Hardin County, Illinois (IL)

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County population in July 2007: 4,468 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,599
Renter-occupied apartments: 388

% of renters here:	20%
State:	33%

Land area: 178 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 25 people per square mile

(low).

2008 cost of living index in Hardin County: 70.5 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (26.2%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (19.5%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 71%
Government: 20%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Hardin County, Illinois:

White Non-Hispanic (94.9%)
Black (2.8%)
Hispanic (1.1%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
American Indian (0.5%)

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

Median resident age:	42.1 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 2,407	(50.1%)
Females: 2,393	(49.9%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $22,125
County population in 2003: 4,733
Jobs in 2003: 1,144

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Total labor force in 2004: 1,872
Unemployment rate in 2004: 8.2%

Average household size:

Hardin County:	2.3 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,171 ($27,693 in 1999)

This county:	$32,171
Illinois:	$54,123

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $235 (lower quartile is $179, upper quartile is $300)

This county:	$235
State:	$669

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $69,115 (it was $42,300 in 2000)

Hardin County:	$69,115
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $37,633 - $115,551

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $100,074
Here: $100,074
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $84,762
Here: $84,762
State: $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $76,912
Here: $76,912
State: $320,810

Mobile homes: $38,449
Here: $38,449
State: $35,670

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $62,382

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $957
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $228

Institutionalized population: 223

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2004 Presidential Election results in Hardin County Illinois:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 61.6%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 37.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $266 (0.6%)

Hardin County household income distribution in 2007

Hardin County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	18.6%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	8.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hardin 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: Rosiclare, Elizabethtown, Cave-In-Rock.

Neighboring counties: Crittenden County, Kentucky , Gallatin County , Livingston County, Kentucky , Pope County , Saline County , Union County, Kentucky .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Hardin County: Karbers Ridge Recreatrion Site (A), Camp Cadiz (B), Gentry Landing (C), Buzzards Roost (D), Sellers Landing (E), Tower Rock Camp and Picnic Area (F), Iron Furnace Point of Interest (G), Illinois Furnace Picnic Area (H), Spees Landing (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Hardin County include: Antioch Church (A), Honeycomb Church (B), Bethany Church (C), Saint Joseph Church (D), Potter Church (E), Richland Church (F), Central Church (G), Levee Pond Church (H), Good Hope Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Soward Cemetery (1), Adams Cemetery (2), Holbrook Cemetery (3), Sneed Cemetery (4), Smyrna Cemetery (5), Hale Cemetery (6), Angleton Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Tacumseh, Lake (A), Humm Lake (B), Whoopie Cat Lake (C), Whoople Cat Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Peters Creek (A), Cane Creek (B), Sheridan Branch (C), Wallace Branch (D), Hosick Creek (E), Rock Creek (F), Big Creek (G), Anthony Creek (H), Hogthief Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Hardin County: Cave-In-Rock State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Unemployment in December 2008:

Here:	7.5%
Illinois:	5.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 214
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 68.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 75 (17% naturalized citizens)

Hardin County:	1.6%
Whole state:	12.3%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 49 1990 to 1994: 8 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 5 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 4 1965 to 1969: 9

Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.2%

Hardin County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,807
One, attached: 14
Two: 65
3 or 4: 102
5 to 9: 10
10 to 19: 2
Mobile homes: 473
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 21

Housing units in Hardin County with a mortgage: 291 (2 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 625

Here:	31.8% with mortgage
State:	69.8% with mortgage

Religon statistics

Total adherents: 1,369
Total congregations: 12

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Catholic Church	Churches of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	734 (53.6%)	211 (15.4%)	157 (11.5%)	141 (10.3%)	126 (9.2%)
Congregations	4 (33.3%)	2 (16.7%)	1 (8.3%)	2 (16.7%)	3 (25.0%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Agriculture in Hardin County
Average size of farms: 222 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $16248
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $18316
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 30.84%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.17%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $35978
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.94%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.59
Corn for grain: 1800 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 3305 harvested acres

Hardin County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 1.4 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Mining (27%)
Construction (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Educational services (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (26%)
Educational services (14%)
Public administration (12%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Social assistance (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Extraction workers (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Registered nurses (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Cashiers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)

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

Other Western Europe (65%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (15%)
India (9%)
Philippines (5%)
Germany (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Hardin County (%):

United States or American (26%)
English (17%)
German (14%)
Irish (11%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
Scottish (3%)
Swiss (2%)

Hardin County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,383 (78%)
Carpooled: 253 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0%)
Taxi: 3 (0%)
Walked: 35 (2%)
Other means: 23 (1%)
Worked at home: 60 (3%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Hardin County, Illinois

153 people in state prisons
57 people in nursing homes
14 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
13 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,040.

5.23% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,987 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.23%
Illinois average:	5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.09% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($28,295 average AGI)
1.14% relocated from other states ($5,692 average AGI)
Hardin County: 1.14%
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 Saline County, IL

1.34% ($33,100 average AGI)

6.30% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,021 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.30%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.38% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($17,684 average AGI)
1.92% relocated to other states ($6,337 average AGI)
Hardin County: 1.92%
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 Saline County, IL

2.39% ($23,028 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.2

Births per 1000 population in Hardin County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Hardin County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 0.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Hardin County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 942 (763 aged, 179 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 21.16
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 14201.06
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 529.1
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 92338.62

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1017.380
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 2119.540
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 21.2

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,566

In family households: 3,902 (1,127 male householders, 232 female householders)
1,145 spouses, 1,235 children (1,153 natural, 14 adopted, 68 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 43 brothers or sisters, 14 parents, 16 other relatives, 66 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 664 (260 male householders (230 living alone)), 346 female householders (332 living alone)), 58 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 234 (218 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 683 2-persons, 334 3-persons, 243 4-persons, 95 5-persons, 4 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 562 1-person, 39 2-persons, 3 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

97.9% of residents of Hardin County speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (84% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (88% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $36,278,000 ($7678 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $401,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $13,856,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,181,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $930,000
Federal grants: $10,966,000
Federal procurement contracts: $291,000 ($68,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,054,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $32,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $302,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,714,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 231

Here:	49 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 330

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	43 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +45

Here:	+10 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -22

Here:	-5 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Hardin County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.14 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.3
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 53
1995 to 1998: 156
1990 to 1994: 148
1980 to 1989: 260
1970 to 1979: 355
1960 to 1969: 316
1950 to 1959: 312
1940 to 1949: 376
1939 or earlier: 518

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hardin County, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 50 4 rooms: 317 5 rooms: 555 6 rooms: 352 7 rooms: 176 8 rooms: 90 9+ rooms: 51

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hardin County, Illinois:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 26 3 rooms: 53 4 rooms: 152 5 rooms: 96 6 rooms: 46 7 rooms: 10 8 rooms: 3 9+ rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Hardin County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 101 2 bedrooms: 647 3 bedrooms: 720 4 bedrooms: 110 5+ bedrooms: 21

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hardin County:
	no bedroom: 16 1 bedroom: 84 2 bedrooms: 156 3 bedrooms: 123 4 bedrooms: 9 5+ bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Hardin County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 107 1 vehicle: 382 2 vehicles: 789 3 vehicles: 212 4 vehicles: 70 5+ vehicles: 39

Cars and other vehicles available in Hardin County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 93 1 vehicle: 233 2 vehicles: 45 3 vehicles: 10 4 vehicles: 7 5+ vehicles: 0

66% of Hardin County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Illinois.

Hardin County:	65.7%
State average:	58.6%

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

This state: 3629
Northeast: 9
Midwest: 300
South: 756
West: 28

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $21,700

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (49.4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26.6%) Electricity (19.6%) Wood (3.9%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (67.0%) Electricity (14.2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12.6%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4.1%) Wood (2.1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 26

Here:	6.0%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4

Here:	1.7%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9

Here:	4.4%
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.)

Hardin County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $224,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $680,000
General - Other: $345,000

Police Protection: $265,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $252,000

Parks & Recreation: $206,000

Welfare - Other: $199,000

Corrections - Other: $130,000

Health Services - Other: $127,000

Financial Administration: $115,000

Central Staff Services: $108,000

General Public Buildings: $30,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $174,000
General Support: $89,000

Public Welfare: $80,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $358,000
Interest Earnings: $16,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,969,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $547,000
Highways: $517,000

Public Welfare: $95,000

Health & Hospitals: $37,000
Tax - Property: $377,000
NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $696,000

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)

Hardin County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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