Mercer County, Illinois (IL)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.3%), Manufacturing (16.8%), Retail trade (11.7%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Mercer County, Illinois:

Median resident age:	39.5 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 8,346	(49.2%)
Females: 8,611	(50.8%)

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Mercer County:	2.5 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

This county:	$47,505
Illinois:	$54,123

This county:	$372
State:	$669

Mercer County:	$116,020
Illinois:	$208,800

Detached houses: $150,063

Here:	$150,063
State:	$269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $150,543

Here:	$150,543
State:	$258,887

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $88,038

Here:	$88,038
State:	$330,214

Mobile homes: $45,428

Here:	$45,428
State:	$35,670

This county:	7.8%
Whole state:	10.7%

This county:	3.3%
Whole state:	5.1%

Area name: Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Mercer County is $457 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $575 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $733 a month.

Cities in this county include: Aledo, Viola, Matherville, Keithsburg, Sherrard, New Boston, Joy, Bureau Junction, Seaton, North Henderson.

Neighboring counties: Des Moines County, Iowa , Henderson County , Henry County , Knox County , Louisa County, Iowa , Rock Island County , Warren County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Mercer County: Crosses Corner Access Area (A), Mercer County Fair Ground (B), Lloyd Hall (C), Duncan Town Hall (D), Bay Island Pumping Station (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Mercer County include: Antioch Church (A), Saint Johns Church (B), Peniel Church (C), Popes River Church (D), Perryton Church (E), Norwood Church (F), Saint Anthonys Church (G), Sunbeam United Presbyterian Church (H), Union Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Friends Cemetery (1), McPherren Cemetery (2), McClure Cemetery (3), Shields Cemetery (4), Sherrard Cemetery (5), Artz Cemetery (6), German Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Swan Lake (A), Fools Lake (B), Renee Lake (C), Frye Lake (D), Irwin Lake (E), Morrison Lake (F), Lake Nelson (G), McCaw Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wildcat Creek (A), Edwards River (B), Cash Creek (C), Bogus Chute (D), Blanchard Chute (E), Big Chief Run (F), Illinois Slough (G), Skunk Creek (H), Yankee Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Mercer County include: Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge (1), Brownlee Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Preemption Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	7.7%
Illinois:	9.9%

Current college students: 605
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 105 (44% naturalized citizens)

Mercer County:	0.6%
Whole state:	12.3%

Mean travel time to work: 27.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 40.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,215
• One, attached: 63
• Two: 94
• 3 or 4: 131
• 5 to 9: 104
• 10 to 19: 35
• 20 or more: 63
• Mobile homes: 402
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Mercer County with a mortgage: 2,377 (214 second mortgage, 229 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,796

Here:	57.0% with mortgage
State:	69.8% with mortgage

Mercer County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 2.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/21/1973, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Mercer County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 99% 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 96.7 miles away from Mercer 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 76.3 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: 6,533 (83%) Carpooled: 762 (10%) Motorcycle: 7 (0%) Bicycle: 6 (0%) Walked: 145 (2%) Other means: 86 (1%) Worked at home: 342 (4%)

5.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,348 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.06%
Illinois average:	5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.49% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($24,236 average AGI)
1.57% relocated from other states ($12,112 average AGI)

Mercer County:	1.57%
Illinois average:	2.13%

from Rock Island County, IL	2.00% ($36,283 average AGI)
from Scott County, IA	0.45% ($50,613)
from Henry County, IL	0.29% ($33,350)
from Knox County, IL	0.28% ($28,684)
from Warren County, IL	0.26% ($27,500)
from Muscatine County, IA	0.26% ($30,389)

6.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,984 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.32%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.14% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($22,107 average AGI)
2.18% relocated to other states ($11,875 average AGI)

Mercer County:	2.18%
Illinois average:	2.58%

to Rock Island County, IL	2.02% ($35,312 average AGI)
to Scott County, IA	0.50% ($36,086)
to Knox County, IL	0.49% ($30,353)
to Henry County, IL	0.43% ($35,267)
to Muscatine County, IA	0.36% ($27,160)
to Warren County, IL	0.29% ($35,900)
to Cook County, IL	0.16% ($22,273)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 1.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,784 (2,523 aged, 261 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: 14,791 (4,103 male householders, 805 female householders)

  4,271 spouses, 4,907 children (4,252 natural, 132 adopted, 523 stepchildren), 231 grandchildren, 51 brothers or sisters, 57 parents, 98 other relatives, 268 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,954 (718 male householders (611 living alone)), 964 female householders (885 living alone)), 272 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 212 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 2,318 2-persons, 1,090 3-persons, 934 4-persons, 429 5-persons, 95 6-persons, 42 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,496 1-person, 149 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 10 5-persons.

98.0% of residents of Mercer County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $86,455,000 ($5094 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,739,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $42,086,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $18,652,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $14,391,000
Federal grants: $6,525,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,139,000 ($295,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,662,000 ($334,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $430,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,714,000
Federal Government insurance: $63,909,000

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

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

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

Here:	-6 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.64 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.1

Here:	5.3
State:	4.1

65% of Mercer County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Illinois.

Mercer County:	65.0%
State average:	58.6%

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

• This state: 12734
• Northeast: 155
• Midwest: 3072
• South: 513
• West: 351

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,400

Here:	2.0%
Illinois:	13.4%

Here:	1.2%
Illinois:	11.1%

Here:	11.4%
Illinois:	25.8%

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