Livingston County, Illinois (IL)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (21.2%), Educational,health and social services (19.5%), Retail trade (10.5%).

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Races in Livingston County, Illinois:

Median resident age:	37.3 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 19,597	(49.4%)
Females: 20,081	(50.6%)

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Livingston County:	2.5 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

This county:	$48,027
Illinois:	$54,123

This county:	$463
State:	$669

Livingston County:	$128,435
Illinois:	$208,800

Detached houses: $153,992

Here:	$153,992
State:	$269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $151,518

Here:	$151,518
State:	$258,887

In 2-unit structures: $190,122

Here:	$190,122
State:	$320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $106,647

Here:	$106,647
State:	$330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $121,448

Here:	$121,448
State:	$275,408

Mobile homes: $21,650

Here:	$21,650
State:	$35,670

This county:	8.8%
Whole state:	10.7%

This county:	3.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Livingston County is $448 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $563 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $672 a month.

Cities in this county include: Pontiac, Dwight, Fairbury, Chatsworth, Forrest, Flanagan, Odell, Cullom, Cornell, Saunemin.

Neighboring counties: Ford County , Grundy County , Kankakee County , La Salle County , McLean County , Woodford County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Livingston County: Wolf Creek Country Club (A), Twin Creeks Golf Course (B), Vieley Branch Gaging Station (C), Manville Camp (D), Pontiac Elks Country Club (E), Indian Creek Country Club (F), Camp Aramoni (G), Dwight Correctional Center (H), Dwight Country Club (I), Owego Townhall (J), Salem Childrens Home (K), Eppards Point Townhall (L), Livingston County Home (M), Livingston County Courthouse (N). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Livingston County include: Salem Evangelical Mennonite Church (A), Saint Rose Catholic Church (B), Saint Petri Lutheran Church (C), Saint Paul Lutheran Church (D), Blackstone United Methodist Church (E), Flanagan Church (F), McDowell Methodist Church (G), Rooks Creek United Methodist Church (H), Esmen Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: South Apostolic Christian Cemetery (1), Memorial Park Cemetery (2), Ancona Cemetery (3), Hadley Cemetery (4), McMillan Cemetery (5), McDowell Cemetery (6), Germanville Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lake: Turtle Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Kelly Creek (A), Ida Creek (B), Mole Creek (C), Broughton Creek (D), Short Point Creek (E), Moon Creek (F), Morehouse Creek (G), Rooks Creek (H), Slough, The (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Livingston County include: Katchewan Park (1), Salem Park (2), Sunbury Railroad Prairie Nature Preserve (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Strawn Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	9.4%
Illinois:	9.9%

Current college students: 1,009
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 521 (48% naturalized citizens)

Livingston County:	1.3%
Whole state:	12.3%

Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 75.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,767
• One, attached: 213
• Two: 591
• 3 or 4: 628
• 5 to 9: 427
• 10 to 19: 239
• 20 or more: 230
• Mobile homes: 1,202

Housing units in Livingston County with a mortgage: 5,023 (579 second mortgage, 411 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,737

Here:	57.3% with mortgage
State:	69.8% with mortgage

Livingston County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Illinois state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 13 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/7/1954, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 13 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Livingston County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 96% 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 42.3 miles away from Livingston 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 72.3 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 98.7 miles away from the county center
On 4/24/1990 at 09:41:24, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 94.9 miles away from Livingston 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: 14,181 (80%) Carpooled: 1,835 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 116 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (0%) Taxi: 19 (0%) Motorcycle: 6 (0%) Bicycle: 23 (0%) Walked: 627 (4%) Other means: 64 (0%) Worked at home: 815 (5%)

4.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,942 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.66%
Illinois average:	5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.76% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($27,580 average AGI)
0.91% relocated from other states ($5,362 average AGI)

Livingston County:	0.91%
Illinois average:	2.13%

from McLean County, IL	0.69% ($29,922 average AGI)
from Will County, IL	0.50% ($41,568)
from Grundy County, IL	0.48% ($30,380)
from La Salle County, IL	0.37% ($32,509)
from Cook County, IL	0.31% ($38,913)
from Ford County, IL	0.16% ($32,826)
from Kankakee County, IL	0.14% ($30,905)

6.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,806 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.00%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.63% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($27,123 average AGI)
1.37% relocated to other states ($7,682 average AGI)

Livingston County:	1.37%
Illinois average:	2.58%

to McLean County, IL	1.25% ($35,349 average AGI)
to La Salle County, IL	0.44% ($38,723)
to Will County, IL	0.36% ($31,296)
to Cook County, IL	0.31% ($42,283)
to Grundy County, IL	0.31% ($30,978)
to Champaign County, IL	0.17% ($29,120)
to Ford County, IL	0.16% ($30,250)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,216 (5,401 aged, 815 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 31,100 (8,239 male householders, 1,801 female householders)

  8,368 spouses, 11,076 children (10,000 natural, 314 adopted, 762 stepchildren), 401 grandchildren, 168 brothers or sisters, 138 parents, 251 other relatives, 658 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,970 (1,895 male householders (1,590 living alone)), 2,465 female householders (2,269 living alone)), 610 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 3,608 (3,174 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,487 2-persons, 2,096 3-persons, 1,947 4-persons, 975 5-persons, 314 6-persons, 221 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,859 1-person, 442 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

96.4% of residents of Livingston County speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $190,499,000 ($4879 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,537,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $87,711,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $46,140,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $29,740,000
Federal grants: $17,332,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,819,000 ($152,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,756,000 ($985,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,699,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,201,000
Federal Government insurance: $143,814,000

Here:	71 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	43 per 1000 residents

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

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.46 millions of gallons per day (33% from ground, 67% from surface)

Here:	6.1
State:	6.1

Here:	4.4
State:	4.1

60% of Livingston County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Illinois.

Livingston County:	60.2%
State average:	58.6%

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

• This state: 33219
• Northeast: 440
• Midwest: 2702
• South: 2046
• West: 635

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $64,200

Here:	9.9%
Illinois:	13.4%

Here:	3.3%
Illinois:	11.1%

Here:	14.2%
Illinois:	25.8%

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