Hancock County, Illinois (IL)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (24.1%), Educational,health and social services (20.0%), Retail trade (11.7%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Hancock County, Illinois:

Median resident age:	40.3 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 9,762	(48.5%)
Females: 10,359	(51.5%)

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Hancock County:	2.5 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

This county:	$42,581
Illinois:	$54,123

This county:	$331
State:	$669

Hancock County:	$96,431
Illinois:	$208,800

Detached houses: $120,809

Here:	$120,809
State:	$269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $79,677

Here:	$79,677
State:	$258,887

In 2-unit structures: $95,121

Here:	$95,121
State:	$320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $81,663

Here:	$81,663
State:	$330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $68,848

Here:	$68,848
State:	$275,408

Mobile homes: $24,174

Here:	$24,174
State:	$35,670

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $22,500

Here:	$22,500
State:	$62,382

This county:	8.3%
Whole state:	10.7%

This county:	3.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hancock County is $411 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $492 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $591 a month.

Cities in this county include: Hamilton, Carthage, Warsaw, La Harpe, Nauvoo, Dallas City, Augusta, Plymouth, Bowen, West Point.

Neighboring counties: Adams County , Clark County, Missouri , Henderson County , McDonough County , Lee County, Iowa , Lewis County, Missouri , Schuyler County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Hancock County: Lifers Landing (A), Tri-County Country Club (B), Mallard (C), La Moine Camp (D), Wilcox Townhall (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Hancock County include: Appanoose Church (A), Salem Church (B), Bethlehem Church (C), Middle Creek Church (D), Providence Church (E), Oak Grove Church (F), Majorville Church (G), Goldens Point Church (H), Mount Pleasant Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Lincoln Catholic Cemetery (1), Spangler Cemetery (2), Franklin Cemetery (3), South Basco Cemetery (4), Kesler Cemetery (5), Holland Cemetery (6), McKay Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Rocky Run Lake (A), Little Rocky Run Lake (B), Dennis Lake (C), Linda Lake (D), Carthage Lake (E), Thomas Lake (F), Augusta Lake (G), Limkemann Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: East Fork La Moine River (A), Waggoner Creek (B), Sheridan Creek (C), Chaney Creek (D), Wildcat Creek (E), Cedar Glen Creek (F), Sycamore Creek (G), Robinson Creek (H), Little Bear Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Hancock County include: Jaycee Park (1), Community Park (2), Cedar Glen Nature Preserve (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Niota Post Office (A), Colusa Post Office (B), Adrian Post Office (C), Burnside Post Office (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	9.0%
Illinois:	9.9%

Current college students: 731
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 110 (56% naturalized citizens)

Hancock County:	0.5%
Whole state:	12.3%

Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 57.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,421
• One, attached: 63
• Two: 217
• 3 or 4: 246
• 5 to 9: 162
• 10 to 19: 43
• 20 or more: 8
• Mobile homes: 740
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Housing units in Hancock County with a mortgage: 2,532 (200 second mortgage, 200 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,250

Here:	52.9% with mortgage
State:	69.8% with mortgage

Hancock 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 11 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/13/1974, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 8,025 (81%) Carpooled: 925 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 30 (0%) Motorcycle: 7 (0%) Bicycle: 21 (0%) Walked: 275 (3%) Other means: 37 (0%) Worked at home: 544 (6%)

5.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,620 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.34%
Illinois average:	5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.43% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($13,941 average AGI)
2.90% relocated from other states ($18,678 average AGI)

Hancock County:	2.90%
Illinois average:	2.13%

from Lee County, IA	0.83% ($26,359 average AGI)
from McDonough County, IL	0.68% ($22,288)
from Adams County, IL	0.59% ($24,822)
from Des Moines County, IA	0.23% ($32,111)
from Henderson County, IL	0.20% ($35,067)

6.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,870 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.54%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.80% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($15,591 average AGI)
3.74% relocated to other states ($17,279 average AGI)

Hancock County:	3.74%
Illinois average:	2.58%

to Lee County, IA	1.03% ($31,675 average AGI)
to Adams County, IL	0.89% ($53,000)
to McDonough County, IL	0.59% ($21,848)
to Des Moines County, IA	0.27% ($32,238)
to Henderson County, IL	0.21% ($37,688)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,112 (3,711 aged, 401 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 16,923 (4,812 male householders, 822 female householders)

  4,790 spouses, 5,869 children (5,266 natural, 157 adopted, 446 stepchildren), 175 grandchildren, 65 brothers or sisters, 51 parents, 86 other relatives, 253 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,836 (1,059 male householders (861 living alone)), 1,395 female householders (1,311 living alone)), 382 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 362 (270 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,713 2-persons, 1,129 3-persons, 1,122 4-persons, 469 5-persons, 127 6-persons, 74 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,172 1-person, 225 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 4 6-persons.

98.2% of residents of Hancock County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 32% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $148,465,000 ($7651 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,632,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $56,084,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $25,185,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,134,000
Federal grants: $48,580,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,226,000 ($17,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,256,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,692,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,345,000
Federal Government insurance: $59,722,000

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Here:	-43 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.89 millions of gallons per day (13% from ground, 87% from surface)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.1

Here:	4.7
State:	4.1

68% of Hancock County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Illinois.

Hancock County:	67.6%
State average:	58.6%

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

• This state: 11684
• Northeast: 134
• Midwest: 6985
• South: 762
• West: 400

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $34,200

Here:	5.1%
Illinois:	13.4%

Here:	5.1%
Illinois:	11.1%

Here:	6.2%
Illinois:	25.8%

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