Morgan County, Illinois (IL)

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% of renters here:	30%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.2%), Manufacturing (14.7%), Retail trade (10.5%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Morgan County, Illinois:

Median resident age:	37.8 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 18,183	(49.7%)
Females: 18,433	(50.3%)

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Morgan County:	2.4 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

This county:	$42,905
Illinois:	$54,123

This county:	$410
State:	$669

Morgan County:	$120,289
Illinois:	$208,800

Detached houses: $152,980

Here:	$152,980
State:	$269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $179,307

Here:	$179,307
State:	$258,887

In 2-unit structures: $410,996

Here:	$410,996
State:	$320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $146,427

Here:	$146,427
State:	$330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $121,575

Here:	$121,575
State:	$275,408

Mobile homes: $35,384

Here:	$35,384
State:	$35,670

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $13,125

Here:	$13,125
State:	$62,382

This county:	9.7%
Whole state:	10.7%

This county:	4.1%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Morgan County is $402 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $529 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $656 a month.

Cities in this county include: Jacksonville, South Jacksonville, Waverly, Meredosia, Murrayville, Chapin, Franklin, Woodson, Concord, Lynnville.

Neighboring counties: Brown County , Cass County , Greene County , Macoupin County , Pike County , Sangamon County , Scott County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Crazy Horse Campground (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Morgan County include: Arcadia Church (A), Asbury Church (B), Berea Church (C), Saint Paul's Lutheran Church (D), East Union Church (E), Liberty Church (F), Ebenezer Church (G), New Hope Church (H), Mount Zion Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Sooy Cemetery (1), Memorial Lawn Cemetery (2), Allis Cemetery (3), Allison Cemetery (4), Smith Cemetery (5), Holmes Daniel D Cemetery (6), Kiel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Billings Lake (A), Meredosia Lake (B), Seamans Pond (C), Carver Lake (D), Murrayville Woodson Lake (E), Waverly Lake (F), Roegge Lake (G), Lake Jacksonville (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bucks Branch (A), Lick Branch (B), Mooney Branch (C), North Fork Mauvaise Terre Creek (D), Spring Run (E), Snake Creek (F), Henry Creek (G), Turner Creek (H), Mud Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Morgan County: Meredosia Hill Prairie Nature Preserve (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post offices: Literberry Post Office (A), Neelyville (B), Alexander Post Office (C), Prentice Post Office (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.7%
Illinois:	9.9%

Current college students: 2,407
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 410 (46% naturalized citizens)

Morgan County:	1.1%
Whole state:	12.3%

Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 78.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,839
• One, attached: 183
• Two: 795
• 3 or 4: 808
• 5 to 9: 430
• 10 to 19: 240
• 20 or more: 607
• Mobile homes: 1,381
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Housing units in Morgan County with a mortgage: 4,748 (566 second mortgage, 341 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,064

Here:	60.8% with mortgage
State:	69.8% with mortgage

Morgan County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 2.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 19 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/8/1999, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 6 people and caused $2 million in damages.

Morgan County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/2/1990 at 07:01:47, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 79.1 miles away from Morgan County center
On 1/29/1993 at 13:56:23, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, 3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 78.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 13,498 (79%) Carpooled: 2,009 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%) Railroad: 7 (0%) Taxi: 62 (0%) Bicycle: 89 (1%) Walked: 674 (4%) Other means: 179 (1%) Worked at home: 650 (4%)

5.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,407 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.57%
Illinois average:	5.66%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($261 average AGI)

Morgan County:	0.07%
Illinois average:	0.19%

4.12% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($23,677 average AGI)
1.38% relocated from other states ($8,469 average AGI)

Morgan County:	1.38%
Illinois average:	2.13%

from Sangamon County, IL	1.01% ($30,170 average AGI)
from Cass County, IL	0.47% ($36,905)
from Scott County, IL	0.47% ($27,889)
from Greene County, IL	0.40% ($26,075)
from Macoupin County, IL	0.16% ($33,636)
from Pike County, IL	0.16% ($29,905)
from Cook County, IL	0.11% ($39,400)

6.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,968 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.34%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.46% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($21,679 average AGI)
1.88% relocated to other states ($11,289 average AGI)

Morgan County:	1.88%
Illinois average:	2.58%

to Sangamon County, IL	1.47% ($33,076 average AGI)
to Scott County, IL	0.36% ($30,837)
to Greene County, IL	0.33% ($24,133)
to Cass County, IL	0.32% ($25,419)
to Macoupin County, IL	0.13% ($33,941)
to Cook County, IL	0.13% ($39,059)
to Madison County, IL	0.12% ($23,313)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,516 (5,413 aged, 1,103 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: 27,707 (7,607 male householders, 1,702 female householders)

  7,522 spouses, 9,425 children (8,524 natural, 226 adopted, 675 stepchildren), 401 grandchildren, 137 brothers or sisters, 130 parents, 271 other relatives, 512 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,521 (2,010 male householders (1,637 living alone)), 2,702 female householders (2,458 living alone)), 809 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 3,388 (2,208 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,444 2-persons, 2,112 3-persons, 1,747 4-persons, 679 5-persons, 269 6-persons, 58 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,095 1-person, 520 2-persons, 56 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

96.7% of residents of Morgan County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $191,343,000 ($5307 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,650,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $90,602,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $47,253,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,187,000
Federal grants: $35,970,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,954,000 ($220,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,378,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,714,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,532,000
Federal Government insurance: $40,346,000

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	43 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-27 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.36 millions of gallons per day (17% from ground, 83% from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.1

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

59% of Morgan County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Illinois.

Morgan County:	59.0%
State average:	58.6%

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

• This state: 30853
• Northeast: 483
• Midwest: 2567
• South: 1471
• West: 683

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $57,500

Here:	10.1%
Illinois:	13.4%

Here:	12.8%
Illinois:	11.1%

Here:	59.9%
Illinois:	25.8%

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