Iroquois County, Illinois (IL)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.6%), Manufacturing (17.6%), Retail trade (12.1%).

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Races in Iroquois County, Illinois:

Median resident age:	39.6 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 15,366	(49.0%)
Females: 15,968	(51.0%)

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Iroquois County:	2.5 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

This county:	$44,227
Illinois:	$54,123

This county:	$419
State:	$669

Iroquois County:	$129,976
Illinois:	$208,800

Detached houses: $157,607

Here:	$157,607
State:	$269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $116,231

Here:	$116,231
State:	$258,887

In 2-unit structures: $183,574

Here:	$183,574
State:	$320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $103,265

Here:	$103,265
State:	$330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $122,815

Here:	$122,815
State:	$275,408

Mobile homes: $33,718

Here:	$33,718
State:	$35,670

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$62,382

This county:	8.7%
Whole state:	10.7%

This county:	3.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Iroquois County is $406 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $492 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $619 a month.

Cities in this county include: Watseka, Gilman, Onarga, Milford, Clifton, Sheldon, Cissna Park, Ashkum, Crescent City, Buckley.

Neighboring counties: Benton County, Indiana , Ford County , Kankakee County , Newton County, Indiana , Vermilion County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Iroquois County: Iroquois County Farm (A), Idaville Cor (B), Milks Grove Town Hall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Iroquois County include: Apostolic Christian Church (A), Beaver Church (B), Saint Paulinus Church (C), Saint Johns Church (D), Prairie Dell Church (E), Sugar Creek Chapel (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Milk's Grove Cemetery (1), Amity Cemetery (2), L'Erable Catholic Cemetery (3), Lisk Cemetery (4), Gaffield Cemetery (5), Gard Army of The Republic Cemetery (6), Ash Grove Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Kam Lake (A), Bayles Lake (B), Lake Iroquois (C), Iroquois Lake (D), Miller Spring Lake (E), Fish Lake (F), Widner Lake (G), Kellart Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Shavetail Creek (A), Blackston Branch (B), Beaver Creek (C), Hooper Branch (D), Langan Creek (E), Fountain Creek (F), Gay Creek (G), Gaffield Creek (H), Spring Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Iroquois County include: Dawson Park (1), Iroquois County State Conservation Area (2), Loda Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve (3), Bonnies Prairie Nature Preserve (4), Hooper Branch Savanna Nature Preserve (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Goodwine Post Office (A), Claytonville Post Office (B), Stockland Post Office (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.4%
Illinois:	9.9%

Current college students: 1,007
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 764 (35% naturalized citizens)

Iroquois County:	2.4%
Whole state:	12.3%

Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 62.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,253
• One, attached: 146
• Two: 387
• 3 or 4: 332
• 5 to 9: 233
• 10 to 19: 134
• 20 or more: 41
• Mobile homes: 816
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 20

Housing units in Iroquois County with a mortgage: 4,155 (329 second mortgage, 319 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,387

Here:	55.1% with mortgage
State:	69.8% with mortgage

Iroquois County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 2.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 28 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/12/1976, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 15 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Iroquois County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 98% 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 74.2 miles away from Iroquois County center
On 4/14/2000 at 03:54:20, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 89.2 miles away from the county center
On 12/17/1990 at 05:24:59, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 62.8 miles away from the county center
On 12/16/1996 at 01:58:31, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 89.4 miles away from Iroquois County center
On 4/24/1990 at 09:41:24, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 85.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 11,778 (80%) Carpooled: 1,430 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 34 (0%) Subway or elevated: 4 (0%) Motorcycle: 3 (0%) Bicycle: 21 (0%) Walked: 465 (3%) Other means: 92 (1%) Worked at home: 901 (6%)

5.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,523 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.25%
Illinois average:	5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.04% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($23,997 average AGI)
1.21% relocated from other states ($7,526 average AGI)

Iroquois County:	1.21%
Illinois average:	2.13%

from Kankakee County, IL	1.46% ($32,034 average AGI)
from Cook County, IL	0.57% ($33,565)
from Ford County, IL	0.47% ($36,053)
from Vermilion County, IL	0.31% ($17,135)
from Champaign County, IL	0.26% ($24,323)
from Will County, IL	0.19% ($44,870)
from Newton County, IN	0.12% ($20,600)

5.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,188 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.98%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.24% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($23,044 average AGI)
1.73% relocated to other states ($9,144 average AGI)

Iroquois County:	1.73%
Illinois average:	2.58%

to Kankakee County, IL	1.59% ($36,599 average AGI)
to Champaign County, IL	0.49% ($25,559)
to Ford County, IL	0.45% ($31,963)
to Vermilion County, IL	0.33% ($24,850)
to Cook County, IL	0.30% ($22,167)
to Will County, IL	0.14% ($44,000)
to McLean County, IL	0.12% ($30,786)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,204 (5,417 aged, 787 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 26,625 (7,254 male householders, 1,475 female householders)

  7,374 spouses, 9,115 children (8,166 natural, 334 adopted, 615 stepchildren), 392 grandchildren, 150 brothers or sisters, 140 parents, 253 other relatives, 472 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,016 (1,506 male householders (1,225 living alone)), 1,977 female householders (1,852 living alone)), 533 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 693 (654 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,152 2-persons, 1,722 3-persons, 1,629 4-persons, 803 5-persons, 305 6-persons, 118 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,077 1-person, 329 2-persons, 52 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

94.9% of residents of Iroquois County speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (94% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $179,566,000 ($5856 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,880,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $86,300,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $40,163,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $32,131,000
Federal grants: $12,121,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,739,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,112,000 ($74,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $283,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,760,000
Federal Government insurance: $182,605,000

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	43 per 1000 residents

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Here:	-18 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.63 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.1

Here:	4.9
State:	4.1

66% of Iroquois County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Illinois.

Iroquois County:	65.6%
State average:	58.6%

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

• This state: 26072
• Northeast: 227
• Midwest: 2552
• South: 1156
• West: 469

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $54,300

Here:	7.1%
Illinois:	13.4%

Here:	4.9%
Illinois:	11.1%

Here:	8.5%
Illinois:	25.8%

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