here:	$289,843
State:	$275,408

Mobile homes: $44,770

Here:	$44,770
State:	$35,670

This county:	12.2%
Whole state:	10.7%

This county:	4.4%
Whole state:	5.1%

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: Bond County , Clay County , Clinton County , Effingham County , Marion County , Montgomery County , Shelby County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Fayette County: Fairview Community Center (A), Lutz Spur (B), Crabapple Ridge Camping Area (C), Cox Bridge Access Area (D), Shady Grove Picnic Area (E), Lake View Picnic Area (F), Saint Elmo Country Club (G), Pine Bend Picnic Area (H), Coon Ridge Picnic Area (I), Hickory Grove Camping Area (J), Patoka Access Area (K), Blackberry Fork Picnic Area (L), Behoboth Camp (M), Fox Knoll Picnic Area (N), Ramsey Lake Golf Course (O), Carter Camp (P), White Oak Camping Area (Q), Bowling Green Townhall (R), Loudon Townhall (S), Sefton Townhall (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Fayette County include: Arm Prairie Church (A), Bethany Church (B), Bethel Church (C), Bethlehem Church (D), Hurricane Church (E), Halford Chapel (F), Liberty Church (G), Ransom Church (H), Haley Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Fox Cemetery (1), Ambuehl Cemetery (2), Holy Cross Lutheran Cemetery (3), Frogtown Cemetery (4), Antioch Cemetery (5), McInturff Cemetery (6), Guy Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Hook Lake (A), Hem Pond (B), Goose Pond (C), Otter Pond (D), Fish Lake (E), Horseshoe Lake (F), Brush Lake (G), Wildcat Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: East Fork Kaskaskia River (A), Camp Creek (B), Caesar Creek (C), Mitchell Creek (D), Hurricane Creek (E), Moccasin Creek (F), Plum Branch (G), Buck Creek (H), Walnut Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Fayette County include: Dean Hills Nature Preserve (1), Ramsey Lake State Park (2), Carlyle Lake State Wildlife Management Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Hagarstown Post Office (A), Laclede Post Office (B), Loogootee Post Office (C), Shobonier Post Office (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	9.4%
Illinois:	9.9%

Current college students: 646
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 93 (52% naturalized citizens)

Fayette County:	0.4%
Whole state:	12.3%

Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 69.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,653
• One, attached: 85
• Two: 69
• 3 or 4: 219
• 5 to 9: 96
• 10 to 19: 27
• 20 or more: 77
• Mobile homes: 1,827

Housing units in Fayette County with a mortgage: 2,046 (180 second mortgage, 106 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,895

Here:	51.9% with mortgage
State:	69.8% with mortgage

Fayette County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 1.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 23 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/5/1958, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 8 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Fayette County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 72% 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 70.7 miles away from Fayette 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 60.8 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 96.0 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 71.6 miles away from Fayette County center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 56.0 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 70.9 miles away from Fayette 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: 7,473 (81%) Carpooled: 1,030 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 5 (0%) Ferryboat: 5 (0%) Motorcycle: 6 (0%) Bicycle: 3 (0%) Walked: 191 (2%) Other means: 66 (1%) Worked at home: 406 (4%)

4.92% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,916 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.92%
Illinois average:	5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.64% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($21,728 average AGI)
1.28% relocated from other states ($9,188 average AGI)

Fayette County:	1.28%
Illinois average:	2.13%

from Effingham County, IL	0.78% ($23,613 average AGI)
from Bond County, IL	0.45% ($33,083)
from Marion County, IL	0.33% ($41,154)
from Montgomery County, IL	0.29% ($31,217)
from Shelby County, IL	0.25% ($22,550)
from Madison County, IL	0.21% ($26,118)
from St. Clair County, IL	0.14% ($22,000)

5.13% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,959 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.13%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.93% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($18,470 average AGI)
1.20% relocated to other states ($5,489 average AGI)

Fayette County:	1.20%
Illinois average:	2.58%

to Effingham County, IL	0.71% ($28,982 average AGI)
to Marion County, IL	0.49% ($18,821)
to Madison County, IL	0.39% ($26,742)
to Shelby County, IL	0.29% ($16,522)
to Bond County, IL	0.27% ($27,000)
to Montgomery County, IL	0.21% ($30,353)
to Christian County, IL	0.19% ($18,400)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,708 (3,178 aged, 530 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 17,185 (4,777 male householders, 915 female householders)

  4,583 spouses, 5,947 children (5,336 natural, 123 adopted, 488 stepchildren), 359 grandchildren, 87 brothers or sisters, 89 parents, 83 other relatives, 345 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,810 (1,073 male householders (881 living alone)), 1,394 female householders (1,324 living alone)), 343 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,807 (1,756 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,603 2-persons, 1,311 3-persons, 1,119 4-persons, 435 5-persons, 162 6-persons, 62 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,205 1-person, 223 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 7 5-persons.

97.8% of residents of Fayette County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 53% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $113,706,000 ($5252 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

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	43 per 1000 residents

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

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)

Here:	5.6
State:	6.1

Here:	4.4
State:	4.1

60% of Fayette County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Illinois.

Fayette County:	60.5%
State average:	58.6%

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

• This state: 18792
• Northeast: 221
• Midwest: 1321
• South: 978
• West: 332

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $44,000

Here:	6.7%
Illinois:	13.4%

Here:	3.4%
Illinois:	11.1%

Here:	13.1%
Illinois:	25.8%

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