Marshall County, Illinois (IL)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (23.4%), Educational,health and social services (18.5%), Retail trade (10.1%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Marshall County, Illinois:

Median resident age:	40.9 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 6,454	(49.0%)
Females: 6,726	(51.0%)

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Marshall County:	2.5 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

This county:	$48,299
Illinois:	$54,123

This county:	$386
State:	$669

Marshall County:	$126,623
Illinois:	$208,800

Detached houses: $147,814

Here:	$147,814
State:	$269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $181,169

Here:	$181,169
State:	$258,887

In 2-unit structures: $316,628

Here:	$316,628
State:	$320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $131,478

Here:	$131,478
State:	$330,214

Mobile homes: $16,667

Here:	$16,667
State:	$35,670

This county:	5.6%
Whole state:	10.7%

This county:	2.1%
Whole state:	5.1%

Area name: Peoria, IL MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Marshall County is $471 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $586 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $755 a month.

Cities in this county include: Henry, Lacon, Toluca, Wenona, Sparland, Varna, Hopewell, La Rose.

Neighboring counties: Bureau County , La Salle County , Peoria County , Putnam County , Stark County , Woodford County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Marshall County: Lacon Country Club (A), Tall Oaks Country Club (B), Held (C), La Prairie Center (D), Whitefield Town Hall (E), Hopewell Townhall (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Marshall County include: Saratoga Church (A), Saint Johns Lutheran Church (B), United Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Antioch Cemetery (1), Babb Cemetery (2), Barnes Cemetery (3), Sawyer Cemetery (4), Henry Cemetery (5), Harris Cemetery (6), Salem Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Weis Lake (A), Billsbach Lake (B), Merdian Lake (C), Sawyer Slough (D), Goose Lake (E), Babb Slough (F), Newhaven Lake (G), Whitney Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sherwoods Run (A), Roberts Branch (B), Brown Run (C), Shaw Creek (D), Broaddus Run (E), Thenius Creek (F), Hallenback Creek (G), Gimlet Creek (H), Gaylords Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Marshall County include: Cameron National Wildlife Refuge (1), Marshall County State Conservation Areas (2), Aichison Waterfowl Refuge (3), Sparland State Conservation Area (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.9%
Illinois:	9.9%

Current college students: 468
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 132 (60% naturalized citizens)

Marshall County:	1.0%
Whole state:	12.3%

Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 48.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,183
• One, attached: 48
• Two: 114
• 3 or 4: 162
• 5 to 9: 82
• 10 to 19: 41
• 20 or more: 7
• Mobile homes: 277

Housing units in Marshall County with a mortgage: 1,920 (111 second mortgage, 215 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,638

Here:	54.0% with mortgage
State:	69.8% with mortgage

Marshall County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 2.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/24/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Marshall County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 95% 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 35.1 miles away from Marshall 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 47.1 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: 5,184 (80%) Carpooled: 670 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 12 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%) Railroad: 25 (0%) Bicycle: 15 (0%) Walked: 216 (3%) Other means: 49 (1%) Worked at home: 319 (5%)

6.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,931 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.22%
Illinois average:	5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.36% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($29,802 average AGI)
0.86% relocated from other states ($4,126 average AGI)

Marshall County:	0.86%
Illinois average:	2.13%

from Peoria County, IL	1.12% ($38,783 average AGI)
from La Salle County, IL	0.76% ($29,049)
from Woodford County, IL	0.60% ($37,813)
from Putnam County, IL	0.45% ($34,583)
from Tazewell County, IL	0.43% ($34,348)
from Cook County, IL	0.26% ($25,571)
from McLean County, IL	0.24% ($23,923)

6.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,805 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.84%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.44% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($27,362 average AGI)
1.41% relocated to other states ($7,443 average AGI)

Marshall County:	1.41%
Illinois average:	2.58%

to Peoria County, IL	1.55% ($34,631 average AGI)
to Woodford County, IL	0.81% ($40,205)
to La Salle County, IL	0.72% ($27,282)
to Tazewell County, IL	0.37% ($39,200)
to Bureau County, IL	0.26% ($23,500)
to Stark County, IL	0.20% ($25,909)
to Putnam County, IL	0.18% ($29,800)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,374 (2,190 aged, 184 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 11,228 (3,245 male householders, 526 female householders)

  3,195 spouses, 3,879 children (3,536 natural, 81 adopted, 262 stepchildren), 90 grandchildren, 44 brothers or sisters, 36 parents, 73 other relatives, 140 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,671 (665 male householders (552 living alone)), 811 female householders (768 living alone)), 195 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 281 (260 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,825 2-persons, 804 3-persons, 656 4-persons, 341 5-persons, 109 6-persons, 36 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,320 1-person, 140 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

97.7% of residents of Marshall County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $66,781,000 ($5060 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $531,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $34,042,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,993,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,820,000
Federal grants: $5,695,000
Federal procurement contracts: $618,000 ($5,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,613,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $27,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,754,000
Federal Government insurance: $43,783,000

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	43 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+18 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.73 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.1

Here:	4.8
State:	4.1

66% of Marshall County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Illinois.

Marshall County:	66.4%
State average:	58.6%

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

• This state: 11538
• Northeast: 114
• Midwest: 801
• South: 393
• West: 175

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $60,500

Here:	4.2%
Illinois:	13.4%

Here:	6.0%
Illinois:	11.1%

Here:	12.5%
Illinois:	25.8%

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