County population in 2016: 50,141 (76% urban, 24% rural); it was 37,535 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 10,204 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,726 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 10,334 Renter-occupied apartments: 4,616 (it was 3,959 in 2000)
% of renters here:
28%
State:
33%
Land area: 420 sq. mi.
Water area: 10.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 119 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Grundy County: 101.1 (near average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (20.1%), Retail trade (16.0%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (13.5%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (10.3%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $4,205 (2.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $3,645 (2.0%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 9.1%
Grundy County:
9.1%
Illinois:
13.0%
(8.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 28.9% for Black residents, 13.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 17.9% for other race residents, 1.3% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 37.7 years old
(Males: 36.9 years old, Females: 39.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 39.4 years old, Black residents: 35.3 years old, American Indian residents: 64.8 years old, Asian residents: 36.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.9 years old, Other race residents: 23.7 years old)
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.
Current college students: 1,710 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.9% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,942 (71.5% naturalized citizens)
Grundy County:
3.9%
Whole state:
13.9%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 134
2000 to 2009: 375
1990 to 1999: 545
1980 to 1989: 157
1970 to 1979: 186
Before 1970: 221
Note: State values scaled to Grundy County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 48.7%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 14,332
One, attached: 2,168
Two: 502
3 or 4: 703
5 to 9: 790
10 to 19: 305
20 to 49: 287
50 or more: 433
Mobile homes: 868
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 17
Housing units in Grundy County with a mortgage: 8,886 (194 second mortgage, 782 home equity loan, 37 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 4,667
Here:
66.7% with mortgage
State:
64.0% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Grundy County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
10,700
4
Evangelical Protestant
5,311
20
Mainline Protestant
4,230
16
Other
372
3
None
29,450
-
Grundy County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 3
Grundy County:
0.64 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.24 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:
0.21 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:
0.08 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:
0.43 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:
0.75 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 21
Grundy County:
4.47 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:
2.61 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 37
This county:
7.87 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.86 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Grundy County:
7.4%
Illinois:
8.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Grundy County:
27.3%
State:
25.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
14.4%
State:
14.5%
Agriculture in Grundy County:
Average size of farms: 524 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $129,643 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: $109,517 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: $141,653 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
Earthquake activity:
Grundy County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Illinois state average. It is 84% 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 199.3 miles away from Grundy 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 174.0 miles away from the county center On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 29.6 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 231.9 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) earthquake occurred 197.9 miles away from Grundy County center On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 188.5 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
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 Storms, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding, Incident Period: April 16, 2013 to May 05, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4116: May 10, 2013, FEMA Id: 4116, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, 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 Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 13, 2008 to October 05, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1800: October 03, 2008, FEMA Id: 1800, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Illinois Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 20, 2007 to August 31, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1729: September 25, 2007, FEMA Id: 1729, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
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 Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2000 to December 31, 2000, Emergency Declared EM-3161: January 17, 2001, FEMA Id: 3161, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Illinois Winter Snow Storm, Incident Period: January 01, 1999 to January 15, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3134: January 08, 1999, FEMA Id: 3134, Natural disaster type: Storm, Snow
Illinois Flooding, Incident Period: July 17, 1996 to August 07, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1129: July 25, 1996, FEMA Id: 1129, Natural disaster type: Flood
Illinois SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: February 23, 1985 to April 05, 1985, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-735: March 29, 1985, FEMA Id: 735, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Grundy County (13) is near the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9 Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 8, Floods: 7, Snowstorms: 2, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
Office and administrative support occupations (22%)
Sales and related occupations (12%)
Education, training, and library occupations (11%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
Management occupations (7%)
Healthcare support occupations (6%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (45%)
Guatemala (7%)
Philippines (6%)
Macedonia (5%)
Germany (5%)
England (4%)
Canada (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Grundy County (%):
German (18%)
Irish (9%)
Italian (9%)
American (8%)
Polish (6%)
Norwegian (6%)
English (4%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 16,686 (86.7%)
Carpooled: 1,115 (5.8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0.0%)
Subway or elevated: 4 (0.0%)
Railroad: 7 (0.0%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 210 (1.1%)
Bicycle: 73 (0.4%)
Walked: 137 (0.7%)
Worked at home: 966 (5.0%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Grundy County, Illinois in 2000:
288 people in nursing homes
46 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
13 people in religious group quarters
People in group quarters in Grundy County, Illinois in 2010:
192 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
26 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
21 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
15 people in other noninstitutional facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $65,971.
6.44% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($40,695 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.44%
Illinois average:
4.45%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.22% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($32,371 average AGI)
1.22% relocated from other states ($8,324 average AGI)
Grundy County:
1.22%
Illinois average:
1.87%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
6.97% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($40,744 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.97%
Illinois average:
4.96%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.24% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($29,209 average AGI)
1.73% relocated to other states ($11,534 average AGI)
Grundy County:
1.73%
Illinois average:
2.36%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Grundy County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 5,977 (5,148 aged, 829 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 844 (6%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Grundy County, Illinois in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic heart disease (496)
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (429)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (404)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (171)
Unspecified dementia (153)
Pneumonia, unspecified (122)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (117)
Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (99)
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: 11,583 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 202 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 51,277
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,332 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 728 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 9
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 33 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 91
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 30 Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 50,141
In family households: 43,572 (7,110 male householders, 6,212 female householders)
10,487 spouses, 16,575 children (15,736 natural, 316 adopted, 524 stepchildren), 791 grandchildren, 306 brothers or sisters, 421 parents, 577 other relatives, 1,071 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 6,194 (2,552 male householders (2,163 living alone)), 2,651 female householders (2,159 living alone)), 988 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 289
Size of family households: 5,531 2-persons, 2,912 3-persons, 2,809 4-persons, 1,395 5-persons, 446 6-persons, 234 7-or-more-persons.
9,251 married couples with children.
2,459 single-parent households (571 men, 1,888 women).
90.8% of residents of Grundy speak English at home.
7.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 39% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $150,104,000 ($3,655 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:
6.6
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.5
State:
4.2
Year house built
2014 or later: 390
2010 to 2013: 328
2000 to 2009: 5,154
1990 to 1999: 2,836
1980 to 1989: 1,880
1970 to 1979: 3,142
1960 to 1969: 1,652
1950 to 1959: 1,493
1940 to 1949: 895
1939 or earlier: 2,812
Note: State values scaled to Grundy population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Grundy County, Illinois
Note: State values scaled to Grundy County population
no vehicle: 335
1 vehicle: 2,728
2 vehicles: 6,017
3 vehicles: 2,999
4 vehicles: 1,186
5+ vehicles: 372
no vehicle: 396
1 vehicle: 2,097
2 vehicles: 1,925
3 vehicles: 474
4 vehicles: 73
5+ vehicles: 31
90% of Grundy County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Illinois.
Grundy County:
89.5%
State average:
86.9%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 41,515
Other state: 6,346
Northeast: 635
Midwest: 2,659
South: 1,924
West: 1,143
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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