Races in Marshall County, Illinois:

Average household size:

Estimated median household income in 2009: $48,158 ($41,576 in 1999)

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $408 (lower quartile is $291, upper quartile is $502)


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $103,522 (it was $77,400 in 2000) Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $75,660 - $145,027

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $157,379

Here:	$157,379
State:	$252,233

Townhouses or other attached units: $922,946

Here:	$922,946
State:	$249,884

In 2-unit structures: $341,717

Here:	$341,717
State:	$282,193

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $403,399

Here:	$403,399
State:	$320,044

Mobile homes: $30,240

Here:	$30,240
State:	$35,670

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,431
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $335

Institutionalized population: 242

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,979 (1.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,740 (1.7%)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 9.4%
(8.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 60.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 39.3% for other race residents, 56.7% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2010: 44 years old
(Males: 43 years old, Females: 45 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45 years old, Black residents: 19 years old, American Indian residents: 33 years old, Asian residents: 41 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 18 years old, Other race residents: 18 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

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.

Marshall County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Marshall County: La Prairie Center (A), Lacon Country Club (B), Schneider's Orchard (C), Tanner's Orchard (D), Held (E), Tall Oaks Country Club (F), Hopewell Townhall (G), Henry Fire Protection District Station 2 (H), Camp Grove Community Fire District (I), Whitefield Town Hall (J). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Marshall County include: Saint Johns Lutheran Church (A), La Prairie United Presbyterian Church (B), Saratoga Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Babb Cemetery (1), Barnes Cemetery (2), Bell Cemetery (3), Bonham Cemetery (4), Yankee Lane Cemetery (5), Lawn Ridge Cemetery (6), Jason and Broadus Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Weis Lake (A), Merdian Lake (B), Sawyer Slough (C), Billsbach Lake (D), Goose Lake (E), Babb Slough (F), Newhaven Lake (G), Whitney Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Shaw Creek (A), Brown Run (B), Broaddus Run (C), Cooper Run (D), Gaylords Branch (E), Myers Creek (F), Roberts Branch (G), Sherwoods Run (H), Deer Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Marshall County include: Aichison Waterfowl Refuge (1), Sparland State Conservation Area (2), Cameron National Wildlife Refuge (3), Marshall County State Conservation Areas (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

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)

Mean travel time to work (commute): 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

Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 61.96%

Here		62.0%
USA		50.2%

Total adherents: 8,166
Total congregations: 32

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Methodist Church	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Lutheran Church
Adherents	3,523 (43.1%)	928 (11.4%)	915 (11.2%)	652 (8.0%)	511 (6.3%)
Congregations	6 (18.8%)	4 (12.5%)	4 (12.5%)	2 (6.3%)	3 (9.4%)

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	United Church of Christ	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Other
Adherents	508 (6.2%)	443 (5.4%)	361 (4.4%)	118 (1.4%)	207 (2.5%)
Congregations	4 (12.5%)	2 (6.3%)	1 (3.1%)	1 (3.1%)	5 (15.6%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Marshall County - Henry, Lacon, Toluca, Wenona, Sparland

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Marshall County:

Average size of farms: 421 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $115,642
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $281.88
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.19%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 11.25%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $82,569
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 86.40%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $158,258
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.00%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.11
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 3.10%
Corn for grain: 86347 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 885 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 73796 harvested acres
Vegetables: 182 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 68 acres

Tornado activity:

Marshall County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 1.9 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.

Earthquake activity:

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 the 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)

Most recent natural disasters:

• Illinois Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 3, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1960): March 17, 2011, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1960, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Illinois Snow, Incident Period: November 30, 2006 to December 1, 2006, Emergency Declared (EM-3269): December 29, 2006, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3269, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Illinois Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3230): September 7, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3230, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Illinois Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2000 to December 31, 2000, Emergency Declared (EM-3161): January 17, 2001, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3161, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Illinois Winter Snow Storm, Incident Period: January 1, 1999 to January 15, 1999, Emergency Declared (EM-3134): January 8, 1999, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3134, Natural disaster type: Storm, Snow
• Illinois Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornado, Incident Period: May 15, 1990 to July 3, 1990, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-871): June 22, 1990, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-871, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Illinois SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: February 23, 1985 to April 5, 1985, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-735): March 29, 1985, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-735, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Illinois SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, Incident Period: December 13, 1982, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-674): December 13, 1982, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-674, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Illinois SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: April 30, 1979, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-583): April 30, 1979, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-583, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Illinois Blizzards and Snowstorms, Incident Period: January 16, 1979, Emergency Declared (EM-3068): January 16, 1979, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3068, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Blizzard
• 1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Marshall County (11) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 6, Floods: 5, Tornadoes: 2, Snowstorms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Snow: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).





Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $47,937.

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

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%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

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

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%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.1

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%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 824.7
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1218.130

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 23.29
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 30.26

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 7.57

Household type by relationship:

Households: 12,385

• In family households: 10,489 (2,881 male householders, 668 female householders)

  2,927 spouses, 3,382 children (3,067 natural, 83 adopted, 232 stepchildren), 172 grandchildren, 45 brothers or sisters, 46 parents, 58 other relatives, 265 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,896 (777 male householders (633 living alone)), 835 female householders (752 living alone)), 284 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 255 (242 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,837 2-persons, 719 3-persons, 563 4-persons, 283 5-persons, 87 6-persons, 60 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,385 1-person, 186 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 3 5-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

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

Births: 738

Deaths: 907

Net international migration: +9

Net internal migration: +235

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Median number of rooms in apartments:

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.

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 62

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 42

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 52

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 131
• Number of aged recipients: 11
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 120
• Number of recipients under 18: 30
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 82
• Number of recipients older than 64: 19
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 44
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 62

Most common first names in Marshall County, IL among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	143	82.9 years
John	136	76.5 years
William	101	78.6 years
Robert	84	73.2 years
Charles	79	74.2 years
George	75	77.6 years
James	66	71.7 years
Margaret	63	82.6 years
Anna	61	85.7 years
Joseph	56	76.7 years

Most common last names in Marshall County, IL among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	46	74.7 years
Johnson	36	81.1 years
Brown	35	78.9 years
Miller	28	82.4 years
Bogner	25	85.2 years
Davis	23	70.8 years
Merdian	23	85.1 years
Baker	22	76.3 years
Schlosser	19	84.0 years
Martin	19	77.9 years

Businesses in Marshall County, IL
Name	Count		Name	Count
Burger King	1		Subway	3
Dairy Queen	1		Super 8	1
Jimmy John's	2		True Value	2
MasterBrand Cabinets	4		U-Haul	1
Pizza Hut	1

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