Hamilton County, Illinois (IL)

Back to: Illinois, Illinois smaller cities, Illinois smallest towns, All US cities.

County population in July 2007: 8,245 (33% urban, 67% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,822
Renter-occupied apartments: 640

% of renters here:	18%
State:	33%

Land area: 435 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 20 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	12.9%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This county:	5.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

2008 cost of living index in Hamilton County: 73.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

We are giving away a $200 prize - enter simply by sending us your own pictures of this county!

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (28.4%), Manufacturing (12.8%), Retail trade (11.6%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 69%
Government: 20%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Hamilton County, Illinois:

White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
Black (0.7%)
Hispanic (0.6%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

Median resident age:	40.6 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 4,160	(48.3%)
Females: 4,461	(51.7%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $22,631
County population in 2003: 8,353
Jobs in 2003: 1,902

Recent posts about Hamilton County, Illinois on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users:

	Chicago - "Meanest city in the US"? (178 replies)
	Why Are the Taxes So High in This State? (53 replies)
	Writing a script: need info on Southern, IL (28 replies)

Total labor force in 2004: 3,933
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.1%

Average household size:

Hamilton County:	2.4 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,898 ($30,496 in 2000)

This county	$32,898
Illinois:	$50,260

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $68,783

Hamilton County	$68,783
Illinois:	$183,900

Median monthly rent in 2000: $308
Institutionalized population: 164
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Hamilton County in 2000: $633

Hamilton County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Hamilton County Illinois:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 58.8%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 40.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $492 (1.0%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hamilton County is $408 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $492 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $648 a month.

Cities in this county include: McLeansboro, Dahlgren, Broughton, Belle Prairie City.

2005 air pollution in Hamilton County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.086 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.077 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Franklin County , Gallatin County , Jefferson County , Saline County , Wayne County , White County .

Click to draw/clear county borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Hamilton County: Zinnia Knoll Picnic Area (A), Jackies Giant Oak Picnic Area (B), Shady Rest Picnic Area (C), Twin Oaks Picnic Area (D), Ash Grove Picnic Area (E), Persimmon Ridge Picnic Area (F), McLeansboro Golf Club (G), Little Egypt Youth Camp (H), Piney Wood Camping Area (I), Hickory Hill Picnic Area (J), Sunrise Point Picnic Area (K), Four Corners (L), Kiwanis Point Picnic Area (M), Green Acre Picnic Area (N), Rocky Point Picnic Area (O), Lakeside View Picnic Area (P), Catfish Corner Picnic Area (Q), South Flannigan Townhall (R), Flannigan Townhall (S). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Hamilton County include: Albion Church (A), Sneed Church (B), Smith Church (C), Smith Chapel (D), Antioch Church (E), Shiloh Church (F), Hopewell Church (G), Salem Church (H), Blooming Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Arterberry Cemetery (1), Garrison Cemetery (2), Knights Prairie Cemetery (3), Atchison Cemetery (4), Atchisson Cemetery (5), Gholson Cemetery (6), Barker Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Centerville Mens Club Lake (A), Lake Helen (B), Lake McLeansboro (C), Runoff Collection Pond (D), Main Lake (E), Olan Bullock Lake (F), L P Dolan Lake (G), John Goin Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Campbell Branch (A), Shelton Creek (B), Opossum Creek (C), Lick Creek (D), Rocky Branch (E), Tenmile Creek (F), Black Branch (G), Big Creek (H), Bear Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Hamilton County include: Karchers Post Oak Woods Nature Preserve (1), Hamilton County Fair Grounds (2), Hamilton County State Conservation Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Dale Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.4%
Illinois:	4.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 324
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 38 (47% naturalized citizens)

Hamilton County:	0.4%
Whole state:	12.3%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 13 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 8 1970 to 1974: 10 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 7

Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 49.0%

Hamilton County marital status for males

Hamilton County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,054
One, attached: 30
Two: 94
3 or 4: 43
5 to 9: 36
10 to 19: 21
20 or more: 7
Mobile homes: 698

Housing units in Hamilton County with a mortgage: 708 (48 second mortgage, 67 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 932

Agriculture in Hamilton County
Average size of farms: 338 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $42538
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $152.68
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 10.89%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $37263
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 73.53%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $64950
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.65%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.84
Corn for grain: 62937 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 9677 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 95396 harvested acres

Hamilton County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Illinois state average. It is 3.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 28 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/2/1990, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Plastics and rubber products (9%)
Educational services (8%)
Mining (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (28%)
Educational services (16%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)

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

Philippines (50%)
Mexico (21%)
Germany (18%)
United Kingdom (11%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Hamilton County:

United States or American (29%)
German (23%)
English (14%)
Irish (9%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Polish (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)

Hamilton County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,002 (82%)
Carpooled: 398 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 24 (1%)
Walked: 54 (1%)
Other means: 23 (1%)
Worked at home: 142 (4%)

People in group quarters in Hamilton County, Illinois

163 people in nursing homes
22 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
19 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,915.

5.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,447 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.25%
Illinois average:	5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.80% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($21,170 average AGI)
1.45% relocated from other states ($9,283 average AGI)
Hamilton County: 1.45%
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 White County, IL	0.66% ($21,700 average AGI)
from Jefferson County, IL	0.56% ($22,000)
from Franklin County, IL	0.43% ($19,231)
from Saline County, IL	0.43% ($47,923)

4.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,554 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.90%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.88% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($25,703 average AGI)
1.03% relocated to other states ($6,851 average AGI)
Hamilton County: 1.03%
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 Jefferson County, IL	0.89% ($34,926 average AGI)
to Franklin County, IL	0.70% ($33,857)
to Saline County, IL	0.43% ($47,154)
to White County, IL	0.36% ($31,273)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Births per 1000 population in Hamilton County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9

Deaths per 1000 population in Hamilton County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 14.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Hamilton County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,770 (1,565 aged, 205 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 11.9
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10535.71
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 1011.900
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 30000

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 903.510
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1409.470
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 12.05

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 11.61
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 36.14

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,415

In family households: 7,347 (2,135 male householders, 365 female householders)
2,138 spouses, 2,387 children (2,127 natural, 33 adopted, 227 stepchildren), 111 grandchildren, 63 brothers or sisters, 27 parents, 93 other relatives, 28 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,068 (406 male householders (365 living alone)), 593 female householders (575 living alone)), 69 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 206 (164 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,160 2-persons, 584 3-persons, 453 4-persons, 222 5-persons, 65 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 940 1-person, 56 2-persons, 3 3-persons.

97.5% of residents of Hamilton County speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $61,275,000 ($7295 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $746,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $23,394,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $13,239,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,526,000
Federal grants: $9,618,000
Federal procurement contracts: $458,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,040,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,003,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,087,000
Federal Government insurance: $24,944,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 461

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 510

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	43 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: -4

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

Net internal migration: -249

Here:	-30 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Hamilton County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 65
1995 to 1998: 174
1990 to 1994: 171
1980 to 1989: 461
1970 to 1979: 729
1960 to 1969: 449
1950 to 1959: 420
1940 to 1949: 378
1939 or earlier: 1,136

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hamilton County, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 27 3 rooms: 44 4 rooms: 401 5 rooms: 899 6 rooms: 699 7 rooms: 395 8 rooms: 200 9+ rooms: 157

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hamilton County, Illinois:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 25 3 rooms: 91 4 rooms: 211 5 rooms: 172 6 rooms: 56 7 rooms: 57 8 rooms: 21 9+ rooms: 1

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Hamilton County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 83 2 bedrooms: 1,036 3 bedrooms: 1,317 4 bedrooms: 308 5+ bedrooms: 78

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hamilton County:
	no bedroom: 15 1 bedroom: 135 2 bedrooms: 335 3 bedrooms: 124 4 bedrooms: 16 5+ bedrooms: 15

Cars and other vehicles available in Hamilton County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 138 1 vehicle: 730 2 vehicles: 1,213 3 vehicles: 510 4 vehicles: 195 5+ vehicles: 36

Cars and other vehicles available in Hamilton County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 148 1 vehicle: 250 2 vehicles: 182 3 vehicles: 45 4 vehicles: 15 5+ vehicles: 0

64% of Hamilton County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Illinois.

Hamilton County:	64.4%
State average:	58.6%

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

This state: 6928
Northeast: 67
Midwest: 930
South: 484
West: 144

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $34,600

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (43%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%) Wood (10%) Electricity (9%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (57%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%) Electricity (15%) Wood (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 71

Here:	7.4%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 26

Here:	5.8%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 15

Here:	5.1%
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.)

Hamilton County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $433,000
Current Operations - General Public Buildings: $779,000
Regular Highways: $656,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $249,000

Corrections - Other: $238,000

Health Services - Other: $149,000

Central Staff Services: $148,000

Financial Administration: $118,000

General - Other: $75,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $611,000
Interest Earnings: $10,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $20,000
Regular Highways: $10,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,850,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $620,000
Highways: $285,000
Tax - Property: $649,000
NEC: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $850,000

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)

Hamilton County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)