Lawrence County, Illinois (IL)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.1%), Manufacturing (14.4%), Retail trade (11.9%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Lawrence County, Illinois:

Median resident age:	40.8 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 7,362	(47.6%)
Females: 8,090	(52.4%)

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Lawrence County:	2.4 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

This county:	$35,270
Illinois:	$54,123

This county:	$322
State:	$669

Lawrence County:	$73,786
Illinois:	$208,800

Detached houses: $108,228

Here:	$108,228
State:	$269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $71,067

Here:	$71,067
State:	$258,887

In 2-unit structures: $176,399

Here:	$176,399
State:	$320,810

Mobile homes: $25,727

Here:	$25,727
State:	$35,670

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $54,412

Here:	$54,412
State:	$62,382

This county:	13.7%
Whole state:	10.7%

This county:	4.7%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lawrence County is $374 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $492 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $654 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lawrenceville, Bridgeport, Sumner, St. Francisville, Russellville, Birds.

Neighboring counties: Crawford County , Knox County, Indiana , Richland County , Wabash County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Lawrence County: Veterans Point Picnic Area (A), Beman (B), Raccoon Ridge Campground (C), Lukin Townhall (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lawrence County include: Shiloh Baptist Church (A), May Chapel (B), Bee Branch Church (C), Bethany Church (D), Bethel Church (E), Beulah Church (F), Billett United Methodist Church (G), Buchanan Church (H), East Pinkstaff Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Mickey Cemetery (1), Hollister Cemetery (2), Allison Cemetery (3), Shiloh Cemetery (4), Gilead Cemetery (5), Kinkade Cemetery (6), Lone Tree Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Lawrence, Lake (A), Rapid Pond (B), Miller Pond (C), Beaver Pond (D), Garvey Pond (E), Robeson Pond (F), Red Hills State Park Lake (G), Red Hills Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bugaboo Creek (A), Brushy Creek (B), Carter Creek (C), Birch Creek (D), Embarras River (E), Bee Branch (F), Slough, The (G), Flat Branch (H), Paul Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lawrence County include: Red Hills State Park (1), Red Hills Woods Nature Preserve (2), Chauncey Marsh Nature Preserve (3), Lincoln Trail State Memorial (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Pinkstaff Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	8.8%
Illinois:	9.9%

Current college students: 537
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 90 (10% naturalized citizens)

Lawrence County:	0.6%
Whole state:	12.3%

Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 63.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,245
• One, attached: 34
• Two: 141
• 3 or 4: 140
• 5 to 9: 58
• 10 to 19: 45
• 20 or more: 205
• Mobile homes: 1,094
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 52

Housing units in Lawrence County with a mortgage: 1,724 (105 second mortgage, 98 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,621

Here:	51.5% with mortgage
State:	69.8% with mortgage

Lawrence County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 2.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/25/1956, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Lawrence County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Illinois state average. It is 33% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 20.8 miles away from Lawrence County center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 11.2 miles away from the county center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 51.1 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 18.5 miles away from Lawrence County center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 22.2 miles away from the county center
On 4/21/2008 at 05:38:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, 4.0 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 17.0 miles away from Lawrence County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,754 (83%) Carpooled: 692 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 52 (1%) Bicycle: 9 (0%) Walked: 158 (2%) Other means: 32 (0%) Worked at home: 247 (4%)

5.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,738 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.02%
Illinois average:	5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.19% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($13,724 average AGI)
2.83% relocated from other states ($16,015 average AGI)

Lawrence County:	2.83%
Illinois average:	2.13%

from Knox County, IN	0.93% ($19,471 average AGI)
from Crawford County, IL	0.53% ($37,310)
from Richland County, IL	0.29% ($29,938)
from Wabash County, IL	0.18% ($40,200)

6.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,681 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.37%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.45% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($11,099 average AGI)
3.92% relocated to other states ($16,582 average AGI)

Lawrence County:	3.92%
Illinois average:	2.58%

to Knox County, IN	1.40% ($27,013 average AGI)
to Crawford County, IL	0.56% ($28,258)
to Richland County, IL	0.45% ($28,480)
to Wabash County, IL	0.32% ($29,444)
to Vanderburgh County, IN	0.20% ($22,273)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,239 (2,781 aged, 458 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 12,625 (3,458 male householders, 841 female householders)

  3,488 spouses, 4,253 children (3,952 natural, 89 adopted, 212 stepchildren), 177 grandchildren, 47 brothers or sisters, 40 parents, 85 other relatives, 236 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,235 (796 male householders (654 living alone)), 1,224 female householders (1,173 living alone)), 215 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 592 (490 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,090 2-persons, 996 3-persons, 770 4-persons, 297 5-persons, 94 6-persons, 52 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,827 1-person, 173 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 1 5-persons.

97.6% of residents of Lawrence County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 32% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $96,915,000 ($6059 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,208,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $44,790,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $25,860,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,250,000
Federal grants: $14,910,000
Federal procurement contracts: $654,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,450,000 ($674,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,760,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,312,000
Federal Government insurance: $25,617,000

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	82 per 1000 residents
State:	43 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+60 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	5.6
State:	6.1

Here:	4.5
State:	4.1

63% of Lawrence County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Illinois.

Lawrence County:	63.0%
State average:	58.6%

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

• This state: 10148
• Northeast: 78
• Midwest: 3956
• South: 850
• West: 259

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $36,700

Here:	2.7%
Illinois:	13.4%

Here:	7.8%
Illinois:	11.1%

Here:	3.5%
Illinois:	25.8%

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