Lee County, Illinois (IL)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (21.8%), Educational,health and social services (18.7%), Retail trade (11.7%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Lee County, Illinois:

Median resident age:	37.9 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 18,484	(51.3%)
Females: 17,578	(48.7%)

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Lee County:	2.5 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

This county:	$47,591
Illinois:	$54,123

This county:	$476
State:	$669

Lee County:	$136,778
Illinois:	$208,800

Detached houses: $174,447

Here:	$174,447
State:	$269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $180,821

Here:	$180,821
State:	$258,887

In 2-unit structures: $243,259

Here:	$243,259
State:	$320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $365,361

Here:	$365,361
State:	$330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $142,368

Here:	$142,368
State:	$275,408

Mobile homes: $28,831

Here:	$28,831
State:	$35,670

This county:	7.7%
Whole state:	10.7%

This county:	3.4%
Whole state:	5.1%

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: Bureau County , DeKalb County , La Salle County , Ogle County , Whiteside County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Lee County: Camp H C Warner (A), Camp Joy Bible Camp (B), Plum Hollow Golf Course (C), Lee County 4-H Center (D), Dixon Country Club (E), Stores (F), Rock River Bible Camp (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lee County include: Ashton Church (A), Saint Patricks Church (B), Reynolds Church (C), Northside Church (D), Community Church (E), Paw Paw Bible Church (F), Sugar Grove Church (G), Theiss Church (H), Union Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: South Paw Paw Cemetery (1), Franklin Grove Cemetery (2), Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery (3), Ashton Cemetery (4), Gehant Farm Cemetery (5), German Cemetery (6), Baird-Pumphrey Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Sunset, Lake (A), Leake Lake (B), Lyon Lakes (C), Mallard Pond (D), Bass Lake (E), Stroyan Lake (F), Black Oak Lake (G), Woodhaven Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Chamberlain Creek (A), Fivemile Branch (B), Franklin Creek (C), Dry Run (D), Reid Creek (E), Sevenmile Branch (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lee County include: Foley Sand Prairie Nature Preserve (1), Green River State Wildlife Management Area (2), Bartlett Woods Nature Preserve (3), Atlasta Park (4), Lowell Park (5), Temperance Hill Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve (6), Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park (7), Franklin Creek State Park (8), Franklin Creek Nature Preserve (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Lee Center Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	9.2%
Illinois:	9.9%

Current college students: 1,434
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 691 (48% naturalized citizens)

Lee County:	1.9%
Whole state:	12.3%

Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 63.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,124
• One, attached: 113
• Two: 648
• 3 or 4: 555
• 5 to 9: 461
• 10 to 19: 99
• 20 or more: 437
• Mobile homes: 861
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Housing units in Lee County with a mortgage: 5,058 (487 second mortgage, 813 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,934

Here:	63.3% with mortgage
State:	69.8% with mortgage

Lee County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 2.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 11 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/6/1972, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 9 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Lee County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 94% 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 31.9 miles away from Lee County center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 5.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 13,183 (82%) Carpooled: 1,600 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 54 (0%) Railroad: 2 (0%) Ferryboat: 9 (0%) Taxi: 42 (0%) Bicycle: 48 (0%) Walked: 439 (3%) Other means: 104 (1%) Worked at home: 633 (4%)

6.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,498 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.04%
Illinois average:	5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.89% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($28,958 average AGI)
1.15% relocated from other states ($8,540 average AGI)

Lee County:	1.15%
Illinois average:	2.13%

from Whiteside County, IL	1.05% ($27,104 average AGI)
from Ogle County, IL	0.98% ($30,481)
from DeKalb County, IL	0.47% ($42,692)
from La Salle County, IL	0.35% ($42,021)
from Cook County, IL	0.34% ($45,739)
from DuPage County, IL	0.32% ($47,614)
from Kane County, IL	0.23% ($40,844)

6.31% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,521 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.31%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.62% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($21,927 average AGI)
1.69% relocated to other states ($9,593 average AGI)

Lee County:	1.69%
Illinois average:	2.58%

to Whiteside County, IL	1.21% ($25,689 average AGI)
to Ogle County, IL	0.79% ($33,870)
to DeKalb County, IL	0.44% ($29,417)
to La Salle County, IL	0.33% ($26,333)
to Cook County, IL	0.26% ($34,667)
to DuPage County, IL	0.22% ($37,667)
to Bureau County, IL	0.19% ($27,577)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,214 (5,375 aged, 839 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 28,164 (7,519 male householders, 1,616 female householders)

  7,610 spouses, 9,903 children (8,958 natural, 263 adopted, 682 stepchildren), 474 grandchildren, 83 brothers or sisters, 88 parents, 203 other relatives, 668 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,918 (1,911 male householders (1,553 living alone)), 2,212 female householders (1,970 living alone)), 795 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,980 (2,708 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,128 2-persons, 1,986 3-persons, 1,777 4-persons, 833 5-persons, 276 6-persons, 135 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,523 1-person, 489 2-persons, 75 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

96.2% of residents of Lee County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $184,792,000 ($5170 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

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	43 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

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)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.1

Here:	4.5
State:	4.1

61% of Lee County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Illinois.

Lee County:	60.5%
State average:	58.6%

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

• This state: 29681
• Northeast: 446
• Midwest: 3035
• South: 1419
• West: 606

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $69,200

Here:	14.8%
Illinois:	13.4%

Here:	8.0%
Illinois:	11.1%

Here:	11.9%
Illinois:	25.8%

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