Grundy County, Illinois (IL)

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% of renters here:	28%
State:	33%

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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:

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Races in Grundy County, Illinois:

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

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

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Grundy County:	2.6 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

This county:	$60,082
Illinois:	$54,123

This county:	$647
State:	$669

Grundy County:	$205,596
Illinois:	$208,800

Detached houses: $247,227

Here:	$247,227
State:	$269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $183,580

Here:	$183,580
State:	$258,887

In 2-unit structures: $326,162

Here:	$326,162
State:	$320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $156,415

Here:	$156,415
State:	$330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $477,463

Here:	$477,463
State:	$275,408

Mobile homes: $27,307

Here:	$27,307
State:	$35,670

This county:	4.8%
Whole state:	10.7%

This county:	2.1%
Whole state:	5.1%

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

Here:	12.9%
Illinois:	9.9%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes

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

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

Here:	66.6% with mortgage
State:	69.8% with mortgage

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.

Grundy County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 Grundy County center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 62.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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%

Household type by relationship

• 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

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

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

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

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

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

Here:	6.1
State:	6.1

Here:	4.3
State:	4.1

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

Here:	6.5%
Illinois:	13.4%

Here:	1.9%
Illinois:	11.1%

Here:	19.4%
Illinois:	25.8%

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