Marion 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 (25.3%), Manufacturing (25.1%), Retail trade (10.1%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Marion County, Illinois:

Median resident age:	38.4 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 20,086	(48.2%)
Females: 21,605	(51.8%)

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Marion County:	2.5 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

This county:	$40,923
Illinois:	$54,123

This county:	$338
State:	$669

Marion County:	$87,772
Illinois:	$208,800

Detached houses: $113,396

Here:	$113,396
State:	$269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $90,190

Here:	$90,190
State:	$258,887

In 2-unit structures: $103,904

Here:	$103,904
State:	$320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $112,950

Here:	$112,950
State:	$330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $177,433

Here:	$177,433
State:	$275,408

Mobile homes: $35,573

Here:	$35,573
State:	$35,670

This county:	11.3%
Whole state:	10.7%

This county:	3.9%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Marion County is $411 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $492 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $629 a month.

Cities in this county include: Centralia, Salem, Sandoval, Central City, Odin, Kinmundy, Patoka, Iuka, Junction City, Alma.

Neighboring counties: Clay County , Clinton County , Fayette County , Jefferson County , Washington County , Wayne County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Marion County: Lakeview Picnic Area (A), Black Oak Picnic Area (B), Cornish (C), Meadow Woods Country Club (D), Wamac Picnic Area (E), Lookout Point Picnic Area (F), Circle Drive Picnic Area (G), Whippoorwill Picnic Area (H), Sassafras Picnic Area (I), White Oak Picnic Area (J), Stage Coach Trail Picnic Area (K), Robinette (L), Haines Townhall (M), Romine Townhall (N), Raccoon Townhall (O), Tonti Townhall (P), Stevenson Townhall (Q). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Marion County include: Snowhill Church (A), Shookville Church (B), Shiloh Church (C), Hoots Chapel Christian Church (D), Barr Church (E), Bee Branch Church (F), Bell Church (G), Bethel Church (H), Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: McClellan-Anderek Cemetery (1), Snyder Cemetery (2), Snow Hill Cemetery (3), Fredonia Cemetery (4), Allman Cemetery (5), Smith Cemetery (6), Holt Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Neffs Lake (A), Lester Lake (B), Neffs Lake (C), Rochester-Goodell Reservoir (D), Sportsman Lake (E), Lake Centralia (F), Goostree Lake (G), Old Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mountain Branch (A), Martin Branch (B), Tadlock Branch (C), Brubaker Creek (D), Brewer Branch (E), Lone Grove Branch (F), Warren Branch (G), Bobbies Branch (H), Poplar Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Marion County include: Community Beach Park (1), Raccoon Lake Park (2), Stephen A Forbes State Park (3), Miller Shrub Swamp Nature Preserve (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Beach: Rocky Point Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	10.5%
Illinois:	9.9%

Current college students: 1,491
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 338 (62% naturalized citizens)

Marion County:	0.8%
Whole state:	12.3%

Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 76.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 13,239
• One, attached: 127
• Two: 462
• 3 or 4: 522
• 5 to 9: 205
• 10 to 19: 309
• 20 or more: 309
• Mobile homes: 2,849

Housing units in Marion County with a mortgage: 4,976 (404 second mortgage, 378 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,975

Here:	55.6% with mortgage
State:	69.8% with mortgage

Marion County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 2.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 13 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/9/2002, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado killed 2 people.

Marion County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Illinois state average. It is 58% 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 61.0 miles away from Marion 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 61.5 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 78.9 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 62.8 miles away from Marion County center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 48.7 miles away from the county center
On 2/5/1994 at 14:55:37, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 LG, 4.2 MD, Depth: 9.9 mi) earthquake occurred 86.7 miles away from Marion County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 15,520 (84%) Carpooled: 1,780 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 35 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 12 (0%) Ferryboat: 4 (0%) Motorcycle: 5 (0%) Bicycle: 42 (0%) Walked: 449 (2%) Other means: 102 (1%) Worked at home: 569 (3%)

4.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,316 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.73%
Illinois average:	5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.10% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($17,934 average AGI)
1.63% relocated from other states ($10,382 average AGI)

Marion County:	1.63%
Illinois average:	2.13%

from Jefferson County, IL	0.61% ($29,430 average AGI)
from Clinton County, IL	0.39% ($31,850)
from Fayette County, IL	0.25% ($18,821)
from Washington County, IL	0.23% ($35,429)
from St. Clair County, IL	0.14% ($21,273)
from Madison County, IL	0.11% ($29,529)
from Clay County, IL	0.10% ($31,500)

5.13% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,824 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.13%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.27% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($18,914 average AGI)
1.86% relocated to other states ($11,910 average AGI)

Marion County:	1.86%
Illinois average:	2.58%

to Jefferson County, IL	0.52% ($26,125 average AGI)
to Clinton County, IL	0.33% ($24,098)
to Washington County, IL	0.30% ($33,978)
to Madison County, IL	0.27% ($30,098)
to St. Clair County, IL	0.21% ($47,438)
to Fayette County, IL	0.17% ($41,154)
to St. Louis County, MO	0.16% ($31,040)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 8,944 (7,394 aged, 1,550 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 34,995 (8,972 male householders, 2,601 female householders)

  8,962 spouses, 12,267 children (11,062 natural, 208 adopted, 997 stepchildren), 716 grandchildren, 184 brothers or sisters, 183 parents, 346 other relatives, 764 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,738 (1,985 male householders (1,629 living alone)), 3,058 female householders (2,865 living alone)), 695 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 958 (918 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,410 2-persons, 2,617 3-persons, 2,103 4-persons, 950 5-persons, 329 6-persons, 164 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,494 1-person, 458 2-persons, 58 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 11 6-persons.

97.3% of residents of Marion County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (45% speak English very well, 55% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $292,859,000 ($7219 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,739,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $134,224,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $85,571,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $11,072,000
Federal grants: $47,058,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,472,000 ($570,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,462,000 ($573,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $911,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,184,000
Federal Government insurance: $29,003,000

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	43 per 1000 residents

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Here:	-35 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.41 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

Here:	5.7
State:	6.1

Here:	4.3
State:	4.1

61% of Marion County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Illinois.

Marion County:	61.1%
State average:	58.6%

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

• This state: 34195
• Northeast: 336
• Midwest: 3445
• South: 2484
• West: 711

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $47,300

Here:	8.9%
Illinois:	13.4%

Here:	4.0%
Illinois:	11.1%

Here:	7.5%
Illinois:	25.8%

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