Jasper County, Illinois (IL)

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County population in July 2007: 9,707 (31% urban, 69% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,271
Renter-occupied apartments: 659

% of renters here:	17%
State:	33%

Land area: 494 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 20 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	9.9%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This county:	2.4%
Whole state:	5.1%

2008 cost of living index in Jasper County: 75.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (19.6%), Educational,health and social services (17.8%), Retail trade (11.6%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (10.3%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 73%
Government: 15%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 11%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Jasper County, Illinois:

White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)

Median resident age:	38.1 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 4,998	(49.4%)
Females: 5,119	(50.6%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $25,907
County population in 2003: 10,010
Jobs in 2003: 2,767

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Total labor force in 2004: 5,069
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.5%

Average household size:

Jasper County:	2.5 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,456 ($34,721 in 2000)

This county	$37,456
Illinois:	$50,260

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $93,533

Jasper County	$93,533
Illinois:	$183,900

Median monthly rent in 2000: $363
Institutionalized population: 78
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Jasper County in 2000: $694

Jasper County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Jasper County Illinois:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 66.1%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 33.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $880 (1.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jasper County is $396 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $492 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $647 a month.

Cities in this county include: Newton, Ste. Marie, Willow Hill, Hidalgo, Wheeler, Yale, Rose Hill.

Neighboring counties: Clark County , Clay County , Crawford County , Cumberland County , Effingham County , Richland County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Jasper County: Shadbush Picnic Area (A), Persimmon Point Camping Area (B), Dogwood Picnic Area (C), Red Bud Picnic Area (D), White Oak Picnic Area (E), Sainte Marie Townhall (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Jasper County include: South Muddy Church (A), South Bend Church (B), Shiloh Church (C), Saint Valentine Church (D), Bethany Church (E), Harmon Chapel (F), Island Grove Church (G), Kerns Chapel (H), Headyville Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Abbott Cemetery (1), South Muddy Cemetery (2), Songer Cemetery (3), Kibler Cemetery (4), Freeman Cemetery (5), Andrews Cemetery (6), Kilgore Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Glenn Lake (A), Berry Lake (B), Lake Jasper (C), Newton Power Station Lake (D), Burgett Lake (E), Newton Lake (F), Lake Sandpoint (G), Sam Parr Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mint Creek (A), Camp Creek (B), Hunts Branch (C), Lick Creek (D), Pond Grove Creek (E), Long Branch (F), Slate Creek (G), North Fork Embarras River (H), Ranger Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Jasper County include: Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (1), Jasper County State Prairie Chicken Sanctuary (2), Sam Parr State Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: West Liberty Post Office (A), Bogota Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.0%
Illinois:	4.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 459
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 23 (52% naturalized citizens)

Jasper County:	0.2%
Whole state:	12.3%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 1 1970 to 1974: 11 1970 to 1974: 5 1965 to 1969: 6

Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 63.1%

Jasper County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,423
One, attached: 19
Two: 77
3 or 4: 77
5 to 9: 58
10 to 19: 13
20 or more: 34
Mobile homes: 593

Housing units in Jasper County with a mortgage: 1,118 (45 second mortgage, 78 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 876

Agriculture in Jasper County
Average size of farms: 343 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $87102
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $190.24
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 36.13%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $77677
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 85.25%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.02%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $86322
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.62%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.81
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 10.94%
Corn for grain: 99383 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 5470 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 122401 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 73 acres

Jasper County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Illinois state average. It is 3.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 10 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/2/1990, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
Construction (11%)
Utilities (7%)
Printing and related support activities (6%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (14%)
Health care (12%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (6%)
Apparel (6%)
Social assistance (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Carpenters (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)
Cashiers (3%)

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

Philippines (43%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (26%)
Mexico (22%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Jasper County:

German (49%)
United States or American (16%)
English (10%)
Irish (6%)
French (except Basque) (3%)
Dutch (2%)
Scottish (1%)

Jasper County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,829 (78%)
Carpooled: 524 (11%)
Bicycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 228 (5%)
Other means: 42 (1%)
Worked at home: 281 (6%)

69 people in nursing homes
9 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,430.

4.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,933 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.16%
Illinois average:	5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.26% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($20,461 average AGI)
0.91% relocated from other states ($7,473 average AGI)
Jasper County: 0.91%
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 Effingham County, IL	1.16% ($22,304 average AGI)
from Crawford County, IL	0.33% ($43,923)
from Richland County, IL	0.33% ($22,077)

5.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,900 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.48%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.13% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($39,245 average AGI)
1.34% relocated to other states ($5,655 average AGI)
Jasper County: 1.34%
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 Effingham County, IL	0.90% ($35,444 average AGI)
to Richland County, IL	0.65% ($24,192)
to Crawford County, IL	0.50% ($206,950)
to Coles County, IL	0.30% ($21,917)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.7

Births per 1000 population in Jasper County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Jasper County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Jasper County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,730 (1,570 aged, 160 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1047.900
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1007.980
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 9.98

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 18.78
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 49.9

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9.98

Household type by relationship

Households: 10,040

In family households: 8,844 (2,458 male householders, 390 female householders)
2,499 spouses, 3,228 children (2,849 natural, 105 adopted, 274 stepchildren), 48 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 21 parents, 53 other relatives, 129 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,196 (468 male householders (394 living alone)), 613 female householders (587 living alone)), 115 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 77 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,297 2-persons, 594 3-persons, 547 4-persons, 287 5-persons, 100 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 981 1-person, 84 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

98.5% of residents of Jasper County speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 45% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (9% speak English very well, 91% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $51,797,000 ($5170 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $435,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $22,544,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,373,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,510,000
Federal grants: $7,185,000
Federal procurement contracts: $663,000 ($67,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,522,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $173,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,664,000
Federal Government insurance: $27,709,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 645

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 540

Here:	54 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: -182

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

Population growth in Jasper County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.28 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 65
1995 to 1998: 216
1990 to 1994: 246
1980 to 1989: 510
1970 to 1979: 868
1960 to 1969: 455
1950 to 1959: 525
1940 to 1949: 311
1939 or earlier: 1,098

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jasper County, Illinois:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 14 3 rooms: 66 4 rooms: 331 5 rooms: 810 6 rooms: 887 7 rooms: 559 8 rooms: 307 9+ rooms: 291

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jasper County, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 15 3 rooms: 130 4 rooms: 187 5 rooms: 130 6 rooms: 113 7 rooms: 65 8 rooms: 1 9+ rooms: 18

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Jasper County:
	no bedroom: 12 1 bedroom: 80 2 bedrooms: 900 3 bedrooms: 1,744 4 bedrooms: 441 5+ bedrooms: 94

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jasper County:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 156 2 bedrooms: 259 3 bedrooms: 193 4 bedrooms: 26 5+ bedrooms: 19

Cars and other vehicles available in Jasper County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 65 1 vehicle: 726 2 vehicles: 1,415 3 vehicles: 686 4 vehicles: 274 5+ vehicles: 105

Cars and other vehicles available in Jasper County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 162 1 vehicle: 266 2 vehicles: 177 3 vehicles: 54 4 vehicles: 0 5+ vehicles: 0

72% of Jasper 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, 74% lived in Illinois.

Jasper County:	71.6%
State average:	58.6%

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

This state: 8916
Northeast: 28
Midwest: 652
South: 375
West: 111

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%) Utility gas (40%) Electricity (5%) Wood (5%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (49%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%) Electricity (13%) Wood (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 133

Here:	11.0%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6

Here:	0.8%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
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.)

Jasper County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $1,003,000
Current Operations - Health Services - Other: $1,471,000
Regular Highways: $1,333,000

General - Other: $823,000

Police Protection: $669,000

Central Staff Services: $600,000

Financial Administration: $555,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $467,000

Solid Waste Management: $85,000

General Public Buildings: $83,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $17,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $20,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $537,000
Interest Earnings: $107,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,331,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,113,000
Health & Hospitals: $761,000

Highways: $644,000

Public Welfare: $14,000
Tax - Property: $1,945,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,410,000

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)

Jasper 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)