Grundy County, Illinois (IL)

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County population in July 2007: 47,144 (61% urban, 39% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 10,334
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,959

% of renters here:	28%
State:	33%

Land area: 420 sq. mi.
Water area: 10.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 89 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	4.8%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	2.1%
Whole state:	5.1%

2008 cost of living index in Grundy County: 102.6 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (17.7%), Educational,health and social services (17.0%), Retail trade (11.1%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (10.5%), Construction (10.2%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 83%
Government: 10%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Grundy County, Illinois:

White Non-Hispanic (94.6%)
Hispanic (4.1%)
Other race (1.3%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
American Indian (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	36.3 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 18,662	(49.7%)
Females: 18,873	(50.3%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $40,078
County population in 2003: 39,583
Jobs in 2003: 15,999

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Total labor force in 2004: 21,657
Unemployment rate in 2004: 7.8%

Average household size:

Grundy County:	2.6 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $55,793 ($51,719 in 2000)

This county	$55,793
Illinois:	$50,260

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $185,051

Grundy County	$185,051
Illinois:	$183,900

Median monthly rent in 2000: $602
Institutionalized population: 334
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Grundy County in 2000: $1139

Grundy County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 170 buildings, average cost: $154,400
2001: 199 buildings, average cost: $155,100
2002: 291 buildings, average cost: $163,800
2003: 782 buildings, average cost: $162,800
2004: 875 buildings, average cost: $181,900
2005: 621 buildings, average cost: $192,800
2006: 372 buildings, average cost: $190,700

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Grundy County Illinois:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 56.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 42.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $2,127 (1.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Grundy County is $593 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $777 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $978 a month.

Cities in this county include: Morris, Coal City, Minooka, Gardner, Diamond, Mazon, Braceville, South Wilmington, Carbon Hill, Verona.

Neighboring counties: Kankakee County , Kendall County , La Salle County , Livingston County , Will County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Grundy County: Wood Spur (A), Prairie Grove Picnic Area (B), Dell Abbey (C), Norman Town Hall (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Grundy County include: Aux Sable Church (A), Our Saviors Church (B), Prairie Church (C), Grace Baptist Church (D), Grace Lutheran Church (E), Trinity Church (F), Faith Church (G), Church of Christ (H), First Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Holderman Cemetery (1), Holderman and Hoge Cemetery (2), Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery (3), Short Cemetery (4), Aux Sable Cemetery (5), Saratoga Cemetery (6), Sample Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Aux Sable Lake (A), Goose Lake (B), Negro Slough (C), Dresden Cooling Lake (D), Collins Cooling Pond (E), Heidecke Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Stanton Creek (A), Walley Run (B), Moody Bayou (C), Saratoga Creek (D), Carson Creek (E), Bills Run (F), Waupecan Creek (G), Spring Run (H), Mazon River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Grundy County include: Mazonia State Fish and Wildlife Area (1), Short Pioneer Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve (2), Goose Lake Prairie State Park (3), Goose Lake Prairie Nature Preserve (4), Heidecke State Fish and Wildlife Area (5), Grundy County Fairground (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.8%
Illinois:	4.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 1,710
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 996 (35% naturalized citizens)

Grundy County:	2.7%
Whole state:	12.3%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 244 1990 to 1994: 188 1985 to 1989: 75 1980 to 1984: 82 1975 to 1979: 81 1970 to 1974: 105 1970 to 1974: 16 1965 to 1969: 205

Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 48.7%

Grundy County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 10,860
One, attached: 719
Two: 502
3 or 4: 674
5 to 9: 567
10 to 19: 244
20 or more: 423
Mobile homes: 1,042
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Housing units in Grundy County with a mortgage: 5,859 (540 second mortgage, 826 home equity loan, 25 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,940

Agriculture in Grundy County
Average size of farms: 524 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $129643
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $254.11
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.24%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 5.88%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $109517
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 91.55%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.03%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $141653
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.24%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.39
Corn for grain: 100262 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 209 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 92946 harvested acres
Vegetables: 52 harvested acres

Grundy County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 2.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 91 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/12/1965, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 90 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (17%)
Utilities (8%)
Chemicals (5%)
Machinery (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Electricians (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Cashiers (4%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (59%)
Germany (7%)
India (3%)
Canada (3%)
United Kingdom (3%)
Russia (3%)
Italy (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Grundy County:

German (21%)
Irish (15%)
Italian (12%)
Norwegian (8%)
English (7%)
United States or American (7%)
Polish (5%)

Grundy County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 15,568 (85%)
Carpooled: 1,628 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%)
Railroad: 109 (1%)
Taxi: 2 (0%)
Motorcycle: 10 (0%)
Bicycle: 37 (0%)
Walked: 273 (1%)
Other means: 48 (0%)
Worked at home: 564 (3%)

People in group quarters in Grundy County, Illinois

288 people in nursing homes
46 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
13 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $60,994.

11.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,330 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.29%
Illinois average:	5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
9.82% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($42,002 average AGI)
1.47% relocated from other states ($6,327 average AGI)
Grundy County: 1.47%
Illinois average: 2.13%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Will County, IL	4.70% ($49,596 average AGI)
from Cook County, IL	2.38% ($48,442)
from DuPage County, IL	0.77% ($50,236)
from La Salle County, IL	0.50% ($41,473)
from Livingston County, IL	0.25% ($30,978)
from Kendall County, IL	0.20% ($56,811)
from Kane County, IL	0.18% ($54,576)

7.86% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,914 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.86%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.80% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($29,805 average AGI)
2.06% relocated to other states ($14,108 average AGI)
Grundy County: 2.06%
Illinois average: 2.58%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Will County, IL	2.46% ($42,728 average AGI)
to La Salle County, IL	0.71% ($40,477)
to Cook County, IL	0.65% ($37,233)
to Livingston County, IL	0.40% ($30,380)
to DuPage County, IL	0.30% ($43,148)
to Kendall County, IL	0.21% ($42,237)
to Kankakee County, IL	0.17% ($34,419)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.3

Births per 1000 population in Grundy County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Grundy County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Grundy County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,405 (4,830 aged, 575 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.43
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 11582.95
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 202.1
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 51277.12

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1332.180
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 727.680
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 9.12

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 32.71
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 91.25

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 29.65
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 37,183

In family households: 32,419 (8,661 male householders, 1,654 female householders)
8,647 spouses, 11,949 children (10,876 natural, 279 adopted, 794 stepchildren), 399 grandchildren, 154 brothers or sisters, 136 parents, 297 other relatives, 522 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,764 (2,015 male householders (1,576 living alone)), 1,970 female householders (1,780 living alone)), 779 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 352 (339 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,274 2-persons, 2,405 3-persons, 2,178 4-persons, 1,036 5-persons, 316 6-persons, 106 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,356 1-person, 536 2-persons, 47 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 18 5-persons.

94.6% of residents of Grundy County speak English at home.
3.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% 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: $150,104,000 ($3655 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,879,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $84,181,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $40,054,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,037,000
Federal grants: $8,909,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,937,000 ($45,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,986,000 ($355,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,261,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $34,156,000
Federal Government insurance: $83,128,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,783

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,702

Here:	39 per 1000 residents
State:	43 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +190

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +5,118

Here:	+117 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Grundy County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.90 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 291
1995 to 1998: 1,634
1990 to 1994: 1,336
1980 to 1989: 1,683
1970 to 1979: 2,879
1960 to 1969: 1,688
1950 to 1959: 1,558
1940 to 1949: 1,050
1939 or earlier: 2,921

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Grundy County, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 33 3 rooms: 171 4 rooms: 927 5 rooms: 2,346 6 rooms: 2,627 7 rooms: 1,961 8 rooms: 1,259 9+ rooms: 1,010

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grundy County, Illinois:
	1 room: 106 2 rooms: 267 3 rooms: 618 4 rooms: 1,253 5 rooms: 863 6 rooms: 474 7 rooms: 231 8 rooms: 93 9+ rooms: 54

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Grundy County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 187 2 bedrooms: 2,188 3 bedrooms: 5,808 4 bedrooms: 1,828 5+ bedrooms: 323

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grundy County:
	no bedroom: 121 1 bedroom: 927 2 bedrooms: 1,813 3 bedrooms: 907 4 bedrooms: 132 5+ bedrooms: 59

Cars and other vehicles available in Grundy County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 229 1 vehicle: 2,334 2 vehicles: 4,958 3 vehicles: 2,036 4 vehicles: 571 5+ vehicles: 206

Cars and other vehicles available in Grundy County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 425 1 vehicle: 1,829 2 vehicles: 1,380 3 vehicles: 215 4 vehicles: 92 5+ vehicles: 18

57% of Grundy County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Illinois.

Grundy County:	57.3%
State average:	58.6%

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

This state: 30232
Northeast: 508
Midwest: 2852
South: 1842
West: 943

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $106,400

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (79%) Electricity (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (64%) Electricity (26%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 307

Here:	6.5%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 46

Here:	1.9%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 283

Here:	19.4%
Illinois:	25.8%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Grundy County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $7,737,000
Construction - Central Staff Services: $338,000
Current Operations - Welfare - Other: $5,740,000
Regular Highways: $2,865,000

General - Other: $2,459,000

Police Protection: $2,398,000

Corrections - Other: $1,144,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,061,000

Health Services - Other: $1,054,000

Central Staff Services: $987,000

Financial Administration: $921,000

General Public Buildings: $626,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $497,000
Public Welfare: $21,000
General - Interest on Debt: $400,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $6,670,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $6,345,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $325,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,342,000
Interest Earnings: $72,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $7,770,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $3,091,000
Highways: $1,102,000

Public Welfare: $587,000

Health & Hospitals: $311,000
Tax - Property: $6,945,000
NEC: $442,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $10,407,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Grundy County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)