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Moultrie County, Illinois (IL)



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Moultrie County, IL mapCounty population in 2005: 14,510 (32% urban, 68% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 4,239
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,166
% of renters here:  22%
State:  33%
Land area: 336 sq. mi.
Water area: 8.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 43 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  7.8%
Whole state:  10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  2.2%
Whole state:  5.1%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (26.9%), Educational,health and social services (18.1%), Retail trade (10.5%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 81%
  • Government: 9%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

Moultrie County, Illinois business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Moultrie County, Illinois:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)

Median resident age:  38.7 years
Illinois median age:  34.7 years

Males: 6,885  (48.2%)
Females: 7,402  (51.8%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $25,323
County population in 2003: 14,410
Jobs in 2003: 4,352

Moultrie County,IL real estate house value trend


Total labor force in 2004: 7,614
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.3%

Average household size:
Moultrie County:  2.6 people
Illinois:  2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $43,242 ($40,084 in 2000)
This county  $43,242
Illinois:  $50,260

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $104,757
Moultrie County  $104,757
Illinois:  $183,900

Median montly rent in 2000: $436
Institutionalized population: 390
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Moultrie County in 2000: $781

Moultrie County races chart


Moultrie County, IL map from a distance


2004 Presidential Election results in Moultrie County Illinois:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 62.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 36.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,221 (1.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Moultrie County is $386 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $634 a month.

Cities in this county include: Sullivan, Bethany, Lovington, Dalton City, Gays, Allenville.

Neighboring counties: Coles County , Douglas County , Macon County , Piatt County , Shelby County .


Moultrie County close-up map

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Moultrie County: Timber Lake Golf Course (A), Masonic Home (B), Jonathan Creek Townhall (C), Lowe Townhall (D), Illinois Masonic Home (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Moultrie County include: Smyser Church (A), First Church of God (B), New Liberty Church (C), Jonathan Creek Christian Church (D), Oak Grove Church (E), Union Chapel (F), Union Prairie Church (G), Saint Isadore Church (H), First Christian Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Souther Cemetery (1), French Cemetery (2), Seass Cemetery (3), Hagerman Cemetery (4), Hewitt Cemetery (5), Thomason Cemetery (6), Todds Point Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Emil Lake (A), Elm Springs Park Lake Number 4 (B), Wood Lake (C), Elim Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Camfield Branch (A), Marrowbone Creek (B), Brush Creek (C), Bolin Branch (D), Twomile Branch (E), Lynn Creek (F), Whitley Creek (G), Asa Creek (H), West Okaw River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Moultrie County include: Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Management Area (1), Illinois Natural History Survey Area (2), Sullivan Recreation Area (3), West Okaw River State Fish and Wildlife Management Area (4), Whitley Creek Recreation Area (5), Wilborn Creek Recreation Area (6), Forrest W Wood Access Area (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  3.5%
Illinois:  4.8%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 357
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 87 (64% naturalized citizens)

Moultrie County:  0.6%
Whole state:  12.3%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 18
  • 1990 to 1994: 4
  • 1985 to 1989: 11
  • 1980 to 1984: 4
  • 1975 to 1979: 5
  • 1970 to 1974: 2
  • 1970 to 1974: 2
  • 1965 to 1969: 41

Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 52.4%

Moultrie County marital status for males

Moultrie County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 4,784
  • One, attached: 98
  • Two: 116
  • 3 or 4: 174
  • 5 to 9: 110
  • 10 to 19: 47
  • 20 or more: 32
  • Mobile homes: 382

Housing units in Moultrie County with a mortgage: 2,132 (166 second mortgage, 154 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,361


Agriculture in Moultrie County
Average size of farms: 423 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $110789
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $251.44
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 11.04%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $78590
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 92.70%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.01%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $138390
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.02%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.22
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 26.80%
Corn for grain: 86121 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 777 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 82937 harvested acres

Moultrie County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Illinois state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 10 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/7/1998, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 8 people and caused $100,000 in damages.



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (12%)
  • Machinery (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Furniture and related products (5%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)
  • Food (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Furniture and related products (5%)
  • Machinery (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • United Kingdom (18%)
  • Germany (14%)
  • Canada (14%)
  • Cuba (8%)
  • Korea (7%)
  • Philippines (7%)
  • Mexico (7%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Moultrie County:



  • German (29%)
  • United States or American (27%)
  • English (11%)
  • Irish (10%)
  • French (except Basque) (3%)
  • Dutch (2%)
  • Italian (2%)

Moultrie County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 5,425 (80%)
  • Carpooled: 665 (10%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 12 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 11 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 78 (1%)
  • Walked: 246 (4%)
  • Other means: 64 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 298 (4%)
 

People in group quarters in Moultrie County, Illinois
  • 380 people in nursing homes
  • 61 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 11 people in other group homes
  • 10 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 2 people in other workers' dormitories

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $51,780.

6.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,535 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.38%
Illinois average:  5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.39% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($29,922 average AGI)
0.99% relocated from other states ($5,612 average AGI)
Moultrie County:  0.99%
Illinois average:  2.13%



Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Macon County, IL  1.22% ($45,101 average AGI)
from Coles County, IL  1.15% ($31,600)
from Douglas County, IL  0.53% ($29,967)
from Shelby County, IL  0.46% ($18,615)
from Champaign County, IL  0.30% ($21,941)
from Piatt County, IL  0.21% ($28,000)


7.30% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,482 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.30%
Illinois average:  5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.32% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($22,950 average AGI)
1.98% relocated to other states ($8,530 average AGI)
Moultrie County:  1.98%
Illinois average:  2.58%



Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Coles County, IL  1.31% ($22,667 average AGI)
to Macon County, IL  1.24% ($38,169)
to Shelby County, IL  0.61% ($30,800)
to Douglas County, IL  0.51% ($37,759)
to Champaign County, IL  0.28% ($46,063)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.2



Births per 1000 population in Moultrie County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.7



Deaths per 1000 population in Moultrie County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.5



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Moultrie County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,049 (2,743 aged, 306 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%


Household type by relationship


Households: 13,819
  • In family households: 12,183 (3,373 male householders, 604 female householders)
    3,450 spouses, 4,301 children (3,895 natural, 110 adopted, 296 stepchildren), 167 grandchildren, 47 brothers or sisters, 39 parents, 52 other relatives, 150 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 1,636 (628 male householders (557 living alone)), 822 female householders (736 living alone)), 186 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 468 (391 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,895 2-persons, 808 3-persons, 796 4-persons, 282 5-persons, 88 6-persons, 108 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,293 1-person, 113 2-persons, 44 3-persons.

2,899 married couples with children.
549 single-parent households (157 men, 392 women).

93.1% of residents of Moultrie County speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
6.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $78,502,000 ($5450 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,263,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $41,937,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $18,833,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,964,000
Federal grants: $8,071,000
Federal procurement contracts: $734,000 ($204,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,963,000 ($902,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,598,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,287,000
Federal Government insurance: $34,397,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 966
Here:  67 per 1000 residents
State:  75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,018
Here:  70 per 1000 residents
State:  43 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +15
Here:  +1 per 1000 residents
State:  +26 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +295
Here:  +20 per 1000 residents
State:  -31 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Moultrie County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.02 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.0
State:  6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.5
State:  4.1



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 103
  • 1995 to 1998: 324
  • 1990 to 1994: 254
  • 1980 to 1989: 410
  • 1970 to 1979: 996
  • 1960 to 1969: 704
  • 1950 to 1959: 809
  • 1940 to 1949: 527
  • 1939 or earlier: 1,616


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Moultrie County, Illinois:

  • 1 room: 7
  • 2 rooms: 7
  • 3 rooms: 70
  • 4 rooms: 463
  • 5 rooms: 1,027
  • 6 rooms: 1,156
  • 7 rooms: 782
  • 8 rooms: 376
  • 9 or more rooms: 351


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Moultrie County, Illinois:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 41
  • 3 rooms: 124
  • 4 rooms: 429
  • 5 rooms: 253
  • 6 rooms: 130
  • 7 rooms: 85
  • 8 rooms: 61
  • 9 or more rooms: 43


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Moultrie County:

  • no bedroom: 7
  • 1 bedroom: 85
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,059
  • 3 bedrooms: 2,324
  • 4 bedrooms: 599
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 165


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Moultrie County:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 215
  • 2 bedrooms: 590
  • 3 bedrooms: 250
  • 4 bedrooms: 95
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 16


Cars and other vehicles available in Moultrie County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 258
  • 1 vehicle: 1,024
  • 2 vehicles: 1,945
  • 3 vehicles: 769
  • 4 vehicles: 181
  • 5 or more vehicles: 62


Cars and other vehicles available in Moultrie County in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 217
  • 1 vehicle: 511
  • 2 vehicles: 296
  • 3 vehicles: 90
  • 4 vehicles: 19
  • 5 or more vehicles: 33

62% of Moultrie County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Illinois.

Moultrie County:  61.5%
State average:  58.6%


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

  • This state: 12139
  • Northeast: 218
  • Midwest: 952
  • South: 659
  • West: 213

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $46,700


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Utility gas (65%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
  • Electricity (12%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
  • Wood (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Utility gas (54%)
  • Electricity (24%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
  • Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 183
Here:  10.7%
Illinois:  13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 97
Here:  11.5%
Illinois:  11.1%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 37
Here:  12.5%
Illinois:  25.8%



Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Moultrie County government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $343,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $1,127,000
  • Current Operations - Judicial and Legal Services: $846,000
    General - Other: $617,000
    Health Services - Other: $558,000
    Central Staff Services: $554,000
    Police Protection: $487,000
    Regular Highways: $381,000
    Financial Administration: $210,000
    Corrections - Other: $209,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $342,000
    Interest Earnings: $182,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,935,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,222,000
    Highways: $643,000
    Health & Hospitals: $258,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,483,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,842,000

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