Lee County, Illinois (IL)

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• • 28,23884.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,3467.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,7135.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 9162.7%Two or more races
  • 2130.6%Asian alone
  • 70.02%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $188,294

Here:	$188,294
State:	$310,164

Townhouses or other attached units: $198,007

Here:	$198,007
State:	$286,230

In 2-unit structures: $216,156

Here:	$216,156
State:	$299,638

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $102,272

Here:	$102,272
State:	$330,907

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $76,128

Here:	$76,128
State:	$318,887

Mobile homes: $37,701

Here:	$37,701
State:	$78,855

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 24
• Burglaries: 24
• Thefts: 63
• Auto thefts: 6

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 21
• Burglaries: 11
• Thefts: 63
• Auto thefts: 7

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,856 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,665 (1.8%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lee County is $434 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $522 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $697 a month.

Cities in this county include: Dixon, Amboy, Ashton, Franklin Grove, Paw Paw, Sublette, Compton, Lee, Steward, West Brooklyn.

Neighboring counties: Litchfield County, Connecticut , Berrien County, Michigan , Harrison County, Iowa , Ottawa County, Ohio , Marion County, Iowa , Monona County, Iowa .

Current college students: 1,434
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 774 (39.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2542010 or later
• 1482000 to 2009
• 951990 to 1999
• 1031980 to 1989
• 1021970 to 1979
• 283Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,614
• One, attached: 246
• Two: 532
• 3 or 4: 410
• 5 to 9: 536
• 10 to 19: 163
• 20 to 49: 272
• 50 or more: 455
• Mobile homes: 743

Housing units in Lee County with a mortgage: 5,599 (395 second mortgage, 25 home equity loan, 301 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 79

Religion statistics for Lee County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Lee County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Illinois Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4489, Natural disaster type: Other
• Illinois Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: February 24, 2019 - July 3, 2019, FEMA Id: 4461, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Illinois Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 03, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1960: March 17, 2011, FEMA Id: 1960, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Illinois Snow, Incident Period: November 30, 2006 to December 01, 2006, Emergency Declared EM-3269: December 29, 2006, FEMA Id: 3269, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Illinois Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3230: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3230, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Illinois SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: February 23, 1985 to April 05, 1985, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-735: March 29, 1985, FEMA Id: 735, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Illinois Blizzards and Snowstorms, Incident Period: January 16, 1979, Emergency Declared EM-3068: January 16, 1979, FEMA Id: 3068, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Blizzard
• Illinois SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: June 10, 1974, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-438: June 10, 1974, FEMA Id: 438, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Illinois SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: April 26, 1973, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-373: April 26, 1973, FEMA Id: 373, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood

7.45% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($36,521 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.97% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($28,915 average AGI)
1.48% relocated from other states ($7,607 average AGI)

Lee County:	1.48%
Illinois average:	2.01%

from Cook County, IL	1.31% ($18,553 average AGI)
from Whiteside County, IL	1.18% ($43,871)
from Ogle County, IL	0.99% ($43,655)
from DeKalb County, IL	0.41% ($46,085)
from La Salle County, IL	0.30% ($44,628)
from Winnebago County, IL	0.26% ($35,108)
from DuPage County, IL	0.18% ($39,000)

6.41% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($50,086 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.56% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($31,373 average AGI)
1.85% relocated to other states ($18,712 average AGI)

Lee County:	1.85%
Illinois average:	3.06%

to Whiteside County, IL	1.27% ($39,344 average AGI)
to Ogle County, IL	0.89% ($47,302)
to Cook County, IL	0.36% ($46,824)
to La Salle County, IL	0.35% ($39,840)
to DeKalb County, IL	0.33% ($66,830)
to Winnebago County, IL	0.23% ($60,406)
to Bureau County, IL	0.19% ($38,407)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.9

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lee County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 6,680 (2,042 living alone), Female householders: 7,233 (2,714 living alone)

• 6,121 spouses (6,093 opposite-sex spouses), 1,391 unmarried partners, (1,343 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,346 children (7,590 natural, 149 adopted, 617 stepchildren), 373 grandchildren, 196 brothers or sisters, 93 parents, 8 foster children, 283 other relatives, 381 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 2,880

Size of family households: 4,126 2-persons, 1,915 3-persons, 1,393 4-persons, 430 5-persons, 252 6-persons, 145 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,754 1-person, 826 2-persons, 75 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 14 5-persons.

4,069 married couples with children.
2,017 single-parent households (575 men, 1,442 women).

95.7% of residents of Lee speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $184,792,000 ($5,170 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,917,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $90,128,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $41,019,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $18,600,000
Federal grants: $27,868,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,520,000 ($195,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,657,000 ($465,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $526,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,247,000
Federal Government insurance: $105,663,000

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

Here:	-10 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.28 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Lee County, Illinois
• 92020 or later
• 4192010 to 2019
• 1,1292000 to 2009
• 1,4201990 to 1999
• 8881980 to 1989
• 2,2161970 to 1979
• 1,6191960 to 1969
• 1,6761950 to 1959
• 9281940 to 1949
• 4,5441939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Lee County, Illinois

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lee County, Illinois
• 111 room
• 02 rooms
• 4133 rooms
• 8434 rooms
• 1,7105 rooms
• 2,0446 rooms
• 1,3437 rooms
• 1,4498 rooms
• 2,0949+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lee County, Illinois
• 2241 room
• 3092 rooms
• 4463 rooms
• 1,0144 rooms
• 6525 rooms
• 4266 rooms
• 3297 rooms
• 3318 rooms
• 2739+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Lee County, Illinois

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lee County, Illinois
• 11no bedroom
• 4061 bedroom
• 2,0222 bedrooms
• 4,9703 bedrooms
• 1,9084 bedrooms
• 5845+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lee County, Illinois
• 236no bedroom
• 8401 bedroom
• 1,5352 bedrooms
• 9743 bedrooms
• 2064 bedrooms
• 2095+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Lee County, Illinois in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lee County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 436no vehicle
• 2,6231 vehicle
• 4,0532 vehicles
• 1,9763 vehicles
• 6524 vehicles
• 1525+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lee County in renter-occupied apartments
• 705no vehicle
• 1,9141 vehicle
• 1,0412 vehicles
• 2693 vehicles
• 404 vehicles
• 135+ vehicles

89.9% of Lee County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Illinois.

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

• This state: 27,751
• Other state: 4,962
• Northeast: 352
• Midwest: 2,509
• South: 1,276
• West: 827

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 509
• Number of aged recipients: 40
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 469
• Number of recipients under 18: 96
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 337
• Number of recipients older than 64: 76
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 164
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 208